Alongside Sony at the top of the tree, 93 per cent of Toshiba owning Which? members surveyed said their laptop had never needed repair. Fujitsu-Siemens got 91 per cent, and Apple and Dell scored 87 per cent. Next were Acer and HP with 84 per cent, and the average score was 87 per cent.
The survey is based on answers from 7,919 Which? members, and also found that the average price of laptops is still falling - from £900 in 2006, £800 in 2007 to £750 in 2008, and Apple came top in terms of customer staisfaction. Half of those questioned got their machines from retailers and 84 per cent put John Lewis top of the satisfaction league, while PC World scored just 45 per cent.
OK – so we all know that Toshiba’s Toshiba Portege R500 weighs less than 2 pounds (1.72 to be precise), and the fact that it’s lighter than the much lauded Apple MacBook. But how does it fare in all other respects?
Well – for those whose eye’s are a touch weary after a long day at the computer, allow the soft visuals and gentle words of our pals at logictv.com take you through the benefits, and otherwise, of this notebook.
This computer “offers the latest bells and whistles in an ultra-portable laptop with lightweight frame”, although there is an Achilles Heel – in terms of performance… To find out more just click ‘play’ below.
It seems that a certain proportion of the laptop-buying public won’t rest until they have the lightest notebook on the market, and it is with some delight, no doubt, that our pals over at infopockets.com have discovered the 1.72 pound Toshiba Portege R500-S5007V.
First things first – and we know it’s the question everyone will be asking, and the
answer is an unequivocal yes! “Apple’s MacBook air clocks in at 3 pounds and Lenovo’s Thinkpad X300 is still 1.21 pounds heavier than the Portege at 2.93 pounds”. So there you have it – and we’re saying nothing.
Of course, such demure laptoppery (I’m inventing words here) comes at a price,
and “if consumers opt for the “world’s thinnest widescreen,” at.77 inches, the notebook comes with an integrated DVD-SuperMulti drive. However, if you want the ‘world’s lightest widescreen’ you will have to live without the optical disk drive.”
He promised tricky questions, and he delivered. It’s back to our old pal Steve at machinesgobing.com, and his interview speaking to the Emily Shirley, Head of Product Marketing at Toshiba Europe GmbH, during Toshiba’s ‘Take a Closer Look’ event in Paris on the 7th May. To find out where Toshiba pitch themselves in the market compared to Apple, where they see the future of laptop design and the response to the suggestion that the Portégé M800 is a stereotyped American design, follow this link here for a really good read!
And for an extensive review of the Qosmio G40, look no further than this next chap… A few weeks ago we approached Barbie, a sometime roadie and previous occupant of almost any career you can imagine (if you don’t believe me, check his about page) – to review the Toshiba Qosmio G40 – the result being a spectacular essay which covers everything from his dislike of Microsoft Vista, to the quality of the screen. One of his conclusions “All in all I wouldn’t recommend this as portable laptop. As a Media Centre or a high-end games machine, then it fairs much better.” – but there’s so much more than this to review, I suggest you head over and read it.
More links, and more news today fresh from the Take a Closer Look event – this time from our good pal Steve at ‘Machines that go Bing’ who has posted a huge account on the launch of the Portégé M800 laptop.
Not only has he got a whole heap of information on the technical specifications, inspiration and information behind the notebook, but has even included some of the comments from Tim Jaekel of Toshiba based around the devices similarity to Apple products that Steve cheekily explored… Well, they did ask for tough questions.
Do keep an eye on his blog, which will be generating plenty of content over the next few days – and meanwhile, take a look at this short video of Steve’s experiences of the event.
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