The premium ultra portable notebook category has never been more competitive. Between the long-lasting ThinkPad X220, the lovely Samsung Series 9, and the instant-on 13-inch MacBook Air, consumers have a wide range of compelling options. This 3.2-pound speedster features a second-gen Core i5 processor, USB 3.0 support, and Intel’s nifty WiDi 2.0 technology for streaming video wirelessly to some TV. Sound too good to move up? Stay with me for the full review.

Design
The Portege R835 seems just about identical to its predecessor, and we’re not complaining. The chassis is produced from magnesium alloy, complete with a handsome dark blue lid. Although they’re plastic, the chrome hinges really are a nice accent, similar to the smoky gray touchpad buttons. If we picked this, the Portege R385 didn’t feel as sturdy as the aluminum MacBook Air or the Samsung Series 9 (which is produced from even stronger duralumin), but this is certainly still a reasonably durable design for the money. Much like the R700, the R835′s durability extends beyond its magnesium finish. Toshiba used a honeycomb rib structure for the base and palm rest for really resilience. Weighing 3.2 pounds, the Portege R835 is among the lightest laptops you will find with both a 13-inch display plus a built-in DVD drive. Without the need of as thin as ultraportables that eschew optical drives, the 0.7-1.1-inch profile makes this machine straightforward to slip into a bag.

Keyboard and Touchpad
The keyboard, like current personal laptop keyboards, uses flat, largely spaced island-style keys, except these keys are slightly more rectangular than most, which may confuse touch typists. This really does, however, leave more room for the oversize touch pad, which is close to what you’d see using a MacBook, except that has a set of large standalone all over the place mouse buttons.

Display and Audio
The 13.3-inch LED display carries a native resolution of 1,366?768 pixels? roughly comparable with the MacBook’s 1,280?800 pixels, but lower than the 1,440?900-pixel 13-inch display obtained in the 13-inch MacBook Air. Though bright, the off-axis viewing angles on the R835 weren’t terrific, and we’ve never been satisfied with the onboard audio in the Portege laptops.

Webcam
In accordance with our Skype video caller, the R835′s 0.3MP webcam delivered a bright and mostly clear picture. She also noted that the sound was plenty loud. You may also take advantage of this webcam with the built-in Face Recognition software.

Performance
By using a 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-2410M, 4GB of RAM,plus a 640GB 5,400rpm hard disk, our Portege R835 ran slightly behind the newest Sandy Bridge Core i5 MacBook Pro, with a touch in single-app tests, but with a larger margin within our multitasking test. Both outperformed Samsung’s 9 Series 13-inch, which carries a new Intel CPU, but of the low-voltage variety. While the Series 9 is thinner and all-around sexier, the Portege R835 was considerably faster than the Samsung in every your tests. It’s also worth noting that one could almost buy two Portege R835 laptops for the expense of an individual Samsung Series 9.

Battery life and Wireless
The charger for the Portege R835 is certainly compact enough to adopt along with you, but you won’t want it for many of us of the day. On the battery test (continuous surfing over Wi-Fi on 40-percent brightness), the machine’s six-cell battery lasted 6 hours and 22 minutes. It is a shame the wireless card in such a notebook didn’t perform adequately. Intel’s WiFi Link 1000 AGN radio delivered a transfer rate of 20.6 Mbps at 15 feet from my router, which dropped all the technique to 8.6 Mbps at 50 feet.

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