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The newest ultralight notebook from Toshiba, the 12.1-inch Portege R600, has a starting price of $2,099, while the highest prices configuration is available at $2,999. We will take a look at the second system, which is assumed to bring the most out of this high-end series.
The new laptops based on the Toshiba Portege R500 UMPC model, measure just 0.77 inches thick at only 2.4 pounds, integrating a very slim 7-mm DVD Super Multi optical drive. It features the latest EasyGuard Technology with PC Health Monitor, LED backlight transreflective LCD display for great viewability in sunlight or low light environments, long battery life, durable construction, and a 3-year warranty.
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When it comes to ergonomics for those who use intensive typing during long hours, Toshiba Portege R600 small laptop computers bring redesigned spill-resistant keyboards with enhanced tactile feel and centered touchpads.

As you probably already know from our previous articles, the EasyGuard Technology from Toshiba keeps an eye on the performance and functionality of the laptops featuring it, and alerts you whenever a problem is encountered at the hard drive, battery life status, processor temperature and the cooling system.
For data security, the new small laptop computers come with the Trusted Platform Module hardware-based encryption, hard drive protection and the already popular fingerprint reader, which give access to the computer only to the right user.

You can opt for the Solid State Drive technology and save some power for a longer battery life, and receive 128GB of storage and a lighter weight for the entire system.
The USB Sleep-and-Charge/eSATA Combo Port is not missing either, providing 5 times faster transfers from external hard drives, and the possibility to charge mobile devices when the laptop is Off or in Sleep mode.

As I was saying, the $2,999 configuration runs on the Windows Vista Business 32/64-bit operating system with Service Pack 1 pre-installed, and all of the new solutions are laptop computers with XP downgrade possibility. Next, there is the Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 processor model providing 1.40GHz speeds, 3GB DDR2 memory, 128GB Solid State Drive, the DVD burner, Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100AGN for high-speed mobile broadband connectivity, Bluetooth 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate, the Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD with shared memory, and a built-in web camera with microphone for your video conferences over the Internet.

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