Notebooks are still one of the most hoped for items on many holiday wish lists despite the poor economy. Many who hope to get a notebook as a gift want a small and portable system like the one Toshiba has introduced to the US.

The Toshiba Portege A605 Laptop is a 12.1-inch ultraportable that weighs 3.3 pounds and measures 1.18-inches thick. Battery life is promised to be 6.9 hours and the system carries a retail price of $1399.99. A nice feature on the machine is the Sleep-and-Charge USB port that makes charging your USB devices easier to do.

Specifications for the A605 include 3GB of RAM, 250GB HDD, DVD burner, and Windows Vista Ultimate. The processor used in the system is the Intel Core 2 Duo ULV SU9300. Graphics are via Intel’s GMA 4500MHD. Toshiba also integrates an eSATA port for high-speed connection to external storage devices.

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