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On my usual morning read through over at BoingBoint.net I stumbled across this great looking 0.77" thick compact. Here's the scoop from BoingBoing Gadgets:

Toshiba's entry in the superthin stakes is the Portege R500-S5007v, a 2.4lb notebook with a 128GB flash drive and integrated optical. Topped by a 12.1" 1280x800 widescreen display, it comes with 2GB of RAM, a U7700 Core 2 Duo CPU and Intel GMA video. There's no WWAN, and it comes with Vista Business.

The only downside I see is Vista, but with a 128GB solid state flash drive, you can't go wrong. Also in it's favor vs. the .076" MacBook Air is the internal DVD-RW drive. What's the point of having a small laptop if you have to lug around all these other tethered devices? Also while the MacBook Airs weighs around 3lbs, this Protege weighs in at only 1.72lbs. The downside? Toshiba's sleek new device comes with a price almost twice that of the Air's $1,700. But for the budget conscious business person on the go, their appears to be several other cheaper models along this same class in Toshiba's line up.

Here's the link over to BoingBoing Gadgets as well as the link to Toshiba.

If you are a lover of all things gadgets and gizmos with bells and whistles be sure to make your way over to BoingBoing Gadgets often as they add a ton of new stuff everyday.