 This is Joanna for the Verge and this is the Toshiba Portage Z835, which is one of the new Ultrabooks to hit the market. It's actually the fourth Ultrabook I've reviewed in the last couple months, but there are some things that make it very different from the others. The first is the lightweight. It only weighs 2.47 pounds, which is lighter than the MacBook Air and the new Lenovo IdeaPad U300S. On top of that, Toshiba has been able to fit on a number of full-size ports, including an SD card slot, a VGA port, an HDMI slot, and also a full-size Ethernet port. However, one of my biggest complaints about the system is actually its design. It feels a little bit flimsy, but it also looks a little bit outdated with the gray coloring. Under the lid, Toshiba's actually done a pretty nice job with the keyboard. It's backlit, unlike any of the other Ultrabooks out there, though the keys are a little bit narrow. The touchpad may not be as fancy as some of the competition, but the traditional layout actually makes it pretty easy to navigate, which I can't say the same for the Asus. Under the hood, Toshiba's gone with a slower processor than the competition to get to that $899 price point, but the Core i3 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB hard drive provide pretty decent performance. The system boots in 37 seconds and resumes from sleep in a fast 6 seconds. Battery life is actually pretty impressive for the system. I got 5 hours and 51 minutes on the Verge battery test, and in typical use, I got about 6 and a half hours. At $899, the Toshiba's actually a pretty great value and one of the best Ultrabooks on the market, but for $300 more, you can always get the MacBook Air, which has a higher resolution display, more battery life, and a much nicer design.