Toshiba's answer to Foleo

BKeeper · 06-05-2007, 09:13 PM

Thoshiba just introduced the new Portégé R500 Series.
In 3Q 2007 they will ship a 1.72 pounds model.

Some specs:
12.1 inch LED transreflective display
DVD-RW
64 GB SSD
8h. battery life
(it even works without a Treo...)

Details here

No Foleo for me thanks.

firekat · 06-05-2007, 10:49 PM

Yes, but does it have an instant on start up, with no waiting for bootup?

Steven Lyle Jordan · 06-05-2007, 11:29 PM

Well, Toshiba's "answer" is just another laptop, starting at a dollar under 2 grand. And replacing a mechanical hard drive with solid-state memory didn't drop that price any more than that?

NatCh · 06-06-2007, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

And replacing a mechanical hard drive with solid-state memory didn't drop that price any more than that?

I thought the SSD's are still a good deal pricier than the HDD's -- perhaps I am mistaken.

wallcraft · 06-06-2007, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

I thought the SSD's are still a good deal pricier than the HDD's

Yes. There are now several vendors, which may reduce the price, but an aftermarket 32 GB SSD is about $1,000. On the other hand the cheapest Raon Everun will come with a 6 GB SSD, and SSDs need less power than HDDs.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 06-06-2007, 09:43 AM

SSDs are pricer just because they are so new. But just as my SD card costs comparable to or less than a mechanical HD, so SDDs should be lower in price... if for no other reason, fewer materials and no moving parts used. I can wait.

NatCh · 06-06-2007, 01:27 PM

Yes, that's what I was getting at, that while the SSD prices will doubtless eventually drop meteorically, they're still too new to look for that drop already.

06-05-2007, 09:13 PM	#1
BKeeper Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 728 Join Date: Jul 2006 Device: Kindle PW	Toshiba's answer to Foleo Thoshiba just introduced the new Portégé R500 Series. In 3Q 2007 they will ship a 1.72 pounds model. Some specs: 12.1 inch LED transreflective display DVD-RW 64 GB SSD 8h. battery life (it even works without a Treo...) Details here No Foleo for me thanks. Last edited by BKeeper; 06-05-2007 at 09:33 PM.

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06-05-2007, 10:49 PM	#2
firekat Groupie Posts: 157 Karma: 314 Join Date: May 2006	Yes, but does it have an instant on start up, with no waiting for bootup?

06-05-2007, 11:29 PM	#3
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Well, Toshiba's "answer" is just another laptop, starting at a dollar under 2 grand. And replacing a mechanical hard drive with solid-state memory didn't drop that price any more than that?

06-06-2007, 09:43 AM	#6
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	SSDs are pricer just because they are so new. But just as my SD card costs comparable to or less than a mechanical HD, so SDDs should be lower in price... if for no other reason, fewer materials and no moving parts used. I can wait.

06-06-2007, 01:27 PM	#7
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Yes, that's what I was getting at, that while the SSD prices will doubtless eventually drop meteorically, they're still too new to look for that drop already.

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