Toshiba R500-S5007V 128GB SSD Notebook

Jun 18 2008, 1:05am CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba announces the Toshiba R500-S5007V notebook featuring a 128GB SSD. The 2.4 pound Toshiba Portégé R500-S5007V is the world’s lightest laptop with a 128GB SSD and DVD SuperMulti drive and one of the world’s thinnest with a SSD and DVD SuperMulti drive.

"With 7 world’s first technologies the Portégé R500 series has served as a technology launching pad and redefined the ultraportable marketplace with its world’s first technologies and ‘green’ attributes, such as a transreflective LED backlit indoor/outdoor viewing display, the industry’s highest rated EPEAT Gold laptop and Energy Star 4.0 compliance," said Jeff Barney, general manager and vice president, Digital Products Division, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. "First to incorporate a 128GB solid state drive is another major accomplishment for Toshiba and illustrates how the company is committed to delivering solutions that meet the needs of our customers."
The Toshiba R500-S5007V with 128GB SSD sells for $2,999. The price is quite steep, but you get a powerhouse notebook in a very small case. The 12.1 inch notebook is only .77inch thick. The Apple MacBook Air is slightly thinner with .076 inch, but lacks that high-end feature-set by far.

Toshiba R500-S5007V recommended configuration:

Genuine Windows Vista Business (32-bit version)
- With Downgrade media for Genuine Windows XP Professional
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor U7700⁶
- 1.33GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB with 64 bit
2048 PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM
128GB Serial ATA solid state drive
12.1-inch diagonal widescreen high brightness display
- 1280 x 800 (WXGA) — Transreflective backlit LED
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
7mm, 8xDVD-SuperMulti (+/-R Single Layer) drive supporting 9 formats
Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN
Intel PRO/1000 — 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
3-Year Standard Limited Warranty

More details on the Toshiba R500 page.

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Luigi Lugmayr
Luigi is the founding chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into vibrant technology magazine.
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