The Toshiba Portege R400 has an elegant design, with its slim, black-and-white chassis and swiveling 12.1-inch wide-screen LED backlit display.
Loaded with Vista Ultimate, the most full-featured version of Vista, according to Toshiba the device is the first to support Microsoft's Active Notifications (via Exchange Server), via its one-line OLED front panel display. The display is located along the outer edge of the notebook, running in a ticker beneath the latchless-hinged lid. The display shows the time, battery life, wireless signal strength, and whether you have any new e-mail messages waiting. Press a button to the left of the display and you'll see any Active Notifications you've received.
The Portege R400 has a slick implementation of its touch screen, swiveling tablet display, and it boasts Verizon Wireless' EV-DO network support.
Pricing starts at $2599. The notebook will ship with either Windows Vista Ultimate or Vista Business.
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