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From the News Desk
Tuesday, 18. March 2008
Toshiba Introduces Notebook with 128GB SSD
Toshiba has announced a model of its Dynabook SS RX notebook including a 128GB solid-state drive (SSD), making it twice the size of the SSD offered on latest notebooks from its competitors: the MacBook Air and the Lenovo X300.
The newest RX sports Intel’s Core 2 Duo 1.2 GHz CPU and 2GB of RAM, Intel’s 945GMS Express chipset with integrated video as well as a DVD optical drive. The operating system is Windows Vista Business Edition. It also features KDDI's CDMA 1X WIN high-speed 3G service capable of up to 2.4Mbps that carries a monthly subscription rate of about USD 60. The Dynabook SS RX has a 12.1-inch WXGA widescreen LCD. Bluetooth 2.0 support is built-in. Toshiba promises battery life of just over 6 hours, and with the flash drive, 12.5 hours.
Longer battery life is one of the principal benefits of using solid-state drives in PCs, as well as faster boot times, and because they lack the moving parts of traditional mechanical drives, less chance of losing data if you drop or bump the notebook. Also, they're lighter, thereby enabling notebook makers to slim their PC design down. There's still a downside to SSDs. Price is the biggest one by far (an SSD option can double the price of a laptop with a traditional hard drive), but it also has the potential to wear out quicker than conventional drives.
The Dynabook SS RX with the 128GB SSD drive should be available in Japan in mid-April, with other models launching later this month. No official pricing has been announced, but the 128GB SSD-equipped version is expected to cost 400,000 yen, or close to USD 4,000. A version with an 80GB HDD is 290,000 yen or USD 2,900.
The newest RX sports Intel’s Core 2 Duo 1.2 GHz CPU and 2GB of RAM, Intel’s 945GMS Express chipset with integrated video as well as a DVD optical drive. The operating system is Windows Vista Business Edition. It also features KDDI's CDMA 1X WIN high-speed 3G service capable of up to 2.4Mbps that carries a monthly subscription rate of about USD 60. The Dynabook SS RX has a 12.1-inch WXGA widescreen LCD. Bluetooth 2.0 support is built-in. Toshiba promises battery life of just over 6 hours, and with the flash drive, 12.5 hours.
Longer battery life is one of the principal benefits of using solid-state drives in PCs, as well as faster boot times, and because they lack the moving parts of traditional mechanical drives, less chance of losing data if you drop or bump the notebook. Also, they're lighter, thereby enabling notebook makers to slim their PC design down. There's still a downside to SSDs. Price is the biggest one by far (an SSD option can double the price of a laptop with a traditional hard drive), but it also has the potential to wear out quicker than conventional drives.
The Dynabook SS RX with the 128GB SSD drive should be available in Japan in mid-April, with other models launching later this month. No official pricing has been announced, but the 128GB SSD-equipped version is expected to cost 400,000 yen, or close to USD 4,000. A version with an 80GB HDD is 290,000 yen or USD 2,900.
