Taking great pleasure in the speed that he experienced with this particular notebook “Comparing this Laptop to the HP I would the say this laptop is much faster”, and the rapid internet he was able to achieve “Very fast internet, faster than the Pavilion” – he went on describe his pleasure at the sound on both this computer and its competitor.
Of course, every good thing has a downside, and he was not so sure on the “weight and the touchpad” – but quantifying his last statement with an admission that “all touchpad’s on laptops are not as good as they should be” – he summed up very positively, and with 5 gold stars.
“Overall, very fast, will do anything for your needs and you can’t go wrong.”
Everyone with an eye for Toshiba will know just how light the recent addition to the Portégé family, the R600, is – weighing in at under 800 (count em’) grams. But gadgetgue.com has found a rather novel picture displaying that in tangible form – showing that the muscle friendly notebook can be lifted by nothing more than the power of balloon only.
Im PC Games Hardware Forum hab ich gerade ein interessante Geschichte gelesen. Cerbis hat sich mit folgenden Problem an das Forum gewendet:
Ich besitze das Toshiba Satego X200-21D . Bis jetzt musste ich es nicht einmal zur Reparatur bringen oder ähnliches. Ich bin mit der Qualität sehr zufrieden.Eigentlich ist alles in Ordnung. Das Einzige was mir Sorgen macht ist die Hitze meiner Grafikkarte. Im Normalbetrieb ist sie ja noch ok (45 - 50 Grad) aber unter Vollast steigt sie manchmal (nach ein paar Stunden Spielen) auf bis zu 95+ Grad.
Jetzt ging es darum, ob man das Notebook -zwecks Kühlerreinigung - selbst öffnen sollte, es zu Media Markt bringt oder bei Toshiba einschickt. Er hat auch viele hilfreiche Tipps bekommen, die ihr gerne hier nachlesen können, aber die eigentlich interessante Kehrtwende kam als der den neusten Treiber für die Grafikkarte aufgespielt hatte:
Aus heiterem Himmel ist die Grafikkarte im Vergleich zu vorher kalt. Auch das Gehäuse ist nicht mehr so heiß… Nicht einmal ist sie über 87 Grad gestiegen. Meistens war sie bei 85 Grad… Das Notebook ist genau so leise wie vorher.
Ich hätte auch nie gedacht das neue Treiber so viel bringen. Aber es scheint sich wirklich immer mal die neusten Treiber zuladen.
Earlier this week we covered Pocketlint’s review of Toshiba’s first foray into the competitive netbook market with the new NB100, which according to Toshiba is aimed at “schoolchildren, senior citizens, and mobile workers who do not require the processor power or range of functions of a full-sized laptop”.
Hot on the heels of this news also comes the announcement, that two more offerings, this time targeted at the business-end of the market, are about to hit the streets. The Portégé A600 and Portégé R600 are both 12.1-inch models and contain more features and higher-end specs than the NB100.
The A600 is the weightier of the two coming in at 1.46kg, runs on Intel’s Centrino 2 processor and comes with 3GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive. In contrast the high-end R600 is targeted at “style-conscious business users” and weighs in at just 979g. Also running Intel’s Centrino 2 processor it features a 128GB solid state disk (SSD). Both come with spill-resistant keyboards and fingerprint readers as standard.
It’s been just about a month since we covered the unveiling of Toshiba’s NB100-11R at Toshiba’s first ever Mobility Conference in Zurich and Stephen Patrick over at Pocketlint has just posted an indepth review of the notebook.
Describing the release as “better later than never” he reckons it’s a vast improvement over the “toy-like” mini-notebook pioneer Eee and its compatriots, looking more like “a bona-fida miniature laptop.” He describes this as being partly due to the lack of “thick and unsightly bezels” often found on the NB100’s competitors whose own display makes the most of the available real estate by stretching as close to the edge as possible.
He’s also smitten with the Toshiba-tweaked version of Ubuntu which he says provides “a comprehensive suite of built-in applications all compatible with the software you’re already accustomed to. PDFs, Word, Excel and PowerPoint files can all be accessed with ease, and it represents huge value for money in comparison to the more expensive XP model”.
