http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/I'm writing this post from a R500 which is only really had 2 major drawbacks: price and ULV performance. Toshiba has put both of those wrongs right with this new model!]]>Jul 12th 2010 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/
My BestBuy had it, seems decent, slight bending due to the plastic but does not feel as cheap as the crap load of other plastic laptops. The low weight at 13.3 is definitely a plus, but the downright lie of 8 hours battery life, along with integrated Intel HD graphics is a bit of a downer.
But the real question: Does it blend?

j/k, my real question was does it play WoW? I'm thinking just the power of the Core-i3 alone should be able to move it along at low graphic settings at a decent frame rate.]]>Jul 12th 2010 8:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 11:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/I'm typing this on my R500 too, and I have to agree on both your points. BUT... having just ordered the R700-S1330, I am going to miss two things about my R500: (1) its 1.7 lb weight (I've got the spindle-less model); and (2) its sunlight-readable screen (I've got a nice patio and roofdeck).]]>Jul 13th 2010 12:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/
"Toshiba claims it's the lightest 13.3-inch laptop in the world with an optical drive"

Isnt the New Sony_Vaio_Z lighter? (ok, so its 13.1 not 13.3)]]>Jul 13th 2010 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/
Toshiba is known for superior build quality and reliability, as well as great customer service. And yeah, not many software installers are on it. This Portege sounds and looks great for the price! Especially something to compete with any Mac on the same level. ]]>Jul 13th 2010 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/
Sony lists the Z at 3.04lbs, which is clearly lighter than this. Though it does cost more than twice as much...(for which you also get a faster CPU, graphics card, and SSD.)]]>Jul 13th 2010 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 13th 2010 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/What, do you eat motherboard or something?]]>Jul 12th 2010 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/I like Joanna (she is beautiful!). So I will let the spelling mistake slide.]]>Jul 12th 2010 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/
The articles on this site are starting to look like blog postings back before people took blogs seriously. Filled with misspellings, incorrect info, etc.]]>Jul 12th 2010 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/
Exactly. typos happen but 10x in the same article? Sloppy.]]>Jul 12th 2010 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 5:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/
Not hating, just stating !]]>Jul 12th 2010 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/
Two articles where I've had the opportunity to post:

1) Writer being clueless about an OS, unable to differenciate it from the UI and generally typing misinformation. Do go through the comments:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/13/gartner-symbian-is-re-arranging-the-deck-chairs-losing-buoya/

2) Writer oblivious to the difference between Micro Four Thirds and APS-C

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/sony-issues-nex-vg10-first-interchangeable-lens-hd-camcorder/

]]>Jul 14th 2010 6:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 16th 2010 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Flame off Will. ]]>Jul 12th 2010 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/
thanks for the reply! yep I realize they're different beasts. this one definitely looks like a lot of bang for the buck. only thing I would note though is when you say "Toshiba actually claims it's the lightest 13-inch laptop in the world with an optical drive – and we can't seem to find any information that proves otherwise." -- Sony says the Z is 3.04 lbs

thanks again for the review/reply]]>Jul 12th 2010 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/
Couldn't have said it better. I'm fortunate enough to have a Z (writing on it now), but I don't believe it is a fair comparison by any stretch of the imagination.]]>Jul 12th 2010 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/how about the macbook air(3.0 lbs)
and adamo xps(3.2lbs)]]>Jul 12th 2010 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 9:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://bit.ly/bHtcIJ

compromises, but really, really good compromises. I would kill a panda to get 1600x900 resolution on this but those screens are impossible to find nowadays for under 2k. I'd abuse said panda, but let it live, for an i5.

compromises: compare to a latitude 5410, i5, 14.1 wxga+. 5.5 lbs. 3h battery if you're lucky. same price-ish. mac 13 - 4.5 lbs + and you have a mac, which at this point makes me want to cry and puke. Compare to anything SU and it blows them away. compare to lenovo x201... +$400 or more. and the 14" thinkpads have horrible build quality, and are 5 lbs.

compromises, but good ones. thanks for the review!
]]>Jul 12th 2010 11:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 13th 2010 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/That shouldn't be a problem especially at this price point.]]>Jul 12th 2010 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Probably time to learn touch typing)))]]>Jul 12th 2010 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/
Clearly this was manufactured by Aperture Science, and therefore I will be buying it. ]]>Jul 12th 2010 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/
$2500.00]]>Jul 12th 2010 7:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/
True, but toshiba claims lightest 13.3" laptop with dvd drive in the world, which includes notebooks at all prices]]>Jul 12th 2010 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/
X301 can be had for $800-1000 in recent deals offered by microsoft store. Lots of people took advantage of those.]]>Jul 13th 2010 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/
I have a 17 inch MacBook Pro and I'm a bit jealous how easy it is to carry around in comparison. Highly recommended.]]>Jul 12th 2010 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/toshiba-protege-r705-review/Jul 12th 2010 6:00PM