| Toshiba Portege R500 Review |
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Toshiba recently announced the Portege R500
12.1" widescreen notebook that includes the
new Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 (Merom) platform,
and is the first ultraportable laptop to
incorporate an optical drive into a system
that is less than one inch thick and weighs
less than 2.5 pounds. The following is a
quick first take on the Toshiba R500.
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| Portege R500 |
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One of the world's leading explorers, David
Hempleman-Adams, today announces his World
Record breaking transatlantic flight today,
for a helium balloon of this size, in a
highly dangerous expedition to cross the
northern Atlantic in the smallest gas-balloon
ever to attempt this flight.
In July, Hempleman-Adams, the first man to
fly to the North Pole in a balloon, will be
piloting a small gas balloon, no bigger than
most people's front rooms, from St John's,
Newfoundland, Canada, to Europe. This will be
a new FAI (Fédération Aéronautique
Internationale) world record in distance. He
will be flying in an open wicker basket, no
bigger than a coffee table, open to the
elements. He will endure extreme low
temperatures down to minus 20 with the danger
of landing in the North Atlantic. The 3425 km
journey could take four days, depending on
weather conditions, which will cause sleep
deprivation and extreme fatigue.
This flight has a zero carbon footprint, the
most basic form of flight. The helium is an
inert natural gas and the ballast, or fuel,
is sand which will be thrown out to fly the
balloon.
Hempleman-Adams will be keeping in contact
with the world using a satellite phone and
his flight will be tracked and made far safer
by Toshiba's new laptop. The Portégé R500
is the world's lightest notebook¹ PC which
weighs 779 grams², less than a bag of sugar.
This sleek, robust notebook, which measures
19.5 mm in height, has the first indoor and
outdoor 12.1" widescreen transflective
backlit LED display, which is readable no
matter what the light conditions are, and
uses outdoor lighting conditions to increase
visibility. It also has one of the world's
longest battery lives, lasting up to 12.5
hours³, and is durable in the case of any
crash landings.
This advanced notebook is perfect for
Hempleman-Adams in his bid to cross the
Atlantic in a balloon. The Toshiba Portege
R500 is ideal simply due to its weight, size,
indoor and outdoor display and a very long
battery time. On a flight where each and
every object is weighed and assessed, weight
is absolutely critical and can make the
difference between success and failure.
Failure, of course would mean ditching the
specially built balloon in the Atlantic ocean
and issuing a mayday to all nearby vessels.
Hempleman-Adams comments: "I will have
tracking devices, meteorological data and ATC
(Air Traffic Control) frequencies installed
to help flight planning to minimise the
risks. Weight on this solo flight is critical
which makes the Portégé R500 my perfect
travelling companion. I've been on a seafood
diet for six months and I still need some
help! Thank Goodness for Toshiba."
"I'm extremely nervous about this challenge.
It is on the edge of technology and
possibility. People have asked me, 'Why are
you doing it?' and I say, 'I want to push
myself as a pilot and push the equipment and
technology to the extreme'. There is no such
thing as an easy world record. I don't mind
the cold temperatures but I'm wary of having
to land in the water. All three of my
daughters can swim further than me. In the
event of ditching, I will have a life raft,
and lots of sea sickness tablets."
The enormous team which Hempleman-Adams
requires to support a Transatlantic crossing
of this nature will be based at a
global-control centre based at Toshiba
headquarters in Weybridge Surrey. Here a
specialist team of weathermen, balloon
professionals and search & rescue support
will base themselves for the entire four
days. This team will keep the public
informed with hourly information on the
flight website; this will give speed,
location, altitude, weather, photographs and
blogs.
We are delighted to be associated with this
adventure because it symbolises our brand:
pushing the limits of mobility, design and
technology to the extreme" said Alan
Thompson, Executive Vice-President, Toshiba
Europe, Middle East and Africa. "If you're
moving to the next level of mobile computing
you need to consider the whole user wish list
in one portable device. The Portégé R500
might be incredibly thin and light, but its
got the functionality that would be found in
PC's twice its size.
The fact the Portégé R500 is the lightest
notebook in the world makes it the perfect
marriage for David on his record breaking
flight. Thanks to the Portégé R500 we will
bring this flight from a small wicker basket
over the ocean to the general public all
around the world."
more info on www.toshibachallenge.com
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| Toshiba Portege A605-P200 Laptop |
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Offering a sleek, super-light design the
Toshiba Portege A605-P200 Laptop Computer is
today's new affordable ultraportable laptop.
A compact 12.1" diagonal widescreen
LED-backlit display helps keep you productive
indoors, in cramped coffee shop patios, on
planes, and through all-day meetings, while
offering amazing color and clarity. Intel®
Centrino® 2 Processor Technology provides a
leap forward in wireless connectivity and
multitasking performance. Extended battery
life plus an integrated Webcam and optical
drive keep you mobile, in touch and more
effective longer than ever. Plus, with
4th-Generation Toshiba EasyGuard® Technology
with PC Health Monitor you'll go farther,
with far less to worry about. Add Toshiba's
legendary quality, protection and support and
you have an unbeatable ultraportable PC
value.
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| Toshiba Portege R400-S4933 Notebook PC |
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Get your files up and running on a computer
that will perform and deliver more than you
thought possible. The Toshiba Portege
R400-S4933 Notebook PC is packed with
features youll enjoy again and again.
Equipped with 2GB of DDR2 memory, this
12.1-inch widescreen laptop can run multiple
applications at once without causing your
system to go slow. It also has 80GB HDD, an
Intel Core Duo Processor U2500 and an
integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator
950.
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