World's lightest widescreen 12.1" notebook
at 1.72 pounds.

As light as 1.72 lbs.,2 the Portégé® R500 notebook PC is easy to take wherever you go. It slips right into your briefcase, backpack or carrying case, practically unnoticed alongside files or papers.

World's first laptop with a 7mm DVD-SuperMulti drive.

As the world's first notebook PC with a 7mm DVD-SuperMulti drive,* the Portégé® R500 series offers you full mobile multimedia capabilities. Use the DVD-SuperMulti drive* to record and play presentations, music, movies or any other media from 9 different disc formats.

World's first widescreen 12.1" indoor/outdoor transreflective LED backlit display.

The Portégé® R500 notebook PC's 12.1" indoor/outdoor transreflective LED backlit display produces rich color saturation and superb image quality indoors. Outdoors, the transreflective screen ingeniously uses natural light to bring colors and images to life. In both settings, the display offers outstanding readability and image definition.

World's longest battery life in a widescreen
12.1" notebook.

The Portégé® R500 laptop offers the world's longest battery life* on a widescreen 12.1" notebook. This tremendous battery life means you can enjoy up to a full workday of normal computing on a single charge, enabling you to work longer without having to plug in.

World's thinnest notebook with an optical drive.

As thin as 0.77", the Portégé® R500 notebook PC sits about as high as an upright dime. You'll be amazed at how much performance is packed into such a small chassis.