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Toshiba has just released their ninth generation Tablet PC, the Portege M700. The M700 is an updated version of it's predecessor, the ever so popular Portege M400. It will sport a T7500 Core 2 Duo processor, have a 12.1" widescreen indoor/outdoor display with touch capabilities and is Microsoft Vista or XP compatible.

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The Portege M700 is being marketed toward business professionals and I can see why. It is loaded with features including a webcam, a main 6-cell battery and a parallel battery for a supposed combined battery life of nine hours and an optical drive. Everything a user could want is packed into this small tablet.

Toshiba Portege M700 Tablet PC specs:

• Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz T7500 processor
• 160GB hard drive
• 1GB or 2GB RAM options
• 12.1” WXGA (1280x800) LED backlit LCD display with both touchscreen and digital pen/ink capabilities
• 802.11a/g/n, Gigabit Ethernet
• Full Suite of Toshiba 3rd Generation EasyGuard Technology
• Shock absorbing design
• Hard drive protection and LCD display protection
• Spill resistant keyboard
• DVD Super Multi Drive
• Two Sleep and Charge USB ports
• PC Card Slot
• IEEE 1394
• Integrated webcam
• Fingerprint reader
• 6-cell Lithium-Ion battery (claimed 5 hour life)

I personally can't wait to get my hands-on the M700, so we can bring you a complete review. Hopefully, that will happen soon. Then the battery life and performance features can be tested. I would like to see how durable and solid the chassis is as well. From the looks of it, the M700 has a nice sleek design.

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Pricing and Availability

The Portege M700 will be priced at $1,699 and $1,799. The only difference between the models is the $1,699 configuration will have 1GB RAM and run XP as the operating system and the $1,799 configuration has 2GB RAM and Vista. They should be available soon to order from Toshiba's website.