Toshiba Portégé R600-101

<p> Toshiba's <a href="http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/notebooks/0,1000000333,39290097,00.htm">Portégé R500</a> was a breathtaking ultraportable notebook, and one of the highlights of 2007. The R500 was exceptionally light, but suffered from lacklustre battery life and suspect build quality in places. The <a href="http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/series/Portege-R600-Series/1058747/">Portégé R600</a>, which updates the earlier machine to the <a href="http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/components/0,1000001694,39448041,00.htm">Centrino 2</a> platform, comes in several variants with prices ranging from £1,099 to £1,699 (ex. VAT). Is the R600 still a head-turner, and does it address the issues with the R500? </p>