Toshiba's 512GB Laptop Milestone
Updated: 14th May 2009
Toshiba's Laptop Market Milestone
Laptop market milestone from Toshiba: Portégé R600, the world's first laptop with 512 GB SSD
Toshiba Computer Systems Division today announced the integration of Toshiba’s recently unveiled high capacity 2.5’’ solid state drive (SSD) into its flagship laptop, the Portégé R600.
The new SSD offers a capacity of 512 GB, making the Portégé R600 the first laptop in the world that offers a solid state drive of this capacity. The latest Portégé R600 will be available in the second quarter of 2009 in selected markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
“The innovative light-weight high capacity SSD perfectly fits with our Portégé R600. This remains the world’s lightest fully equipped laptop since we launched it some months ago and is the ultimate laptop for style conscious professionals and consumers who want an ultra mobile computing solution without compromising on functionality,” says Thomas Teckentrup, general manager at Toshiba Computer Systems Division, Europe. “With this ‘world first’, Toshiba further showcases its strength in innovation and its leading technology role in the laptop market.”
The 2.5’’ SSD provides a high level of endurance and performance. The 512 GB SSD (technical details see below) offers lower power consumption and reads and writes data faster, in comparison with a hard disk drive. SSDs are free of mechanical structures such as a rotating disc, and ideal for integration into mobile notebook PCs, making them more resistant to vibration and shock.
The Portégé R600 offers an extended battery life of up to 9.5 hours. It has an Intel® Centrino® 2 CPU and a 12.1’’ transflective LED backlit display offering crystal clear visibility both indoors and outdoors. Further features include an embedded Mobile Broadband module producing data rates of up to 7.2 Mbps, WLAN, and Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR. The Portégé R600 also provides a rich set of advanced EasyGuard features ensuring security, durability and manageability. This includes a spill resistant keyboard, shock protected design, fingerprint reader and remote management possibilities.
An optional 7mm integrated ODD is available at an additional weight of just 75g, ensuring that even with this, the Portégé R600 remains the lightest laptop on the market.
The Portégé R600 is fully RoHS compatible, effectively reducing the environmental impact by restricting the use of lead, mercury and certain other hazardous substances. Backlight LEDs in the display, the latest Intel Ultra Low Voltage CPUs, and the use of SSD as a storage medium also results in low energy consumption and long battery life, further helping to protect the environment.
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