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Toshiba Portege R500-S5003

When we first saw the Toshiba Portege R500 back in the summer of 2007, it quickly became one of our favorite ultraportable laptops--and one of our favorite laptops overall. Thanks to its small size, light weight, and plentiful extras, the R500 was very close to the final word in ultraportable...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, R500, MacBook Air, SSD, Toshiba Portege, Intel Corp., Toshiba Corp.

Product reviews 2008-02-14

Toshiba Portege R500-S5002

Perhaps the laptop we've been most looking forward to checking out this year, Toshiba's Portege R500 is very close to the final word in ultraportable systems. Incredibly thin and light, it manages to squeeze a 12-inch display into a package even lighter than Sony's 11-inch VAIO TZ150. While there have...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, R500, Sony Vaio, Toshiba Portege, Toshiba Corp.

Product reviews 2007-07-30

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Dell debuts three new entry-level laptops

Businesses may not be buying, but that hasn't stopped Dell from trying. The company is rolling out three new additions to its small business line, the 14.1-inch Vostro 1014  and Vostro 1088, and a 15.6-inch model, the Vostro 1015. These are entry-level laptops and the features...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Small Business, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-08-12

Dell Latitude E6500 Laptop Computer (Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 160GB/1.0GB)

Dell Latitude E6500 Laptop Computer (Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 160GB/1.0GB)worth careful consideration[/pre]I understand that many early purchasers of the E6500 have run into wireless and OS problems, and I can't quibble with their resulting negative assessments; but I really wonder about others who make complaints about the overall design,...

Tags: Notebooks, PRODUCTIVITY, trackpoint, Intel Corp., touch pad, laptop computer, brightness, Lenovo Group Ltd., Dell Latitude E6500, E6500, computer, Intel Core 2 Duo, Dell Latitude, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-22

Samsung Hue II SCH-R600 (Alltel)

Photo gallery:Samsung Hue II SCH-R600Though Alltel's Samsung Hue II is an update to the original Samsung Hue, the two phones share few characteristics beyond their flip designs. While the first Hue had a vertical external display with red bands on either side, the Hue II features a standard external display...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Alltel Corp., backlighting, Hue

Product reviews 2009-03-05

Microsoft and Lenovo: The ultimate academic PC

Some time ago, a Microsoft executive was trying to find a device to equip his son, soon to be heading off to university, without much success. Through toil and trouble, Microsoft have announced today a partnership with Lenovo, a world leader in innovative ideas and computer...

Tags: IBM ThinkPad, PC, Lenovo Group Ltd., Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-03-04

Coolerado looks to sun to keep things cool

Coolerado looks to sun to keep things coolSolar AC"Up to" is a key phrase. Living in Arizona, 600 watts is good for cooling at most a very small room -- and that's assuming Carnot efficiency, and leaves you without cooling during nights when it's over 90F outside.There are other...

Tags: Manufacturing, Coolerado

Discussion threads 2009-02-25

Samsung Hue SCH-R500 (Alltel)

Samsung Hue SCH-R500 Allteli dont know how to download MP3ssomeone tell me how 2 do this

Tags: Digital music, Alltel Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-02-15

Laptops that let the sun shine in

LG Display announced today a 14.1 inch LCD panel for notebooks that at the push of a button switches from transmissive to transflective mode for use outdoors in sunlight. Rather than a backlight, a transflective display reflects ambient light to illuminate the LCD panel from the inside. ...

Tags: LG Electronics Inc., Toshiba Portege, Toshiba Corp., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-12-22

How will Dell's Adamo laptop measure up?

If the rumors are accurate, Dell will soon launch a new laptop to compete with ultra-thin models from Apple, Lenovo and others. So just how thin would this new "Adamo" laptop need to be to lure some of those premium buyers over to Dell? Here's how the competition measures up:...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Apple MacBook, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-12-22

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Laptop picks by the inch

There has never been more choice in notebooks. The standard 12-inch ultraportables, 14-inch thin-and-lights, 15-inch mainstream laptops and 17-inch desktop replacements are still commonplace. But there are new shapes and sizes filling in the gaps ranging from 11 inches all the way up to 18 inches....

Tags: Sony Corp., Hard Drive, Sony Vaio, Hewlett-Packard Co., Gateway Inc., Lenovo Group Ltd., Battery, Memory, Configuration, Intel Core 2 Duo, Series, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., LED-backlit, IdeaPad, U110, ThinkPad X200, X200s, Dv3510nr, Sony VAIO FW, Gateway P-Series FX Edition, 8930G, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-12-09

Lenovo ThinkPad X200

We were a little surprised when Lenovo announced an X series laptop with a 12.1-inch wide-aspect display; after all, the similarly sized ThinkPad X300 had won over many hearts and minds when it was introduced earlier this year. But the new ThinkPad X200 does nicely round out Lenovo's ThinkPad family....

Tags: Notebooks, Engineering, IBM ThinkPad, ThinkPad X200, battery, Lenovo Group Ltd., Lenovo ThinkPad

Product reviews 2008-08-14

Geek Sheet: A Tweaker’s Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux

Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...

Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Kernel, Mandrake, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-25

News to know: Firefox 3.0; iPhone apps; Yahoo; LinkedIn; Millennials

Notable headlines: Jason O'Grady: My most anticipated announced iPhone applications Nate McFeters: Fresh off the press: iPhoneDbg toolkit hotness Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Firefox 3.0 final - First thoughts. Gallery right Ed Burnette: Fake Firefox 3 download links may be hazardous to your...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Hewlett-Packard Co., Yahoo! Inc., LinkedIn, Web Browsers, Data Centers, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-18

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

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

Laptop wars: Toshiba goes thin with 128GB solid state drive

Laptop wars: Toshiba goes thin with 128GB solid state drive128GB SSD is Good NewsWith SSDs for Laptop capped at 32GB until now, this new 128GB Portege from Toshiba makes for the first serious SSD alternative to latops equiped with traditional HDD. Thanks a lot for the information.RE: Laptop wars: Toshiba...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Toshiba Corp., laptop computer, solid state disk, Apple Inc., SSD, Cell

Discussion threads 2008-06-17

Gallery: Toshiba adds style, portability to laptops

Toshiba's Portege R500-S5007V is just .01-inches thicker and weighs less than a MacBook Air. Other new laptops include a gaming model and one with Cell-chip technology. by Andy Smith

Tags: Toshiba Corp., Laptop Computer, Toshiba Portege R500-S5007V, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andy Smith, Apple MacBook, Toshiba, laptop, solid state hard drive, thin

Image galleries 2008-06-17

Laptop wars: Toshiba goes thin with 128GB solid state drive

Toshiba on Tuesday added a 128GB solid-state drive to its Portege laptop lineup in the latest move toward flash-based drives. According to Toshiba, its Portege R500-S5007V gallery right is 2.4 pounds and is the lightest laptop with a 128GB SSD and DVD SuperMulti drive. Under that logic,...

Tags: Toshiba Portege, Solid State Disk, Toshiba Corp., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-17

Disaster averted: But (sob) my next notebook might not be an Apple one

I'm thinking I owe GreenTech Pastures readers an update on the state of my Apple PowerBook G4, which now is resting comfortably on the desk behind me, although it's in a bit of rehab with some applications that have disappeared. (Yes, I have two computers, so shoot me.) One of...

Tags: Toshiba Tecra, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-05-17