Toshiba Portege R700 Review – performance combined with portability

Toshiba Portege R700 is the latest laptop from the Toshiba stable combining high performance with ultra portability. Yes mobility meets performance and that’s what we’ll see right now. This laptop is 13.3 inch wide, an inch thick and weighs just 3 pounds. Now you’d be wondering how much power can this small machine pack. Well we’ll see!

The Toshiba Protégé R700 laptop boasts of the new Intel Core i3-350M processor with the choice of i5 and i7 processors, 4GB DDR 3 RAM which is expandable up to 8GB, Mobile Intel HM55 Express Chipset, Mobile Intel HD Graphics with 64MB - 1696MB dynamically allocated shared graphic memory which makes the system really fast and can multitask several applications together without a fuss and can easily handle 3D gaming and video streaming, a high capacity 6-cell battery which can last for 8.5 hours and the 9-cell battery promises not to die on you for 12 hours.

Toshiba has used a new air flow cooling technology in its Protégé R700 laptops to keep the powerful processor cool. This technology is new and supposed to be revolutionary. Considering the fact that most laptops have heating issues this is really a boon.

Another interesting fact about the Toshiba Protégé R700 laptops is that its manufactures did not discard the inbuilt optical drive to keep the machine lean. So, you will be able load programs on to your laptop using the DVD SuperMulti drive.

The 13.3 inch screen has a TurBrite HD 1366 by 768 pixels with LED backlight and aspect ratio of 16:9. The 1.3 megapixel integrated web camera and the microphone, Intel Centrino Advanced-N and Bluetooth version 2.1, Intel 82577LC Gigabit Network Connection and Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) completes your communication needs. This basically means that you connect to the internet wirelessly in public places and chat with friends simultaneously.

Toshiba Protégé R700 laptop employs the EasyGuard technology to ensure safety of your laptop against theft, spills and jolts and provides security for your investment.

The Protégé R700 conceals all this power in its light yet durable magnesium alloy casing reinforced with honey comb rib design. This technology has been incorporated in the aerospace construction. The basic model is priced under $1000 and can increase depending on the add-on features. Overall, this is truly a machine that combines performance with portability.

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