Toshiba Portege R500-S5007V with 128GB SSD Announced

Toshiba yesterday announced the addition of a 128GB solid state drive (SSD) into the Portege R500 12.1-inch ultraportable laptop.

“Toshiba’s 2.4 pound Portege 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,” the press release says.

Along with the 128GB Serial ATA SSD and DVD burner, the Toshiba Portege R500-S5007V features Intel’s Core 2 Duo U7700 ultra-low voltage processor at 1.33GHz, 2GB of RAM, the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, a wireless module supporting 802.11n standard, Gigabit Ethernet port, and Bluetooth. Laptop’s 12.1″ display has a resolution of 1280-by-800 pixels and LED backlight.

According to Toshiba, the R500-S5007V has a battery life of “more than eight hours”.

The notebook runs Windows Vista operating system and has a MSRP of $2,999.

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