Toshiba A600 ultra-portable good price

A stripped down version of Toshiba Portege R600, the Portege A600 ultraportable laptop is simple from design but still has a strong connection with the integrated HSDPA mobile SIM slot.

Compared to the R600, the heavier machine weighs 1.46 kg. The A600 has a 12.1-inch screen, integrated optical drive. If the R600 has a 128 GB SSD, this model uses 250 GB high capacity hard drive. Toshiba said it is cheap.

The A600 has a compact design with a 12-inch screen. Photo: Toshiba .

With a silver shell, it looks beautiful at first, but if you hold the device in your hand, users feel the simplicity by the plastic frame, the lines are not special. However, it is the plastic case that makes the A600 easy to carry, move, and better protect the inner parts.

On the left side of the device are two USB ports, headphone jacks, VGA out and charging slots. Next to the right is the third USB port, Gigabit LAN, SD card reader and Wi-Fi connection toggle key. In addition, the device is equipped with a reader and a DVD burner.

This ultraportable laptop has a shiny 12.2-inch mirror screen, which is quite inconvenient for those working outdoors by reflective screens. The A600 has a LED backlit display, which saves power, improves battery life. However, the sharpness as well as looking at the wide corners of the machine is not good.

Toshiba A600 weighs 1.46 kg (not including the charger), the weight is quite good for an ultraportable laptop. Using the fact that, the trackpad of the controller is very good, although slightly small, in addition the right-click keys are convenient left to use.

It integrates HSDPA mobile broadband connection. Photo: Toshiba .

It uses an Intel Core 2 Duo U9300 processor, the same speed as most ultraportables on the market. In addition, the A600 has 2 GB, DDR2 800 MHz RAM available.

A special feature is that this model integrates HSDPA mobile band connection via model or SIM phone slot located just below the battery. With this connection, in countries with 3G, users can easily online, download data easily.

Besides, the A600 also has built-in connections such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a fingerprint identification eye located right between the two trackpad keys.

This model is worthy of praise for battery life. Actual tests show that the machine can run for more than 4 hours. However, if using HSDPA connection, the time will be shorter.

Toshiba Portege A600 is not a laptop with many noticeable points. The device is not thin, light compared to products with ultraportables, but achieves the criteria, stability, full features and good price.

The A600 has begun to appear in the portable market, priced at $ 1,700, about $ 500 cheaper than the R600.

Advantages

- Light-weight
- Integrated 3G, HSDPA
- Good price.

Defect

- Speed ​​is not high
- Narrow viewing angle screen
- Rubber cover.