Online Only: Toshiba celebrates with dual-touchscreen Libretto W100 tablet and lightweight Portege R700 notebook

Toshiba today announced that the Libretto W100 - the world's first dual-touchscreen tablet - will indeed be coming to Singapore.

This comes a few days after it was announced for US retail earlier this week, where industry watchers speculated that the W100 could well be a strong contender to Apple's iPad tablet device, as well as ultra-mobile PCs.

The 819g light W100 runs Windows 7 Home Premium on two 7-inch multi-touch LED-backlit displays at 1,024x600 pixels each. Its innards include an Intel Pentium U5400 1.20GHz processor, 2GB memory, 62GB of solid-state storage, and WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. It also packs a 1-megapxiel front-facing webcam, a USB slot for your mobile broadband dongle or digicam connectivity, and a built-in accelerometer that automatically switches from book mode to laptop mode.

Apart from using the second touchscreen to multitask or read e-books and PDF magazines in a two-page format, it can also be used as a virtual keyboard with haptic feedback that makes the screen vibrate when keys are pressed.

The Libretto W100 is one of two products announced to commemorate Toshiba's 25th anniversary of laptops. Joining it is the Portege R700, a slim 13-inch notebook that's light like the Macbook Air but with horsepower that nearly matches a Pro.

Strapped into a magnesium alloy casing that manages to be sturdy but lightweight (1.39kg) thanks to a honeycomb structure design underneath, the R700 will be available in Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 configurations with 4GB or 8GB memory. You can choose between a 500GB SATA drive with shock absorbers and a 512GB solid state drive; as well as between Windows 7 Home Premium and Professional.

Business users will appreciate the wide touchpad (with multi-touch control) and Toshiba's EasyGuard Technology - a set of hardware and software enhancements such as a 3D sensor that protects the hard disk from drops, a spill-resistant keyboard and a fingerprint sensor.

Both products will be available from September at retail prices starting from $1,999.

Outside of the commemorative offerings, Toshiba will release its trendy Portege T210 and T230 ultra-thin notebooks in mid-July. They will be available in various metallic colours, with prices starting $1,099.


by Sim Cheng Kai
07:20 PM Jun 25, 2010


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