pimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/07/IMG_4865.jpg” width=”800″ height=”479″ style=”display:block;float:none;” /Just last summer, Toshiba’s Portege R500 was the first laptop with a 128GB SSD. A year later, Toshiba’s Portege R600 is the world’s first 512GB SSD lappie. So for this one moment, Toshiba is on the top of the world./p pstrongDesign/strongbr emNote: The R600 has been out for several months, we just tested their updated system with the mega SSD. So if you’ve read about the build before, you can skip down to our section on performance./embr img src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/07/IMG_4830.jpg” width=”800″ height=”456″ style=”display:block;float:none;” /br For $3,500 (as tested with 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo U9400, 3GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel 4500MHD graphics, DVD burner, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi n), the Portege may be a bit of a disappointment right out of the box. Yes, it’s ridiculously light, starting at 2.46lbs, but that weight comes at a cost of feel. It’s plastic, and no amount of metal paint […]

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