Toshiba's 128 GB solid-state disk plays hide and seek

On Friday, Toshiba's Japanese-language Dynabook dedicated site announced a delay in availability of its 128 GB solid state drive for the SS RX model ultra portable. Then, on the company's European site, a Portege R500 (the Dynabook's western counterpart) appeared to be configurable with a 128 GB SSD.

Most other features are standard for the Portege line, an Intel Core 2 Duo ULV U7700 processor, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, 12.1-inch backlit LCD display, a 7mm dual-layer DVD superdrive, all weighing in at a meager 1.72 pounds.

Unfortunately, just because it's listed on the site, does not mean that it will be available any time soon, and the notebook has no official release date in the US.

"We deeply apologize to the customer who has already reserved one." The site said, attributing the delay to a lag in production of the drives in question. First launched in Summer 2007, the Dynabook's upgraded hard drive announced in March. All told, a Dynabook SS RX with all the features will run for over $4,000.