Toshiba Portege M200 tablet PC
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CNET Editors' Review
The good: Light; uncluttered design; wireless On/Off switch; SD card slot; SXGA display.
The bad: Mediocre performance; pricey.
The bottom line: The Toshiba Portege M200's successful combination of notebook performance and tablet functionality make it one of the best on the market, despite its mediocre speed.
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Shopping for a tablet is a little like packing for an extended camping trip: every ounce of creature comfort you throw in the bag weighs on your performance and endurance. The Toshiba Portege M200 offers a nice balance of features that lets it successfully walk the line between ultraportable notebook and tablet PC, and mobile technology, like hiking, is all about balance. The Toshiba Portege M200 lacks an internal optical drive, but you can also buy the ... Expand full review
Shopping for a tablet is a little like packing for an extended camping trip: every ounce of creature comfort you throw in the bag weighs on your performance and endurance. The Toshiba Portege M200 offers a nice balance of features that lets it successfully walk the line between ultraportable notebook and tablet PC, and mobile technology, like hiking, is all about balance. The Toshiba Portege M200 lacks an internal optical drive, but you can also buy the ... Expand full review
Editor's note: We have changed the ratings in this review to reflect recent changes in our rating scale. Find out more here.
Shopping for a tablet is a little like packing for an extended camping trip: every ounce of creature comfort you throw in the bag weighs on your performance and endurance. The Toshiba Portege M200 offers a nice balance of features that lets it successfully walk the line between ultraportable notebook and tablet PC, and mobile technology, like hiking, is all about balance. The Toshiba Portege M200 lacks an internal optical drive, but you can also buy the laptop bundled with a USB DVD/CD-RW combo drive, albeit under a different model number, the M205-S809. Toshiba's convertible notebook can swivel into a tablet, and it includes support for wireless, Ethernet, and dial-up networking. It also has one VGA and two USB ports, as well as a PC Card and an SD card slot. Although the Toshiba Portege M200 is more expensive than Fujitsu's LifeBook T3000, we think it's worth it.Like other convertible tablets, the Toshiba Portege M200 has a swivel hinge at the base of the display that lets you flip and fold the screen into tablet mode. It's neither the biggest nor the lightest convertible tablet we've reviewed, but it successfully integrates a nice array of features into a decidedly svelte, ultraportable design.
Shopping for a tablet is a little like packing for an extended camping trip: every ounce of creature comfort you throw in the bag weighs on your performance and endurance. The Toshiba Portege M200 offers a nice balance of features that lets it successfully walk the line between ultraportable notebook and tablet PC, and mobile technology, like hiking, is all about balance. The Toshiba Portege M200 lacks an internal optical drive, but you can also buy the laptop bundled with a USB DVD/CD-RW combo drive, albeit under a different model number, the M205-S809. Toshiba's convertible notebook can swivel into a tablet, and it includes support for wireless, Ethernet, and dial-up networking. It also has one VGA and two USB ports, as well as a PC Card and an SD card slot. Although the Toshiba Portege M200 is more expensive than Fujitsu's LifeBook T3000, we think it's worth it.Like other convertible tablets, the Toshiba Portege M200 has a swivel hinge at the base of the display that lets you flip and fold the screen into tablet mode. It's neither the biggest nor the lightest convertible tablet we've reviewed, but it successfully integrates a nice array of features into a decidedly svelte, ultraportable design.
