The following article is a guest post by Kevin Moore. Kevin, who writes for online-virus-scan.org, started to write back in the days when he had to go to college. Since then, he realized that Internet marketing is his calling. His interest turned into a profession.

More and more of the new laptops coming to market are Ultrabooks, a trend that many in the know in the computer world see culminating in a total proliferation of these ultra-sleek notebooks. It may be that the laptop as we know it will be completely replaced with these slim, lightweight, powerful portable computers.

The Toshiba Portege Z835 is just the newest of Toshiba’s releases in this growing new category of notebook computers. Not the first Ultrabook, Toshiba released, the Portege Z835 is still very much in the first wave of super skinny notebooks coming to the marketplace. This means that it is nearly impossible for any Ultrabook coming to market to be perfect, and this new Toshiba release is no exception.

Pros

The Toshiba Portege Z835 lives up to the Ultrabook name. It is 0.68 inches at its thickest and weighs less than 3 pounds. It features an SD slot, Ethernet jack, HDMI and RGB outputs, and Superspeed USB 3.0 support for one of its three USB ports. Its suggested retail price is also less than USD $900, making it a bit less pricy than some of the other Ultrabooks out there.

It is much more attractive than many competing models running Windows. It has an attractive brushed aluminum cover and a grey metal frame. The only downside to the aesthetics of the Portege Z835 is the plastic that is used in its construction. While the plastic is one of the major reasons this Ultrabook is so impressively light, you can unfortunately feel the plastic when you pick up this Machine.

The Portege Z835 doesn’t come too overstocked with bloatware, something that is a rare find in many of today’s computer releases. Some of the pre-installed software like some camera applications could be quite helpful, and others, that are not so handy, are easy enough to delete.

Cons

The Toshiba Portege Z835 comes with in Intel Core i3 processor, which is more than enough for many regular users. Power users will most likely find this processor a bit lacking, especially if desiring to do any sort of video or photo editing on this machine or any other advanced process.

The battery life is longer than that of standard laptops. Toshiba estimates that the Portege Z835 should last for about 8 hours, but this estimate however is based on low screen brightness and basic functions. If you are watching video or have the brightness up, expect five to six hours of battery life from this Ultrabook.

The main criticism for this machine ends up focused on the display. The angle of the display needs to be absolutely perfect to prevent washout. This can be a bit annoying if using this laptop actually on your lap; every slight move you make will cause you to have to tilt the screen so that the display is visible.

The other problem pointed to most is the amount of noise this skinny system produces. The culprit appears to be the very high-pitched fan that can be quite the distraction in quiet conference room or lecture hall.

Conclusion

If you need to get an Ultrabook now, the Toshiba Portege Z835 is an excellent choice, especially if you have your budget in mind. All of the downsides to this attractive notebook can easily be overlooked once you take the comparatively low price tag into account. Power users may need to pass on this one, however, waiting for one with a more powerful processor. Those who don’t need a new notebook immediately may be better off waiting. As with all new tech, prices are sure to come down in the future, as the next wave of Ultrabooks come to market and the technology advances.