Toshiba yesterday announced the release of Portege R500-S5007V, which boasted as the first laptop with 128GB SSD (Solid State Drive) in the world. For a whopping $2,999 (about €1,927), you’d get a notebook PC powered by a 1.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo U7700 processor (2MB L2, 533Mhz FSB), a 2GB of DDR2 main memory, an Intel GMA950 graphics engine, and Microsoft Windows Vista Business edition operating system (or Windows XP Professional if you want).

But wait, along with the previously mentioned 128GB SATA SSD, Toshiba Portege R500-S5007V laptop also features a 12.1-inch widescreen display with 1280×800 (WXGA) resolution, a DVD-SuperMulti burner, WiFI, Ethernet LAN, and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR connectivity.

Excerpt from the press release:

Measuring as thin as 0.77-inches, the Portégé R500 series uses Toshiba’s proprietary High Density Mounting Technology process to enable dual-sided motherboard component mounting. This innovative technology produces a motherboard that is one-third the size of a mainstream 15.4-inch notebook’s motherboard, while still providing users the same functionality.