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Home » Laptops & Computing » Laptop » Toshiba Portege R600-108 12.1in Ultra-Portable » Video

Toshiba Portege R600-108 12.1in Ultra-Portable video review

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Toshiba has made some important improvements with the R600, making it an ultra-portable you should definitely consider if you're in the market. However, the transflective screen is still disappointing and you'll need to factor in £100 for an extra battery, so it's not quite a nailed on certainty just yet. Read full review

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8/10

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By Andy Vandervell
Reviewed 18 December 2008
Updated 26 May 2011

Price as reviewed

£1,692.78

  • Review
    • 1: Toshiba Portégé R600-108
    • 2: Toshiba Portégé R600-108
    • 3: Toshiba Portégé R600-108
    • 4: Feature Table
    • 5: Application Performance
    • 6: Battery Performance
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  • Reviewed by Andy Vandervell
  • 18 December 2008
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Awards

Toshiba Portege R600-108 12.1in Ultra-Portable details

Performance
7/10
Value
8/10
Features
8/10
Design
8/10
Overall
8/10

Price as reviewed

£1,692.78

Manufacturer

Toshiba

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5:30 AM on 18 December, 2008

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The R500 has a very small and noisy fan. Did Toshiba fix this on the R600?





As for the 3-cell battery. It may help grab the headlines, but it's no use in the real world.





What size PSU did Toshiba provide? An appropriately small 40/45W unit or a relatively big 60W brick?

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so exactly how wel does the screen work outdoors...?

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12:27 PM on 18 December, 2008

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Watch the video. That was shot with two 800W lamps trained on it, and you will see exactly how it compares to the screen with the backlight turned on.

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@John: Power supply is your regular 65W affair and the fan, as far as I'm aware, is unchanged though without a R500 on hand it's a little difficult to compare.





@HSC: Its just about passable in good light, but only for very brief periods - using it for long periods will only strain your eyes. As James says, take a look at the video for a better idea.

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11:38 PM on 18 December, 2008

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OEM's are still taking the mickey - look how crowded that system tray is!

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@Andy: So how was the R600's fan noise? Inaudible, noticeable, or irritating?

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Toshiba Portege R600 fan noise: bad. Continuous hissing noise. You don't hear it when you lift the machine two inches above your desk but when it stands on any type of surface (I tried many kinds of foam) some inside resonance sets up. Much too loud for me. Otherwise it is a great machine. Ubuntu works well.

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