"The Portege R500 Series is continued proof of Toshiba's dedication to providing its mobile users with an uncompromising synthesis of portability, productivity and style," said Jeff Barney, vice president of marketing, Digital Products Division, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. "The Portege R500 Series has been subjected to meticulous evaluation to create a unique balance of extreme mobility and full-featured productivity. We are confident that the Portege R500 Series will redefine the ultraportable category and exceed customer expectations."
The Portege R500 Series is the world's thinnest widescreen 12.1-inch notebook with an integrated optical disk drive. It is also the world's first notebook with an integrated seven millimeter optical disk drive, a feature that helps the system maintain its ultraportable form factor while increasing the system's overall productivity level. The inclusion of an integrated 7mm DVD-SuperMulti drive into a system measuring as thin as 0.77-inches(2) and weighing 2.4-pounds(3) eliminates the bulk and inconvenience of carrying external drives and cables, making it Toshiba's ultimate ultraportable mobile computing solution.
Designed to embrace the diverse usage options that mobility promotes, the Portege R500 Series is the world's first notebook computer to incorporate a widescreen 12.1-inch indoor/outdoor transreflective LED backlit display. This unique innovation is ideal for usage in virtually any type of lighting condition, including direct sunlight. Indoors, the LED backlit display produces an image, rich in color saturation and superb quality. Outdoors, the transreflective screen uses natural sunlight to bring the display's colors and images to life. Integrating a transreflective screen enables users to expand their mobile computing boundaries beyond the traditional four walls of their office, home or local coffee shop to include locations with direct sunlight.
Toshiba's Portege R500 Series features the world's longest battery life on a widescreen 12.1-inch notebook(1). To achieve this extended computing life, Toshiba subjected all system components to meticulous evaluation to ensure users can experience up to a full work day of normal computing on a single charge.
To achieve this ultracompact foot print, Toshiba utilized its proprietary High Density Mounting Technology process to create a miniature motherboard with dual-sided component mounting. This innovative process allowed Toshiba to drastically reduce the size of the motherboard and enhance its overall functionality by providing enough system real estate for the inclusion of an integrated 7mm optical disk drive.
The Portege R500 Series incorporates Toshiba's third generation EasyGuard(TM) Technology(4) for executive durability to provide a more reliable and secure mobile computing experience. EasyGuard Technology features found on the Portege R500 Series include:
-- HDD Protection--Recognizing that the hard disk drive (HDD) is one of the most critical components and that accidentally dropping a notebook rarely occurs in a linear motion, Toshiba implemented the 3D accelerometer, a mechanism which detects acceleration from all directions. The 3D accelerometer helps guard the HDD against awkward accidental drops, including a spinning, falling notebook, by rapidly removing the HDD head from between the HDD platters, better protecting the notebook in all three rotational dimensions of pitch, roll and yaw.
-- Spill Resistant Keyboard--The spill resistant keyboard(5) helps to protect against accidental spills of liquids, including soda, beer and coffee with cream and sugar, an upgrade from the previous protection against water. This enhanced feature affords users time to save work and shut down the system in the event of an accidental spill--helping to prevent the loss of data.
Additional information about Toshiba's EasyGuard Technology is available at www.easyguard.toshiba.com.
The following configuration demonstrates the various specifications and price options available within the Portege R500 Series:
Portege R500-S5002 Recommended Configuration (ESUP $2,149(6))
-- Genuine Windows Vista(TM) Business (32-bit version)
-- Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor U7600(7)
-- 1.20GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB with 64-bit(8)
-- 1024MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory(9)
-- One memory slot available
-- 120GB (5400 RPM); Serial-ATA hard disk drive(10)
-- 7mm, 8xDVD-SuperMulti (+/-R Single Layer) drive supporting 9
formats
-- 12.1-inch diagonal widescreen highbrightness display
-- 1280 x 800 (WXGA) - Transreflective backlit LED
-- Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 64MB(11)
-- Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (802.11a/g/n)(12)
-- Bluetooth(R) 2.0 + EDR
Portege R500-S5001X Recommended Configuration (ESUP $1,999(6))
-- Genuine Windows(R) XP Professional
-- Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor U7600(7)
-- 1.2GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB with 64-bit(8)
-- 1024MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory(9)
-- One memory slot occupied
-- 120GB (5400 RPM) Serial-ATA (SATA) hard disk drive(10)
-- 7mm, 8xDVD-SuperMulti (+/-R Single Layer) drive supporting 9
formats
-- 12.1-inch diagonal widescreen highbrightness display
-- 1280x800 (WXGA) Transreflective backlit LED
-- Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 950(11)
-- Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (802.11a/g/n)(13)
-- Bluetooth(R) 2.0 + EDR
In the third quarter of 2007, Toshiba plans to further reduce the weight of the Portege R500 Series to 1.72 pounds, effectively creating the world's lightest widescreen 12.1-inch notebook(14). A key feature to achieving this is the adoption of a 64GB solid state drive. Using a solid state drive, users will see improvements in system responsiveness, reliability and durability due to eliminating all moving parts from this select Portege R500 configuration.
