Toshiba Portégé R500-S5007V has 128GB SSD

Toshiba unveiled the Portégé R500-S5007V - a 12.1" notebook with a 128GB solid state disk. This ultraportable notebook weighs 2.45 pound, is as thin as 0.77" and has an integrated DVD burner.

For enhanced outdoor viewing, the Portégé R500 series incorporates the world’s first widescreen 12.1-inch transreflective LED backlit display, a feature that embraces the variety of lighting scenarios in which laptop computers are used including direct sunlight. Indoors, the LED backlit display produces an image rich in color saturation and superb quality. Outdoors, the transreflective screen lets the sun’s light pass through and reflects it out to bring the images on the display to life so users can switch off the LED backlighting while outdoors and decrease overall battery consumption. This feature also makes the Toshiba Portégé R500 series an ideal choice for environmentally conscious users. This innovative display technology also enables users to expand their mobile computing boundaries beyond the traditional four walls of their office, home or local coffee shop to include locations with direct sunlight.

The notebook will be available for $2,999. Here's a look at the specifications:

The Portégé R500-S5007V Recommended Configuration (MSRP $2,999)
• Genuine Windows Vista™ Business (32-bit version)
-- Downgrade media for Genuine Windows XP Professional
• Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor U7700
-- 1.33GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB with 64 bit
• 2048 PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM
• 128GB Serial ATA solid state drive
• 12.1-inch diagonal widescreen high brightness display
-- 1280 x 800 (WXGA) - Transreflective backlit LED
• Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
• 7mm, 8xDVD-SuperMulti (+/-R Single Layer) drive supporting 9 formats
• Intel® Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN
• Intel® PRO/1000 - 10/100/1000 Ethernet
• Bluetooth® 2.0 + EDR
• 3-Year Standard Limited Warranty