Toshiba Portege R700

Toshiba has announced the launch in the U.S., the Portege R700, a new ultraportable that offers a screen diagonal of 13.1 inches.

The successor to the R600, as light and fragile, it adopts a configuration based on Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 and should, unlike its predecessor, is positioned at prices reasonable enough, since the manufacturer about a launch price of $ 999 for the base configuration.

The R600 (12.1 inches) was regarded as a precious jewel with its flexible LED panel, the plastic coating sensitive to shocks and price, long located in a portion above 1500. With the R700, Toshiba is taking the party to streamline its supply and has a machine that seems more balanced, less exclusive, which nevertheless could be described as ultraportable due to a thickness of between 17 and 30 mm and a weight of around 1.5 Kg

The plastic gives way to a magnesium frame and low-power processors giving way to standard Intel mobile chips. Behind the slab and its resolution 13.1 "- relatively small - 1366 x 768 pixels, we thus find the basic model with a Core i3, 4 GB of DDR3 memory, a DVD burner drive and 500 GB hard drive, associated with the usual WiFi and Bluetooth. Also Part: USB / eSATA, with the possibility of charging a device without the machine is turned on. The manufacturer promises a theoretical autonomy of more than eight hours through the six-cell battery provided.

Optionally, you can choose a faster processor Swift and enjoy a 3G module or a dock connector for linking the machine to a docking station. Price later, it will take from 999-1599 dollars depending on the configuration selected.