Toshiba Satellite U500 Ducati Edition
Posted March 27th, 2010 by admin No Comments »
By Tony Smith (via reghardware.co.uk)
When you think of Italian superbike marques, you think of the colour red – a vigorous, powerful, thrusting hue. Yet Toshiba has chosen to deck its Ducati-themed Satellite U500 out in – dare we say it, slightly feminine – white.
Toshiba and Ducati: marque ‘book pro?
You can understand why. When Acer ponied up for the Ferrari brand, it grabbed the right to release red laptops. And Asus’ Lamborghini licence grants it the exclusive on glossy yellow. Toshiba has been left to come up with an alternative, and it’s chosen white, to signify luxury.
The keyboard surround and wrist rest area, and the laptop‘s lid, have been given an almost leather-like texture to suggest speedboat upholstery. We’ll drift away for a moment to contemplate a bikini-clad honey draped decoratively across its bows… Read the rest of this entry »