His verdict? “With its mini-me styling, comprehensive software suite and easy to use operating system, it’s impossible to dislike the NB100…some users will definitely find the small keyboard too cramped. Other than that, it’s an excellent effort, and one that comes highly recommended.”
It’s rare that you can get me off my laptop these days being as it is pretty much the hub of everything work-related, creative and social I’m involved with. But when it comes to meddling with the insides of notebooks, or even desktops for that matter, I’m a lot more cautious.
Well – for those of you whore are a little more adventurous, I found a rather useful video tutorial on YouTube today, which offers some sage advice for anyone looking to fit a little bit more RAM inside their Toshiba. Handy… But don’t come back to me if it all goes wrong mind. It may well invalidate the warranty so do make sure to check before you get busy with the screwdriver!
So begins the MSN review of this Toshiba notebook, and justifies their carefully chosen words with a graphic allusion to the “sleek latch-less design, glossy black chassis and a textured palmrest”.
Nice. But it’s not all about style over substance here, and the reviewer also seems impressed with the Intel Core 2 Duo processor “which is designed to provide powerful energy efficient performance so you can do more at once without slowing down”, not to mention “enjoying fantastic movie and game playback”. For the full review take a look over here, but it wouldn’t be right to leave this post without mentioning the interface onboard.
Back to our reviewer - “The elegant Aero interface with glass-like menus, live thumbnails and 3D screens you can flip through make using your PC a pleasure.” Nice to hear.
Die Onboard Grafik für viele Notebooks wir immer besser und ersetzt häufig aus Kosten- und Energiegründen, den Extra-Grafikchip im Notebook. Für die Spieler unter den Notebook-Besitzern ist das natürlich ein wenig ’suboptimal’, da aktuelle Spiele extreme Anforderungen an die Hardware stellen. Aber dafür gibt es ja die Qosmio X300 Serie von Toshiba, die leistungsstarke Gamernotebooks liefert.
Im Kommentarbereich wird vermutet, dass der Onboard-Chipsatz für den “Office-Betrieb” gedacht ist, um dort auch gute Akkulaufzeiten zuliefern und die “Dual NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS” bei Spielen zugeschalten wird um dort ordentlich Leistung zubringen.
Allgemein scheint man bei X305-Q708 auf Technik-Kombination für beste Resultate zu setzten. Laut der Produkt-Spezifikationen ist sowohl eine 128GB SSD Platte für schnelle Zugriffszeiten, als auch eine normale Festplatte für jede Menge Speicherplatz eingebaut.
Die ganze Power ist aber auch nicht gerade günstig: 4200 Dollar kostet es zur Zeit in der USA.
Focusing on Style, and the power this machine packs “under the bonnet”, the reviewer seems heartily impressed with the “glossy black finish look” which means this laptop will look perfect in just about any room (well maybe not a black room)”. Whatsmore, the physical size of the notebook appeals, arutha noting that “this laptop really is as small as I have been going on about”, and “with it weighing in at only 1.97 kg this should be light as a feather to carry”.
And although he suggests that gamers may find this machine a little low-spec, gaj-it.com conclude that “this is an excellent office laptop, offering both design and technology improvements on the usual standard.” Head over here for the full review!
Wir haben ja bereits vom Toshiba Portégé R600 und dem preisgünstigeren Bruder, dem A600, berichtet. Aber der Bruder hat auch noch ein US-Zwilling: Den Toshiba Portégé A605. Von dem gibt es jetzt auf YouTube ein interessantes Video, in dem noch mal alle Funktionen des Notebooks vorgestellt werden. Es ist zwar ein Verkaufsfilm und kein Test, trotzdem ist es manchmal doch einfach schöner sich ein Bild zu machen, als nur die Konfigurationen zu lesen. Auf Grund der Ähnlichkeit der Modell, lohnt es sich bestimmt auch für alle R600 und A600 Interessenten.
Wer trotzdem lieber was zu lesen haben will, der wird auf notebookcheck.com fündig.
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