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The Portege M300 is a lightweight laptop with features designed to appeal to mobile executives, such as an impressive battery life.
Our review model was based on an ultra-low voltage 1.2GHz Pentium M with 512MB of Ram, 60GB hard disk, 12.1in TFT screen and a built-in DVD-RW drive.
The system has been toughened to survive life on the road and Toshiba has included a number of software tools to help users make wireless connections, secure the device and recover from disasters.
The Portege M300 includes built-in shock protection around its hard disk and a sensor that lets the system park the disk heads if it detects sudden motion, such as if the laptop is dropped.
The sensitivity of the motion sensor can be adjusted using a system tray applet, which also pops up a message if the protection is triggered. Toshiba has used magnesium alloy to protect vital parts of the system, such as the lid containing the screen.
The 1.6kg Portege M300 has an impressive battery life. In our battery benchmark it lasted four hours and 56 minutes with all power management disabled, making Toshiba's official quote of six hours seem conservative.
Ultra-portables often fall down when it comes to performance, but the Toshiba bucks the trend. With its 1.2GHz processor, the Portege M300 is a powerful machine that is more than capable of running business applications.
The Portege M300 comes with three USB and one Firewire port, as well as a PC Card slot and card reader for Compact Flash and Secure Digital cards. Overall, it's a quality notebook that will withstand life on the road.
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