Toshiba Portege R830

49 reviews

Jun, 2013

Positive
Battery (26)
Performance (16)
Build quality (9)
Portability (8)
Design (6)

Negative
Value for money (15)
Touchpad (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 49 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the portability and build quality. The keyboard and performance also get good comments, whereas there are some critical opinions about the touchpad and value for money. Comments are divided on the screen.

battery, performance, keyboard, build quality, portability

value for money, touchpad

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Toshiba Portege R830 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by: Karan Shah (tech2.in.com)

Toshiba Portégé R830 - X3435 Notebook Review

Toshiba's Portégé series has been around for quite a while now, but they've often slipped under the radar, leaving their more flashy competitors to make a noise about their wares. Nevertheless, in terms of functionality, the Portégé series has been...

The Portégé R830 is priced at Rs.85,589 (MRP) and Rs. 80,990 (MOP). It’s got the specs, but the price is quite exorbitant. The only noticeable cons in the performance were lack of a backlit keyboard and slight overheating when pushed to the max....

Jan, 2012

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Expert review by: Katherine Stevenson (maximumpc.com)

Toshiba Portégé R830 Review

There was a time when Toshiba's line of Portégé business ultraportables was the epitome of sleek utility, particularly in the days of the R500 and R600. Samsung stole some of that show when it released the Series 9 (reviewed here)—the closest a PC has...

Extremely portable; great performance for the size; superb battery life

Ho-hum looks; odd proprietary SSD

Naturally, the extra 1.3GHz of the R830’s CPU produced benchmark results that were substantially superior to those of the Series 9—ranging from 42 percent better in Quake III to 112 percent better in MainConcept. Against our ultraportable zero-point...

Nov, 2011

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Expert review by: Sebastian Jentsch (notebookcheck.net)

Review Toshiba Portege R830-110 Notebook

Low cost expert. Light, long battery life, and well put together. With the low end version of the Portégé R830 from Toshiba premium business is now affordable. The question is whether the claims of an ideal picture quality are also true? ...

Good application performance; Good battery life; Light weight; Slim case; (Stable), matte magnesium case; Optical drive; HDMI, eSATA, Docking Port; Precise multi-touchpad; Good but not perfect input devices; Sensible hardware tools

System noise under load; Short travel of the keys and touchpad buttons; Weak TFT backlight; Low contrast of the display; Narrow viewing angles

Very good battery life with a low power consumption

Jun, 2011

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Expert review by: Leo Boon Yeow (hardwarezone.com)

Toshiba Portege R830 (Core i7-2620M 2.7GHz) - It Just Keeps On Going

The Toshiba Portege R830 is one for the suits, those who have no time for anything other than an Intel Core i7 processor, a built-in optical drive, and more than 4 hours of battery life. It's slim profile and 1.4kg light weight make it as portable as...

Slim, lightweight and sturdily builtBuilt-in optical driveAll-rounded performance

PriceyAverage screen quality

Sep, 2011

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COMPUTER SHOPPER - BUSINESS READY

Expert review by: Matthew Elliott (computershopper.com)

Toshiba Portégé R830-S8310

Call it a supermodel complex: For some, a laptop can never be thin enough. Those folks might, at first glance, look past the Toshiba Portégé R830-S8310, a lightweight ultraportable with just a bit more girth than the world-class runway stars. But for...

Thin, light, durable chassis ; Long battery life ; Solid application performance ; Three-year warranty

Cramped-feeling keyboard ; Loud cooling fan

The Portégé R830-S8310 is everything highly mobile business users need, at a price nearly all of them can justify in their budgets.

May, 2011

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Amazon review summary for the Toshiba Portege R830

alaTest has collected and analyzed 6 user reviews of the Toshiba Portege R830 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Laptops on Amazon.com.

83% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jun, 2013

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Consumer review by: Nicolas I. "NIE" (amazon.com)

perfect for travel and work

For sure the best Notebook I ever got.

Oct, 2011

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Consumer review by: MrJohn (amazon.com)

Better than reviews

For the last year or so I've traveled globally with a Toshiba Netbook. Tough little computer held up to all voltages and wireless networks from China, Europe, Iraq, Afghanistan, UAE, and US.

Sep, 2011

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Consumer review by: J. Lee (amazon.com)

decent laptop, HORRIBLE SCREEN

Got the TigerDirect item with the $150 off coupon.

Sep, 2011

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Consumer review by: Deb (circuitcity.com)

I really like this laptop

I bought it because I wanted the 64 bit win7 with XP compatible mode for older apps, ultra light for traveling, really fast SSD drive, and fastest chip set out there. It boots up in about 25 seconds. And shuts down fast too. I use the hibernate mode a...

Sep, 2011