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How Toshiba's 128GB SSD-equipped Portégé R500 stacks up

Toshiba has released what it says is the first laptop with a 128GB SSD. Technically, the 17-inch Alienware Area-51 m9750 can be configured with two 64GB SSDs, but Toshiba gets credit for shipping the first laptop equipped with a 128GB SSD that you'd actually want to carry anywhere. ...

Tags: Hard Drive, Toshiba Portege, Toshiba Corp., Laptop Computer, Portégé R500, SSD, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-06-17

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How Toshiba's 128GB SSD-equipped Portégé R500 stacks up

How Toshiba's 128GB SSD-equipped Portégé R500 stacks upHow long SSDs last?10 million writes?Long enoughBecause of some clever write strategies, many years. Not something to worry about.

Tags: Notebooks, SSD, Portégé R500, Toshiba Portege, Toshiba Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-17

Asus U6S A1

Taiwanese computer maker Asus is best known these days for the ultracompact and ultracheap, $399 Linux-powered Eee PC. The company also turns out some noteworthy high-end systems, such as the $1,699 Asus U6S. With a leather-covered wrist rest and brushed metal touch pad, it's a stylish ultraportable and one that...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Asus U6S, ASUS, Intel Core 2 Duo, laptop computer

Product reviews 2008-02-20

MacBook Air - First thoughts

MacBook Air - First thoughtsVery Nice DesignExcluded the ethernet port and the battery isn't user replaceable.Other than that its nice but not incredible.i wont say huge hitthe form factor is sexy and brillianttouch trackpad is very goodback-light display and full keyboard are goodeco-friendly - better.But,Mono Speakers??4200RPM HDD??1 USB??No dedicated graphics??$1799...

Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, USB port, powersupply, Apple Inc., battery, Toshiba Corp., Apple MacBook, MacBook Air

Discussion threads 2008-01-15

New Toshiba notebook weighs less than 1.7 lbs.

Usually the term "subnotebook" conjures up images of compromise. Subnotebooks are generally too thin to include a drive tray for CD-ROMs and DVDs, and their batteries die before the flight attendant can say, "It's OK to use your personal electronics now." But, Toshiba tells ZDNet executive editor David Berlind, the...

Tags: ERROR: Missing a field., Notebook, Subnotebook, Toshiba Corp., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Videos 2007-10-03

News to know: SAP TechEd; Yahoo Search revamp; Poor man's all-in-one PC

Notable headlines: Dan Farber: O'Reilly talks turning IT inside out and data lock-in at SAP TechEd. Dennis Howlett: Will SAP Business ByDesign have AJAX goodness? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Response Point phone software for small businesses set to RTM. Microsoft buys Jellyfish comparison-shopping search...

Tags: Software, Yahoo Search, Larry Dignan, PC, Yahoo! Inc., Skype Technologies S.A., SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Zennstrom, Tools & Techniques, E-health, Professional Development, Management, Healthcare, Career

Blog posts 2007-10-02

Video: Toshiba's sub-2 pound Portégé R500 includes optical drive, all-day battery

Video: Toshiba's sub-2 pound Portégé R500 includes optical drive, all-day batteryYow...I've yet to have a machine that had a trackpoint that it didn't need to be disabled after a few months of use. Every one of the trackpoints seemed to randomly start moving the pointer in one direction or another...

Tags: Notebooks, Engineering, Portégé R500, battery, Toshiba Portege, optical drive, Toshiba Corp., video

Discussion threads 2007-10-01

Video: Toshiba's sub-2 pound Portégé R500 includes optical drive, all-day battery

As you can see in the attached video taped at Digital Life in New York City, I can vouch for the fact that Toshiba's Portégé R500 sub-notebook has a built-in optical drive for CD-ROMs and DVDs. You hardly ever see this in a sub-notebook because they take up so much...

Tags: Optical Drive, Battery, Toshiba Portege, Video, Toshiba Corp., Notebooks, Engineering, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-10-01