Complete product specifications for all models within the Portege R500 Series are available at www.toshiba.com/R500.
The Portege R500 Series is available with a three year standard, limited warranty(15), which includes carry-in support at Authorized Service Providers throughout the country; or customers may utilize any of the 4,460 UPS Stores and Mail Boxes Etc. locations nationwide for packaging and delivery of the product to a centralized depot for prompt turnaround service. Customers can also choose to upgrade the notebook's service plans, including up to four years of extended warranty coverage.
All new Toshiba notebooks are RoHS-compatible(16), effectively reducing the environmental impact by restricting the use of lead, mercury and certain other hazardous substances. Toshiba also offers a computer trade-in and recycling program to reduce environmental impact and promote efficient utilization of resources. All Toshiba computers qualify for free recycling, while non-Toshiba computers and other consumer electronic products can be recycled for a small fee. For more information please visit: www.reuse.toshiba.com.
About Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (TAIS)
Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is comprised of four business units: Digital Products Division, Imaging Systems Division, Storage Device Division, and Telecommunication Systems Division. Together, these divisions provide mobile products and solutions, including industry leading portable computers; projectors; imaging products for the security, medical and manufacturing markets; storage products for automotive, computer and consumer electronics applications; and telephony equipment and associated applications.
TAIS provides sales, marketing and services for its wide range of information products in the United States and Latin America. TAIS is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, which is a global leader in high technology and integrated manufacturing of electrical and electronic components, products and systems, as well as major infrastructure systems. Toshiba has more than 191,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of over US $60 billion (FY2006). For more information on Toshiba's leading innovations, visit the company's Web site at www.toshiba.com.
1. Battery Life. Longest in the category of notebook computers which are under 2.4 pounds in weight, incorporate a 2 spindle design, feature a six cell battery and run Windows XP operating system. Measured by (MobileMark(TM) or Business Winstone BatteryMark(TM).) Battery life may vary. See Battery Life Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com. 2. Subject to Change. While Toshiba has made every effort at the time of publication to ensure the accuracy of the information provided herein, product specifications, configurations, prices, system/component/options availability are all subject to change without notice. For the most up-to-date product information about your computer, or to stay current with the various computer software or hardware options, visit Toshiba's Web site at pcsupport.toshiba.com. 3. Weight. Weight may vary. See Weight Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com. 4. EasyGuard. Toshiba EasyGuard(TM) technology comprises a number of features some of which may or may not be available on a particular Toshiba notebook depending on the model selected. See www.easyguard.toshiba.com for detailed information. 5. Spill-Resistant Keyboard. Under Toshiba testing conditions, the spill-resistant keyboard delayed the time for a spill to reach the computer's main board to allow more time to properly close down the machine. Toshiba's standard limited warranty terms and limitations apply. Visit www.warranty.toshiba.com for details. 6. Price. Reseller prices may vary. ESUP means "Estimated Single Unit Price." 7. Intel Core 2 Duo Processor. Intel(R) Dual Core Technology is a new technology designed to deliver improved performance to the notebook PC. Performance or compatibility may vary. For more information on Intel's Core 2 Duo processors, visit: www.intel.com/core2duo/ 8. 64-Bit Computing. See 64-Bit Computing Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com. 9. Memory. Memory size may vary. See Memory Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com. 10. Hard Disk Drive Capacity. Hard drive capacity may vary. 1 Gigabyte (GB) means 10 to the ninth power = 1,000,000,000 bytes using powers of 10. See Hard Disk Drive Capacity Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com. 11. Graphics. GPU performance may vary. See Graphics Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com. 12. Draft N Performance Disclaimer. The Intel(R) Wireless Wi-Fi(R) Link 4965AGN (802.11a/g/n) adapter is based on a draft release version of the IEEE 802.11n specification, also known as "Draft-N", which may not be compatible with, or support all features (e.g., security) of, certain Wi-Fi(R) equipment. Compatible Wireless Access Point required. http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/resources/ doc_library/tech_brief/316286.pdf (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) 13. Wireless. May require purchase of additional software, external hardware, or services. Transmission speeds may vary. See Wireless Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com. 14. Weight. Lightest model configuration of 1.72 lbs is based on a 64GB solid state drive (SSD), a 3 cell battery and no optical disk drive. The Portege(R)R500 with the solid state drive will not be available until the end of July 2007. Weight may vary. See Weight Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com. 15. Warranty. The terms and conditions of Toshiba's standard limited warranty, extended warranty and service upgrade terms and conditions are available at www.warranty.toshiba.com. 16. RoHS This product is compatible with European Union Directive 2002/95/EC. See RoHS legal footnote at www.info.toshiba.com.
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