Toshiba Announces the Portégé M700

Today, Toshiba took the wraps off the Portégé M700, the company's first tablet to incorporate a touch screen LED backlit display. Aimed at mobile professionals and students who'd prefer pen or finger input over a traditional keyboard, the M700 features a 12.1-inch (1280 x 800-pixel resolution) display with anti-glare coating, which increases the tablet's viewing range both indoors and outdoors. The notebook is available in two skews: the M700-S7001X and M700-S7002.

The Toshiba Portégé M700-S7001X (starting at $1,699) contains a 2.2-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, a DVD SuperMulti drive, 802.11a/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, and the integrated Intel X3100 graphics. Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 is the operating system of choice.

The Toshiba Portégé M700-S7002 (starting at $1,799) sports a contains a 2.2-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, a DVD SuperMulti drive, 802.11a/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, and the integrated Intel X3100 graphics. Windows Vista Business runs under the hood.

Both tablets feature Toshiba's third-generation EasyGuard technology, which includes spill-resistant keyboards, a magnesium-alloy, shock-absorbing design, and a 3D accelerometer. The Toshiba Toshiba Portégé M700 series is available for purchase immediately.
Price: Starting at $1,699
Info: http://www.toshibadirect.com