Mobile application performance (Longer bars indicate better performance)
Performance analysis written by CNET Labs assistant lab manager Eric Franklin. To measure mobile application performance and battery life, CNET Labs uses BAPCo's MobileMark 2002. MobileMark measures both application performance and battery life concurrently using a number of popular applications (Microsoft Word 2002, Microsoft Excel 2002, Microsoft PowerPoint 2002, Microsoft Outlook 2002, Netscape Communicator 6, WinZip Computing WinZip 8.0, McAfee VirusScan 5.13, Adobe Photoshop 6.0.1, and Macromedia Flash 5.0). Find out more about how we test notebooks. System configurations: Fujitsu LifeBook T3000 Windows XP Tablet; 1.4GHz Intel Pentium M; 512MB DDR SDRAM 266MHz; Intel 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller (up to 64MB shared); Toshiba MK6021GAS 60GB 4,200rpm Gateway M275 Windows XP Tablet; 1.6GHz Intel Pentium M; 512MB DDR SDRAM 266MHz; Intel 855GM Extreme Graphics (up to 64MB); Toshiba MK6021GAS 60GB 4,200rpm Toshiba Portege M200 Windows XP Tablet; 1.5GHz Intel Pentium M; 512MB DDR SDRAM 266MHz; Nvidia GeForce FX Go5200; Toshiba MK4019GAX 40MB 5,400rpm Thanks to Toshiba's Power Saver utility, which throttles the system's CPU to low levels to conserve battery life, the Toshiba Portege M200 lasts far more than three hours. Its 10.8V, 4,400mAh (48WHr) battery has a hand in this system's long battery life. However, the Gateway M275, with its 14.8V, 3,600mAh (53WHr), takes first place, lasting more than 30 minutes longer than the Toshiba. Although it doesn't have the best battery life of the tablets, nearly four hours of battery life is nothing to sneeze at. You can count on the Toshiba Portege M200 to give you lots of time to get your tablet work done as it was meant to be--on the go. Battery life (Longer bars indicate better performance)
Battery Life analysis written by CNET Labs assistant lab manager Eric Franklin. To measure mobile application performance and battery life, CNET Labs uses BAPCo's MobileMark 2002. MobileMark measures both application performance and battery life concurrently using a number of popular applications (Microsoft Word 2002, Microsoft Excel 2002, Microsoft PowerPoint 2002, Microsoft Outlook 2002, Netscape Communicator 6, WinZip Computing WinZip 8.0, McAfee VirusScan 5.13, Adobe Photoshop 6.0.1, and Macromedia Flash 5.0). System configurations: Fujitsu LifeBook T3000 Windows XP Tablet; 1.4GHz Intel Pentium M; 512MB DDR SDRAM 266MHz; Intel 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller (up to 64MB shared); Toshiba MK6021GAS 60GB 4,200rpm Gateway M275 Windows XP Tablet; 1.6GHz Intel Pentium M; 512MB DDR SDRAM 266MHz; Intel 855GM Extreme Graphics (up to 64MB); Toshiba MK6021GAS 60GB 4,200rpm Toshiba Portege M200 Windows XP Tablet; 1.5GHz Intel Pentium M; 512MB DDR SDRAM 266MHz; Nvidia GeForce FX Go5200; Toshiba MK4019GAX 40MB 5,400rpm The Toshiba Portege M200 carries a generous three-year parts-and-labor warranty. Interestingly, Toshiba offers a one-year warranty on its Portege M205-S809, which is the same notebook plus the bundled USB combo drive. If you're planning to buy the M205-S809, you may want to consider purchasing the Toshiba Portege M200 and adding the combo drive as an accessory, which would increase your standard warranty on the tablet by two years. Toll-free telephone support is available 24/7 for the life of the warranty. After the warranty expires, you pay $35 per incident. The Toshiba Portege M200 comes with a useful, 76-page, printed resource guide. You also get a separate user guide on the accompanying CD, which largely reiterates the information in the resource guide. The company's Web site hosts driver downloads, FAQs, PDF files of the product documentation, and Web-mail access to tech support. Hide Review Compare to other sCompare selectedUser ReviewsSee all user reviewsMost Helpful User Reviewstars 5 of 5 users found this review helpful "Great Item, crappy screen cover" By sniperrusPros Fast, light, 2.5 hours battery time Cons LCD Mask (screen cover) cracks if you breathe on it funny Summary I like this piece of hardware for taking notes. I'm in school (again) so it's a life saver. Pretty much everything about it is on the mark, fast machine, reliable, accurate screen. The only major problem is the screen cover. Two issues, one is that it is ridiculously ... Expand full review Most Recent User Reviews (Showing 2 of 51 reviews)Where to BuyPricing not available  Where to BuyPricing not available  Tablet buying advice
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