Toshiba announced the new Portege R500 business notebook will have an optional 64GB solid state drive. Configured with the SSD and no optical drive, the Portege R500 weighs only 1.72 pounds, making it the lightest 12.1-inch widescreen notebook available. 
Apple updated its MacBook Pro line of notebooks today with a LED-backlit display for the 15-inch version and a hi-res 1920x1200 option for the 17-inch model. The new MacBook Pros are now available with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, NVIDIA GeForce 8600m GT graphics card. 
Lenovo's officially announced specs and pricing info on its ThinkPad X61 tablet. The X61 features Centrino Pro technology and a touch-sensitive 12.1-inch display. 
Intel first showed off the Metro concept notebook at Intel Developers Forum last month. Business Week got an in-depth look at the notebook, which may be produced late this year. The Metro is fashionably thin, measuring less than .7-inch thick and weighs 2.25-pounds. Apple's set to announce updates to its MacBook Pro line of notebooks next month according to industry experts. The new MacBook Pros will feature Intel's Santa Rosa platform. Apple recently increased clock speed, memory and drive capacity on its consumer grade MacBooks. 
Dell's jumping into the Tablet PC market later this year. The convertible notebook will feature a touchscreen and be one of the thinest and lightest on the market, according to Jeff Clarke, a senior vice president at Dell. 
Fujitsu announced its first ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs) today. Built for for business users, the U Series is the world's smallest tablet-convertible UMPC, weighing only 580g and measuring 26.5mm thick. The FMV-U8240 features a 5.6" (1024x600) widescreen display. 
HP's introducing two cheap notebooks, the HP 530 GH645AT for consumers and the HP 530 GH640AT for home business users. These notebooks will be available at office stores and brick and mortar retailers everywhere. 
Apple announced upgrades to its line of entry-level notebooks today. The refreshed MacBooks come with faster processors and bigger hard drives. Featuring Core 2 Duo processors, with speeds up to 2.16GHz, all of the new MacBooks come with 4MB of L2 cache and 1GB of memory. 
Notebooks.com got a hands-on with HP's 20-inch HDX "Dragon." Analyst Samir Bhavnani from Current Analysis West shares his thoughts about the HDX 
HP announced an entertainment notebook today dubbed "The Dragon" or Pavilion HDX. The HDX features a tilting 20.1-inch widescreen display. Starting at $2,999 the HDX will compete with Dell's XPS M2010 for users who want serious multimedia power in a quasi-portable form factor. 
HP announced the Compaq 2710p notebook, a convertible tablet that can be configured with up to three batteries. The optional expansion base features a DVD-RW drive and various ports.. A second battery can be sandwiched between the base of the tablet and the expansion base, for all-day computing. 
Samsung Q1 UltraSamsung's launching their second attempt at the UMPC with the Q1 Ultra, an improvement on their best-selling Q1 UMPC. Samsung hopes both consumers and business people will spend at least $799 on its latest UMPC. 
Lexar's new ExpressCard solid state drives (SSD) offer a convenient storage and backup solution for notebook users. Lexar officially announced the new 4GB, 8GB and 16GB ExpressCard SSD today, which can be used as ReadyBoost drives on VIsta notebooks. 
Dell's added a 32GB Solid State Drive to the list of drive options for its Latitude 420 and rugged Latitude ATG notebooks. 
Details are emerging on the next round of Thinkpad notebooks. The T61 and R61 will feature Intel Centrino Pro technology and widescreen displays. 
Sony VAIO SZ notebooks are premium thin and light notebooks that have style written all over them. Sony uses premium finishes including aluminum, carbon fiber and magnesium to stand out from the crowd.