toshiba porteze z835

The good: The Toshiba Portege Z835 offers more configuration options than most ultrabooks, and includes features, such as an Ethernet port, left out of other models.In fact, we're already seeing revisions and updates to the very first ultrabooks. The Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 was an early favorite, because it cost so much less than other early models from Lenovo and Asus. For only $799 (marked down by retailers from $899), you could get a 128GB SSD, which in other ultrabooks or other slim laptops could cost hundreds. The trade-off was a slower Intel Core i3 CPU, as well as a flimsy-feeling chassis with a tricky keyboard and touch pad.

The same body can also house higher-end components. In this case, it's an Intel Core i5-2467M processor and 6GB of RAM (over 4GB in the original). The 128GB SSD is the same, but Bluetooth is a welcome addition. This specific configuration is called the Portege Z835-P370, and it costs $1,149 from Toshiba, although other retailers offer it for as little as $949.

This is still a very nice example of a slim laptop, but since the fall of 2011, we've seen the HP Folio 13 for $899 and the Dell XPS 13 for $999, both of which have designs, keyboards, and touch pads that beat the Z835's, hands down. The less expensive configurations of this laptop are still highly recommended for those who want a slim 13-inch laptop with a 128GB SSD for a very low price, but if you have more to spend, look at some of the other options instead.toshiba porteze