Toshiba Portege R835-P56X

Pros: We've had this laptop for a week and have been impressed with its speed and its moderate noise and temp. The light weight is amazing yet the case flex is minimal. We get 7-8 hours from the battery using wifi and office applications. The wifi is very fast

Cons: The display is adequate but not very versatile in terms of viewing angle or brightness. My wife had some difficulty using the R835 in the car on a partly cloudy day. The P56X supposedly has the corrected sandy bridge chipset but even though it was built (

Summary: We needed a new laptop last week and I had given up on Toshiba's new R800 series being available...then it suddenly popped up on Amazon.The wait for next generation Intel core (sandy bridge) was frustrating...especially watching Apple get corrected processors to customers faster than most PC product lines such as Portege. Most 13.3" models are still waiting to ship. To me it signals the advantage of diversity and competition in the PC industry has become a growing disadvantage, promoting waste like GM's multitude of product lines. We need PC makers to trim the fat so we keep getting alternatives to Apple like this very good Portege but the difference in price is getting smaller. For me, the new Sony vaio sb was a good option but heavier, $100 more, and Sony couldn't get it shipped as soon. I also like Lenovo's new E420S but again, heavier and they couldn't get it shipped. You can learn a lot about companies by how they respond to problems. PC makers seem to be plodding through the sandy bridge problem but they have a competitor who does it better and if PC makers don't shape up, my next laptop will likely have a piece of fruit on its cover.