Toshiba may not have the fashionable appeal of Apple, nor the solid reputation of Lenovo, but they do know how to push the envelope. Their Portégé series of ultraportables is already slim, and was the first to offer a 128GB SSD back in 2008; now it’s the first, in the shape of the Portégé R600, to offer a 512GB SSD. Legitimate business tool or shallow one-upmanship? SlashGear decided to find out.
In terms of physical design, at 283 x 215.8 x 19.5-25.5 mm and 2.46lbs the Portégé R600 is certainly thin and light, but don’t expect a full metal casing for your money. Instead, you get a plastic shell with metal-effect paint; Toshiba say it’s part of their shock-absorbing design, but we can’t help but be a little disappointed at how it makes the R600 feel cheap compared to its MacBook Air and ThinkPad X301 rivals.
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