subject: Never Been Beyond-the Toshiba R700 Notebook Review [print this page] In response to the Apple iPad, while the impact of the traditional computer manufacturers are working to make the laptop more slim. How to make a more traditional compact portable laptop then? Method is nothing less than two, one is the same as the Internet to reduce the machine size, this would be more beneficial to the user to carry, but the performance and life of disadvantage can not be ignored. Another method is to reduce the weight and thickness, the same as Apple's MacBook Air, while retaining the standard 13-inch screen at the same time, control and performance to continue, but the price has to be much higher.
25 years of manufacturing experience with Toshiba laptops recently launched an ultra-thin notebooks-R700, this product has a nickname "CEO", it has Intel's latest i3-350M dual-core processors, providing plenty of 2GB memory and 320GB storage space. The most attractive is that, R700-type speed wind tunnel with a new cooling technology cold, has a cool control experience; membership by the magnesium metal and honeycomb structure to build a stable body of light, the thinnest Department only 18.3 millimeters, while not bringing underestimate the ability of anti-extrusion.
Toshiba R700 notebook computer products are all built, its biggest selling point is only 18.3 mm in thickness of the body to add a 9.5 mm ultra-thin double-layer DVD burner. Metal honeycomb structure of the body structure and strong, 1.422Kg carry the weight very light daily. Standard 6-cell 66Wh battery provides six hours of battery life, if you are an elite business people, performance and battery life are good Toshiba R700 is very appropriate choice.
Seamless perfect plastic material with magnesium metal integrates
Toshiba Portg R Series ultra-portable is known, from the initial launch in 2008 of R100 to R500, Toshiba Portg R Series Each product is praised, lightweight body combines the beauty of science and art, often creating a thin notebook record . The launch of the R700 in the appearance of the material on a strengthened and improved, magnesium metal, wire drawing process, the honeycomb design of the three integrated products in the light to give the body a great appearance and resistance to stress.
Seamless integration of magnesium metal and plastic materials are R700 features the largest body, magnesium metal is used to do the main part of the roof; plastic material was used to cover front side. Plastic and magnesium by having access to the same thermal expansion coefficient of the metal, prompting a perfect combination of both, and therefore will not be at the interface between two materials, there are gaps. Benefit from the advantages of new technology, wireless networks within the front roof antenna to a sufficient advantage, while R700 is also greatly enhance the appearance of beautiful coefficient.
Characteristics of thin body is also reflected in the screen design, R700 use the current mainstream of the LED backlit screen with a resolution of 1366 768, plus the thickness of the magnesium metal roof matched with Sony laptop, the screen frame section also uses " concave "design, with palm rest, keyboard surface slope is very consistent.
13.3-inch size, with a high voltage, lightweight magnesium dual advantages of metal, which makes the R700 the whole beneficial to the user to carry more weight, especially for perennial rush out of the business people, 1.422Kg of weight on the bag the pick-up is really easy. Even in the case with travel charger, R700 of the machine weighs only 1.790Kg, long time no need to worry about carrying the weight of the problem completely.
86-key ergonomic keyboard neat touch your heart and wide
13.3-inch body embedded 86-key ergonomic keyboard design is the use of the current mainstream form of chocolate floating, this is the trend estimate for consideration immediately. Fortunately, common user space, delete, file, etc. buttons are large contact area, which enhance the user's navigation experience played a crucial role.
In order to completely set aside in the business of the filling on the dull and the dull, R700 is designed in the key while floating chocolate, look for the keys also do a piano paint treatment process, wide-touch buttons for R700 more neat fashion elements. The number keys above the keyboard shortcut is only two, namely energy efficiency and switch display function, for putting the speaker unit has also been designed with this.
To further enhance the user's control experience, R700's touchpad size design with a large size, also just above the touchpad with a dedicated shortcut keys separate to the case of an external mouse to quickly disable it. The right side of the touchpad, which is the right edge of the fuselage, R700 SD card slot is also designed to form a unique, very user-friendly to do out of / into the action.
Interface design, R700 bright spot is not very clear, a mainstream interface configuration no less, like HDMI, eSATA interface, this has become the standard, which greatly facilitates the users to connect various external devices. R700 eSATA interface compatible with USB functionality, plus left and a USB interface design, the whole total of three USB ports, to meet everyday business use is not a problem.
