Toshiba Unveils New Protege, Libretto Laptops

On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, Toshiba has unveiled some new laptop models. The long-running Protege line of laptops has got a new R700 model that comes with Intel Core series mobile processor. Another interesting model is Libretto W100 that comes with dual-screen goodness. Toshiba offers R700 at a price starting from less than $1000 (Rs. 46,000 approx.), while the ultra-mobile dual-screen PC W100 hasn't got an official price yet.

Toshiba has introduced the new 13-inch R700 laptop that looks like the older brother of the 12.1-inch Protege R600. Albeit the R700 weighs as much as that of MacBook Air and is an inch thick. Toshiba boasts of thin and light profile of the laptop with Airflow Cooling Technology. Not only does the notebook weigh under three pounds but this ultra portable also carries an optical DVD drive.

Toshiba offers R700 in three configurations with different Intel Core series ultra low voltage micrprocessor and hard drive capacity configurations.

- Protege R700-S1310 features the Intel Core i3 processor7 and a 500GB8 hard drive for $999.

- Protege R700-S1320 features the Intel Core i5-520M processor and a high-speed 320GB 7200RPM for $1299

- Protege R700-S1330 features the powerful Intel Core i7-620M processor and a 128GB solid state drive $1599 

All three models have 4GB DDR3 memory and are pre-loaded with Windows 7 Professional by default. Also, a Port g R705 model will feature Intel WiDi (Wireless Display) technology that was shown at the Consumer Electronics Show 2010 in January. 

Toshiba's new Libretto W100 is not exactly a netbook or a tablet. It's an ultra-portable PC. The W100 has two 7-inch multitouch displays and runs Windows 7 operating system. Libretto W100 comes equipped with 1.2GHz Intel Pentium U5400 processor, 2GB DDR3 RAM, 62GB SSD, USB port, and a microSD slot. Toshiba calls it a concept PC and not a mainstream model. Looks like it would be a limited edition version. The dual multitouch displays can be used independently or together. Even the optical keyboard is offered with six different options and one of them includes a split solution.

The new R700 seems like a powerful ultra portable laptop that will compete with other models from rival brands. We have no information when R700 would be available in India, while Libretto W100 looks more like a limited edition package.