Laptops Arena

Portege R500-S5007V is the latest notebook from Toshiba and is the world’s first model equipped with 128GB SSD drive, measuring only 0.77-inch thick at 2.4 pounds, which means it becomes the lightest notebook PC. It was announced on June 17 by Toshiba's Digital Products Division and it features a 7-mm DVD SuperMulti drive, a 12.1-inch transreflective LED backlit display of 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, the High Density Mounting Technology for dual-sided motherboard component mounting, 8 hours battery life, low voltage processor, the EasyGuard Technology for advanced encryption, multi-level passwords and fingerprint sensor.
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"With seven world's first technologies the Portege R500 series has served as a technology launching pad and redefined the ultraportable marketplace with its world's first technologies and 'green' attributes, such as a transreflective LED backlit indoor/outdoor viewing display, the industry's highest rated EPEAT Gold laptop and Energy Star 4.0 compliance," said Jeff Barney, general manager and vice president, Digital Products Division, Toshiba America Information Systems. "First to incorporate a 128GB solid state drive is another major accomplishment for Toshiba and illustrates how the company is committed to delivering solutions that meet the needs of our customers."

The recommended configuration available at $2,999 includes the Windows Vista Business operating system, Intel Core 2 Duo U7700 clocked at 1.33GHz, 2048 RAM memory, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN module, Intel PRO/1000-10/100/1000 Ethernet connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, and a 3-year warranty.

<-234x60 Half Banner - left->Toshiba Portege M800 is the latest ultra-portable notebook from the company, sporting a pearl white housing with silver contrasts and white LED outline on the touchpad.
The 13.3-inch stylish laptop will be available in Europe, Africa and Middle East starting the third quarter this summer.

It has a TruBrite-enabled wide display with great viewability in nright environments and low light conditions, and integrates a 1.3MP web camera for videoconferences and microphone for high-quality voice calls over IP networks.
The laptop features also face recognition and fingerprint reader as security methods against unauthorized access, and runs on Windows Vista Business or Vista Home Premium operating system.



We’ll find out more about the slim UMPC from Toshiba after the release.

Destined for business requirements and student needs, the new Toshiba Satellite Pro notebook line includes a range of 5 affordable models with different configurations for everyone’s needs.
The starting price is of $699 and the smallest notebook is a 13.3-inch, while a 17-inch model is a better choice for multi-tasking and entertainment.

Toshiba chose for its latest Satellite Pro configurations the Intel Core 2 Duo and AMD dual core processors, optional 1.3MP camera with microphone, and two operating systems to match the final customer’s configuration: Windows XP Professional and Windows Vista Home Basic.

In addition there is an integrated DVD super multi optical drive, TruBrite display technology, wireless connectivity, modem, Express Card slot, and support for Computrace system that helps in recovering stolen laptops and protects the information stored on lost ones.

The 5 laptops added in Toshiba’s Satellite Pro series are: the 15.4-inch Satellite Pro L300 and Satellite L300D which start at $699, the 14.1-inch Satellite Pro M300 available at $999, the 13.3-inch Satellite Pro U400at a higher price of $1,049, and the 17-inch Satellite Pro L350 with a basic configuration available at $1,099.

<-120x240 Vertical Banner - left->Toshiba released 4 new laptop models included in the A200 series and offers them at a starting price of under $600.
All have 15.4-inch displays with 1280x800 native resolution and are designed to fulfill small business’ needs at affordable prices.
You can opt for an Intel Centrino Duo processor or the AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology, both meant to improve your productivity and multimedia entertainment experience.

At the starting price you get a high-definition wide display with TruBrite technology, a DVD Super Multi optical drive with Labelflash support for compatible DVD-R discs, and built-in web camera.
To get a general view about prices and the specifications available I will enumerate four customizable model options:

For $849.99, the Toshiba Satellite A205-S5864 comes with Windows Vista Home Premium operating system pre-installed, the Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 processor clocked at 1.83GHz, 3GB DDR2 SDRAM memory, 250GB HDD storage capacity, Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with 8MB-256MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory, integrated stereo speakers, and wireless connectivity.

Besides the components mentioned as being common for all these new notebook models, the Satellite A205-S5847 available at $649.99 runs on Intel Pentium Dual-Core processor T2370 at 1.73GHz speeds, has 2GB memory, 120GB HDD, and the rest of the hardware the previous model described has.

Satellite A215-S5849 notebook available at $749.99 has an AMD Turion processor clocked at 2GHz with HyperTransport Technology, 2GB memory, 200GB HDD storage, and the ATI Radeon X1200 graphics card with 128MB-319MB shared memory.
The model offered at the lowest price of $599.99 is Satellite A215-S5829, which features the AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Technology TK-57 with 1.9GHz speeds, 1GB memory, 160GB HDD, and the ATI Radeon(TM) X1200 with 128MB-319MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory.

All these models are available at ToshibaDirect.com.

The four redesign Toshiba Satellite notebook models are the 13.3-inch Satellite U400, 14.1-inch Satellite M300, 15.4-inch Satellite A300 and 17-inch Satellite P300, all featuring the TruBrite LCD display technology, the Fusion Finish in Horizon pattern with grey pinstripes on a glossy black background.
More than that, the new touch-sensitive multimedia command keys show a cool LED light and let the use select volume, CD playback and DVD settings via a simple touch of a finger.



The change is not only at the exterior design level but also the interior and here Toshiba added Sleep-and-Charge USB ports for charging the music players, mobile phones or PDAs, and facial recognition for the web camera so only the right user will have access to the stored data.

The sound is enhanced by the Dolby Sound Room technology which creates a virtual surround sound via headphones or the integrated stereo speakers, and it can be connected to your home theater via the S/P DIF.
Toshiba Satellite M300, Satellite A300 and Satellite P300 models have Harman Kardon stereo speakers for a true movie surround experience.



Hardware components enclude AMD CPUs, ATI Mobility Radeon HD3470 or HD3650 graphic cards, HDMI port and High Definition displays.
Soon, the four additions will be available at Toshiba's online store.