Toshiba Portege 3480CT (PP348E-4PU82-FR) PC Notebook

Pros: Small, light, capable and sexy

Cons: Like all ultralights everything is external

The Bottom Line: Don't buy the current Portege.. The old model is almost as capable, even smaller, more stylish, better built and roughly 1/10th the price.

Review: Ultralight laptop computers used to be expensive status symbols for corporate executives. They cost almost as much as a car, were made of snazzy-looking materials like magnesium, had profiles so small as to make them fit even on the tightest of airline ...

Pros: liteweight, handsome, efficient

Cons: keys small, must buy various peripherals

Review: This review is for my second Toshiba 3480CT. The first one, purchased online for $2450 in September, came with several burnt out pixels in the screen and some internal feedback noise that compromised the built-in modem. However, Buy.com took it back with...

Pros: Awesome screen, good keyboard, all of the features you need

Cons: once in a while I hit the up arrow instead of the shift, but I feel time will fix this

Review: After spending a month of exhaustive research and trials of all of the "UltraThin" class of PC portables out there, I came to the conclusion that I had to try a Toshiba 3480CT, the newest entry from Toshiba. This svelt laptop is a mear .8"...

Pros: Awesome Screen, Hard drive speed, Keyboard, Sound

Cons: NONE

Review: Well, I thought I'd give a second opinion after having this little beauty on the road for a while. I travel for a living across 17 States by car, and rely heavily on the laptop I have for so very much indeed. I have now had this unit on the road for a...

Pros: Thin, lightweight, powerful, cool

Cons: not for NT 4.0 users

Review: The 3480 is identical to the 3440 except that it has a PIII 600 SpeedStep Processor instead of a PIII 500 and a larger hard disk. Here are the basic stats:

- Pentium III 600 Mhz SpeedStep
- 64 to 192 MB Ram
- 12 GB hard drive
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Pros: Lightweight, Fast, great screen

Cons: Battery life

Review: OK, let me start by saying that I am the type of user who chooses portability over power. My previous laptops were Librettos (may they rest in peace) then the recent Portege 3110 and now this bad boy. They have change everything I complained about the...

Pros: Lightweight, fast, great screen, well built

Cons: Cramped keyboard takes some getting used to

Review: I've had my 3480 for about a week now and I simply love it. For what it's designed to do it's an excellent PC. It's super lightweight and fast, feels rugged and well built, has a nice keyboard feel, and has an excellent (albeit) small display. The day...

Pros: Small, light and high tech

Cons: A little to flat

Review: The Toshiba Portege 3480CT is the sharpest and newest in the Toshiba family. This product is ideal for the average college student that does not like running back in forth to the library using slow computers. With 12 gigabytes this computer would last...

Pros: Size, Weight, Screen

Cons: Pointing Device, flimsy

The Bottom Line: Some quality issues with hardware, some design issues (which seem to be addressed in newer models).

Review: The product description mentions that this is 700Mhz. It's supposed to be 600Mhz, but mine never runs greater than 500Mhz. This is a review from two years of experience with this machine.

First, Toshiba does not honor their extended...

Pros: Good looking, light and thin. Excellent screen quality

Cons: Pointing device, conflicts between devices. Lack of common ports. Placement of IR port/indicator lights.

The Bottom Line: Toshiba have taken the 3110 and improved on its weaknesses, mainly TFT resolution. But the incompatibility with devices is worrying. Excellent build quality remains though. A solid buy.

Review: I looked forward to my 3480CT arriving, the replacement for my much loved and used Portege 3110. I relished having more power from the 600mhz P3 processor and the 192mb RAM (upgraded). The 12GB hard drive would also be a bonus, as my 3110s 6GB unit was...