Finally! Toshiba is the first to build a good, mobile laptop!!!

I don't typically write about laptops, but this one had me smiling! For years I've been looking for a portable laptop with enough juice to be a desktop replacement without weighing 8.5 lbs or being so small that typing an e-mail gave me writers cramps.

I've always been a fan of Toshiba laptops. Now they've solidified me as a fan!

The Toshiba Protege R500 finally got it right! It's only 3/4" thick.....WITH THE DVD DRIVE IN IT!!!!! Others have gone this thin but then you have to carry your optical drive separately. It weights only 2.4 lbs and the battery adds only .4 lbs! Oh, and here's the real kicker.......The batter life is 12.5 HOURS!!! That means that I don't have to carry an extra 1lb battery to watch movies and work on the plane when I travel to NY!

It's also got a 12.1" widescreen, transreflective screen that won't wash out when you're poolside at the hotel working and is LED backlit. It's also built durable in case you drop it and it has built in wi-fi.

The downside? No stereo speakers and no dial-up modem. But, if you dont have an aircard, Bose headphones and an i-Pod, then you ain't a member of the road warrior's club anyway!!!