Toshiba Portégé is a range of ultra-light laptops manufactured by Toshiba, where Portégé is the prefix name for each of the models in current series.
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Portégé is the top-of-the-line Toshiba laptop brand. It is targeted to business professionals and is a lightweight series. Portege laptops occasionally featured first-in-the-world technologies. R500 was the one such machine which was first of its kind in terms of form factor that provided an integrated DVD drive and was less than a kilogram in weight.
The latest models are the Portégé M780 and R700. Similar to the M750, the M780 features a flip and twist screen, which means it can be used as a notebook or a tablet. The device has a 12.1-inch LED-backlit display with a resolution of 1,200 × 800 pixels, and comes with a stylus for scribbling notes, which slots into the side of the chassis when not being used.[1] The M780 also has a 320 GB hard disk, and can be customized or upgraded to Intel Core i7 processor and 8 GB RAM.
One of the very useful feature of Portege M7XX series is the UltraSlimBay port/slot. UltraSlimBay port/slot can be used for a second hard drive, Second Battery, DVD drive or Weight Saver. Such a modularity was unseen in a laptop/tablet PCs of this form factor (12.1-inch screen). M7XX was a departure from traditional design for tablets; it features a central hinge but also locks nicely into the slots at the edges, giving it more rigidity and the system can be effectively used as a laptop.
R700 on the other hand is stylish and chic.[says who?] It is lightweight with a strong chassis. This can be upgraded to Intel Core i7 processor and 8 GB of RAM. It doesn't feature any UltraSlimBay options.
Early 2011, Intel Core released their new Sandy Bridge processors. Following that release, Toshiba have released their newest range of Portégé notebooks. Worldwide there may be more models, however the Australian range is known as the R830. All have minimum i5-2410M processor, 4GB of DDR3 RAM and Windows 7 Pro. As usual, they are ultra portable with 13.3 inch screens and each coming in under 1.5 kilograms.
| Model | Processor options (by Hertz) | Display | Graphics | Weight | Release | List price (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portege T3600ct | 50 MHz | 8.4" | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Portégé 300CT | Pentium 133 MHz | 10.4" SVGA | C&T F65554 (Rev c2) | 3.9 Lb | ? | $3,499 |
| Portégé 3020CT | Pentium MMX 266 MHz | 10.4" XGA | C&T 65555 | 1.7 kg | 1998 | ? |
| Portégé 3440CT | Pentium III-M 500 MHz | 11.3" XGA | S3 Savage IX | 1.55 kg | 2000 | ? |
| Portégé 3480CT | Pentium III-M 600 MHz | 11.3" XGA | S3 Savage IX | 1.55 kg | 2000 | ? |
| Portégé 3490CT | Pentium III-M 700 MHz | 11.3" XGA | S3 Savage IX | 1.55 kg | 2001 | ? |
| Portégé 2000 | Pentium III-M 750 MHz | 12.1" XGA | Trident CyberBlade XP Ai1 | 1.18 kg | 2002 | $2,199 |
| Portégé 7010CT | Pentium II 300 MHz | 12.1" XGA | NeoMagic | 4.1 Lb | 1996 | ? |
| Portégé 7020CT | Pentium II 366 MHz | 13" XGA | NeoMagic | 4.1 Lb | 1998 | ? |
| Portégé R100 | Pentium M ULV 900 (0.9 GHz) Pentium M ULV 1.0 (1.0 GHz) Pentium M ULV 713 (1.1 GHz) |
12.1" XGA | Trident XP4m32 LP | 1.1 kg | 2004 | ? |
| Portégé M100 | Pentium M ULV 753 (1.2 GHz) | 12.1" XGA | Intel 855GM | 2 kg | 2003 | ? |
| Portégé M200/M205 | Centrino ULV 753 (1.5 GHz) Centrino ULV 773 (1.7 GHz) |
12.1" SXGA+ | NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Go | 2.0 kg | 2004 | ? |
| Portégé R200 | Pentium M ULV 753 (1.2 GHz) Pentium M ULV 773 (1.3 GHz) |
12.1" XGA | Intel GMA 900 | 1.3 kg | 2005 | $2,099 |
| Portégé R500 | Core 2 Duo U7600 (2×1.2 GHz) Core 2 Duo U7700 (2×1.33 GHz) |
12.1" WXGA | Intel GMA 950 | 1.1 kg | 2008 | $2,599 |
| Portégé A600 | Core 2 Duo SU9300 (2×1.2 GHz) | 12.1" WXGA | Intel GMA 4500MHD | 1.46 kg | 2008 | ? |
| Portégé R600 | Core 2 Duo SU9400 (2×1.4 GHz) | 12.1" WXGA | Intel GMA 4500MHD | 1.1 kg | 2008 | ? |
| Portégé M750 [2][3] |
Core 2 Duo T6600 Core 2 Duo P8400 (2×2.26 GHz) Core 2 Duo T9400 |
12.1" WXGA | Intel GMA 4500MHD | 2 kg | 2009 | $1,279 - $1,799 |
| Portégé M800 | Core 2 Duo T6400 2 GHz | 13.3" WXGA | Intel GMA 4500MHD | 2 kg | 2008 | ? |
Portege M7XX is a performance laptop/tablet almost unmatched in its category (12.1 inches). With 8GB of RAM, Core i7 Processor and Dual-HDD (UltraSlimBay option) its a fairly strong machine for laptop virtualization.
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