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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[$150 extra for vista business? Both OSs cost the same. There must be something I'm missing here.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 10:06AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[You wouldn't want to run Vista on a machine that supports 2GB memory MAX. 2GB is about what you would want now, but a year from now, it might be 4gb or so.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[telepheedian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 10:16AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[If you're running 4gb of memory you'd definitely want to be sure you're running an x64 version of windows. Core2Duos are 64 bit, but are laptop makes enabling 64-bit support on the motherboard? ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[bob's your uncle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 10:35AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[BS. I'm running Vista Business with Office 2007 and Aero on a Dell Inspiron here with 1Gb and it is running perfectly. Even on my desktop with 2Gb I'm only using around 750Mb with all my apps open.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ScOObyDoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 10:33AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm very impressed with the specs. I would opt for the XP pro as I am giving Vista at least a year, maybe year and a half before considering investing into the software.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[nate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 10:37AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[Isn't that pretty close to the same specs as the Sony ultralight but I think the sony comes with a slightly faster processor.   Still, anything less than 2 GHz is not an option particularly with Vista.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[boe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 10:48AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[I am going to have to get me one of these.. looks very nice<br><br>www.crenk.com]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 11:04AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[Popular Mechanics calls this "the perfect laptop, for now": <a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/technology_news/4217651.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/technology_news/4217651.html</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattnyc99]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 11:30AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[WOW!  That is a business traveler's dream! Complete with the .95lbs powerbrick and you are rocking!<br><br><a href="http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/ebtext.to?page=r500micro_home&src=MAXZ&cm_mmc=wsj-_-all-_-r500-_-na" rel="nofollow">http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/ebtext.to?page=r500micro_home&src=MAXZ&cm_mmc=wsj-_-all-_-r500-_-na</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grizz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 11:32AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[It doesn't matter how thin and light a laptop is, Intel integrated graphics = no sale for me.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 11:33AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's not the world's thinnest.<br><br>Anyone remember the Samsung Sense X1?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sturmnacht]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 12:00PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[Is it worth bringing out laptops with a 1.2GHz processor, i know its dual core but still?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[harveyhanson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 12:04PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[I've owned the R100/R200 and the Sony T1/TX1/TX3/UX1 and now I am unbelievably tied whether to go for a TZ11 or R500 for the next one. <br><br>I will never not have an ultraportable; I have my desktop for games/video edits/media server, my laptop wants to have a long battery, run quietly, and turn heads with it's stunning dimensions.<br><br>I am quite a Sony fanboy I'll admit (not that I won't buy something not sony - I have a 360 and a Wii as well as PS3!!) but this Toshiba looks really pretty impressive...<br><br>T]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 12:09PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[And for the question by sturmnacht; the Samsung/Dell X1 did not have a built in disk drive; this laptop at just 1.9cm thick is even thinner than the 2000/2010/R100/R200 models at 2.0cm, and they didn't have the disk drive.<br><br>T]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shmee150]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 12:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[I am pretty sure it's built in:<br><br><a href="http://www.samsung.com/au/products/notebookpcs/archivednotebookpcs/np_x1_.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.samsung.com/au/products/notebookpcs/archivednotebookpcs/np_x1_.asp</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sturmnacht]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 12:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[Oh yes; sorry my mistake.<br><br>The Samsung Q30 is the one I was thinking of; also known as the Dell Latitude X1; hence the confusion!<br><br>I suppose Mr Toshiba would say that their's is a 12" computer not a 14", stupid technicalities really. I didn't think that much of the Samsung X1, lacked a lot and lower spec than the tiny Sony TXs.<br><br>T]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shmee150]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 12:51PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[I remember when Jobs was announcing the powerbook G4, he hacked a toshiba laptop for being so thick... wonder what he's thinking now...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chinthaka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 2:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[Core2duo T7300 2GHz and they would have had a sale from me, alas.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Osiris]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 3:26PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have a tough time believing that the battery life of this is longer than my Panasonic CF-T5 (12" screen), at 15 hours (I've personally realized 11-12 hours on a trip from Hong Kong to Berlin)...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[russ]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 6th 2007 3:19AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[What does the power brick weigh?  8lbs?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[engadget]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 16th 2007 2:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's 12.1-inch Portege R500 is world's thinnest with disc drive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/toshibas-12-1-inch-portege-r500-is-worlds-thinnest-with-disc-d/</guid><description><![CDATA[.95lbs<br><br><a href="http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/adet.to?seg=HHO&poid=322638" rel="nofollow">http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/adet.to?seg=HHO&poid=322638</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grizz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 11:33AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>