Toshiba Portégé R600 - Hands On Preview Comments

Any chance of being able to run a few benchmark comparisons between this sort of machine (with an ULV Core2Duo CPU) and what seems to be it's logical alternative - the Atom? Of course i'm expecting the C2D to be quicker, but perhaps if you could actually show by how much, comparing power draw also, it could prove to be interesting.
Who knows - perhaps we shall even see a true Sub-notebook powered by an Atom!

Is that a fingerprint reader-cum-scroll 'wheel' that I see, á la Portége G900?

Hi,

Seems nice but sorry I prefer my MSI Wind U100 241 FR Netbook with 160 GB HDD, 2 GB RAM, WIFI N, Webcam, Bluetooth 2.0 and a 6 cells battery (4 hours of autonomy).

I love the R500. The battery life is poor but it's worst feature has to be that big loud scolding hot fan on the LHS! Honestly it burns you badly after only a short time of use which is a real shame as this is a lovely machine in every other way. I think the screen is pretty good and works well in bright sunlight. For a really small lightweight portable machine, that is a really useful feature. Yes it does feel a bit flimsy but I've never had a problem with it in real world use ( sticking it in backpacks etc... )
I would strongly recommend it or the IBM 300 for mobile use...