Toshiba Portege R100 Notebook

The Toshiba Portege R100 is an ultra-slim and light notebook that combines power with affordability. Its features include an ultra-slim and lightweight, strong build quality and bundled with additional battery for maximum portability.

The R100 has a 12.1" LCD running at 1024 x 768 XGA resolution. A Trident XPm32 LP graphics controller w/32MB DDR memory provides good graphics processing power and the dedicated video memory will be a bonus for gamer. Even though Trident is not one of those popular video gaming brands, its still packs a punch.

The Portege has a mono speaker on the bottom of the notebook and supports stereo sound output through headphones or powered speakers. The unit uses the SoundMAX integrated digital audio processor commonly found on current notebooks. It has a standard 3.5mm headphone/external speaker jack and a standard mic jack for use with PC microphones.

The Portege R100 has a 1,600 mA removable internal Lithium Ion polymer battery - small in both size and power. However, Toshiba provides users with an extra battery to improve portability and convenience. The Portege comes with Intel PRO/ Wireless 2100 802.11b WiFi with the standard perephirals of two USB 2.0 ports, a standard VGA port and an SD card slot. The PCMCIA slot, compatible with type I and II cards as well as CardBus cards is included.

An extremely thin and light notebook for a reasonable price. The fast Centrino architecture, ability to upgrade to 1 gig of RAM, included Windows XP Professional and reliable Intel Pro Wireless networking are definite winners. It has VGA, USB 2.0, 1 CardBus PC card slot and an SD slot. Integrated WiFi, Ethernet and a 56k modem will help you stay connected. Comes with recovery CDs and an extended battery.