Toshiba Launches Ultraportable Laptop, the Portege R500-S5007V
Toshiba announced a new version of its Portege R500 ultraportable, the
Portege R500-S5007V.
Measuring 0.77-inches at its thinnest point and weighting 2.4 pounds, the
Portege R500-S5007V is one of the thinnest and lightest laptops. Considering
Apple's Macbook Air weighs 3 pounds, while Lenovo's Thinkpad X300 weighs
around 2.93 pounds, it means that the new Toshiba Portegee could be the
thinnest notebook today.
It has a widescreen 12.1-inches transreflective LED backlit display. When used outdoors, Toshiba explains, the transreflective screen lets the sunlight pass through, reflecting it out to bring the images on the display alive so that users can switch off the LED backlighting and decrease overall battery consumption.
You can get up to 7.5 hours of battery life with this laptop after a single charge, when used for normal computing. The laptop also incorporates Toshiba's EasyGuard Technology for security, which includes advanced encryption, multiple level passwords, and a fingerprint reader.
The price of Toshiba Portege R500-S5007V is $2,999, along with a 3-year standard limited warranty.
Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista Business (32-bit) with downgrade media for Windows XP Professional
Processor
Intel Core2 Duo Processor U7700 / 1.33GHz
Front Side Bus
533MHz
Memory
2048MB / PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz SDRAM
Display Size
1280x800 12.1" widescreen, WXGA, Transreflective type
Graphics Engine
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Solid State Drive (SSD)
128GB
Optical Drives
DVD SuperMulti (+/-R) drive supporting up to 9 formats
Wireless LAN
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965 AGN (802.11a/g/n)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth V2.0 + EDR
Input Devices
85 key US keyboard, TouchPad pointing device, Toshiba Outdoor Display Switch
Security
Finger Print Reader, Password Security, Security Cable Lock Slot
LAN
Intel PRO/1000 - 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Audio
Built-in microphone, Built-in monaural speaker, Microphone jack (mono), Headphone jack (stereo)
AC Adapter
45W (15V 3A) 100-240V AC Adapter
Battery Type and Life
Li-Ion (5800mAh) / Up to 7.5 hours
PC Card Slots
1-Type II PC Card Slot
Media Port
1-SD Slot
USB Ports
3-USB (2.0)
iLINK
i.LINK IEEE-1394
Software
Infineon TPM Software Professional Package, Ulead DVD MovieFactory for Toshiba, Microsoft Office Ready Suite 2007 (60-day trial), Google Picasa, AuthenTec EntrιPad TruePrint technology, Trusted Platform Module (TPM v1.2), InterVideo WinDVD, TOSHIBA Recovery Disc Creator, TOSHIBA ConfigFree, TOSHIBA Disc Creator, TOSHIBA Security Assist, TOSHIBA Management Console
Weight
Starting at 2.4 lbs.
Color
Aluminum Silver
Warranty
3-Years Parts, Labor and AC Adapter; 1-Year Battery
It has a widescreen 12.1-inches transreflective LED backlit display. When used outdoors, Toshiba explains, the transreflective screen lets the sunlight pass through, reflecting it out to bring the images on the display alive so that users can switch off the LED backlighting and decrease overall battery consumption.
You can get up to 7.5 hours of battery life with this laptop after a single charge, when used for normal computing. The laptop also incorporates Toshiba's EasyGuard Technology for security, which includes advanced encryption, multiple level passwords, and a fingerprint reader.
The price of Toshiba Portege R500-S5007V is $2,999, along with a 3-year standard limited warranty.
Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista Business (32-bit) with downgrade media for Windows XP Professional
Processor
Intel Core2 Duo Processor U7700 / 1.33GHz
Front Side Bus
533MHz
Memory
2048MB / PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz SDRAM
Display Size
1280x800 12.1" widescreen, WXGA, Transreflective type
Graphics Engine
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Solid State Drive (SSD)
128GB
Optical Drives
DVD SuperMulti (+/-R) drive supporting up to 9 formats
Wireless LAN
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965 AGN (802.11a/g/n)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth V2.0 + EDR
Input Devices
85 key US keyboard, TouchPad pointing device, Toshiba Outdoor Display Switch
Security
Finger Print Reader, Password Security, Security Cable Lock Slot
LAN
Intel PRO/1000 - 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Audio
Built-in microphone, Built-in monaural speaker, Microphone jack (mono), Headphone jack (stereo)
AC Adapter
45W (15V 3A) 100-240V AC Adapter
Battery Type and Life
Li-Ion (5800mAh) / Up to 7.5 hours
PC Card Slots
1-Type II PC Card Slot
Media Port
1-SD Slot
USB Ports
3-USB (2.0)
iLINK
i.LINK IEEE-1394
Software
Infineon TPM Software Professional Package, Ulead DVD MovieFactory for Toshiba, Microsoft Office Ready Suite 2007 (60-day trial), Google Picasa, AuthenTec EntrιPad TruePrint technology, Trusted Platform Module (TPM v1.2), InterVideo WinDVD, TOSHIBA Recovery Disc Creator, TOSHIBA ConfigFree, TOSHIBA Disc Creator, TOSHIBA Security Assist, TOSHIBA Management Console
Weight
Starting at 2.4 lbs.
Color
Aluminum Silver
Warranty
3-Years Parts, Labor and AC Adapter; 1-Year Battery
