http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/ Engadget Comments for Toshiba intros 12.1-inch Portege R500-S5007V with 128GB SSD http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/
The 8 hour battery life is sweet though.]]>Jun 17th 2008 8:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/Jun 17th 2008 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/Jun 17th 2008 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/
Battery life similar to my Lenovo X60.

And a 128GB SSD?


Even at $3000 this thing blows the Macbook Air away.

I probably woulda dropped the DVD drive to cut down the weight and make it thinner but, its still pretty damn impressive.]]>Jun 17th 2008 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/that macbook was designed for people who likes to bend over for some Jobs.]]>Jun 17th 2008 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/Jun 17th 2008 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/
Alot of mobile professionals - especially lawyers or graphics designers,etc will pay $3000 or more, so long as they get exactly what they need out of a laptop.


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I recently got a lemon phone from Nokia. An entry-level phone, but a lemon nonetheless. It kept dying, and freezing, the battery didn't last, no signal, etc.

But we've always had amazing experiences with Nokia. They're the only brand of phone (Mind you, we only get the low-end phones from Nokia) that get service in my area. So why drop Nokia because of a lemon?

Lemons happen, not everything a company makes is perfect, and when mass producing, I don't care what company it is, they definitely will produce a few crappy quality products by accident.]]>Jun 17th 2008 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/
Unbelievable. I'm completely soured on the brand.]]>Sep 3rd 2008 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/
But I'd rather get insane performance in a Mac Book Pro for the price and deal with the extra size and weight.

(but seriously, what's an extra 8lbs?) :P]]>Jun 17th 2008 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/
That's just my opinion on laptops...I can deal with those factors so long as I get all the speed I need to run Adobe like a charm...

And a few games here and there.]]>Jun 17th 2008 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/Jun 17th 2008 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/
I've been very happy with my $3k MacBook Air, and didn't mind paying the high price for it. If I were looking for a Windows-centric equivalent, this Toshiba would be a pretty good deal.]]>Jun 17th 2008 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/
But it has many set backs compared to the X300 and this Toshiba...but then you think to yourself...oh yeah, it's get Leopard.

So, then it's worth it.]]>Jun 17th 2008 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/Jun 17th 2008 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/
What about Linux? What about the fact that if you really wanted to, you could install OS X on it. OS X is just an operating system installed on a computer. The computer itself is not any different from a PC.]]>Jun 17th 2008 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/
You guys know that's the same notebook, right? ]]>Jun 17th 2008 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/Jun 17th 2008 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/Jun 17th 2008 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/Jun 17th 2008 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/17/toshiba-intros-12-1-inch-portege-r500-s5007v-with-128gb-ssd/Jun 19th 2008 10:17PM