Review Toshiba Portégé 2000 from pcmag.com

Stats don't tell the whole story. The Toshiba Portégé 2000 is only a couple of ounces lighter and a small fraction of an inch thinner than the Dell Latitude X200. But this 2.6-pound marvel feels altogether different. It's the first ultraportable to have the same full-size keys as on desktop and large notebook computers, providing relief for users who shied away from any small notebook keyboard lacking 19-mm key spacing.
Toshiba got the size down to 0.75 by 11.4 by 9.0 inches through extensive use of exotic materials: moldable lithium ion polymer batteries, a Toshiba- designed 20GB hard drive just 8 mm (0.3 inches) thick, and rigid but thin case materials.
Toshiba's understanding of sleek portability also manifests itself in the included add-on battery, a near-necessity since the main battery is good for just 1:55. The battery itself is an unobtrusive half-inch slice that latches to the bottom rear of the unit. That's in stark contrast to the more awkward batteries on the Compaq and Dell units, which stick out as much as 2 inches in the back. Together, the two batteries boost the Portégé 2000's rundown time to a class-leading 6:45, while bringing the travel weight (which includes the AC adapter) to just 4 pounds.
Other nice touches are built-in wireless networking using a switch, not software, and a slot for SecureDigital memory that complements—not replaces—the single PC Card socket. SD is likely to evolve as a successor to CompactFlash. It's on board because Toshiba, not coincidentally, is one of the biggest backers of the postage-stamp–size SD format. If you have an SD memory camera or music player, the slot is a delight. There's a standard RGB video port in back, making this an ideal presenter's machine, but the system has no legacy connectors, such as a parallel or serial port, either on the unit or in a port replicator.
Performance (as seen on our Business Winstone and Content Creation Winstone tests) isn't the Portégé 2000's strong suit. Its scores were considerably lower than the others' when plugged into AC power. And to help conserve power, Toshiba dramatically throttles back the SpeedStep CPU from 750 MHz on AC power to 175 MHz on battery power—the lowest of the group. You can change that default if you find the 175-MHz performance too limiting, though you'll lose some battery life.

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Driver Toshiba Portégé 2000

Date	Category	Release Notes	OS Type	File Size	Download
03 Sep 2003	Utilities	Toshiba Common Module(Windows XP) for PORTÉGÉ 2000,2010,4000,4010,R100,Satellite 1400,1410,2400,2410,2450,5000,5100,5200,A10,Satellite Pro 6000,6100,M10,TE2000,TE2100,Tecra 9000,9100,M1	WinXP	1.45 MB
01 Sep 2003	BIOS	BIOS version 1.70 upgrade for PORTÉGÉ 2000	N/A	991 kB
22 Aug 2002	BIOS	BIOS version 1.60 upgrade for PORTÉGÉ 2000	N/A	692 kB
14 Jun 2002	BIOS	BIOS version 1.40 for PORTÉGÉ 2000	N/A	691 kB
28 Mar 2002	Display	New WinXP display driver for PORTÉGÉ 2000.	WinXP	1.77 MB
28 Mar 2002	Display	New Win2K display driver for PORTÉGÉ 2000.	Win2000	1.79 MB
28 Mar 2002	BIOS	BIOS version 1.30 for PORTÉGÉ 2000	N/A	690 kB