Toshiba delays 128GB solid-state notebook
Toshiba has postponed the launch of the Dynabook SS RX1 notebook slated to ship with a 128GB solid-state drive, according to an announcement on Toshiba's Japanese Web site.
Toshiba Dynabook SS RX series
(Credit: Toshiba)The Japanese-market Dynabook has been billed as the first notebook with a 128GB solid-state drive, or SSD.
The notebook was originally scheduled for general availability in April but will be delayed until June, according to Toshiba.
Toshiba cited parts delays. It's not clear whether the delays are SSD-related, but Toshiba postponed the launch of a notebook last year with a 64GB SSD due to flash memory chip "procurement" delays.
The 128GB SSD-equipped dynabook is expected to sell for 400,000 yen, or about $4,000.
Meanwhile, Toshiba Europe has listed the Portege R500-12Q with an 128GB SSD, though no information on availability is given, according to Engadget.
Popular ultralight notebooks such as the Lenovo ThinkPad X300 and Apple MacBook Air come with 64GB SSDs.
Intel is expected to announce SSDs ranging up to 160GB this year. Samsung is expected to follow suit.
Brooke Crothers is a former editor at large at CNET News.com, and has been an editor for the Asian weekly version of the Wall Street Journal. He writes for the CNET Blog Network, and is not a current employee of CNET. Contact him at mbcrothers@gmail.com. Disclosure.
Maybe instead rolling out a 256GB solid-state, per chance?
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