Toshiba Corp has announced notebook PCs that feature a 128-Gbyte SSD (solid state drive) using multi-valued NAND flash memory.
As new models from its "dynabook SS RX" series, the company will offer the "RX1/TAE" for retail sales and the "RX1/W9E" for sale on the web. For business use, Toshiba will offer the "SE120E/2W" and "TE120E/2W" as base models equipped with the 128-Gbyte SSD.
The RX1/W9E will go on sale March 25, 2008, whereas the RX1/TAE and the SE120E/2W and TE120E/2W business models will be released in mid April.
These models feature a 128-Gbyte SSD and have a storage capacity twice as large as that of previous models, through the use of Toshiba's SSD, which employs multi-valued NAND flash memory. Keeping the size of the SSD almost unchanged from the previous model, it succeeded in maintaining the product series' characteristic lightness and slimness, Toshiba said.
The RX1/TAE weighs 863g including the 2900 model battery pack or 983g with the 5800 model battery pack, which provides for longer battery life. The RX1/W9E also weighs 983g including the 5800 model battery pack. The thinnest part of both models is 19.5mm, while the thickest part is 25.5mm. They are 2,830mm wide and 215.8mm deep.
When wearing the 5800 model battery pack, both the RX1/TAE and RX1/W9E can operate up to 12.5 hours. This is currently the longest battery life for notebook PCs, which feature a 12.1-inch wide LCD panel and weigh less than 1kg, according to Toshiba.
The RX1/TAE employs a 12.1-inch wide half-transmissive LCD panel, while the RX1/W9E uses a 12.1-inch half-transmissive LCD panel. Their microprocessor is Intel Corp's 1.20GHz "Core 2 Duo U7600" and chipset is also Intel's "Mobile Intel 945GMS Express Chipset." They have RGB, LAN, USB 2.0, iLINK and other interfaces.
There is no MSRP (manufacturer's suggested retail price) for the RX1/TAE. The RX1/W9E is priced at ¥417,800 (US$4,237) or ¥442,800 when KDDI Corp's CDMA 1X WIN-compatible communication module is included.
Toshiba also announced that other models in the series would also be equipped with KDDI's CDMA 1X WIN-compatible communication module.
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