We’ve never been shy about our love for Toshiba’s lightweight magnesium laptops, so we’re ecstatic to peer that the Portege R830 is almost here, bringing Intel’s second-generation Core i3 and Core i5 processors to the three.2 pound, 13.3-inch form factor. We spotted the R830 and siblings at MWC last month , but today you could lay down the money, with nine Benjamins buying you the cheaper Core i3 variant, in addition to two weeks to gleefully anticipate your newfound mobility before the notebook ships for your door. Alternatively, you may wait and drop another $30 for a 2.3GHz Core i5-2410M that could turbo as much as 2.9GHz under load, but otherwise the units are identical in and out — you’ll discover a 1366 x 768 LED-backlit screen, 4GB of DDR3 memory, 640GB of storage, a DVD burner and integrated Intel graphics despite which numbered door you open.
[Thanks, Essie S.]
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