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You can buy the Portege R200 via Toshiba's Web site or through a number of retailers. Our test configuration, which is the only one currently available, comes with a fairly high $2,099 price (as of July 2005) for its decent component selection: an ultra-low-voltage 1.2GHz Intel Pentium M processor; 512MB of fast 400MHz RAM; a cost-saving
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that swipes up to 128MB of main memory to use as VRAM; an average-size 60GB hard drive that spins at a slow 4,200rpm; a 12.1-inch screen with XGA (1,024x768) native resolution; a standard Atheros 802.11b/g wireless mini-PCI card; and integrated Bluetooth. An external secondary
optical-storage drive is not included in this price, so you'll have to shell out $249 for a CD-RW/DVD-ROM or $349 for a DVD burner should you want either one. The Dell Latitude X1 costs $97 less than the Portege R200 for roughly the same parts. It includes an external CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive and higher WXGA (1,280x800) screen resolution but a slower 1.1GHz ULV Pentium M processor. And the ThinkPad X41 includes Cheap Laptops
a dock with a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive and a faster 1.5GHz Pentium M, though a smaller 40GB hard drive, for just $50 more than the Portege
R200. In CNET dell laptop coupon code Labs' mobile benchmarks, the Portege R200 performed about 11 percent slower than both the Latitude X1 and the ThinkPad X41. However, frequent fliers who use the Cheap Laptops
Portege R200 for typical low-intensity travelers' tasks--document editing, e-mailing, Web surfing, and the like--will find it plenty fast. In our Labs' drain tests, the Portege R200's battery lasted a long 4 hours, 5 minutes compared to the Latitude X1's smaller cell, which cut out after 3 hours, 2 minutes. The ThinkPad X41, which carries the biggest battery of them all, hung on for an especially
impressive 5 hours, 26 minutes. Toshiba supports the Portege R200 with the three-year warranty that's becoming the norm among business notebooks. You can either mail or carry in your system for repairs unless you choose to upgrade to one of Toshiba's extended warranties, which include onsite service, up to four Cheap Laptops
years of coverage, and more. Unfortunately, the battery is covered for only one year. Toll-free telephone support is available around the clock for the duration of your warranty. The company's support Web site
lists the customary FAQs and downloads for the Portege R200, though it lacks extra support touches such as a customer forum and real-time chat with a tech-support rep.
You can buy the Portege R200 via Toshiba's Web site or through a number of retailers. Our test configuration, which is the only one currently available, comes with a fairly high $2,099 price (as of July 2005) for its decent component selection: an ultra-low-voltage 1.2GHz Intel Pentium M processor; 512MB of fast 400MHz RAM; a cost-saving
Intel 915GM graphics chip Cheap Laptops
that swipes up to 128MB of main memory to use as VRAM; an average-size 60GB hard drive that spins at a slow 4,200rpm; a 12.1-inch screen with XGA (1,024x768) native resolution; a standard Atheros 802.11b/g wireless mini-PCI card; and integrated Bluetooth. An external secondary
optical-storage drive is not included in this price, so you'll have to shell out $249 for a CD-RW/DVD-ROM or $349 for a DVD burner should you want either one. The Dell Latitude X1 costs $97 less than the Portege R200 for roughly the same parts. It includes an external CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive and higher WXGA (1,280x800) screen resolution but a slower 1.1GHz ULV Pentium M processor. And the ThinkPad X41 includes Cheap Laptops
a dock with a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive and a faster 1.5GHz Pentium M, though a smaller 40GB hard drive, for just $50 more than the Portege
R200. In CNET dell laptop coupon code Labs' mobile benchmarks, the Portege R200 performed about 11 percent slower than both the Latitude X1 and the ThinkPad X41. However, frequent fliers who use the Cheap Laptops
Portege R200 for typical low-intensity travelers' tasks--document editing, e-mailing, Web surfing, and the like--will find it plenty fast. In our Labs' drain tests, the Portege R200's battery lasted a long 4 hours, 5 minutes compared to the Latitude X1's smaller cell, which cut out after 3 hours, 2 minutes. The ThinkPad X41, which carries the biggest battery of them all, hung on for an especially
impressive 5 hours, 26 minutes. Toshiba supports the Portege R200 with the three-year warranty that's becoming the norm among business notebooks. You can either mail or carry in your system for repairs unless you choose to upgrade to one of Toshiba's extended warranties, which include onsite service, up to four Cheap Laptops
years of coverage, and more. Unfortunately, the battery is covered for only one year. Toll-free telephone support is available around the clock for the duration of your warranty. The company's support Web site
lists the customary FAQs and downloads for the Portege R200, though it lacks extra support touches such as a customer forum and real-time chat with a tech-support rep.
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