Toshiba Portege R500
From the heavyweight Qosmio G40, to the ultralight Portege R500. 12.1-inches, 19.5mm thin, and under 1kg – complete with a 64GB SSD storage option instead of a hard disk.
You also get a DVD writer built-in (only does single layer discs), LED backlight, 802.11n (no built-in HSDPA like in the US, not yet anyway), Bluetooth, and using the ultra-low voltage Core 2 Duo the R500 claims a battery life around 12.5 hours.
$3300 for the 120GB HDD model, or $4125 for the 64GB SSD.
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Lots of luck with that fantasy price tag, Oh by the way if your willing to pay $4k for a laptop that sells for US$2,149 in the USA you need to learn math.
In reply to Penguinister:
Perhaps it is you that needs to learn “math”. The USA price is US$2999 with DVD burner and SSD, which is about AU$3600, for a notebook which retails in Australia for $4125, and I’ve seen as cheap as $3900. The AUD price is only about a 10% premium on the USD price. Keep in mind that the US retail price doesn’t include state sales taxes etc you’re really not paying much extra at all, if any! I’m happy to pay this small “premium” to get local warranty and support. In fact I’m buying one on Monday.
If only it was actually ever released in Australia….. Has anyone been able to get one yet?