Slide Show: The MacBook Air in Perspective

Melissa J. Perenson, PC World

Friday, February 15, 2008 10:00 PM PST

Toshiba Portege R500

The Portege R500's specs sound familiar in some ways; in others, not at all. This model runs Intel's 1.2-GHz Core 2 Duo U7600 processor and Intel's 945GMS graphics; it also comes with 1GB of memory (expandable to 2GB). The display measures 12.1 inches and carries a native resolution of 1280-by-800 pixels; it's also LED-backlit--this technique is increasingly the technology of choice for laptop displays. The hard drive is a shock-mounted, 5200-rpm 120GB SATA drive; that's 30 percent more storage than on the MacBook Air's slower 4200-rpm drive.

Photograph: Robert Cardin

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