Toshiba Portege R700: the world’s lightest 13.3″ ultra-porta

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Toshiba is appealing to the travellers among us by unveiling a new, ultra-light, ultra-portable 13.3″ laptop.
The Toshiba Portege R700 is being touted as the world’s lightest 13.3″ full-performance, ultra-portable laptop weighing just 3 lbs. Measuing 1″ thick it uses new Airflow Cooling Technology to keep components cool, and manages to squeeze a DVD drive inside the case too.

The basic spec of the Portege R700 includes:

  • 13.3″ HD widescreen LED-backlit display
  • Intel Core i3, i5, i7 processor options
  • 4GB DDR 3 RAM
  • Airflow Cooling Technology
  • Premium raised keyboard
  • TouchPad with customizable Multi-Touch Control
  • Windows 7 professional
  • ExpressCard, eSATA/USB combo port, webcam
  • DVD SuperMulti drive
  • Docking capabilities

Prices for the R700 will start at under $1,000 with an additional $199 required for the High-Speed Port Replicator. The replicator adds two USB 3.0 ports, four USB 2.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, Line-In/Line-Out, HDMI, RGB, and serial connectors.
There will be four models available with the key differences between each listed below:
Portege R700-S1310
Core i3 processor
500GB hard drive
$999
Portege R700-S1320
Core i5-520M processor
320GB 7,200rpm hard drive
$1,299
Portege R700-S1330
Core i7-620M processor
128GB SSD
$1,599
Portege R705
Core i3 processor
500GB hard drive
Intel Wireless Display
No Expresscard or docking capabilities
$889.99

The Portege R705 is the consumer model and will be offered exclusively through Best Buy starting June 27.
Anyone wanting an R700 model should be able to find them appearing for sale today from toshibadirect.com as well as a range of online stores and Toshiba partner retailers.
 
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