R700 interface location mainly in the highlights on the right side of the fuselage, because here built only 9.5 mm thick double-layer DVD burner, this drive is removable design, but still need to twist off the back of the body can remove the screw , whether the support for this second hard drive, battery, Toshiba official did not specify. But we can see the details here in order to allow the body sufficient light, parts in the machine is under a lot of hard work indeed.
Thus, in appearance, interface and other aspects of the evaluation, we will be ended. The industry as a handful of ultra-thin notebook products, I believe you and I the same internal structure of the R700 is full of interest, the following analysis will show the contents of the dismantling of R700, to see this product in the light of the road, there has been What progress and improvement.
Most notebooks in the design, put the body back as placed under the hardware platform, Toshiba R700 put the body back as a protective cover. That is the main R700 hardware, such as motherboards, fans and other hardware is still in limbo, so that both sides of the motherboard is easy to form a gap at the wind tunnel, the machine has a cooling effect can not be ignored. Of course, the board suspended the design alone does not make heat tends to perfect, but then joined Toshiba's new cold-speed wind tunnel-type cooling technology, so R700 close to the perfect level of heat does not seem so far away.
Cold-speed wind tunnel-type thermal technology works on a different notebook cooling technology is often used, the location of the fan is no longer fixed on the back, left / right sides, but moved to prop up the TOSHIBA Tecra R700-007 battery left palm just below the fan in the past hosted suction / cooling function, is designed to be more biased in favor of suction, the internal body heat is formed by the strong convection of air and cooling module together.
This thin and light platform for the efficient design of new cooling system, has a good cooling of its benefits is just one. Another advantage is that the machine can directly reduce the thickness, seen from the diagram below dismantling, and cooling fan modules, and not in the same position, but is located under the palm rest, effectively reducing the body thickness at the same time, but also more flexible effectively placed a variety of parts and components, which is able to drive into the body of one of the reasons.
Modular design and build lightweight honeycomb structure body (dismantling 2)
Toshiba R700 body so thin, there is another layer of the main reasons that the internal body, modular design. The so-called modular design, in fact, is what you see in the external interface, the wind drives, and so are independent individuals, between them and the motherboard by a thin cable TOSHIBA TECRA R10-ES1 battery to connect, to achieve certain functions. The goal is very simple, is to reduce the board size, leaving more space to accommodate components.
Body thin enough light at the same time, in order to ensure the machine has a high compressive strength factor, Toshiba R700 inside the body shell also features a new honeycomb-in-one design, as an advanced technology has been widely used in the spacecraft. This design covered the entire shell inside, in addition to enhancing the ability of anti-extrusion outside the body, and also to ensure a solid and durable lightweight body. Thus, R700 gives you the intensity of the thin and perfect presentation in front.
Full load test cooling performance close to the perfect life
With the new-style speed wind tunnel cooling technology joined the cold, then with the body's internal cooling duct design help, get a lower temperature side Toshiba R700 is not a problem. Test the temperature of the usual, turn heat up under full load for half an hour, and then 3 consecutive hours in the SYSmark tests using the actual operation of the machine under R700 heat level. Body surface temperature of the keyboard is very good performance, the maximum temperature only 36 degrees, the entire keyboard average temperature of 33 degrees or so.
The rear temperature performance is pretty good, the maximum temperature for the cooling module part of the region, reaching 38 degrees, the average temperature of 35 degrees. If you have good habits and a better use of the environment, Toshiba R700 body temperature of the back does not give you trouble with, I believe in the hot summer months will be comfortable with handling experience.
Heat directly determines the level of endurance. Toshiba R700 random with a six-cell 66Wh standard battery, with a good heat dissipation technology, life time to reach 370 minutes (about 6 hours). Although the official nominal life time and nine hours less for a whole three hours, but do not forget we are under full load TOSHIBA Tecra R700-00L battery test results obtained according to the user's habits with Toshiba's power management software, I believe that a all the time you do not consider charging problem.
Summary
Toshiba R700 melt in a number of new technologies, of course, there will be sorry to leave us, thin body can no longer be placed in independent graphics card to enhance graphics capabilities, and integrated graphics to make it in the game, 3D performance is far from satisfactory. But this is not just the concerns of mobile groups, up to 6 hours of battery life, thin and light ultra-portable body brought their needs really are. Overall speaking, R700 is a stylish mix of pragmatism and high-tech elements of the notebook, in its light hidden under the shell very strong energy.
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