Portégé® : R500
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Extremely light. And light years ahead. Portégé R500
- Infused with breakthrough technology (including five world’s-firsts!)
- Stand–out styling
- Executive security and peace of mind
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- A truly stunning silhouette
- Brains and beauty too. Whether you’re working at the airport or booting up at an important business meeting, this machine says you’re a serious contender.
- World’s lightest widescreen
12.1” notebook 
- The compact design of a 12.1” laptop. Thin styling to slip easily into a briefcase or purse. 1.72-pound featherlight portability² Plus a widescreen format for more visual work space. Where CAN’T you go with this machine?
- World’s first notebook PC
with a 7mm integrated DVD
SuperMulti drive 
- Many laptops this light cheat you out of an optical drive. But not the R500. You’ll be able to load programs, share your work and back–up your hard drive without lugging around another piece of hardware. You’ll enjoy full mobile multimedia capabilities too.
works great with
- Toshiba Slim Port Replicator II
- Tap into a full–size keyboard, monitor and desktop printer. Enjoy big–speaker, big–screen business multimedia. Recharge your notebook and other devices. Plus, save wear and tear on your machine.
- Leather Portfolio
- A laptop with the style and innovation of the R500 hates to be put away. But when you’re on the move, make sure you protect your investment with a tote that’s both functional and stylish.
- Toshiba Wireless Optical Mouse
- The R500 keeps you wonderfully mobile. But when you’ll be at a desk for a while, or in a hotel room on business, this travel –sized mouse really helps speed your work, your Web surfing and more.
- World’s first widescreen 12.1” indoor/outdoor transreflective LED–backlit display
- Short version? This amazing display gives you richer colors and more stunning visual clarity when you’re indoors. Outdoors, the transreflective screen ingeniously uses natural light to bring colors and images to life.
- Extended battery life.
- The R500 is engineered to help you go a full work day on a single battery charge!
- Biometric fingerprint reader
- Replace ever–changing, hard–to–remember passwords for the BIOS, hard drive and operating system with the swipe of a finger. A convenient, highly effective way to keep your machine and critical data secure.
- Durable, shock–absorbing design
- Strategically placed vibration dampening materials better protect critical components, like the hard disk and display, against drops and jarring.
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Hear what others are saying about the Portege R500
- "The weight of the notebook is close to my PDA and MP3 combined. I love it! ...Great notebook!!"
- TOSHIBAPCUSER - California
- "Great laptop. Works excellent with 2 meg ram upgrade and docking station. I am more than pleased with it's performance and value. Fantastic for the road warrior. Great quality worth the price."
- Traveler2u - California