Toshiba Portege R705-P42 Pro Reviews

Business up front, party in the back. It’s an apt description for the R705, but throwing it in with mullets just feels wrong, so let’s call it a solid pair of khakis instead. Sharp at work, comfortable at play, and affordable enough for everyone. With the R705, Toshiba succeeds at bringing the build quality, power and no-nonsense styling of machines formerly reserved for business elites down to the masses, without clipping the essentials. Most consumers probably won’t even notice the few concessions quietly built into the Portege, making it a steal beside many of the shoddy plastic bargain ‘books it will share shelf space next to. At $800 on the street, comparable to many feeble, ULV-powered machines, the Portege manages to pack a wallop without doing the same to your wallet.