Toshiba’s Portege line has always been the top of the company’s shelf – with prices to match. The Portege R705 upends that lineage: It’s capable, sure, but it’s also affordable. So does it live up to its fancy name?
All those ultraportables using Intel’s ULV Core processors just got taken to school: Toshiba’s Portégé R700 is as light as a MacBook Air, as powerful as a MacBook Pro, and measures an inch thick with a DVD drive. Standard.