'Greenest' notebook announced

Toshiba's ultra-portable notebook, the Portégé R600, has been nominated as the worlds ‘greenest’ notebook, according to a recent Greenpeace survey: The Green Electronics Survey 2008.

The annual survey, which evaluates the greenest electronic products on the market, scores Toshiba as the highest for the elimination of hazardous chemicals in its Portégé R600 notebook — beating all other manufacturers and winning the notebook category.

The Portégé R600 has restricted the use of hazardous chemicals such as cadmium, mercury and lead from batteries and other components.

The notebook is also ENERGY STAR 4.0 compliant, features an LED backlit display, the latest CPUs and the option for a solid state drive (SSD) as a storage medium that results in low energy consumption and long battery life, further reducing its environmental impact.

With the ongoing growth of the PC market, Toshiba also remains committed to notebook recycling. The company's E-cycle initiative is a program offering businesses and consumers the ability to do the right thing and divert their pre-loved Toshiba notebooks from landfill.

To see the results of the Greenpeace Green Electronics Survey, visit http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/reports/green-electronics-survey-2.