From Toshiba, “The world’s lightest notebook: weight starting at just 979 g - The world’s first notebook with the slimmest optical drive: just 7 mm- The world’s first notebook with the transflective LED: 12.1″ widescreen display- One of the world’s thinnest notebook: at just 19.5/25.5 mm in height- competitive battery life”
For those of you who got gaga over the original Toshiba Portege R500 but couldn’t stand the thought of a laptop without a solid state drive, this is your lucky day. The R500-12Q is the answer to your very specific prayers.
Eat your heart out, Macbook Air.
Toshiba Portégé R500-12Q
The wildly popular ASUS Eee PC this holiday shopping season has just gotten better. ASUS today announced that the Eee PC will now come in five pastel colors. Here is a quote from today’s announcement:
“Delightfully compact and supremely lightweight, the Eee PC is designed to go anywhere it is needed — home, office, school and everything in between. Complementing its highly personal purpose, the Eee PC comes in no less than five exciting pastel colors: Pure White, Galaxy Black, Blush Pink, Lush Green and Sky Blue.”
Thanks, MobileTechReview
If you have been following the latest news out of the Apple camp, you’ll know that in a surprise move, they released a completely revamped (and long overdue) Mac Pro on January 8th. Why that matters in the grand scheme of things is simple: because Apple’s Macworld Expo is only 6 days away, on the 14th. Why would Apple release a highly anticipated machine before their official keynote? Simple: they have too many things to fit into Steve Job’s two hour hypefest.
There are a number of rumors circulating as to what will be released at Macworld 2008. Some of the most popular include an ultralight/ultraslim Apple notebook (whether it will be an addendum to the Macbook or Pro line is up for debate); an update to the Macbook Pro line and a possible rehashing of the less-then-popular AppleTV.
However, one thing is clear. Apple is going to be doing big things at Macworld. Recent patent discoveries for a iMac-like docking station for an unreleased ultraslim notebook, as well as a patent for an extra-large, multi-touch trackpad for another future notebook give immense credibility to the possibility of a new laptop.
Other speculation includes the (less likely) possibility of an iPhone update to include 3G wireless technologies, among other things. Here’s to hoping!
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