Laptops Arena

Two new laptops from Toshiba will be launched in Japan on 21 December under the names Qosmio G40 and Qosmio F40.



Qosmio G40 is priced at around $3,600 and will feature a powerful 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 processor, 2GB of DDR II memory, 2 S-ATA hard disks of 200GB each and a beautiful GeForce 8600M GT graphics card with its own 256MB memory.
The laptop integrates a High Definition DVD-RW optical drive which makes it one of the high-end models on the market.

Its display is 17 inches large, with the ClearView technology and 1920x1200 pixels resolution, unlike the other model, Qosmio F40 that is smaller, with a screen measuring just 15.4 inches.

Qosmio F40 has a smaller price of $2,700 and it doesn’t run with the same processor as the other model, but with a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, and integrates 250GB of HDD storage.
Both laptops, G40 and F40 have support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity technologies, and are equipped with card readers and HDMI ports.

Toshiba has released a new tablet PC under the name Portege M700, the first tablet PC that has a LED backlit touchscreen.
The tablet is rich in features including fingertip input capability and anti-glare 12.1-inch WXGA display with a resolution of 1280 x 800.

Running with a powerful Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T75001 processor at 2.2GHz, Portege M700 has a DDR II SDRAM memory of 2GB, 160GB S-ATA at 5400 rpm, integrated DVD SuperMulti (+/-R Double Layer) drive, and the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with 8MB-251MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory.



The pre-installed operating system is Windows Vista Business 32-bit version and connectivity it comes with Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN (802.11a/g/n) technology, Intel Pro 82566MM 10/100/1000 Ethernet, and Bluetooth v.2.0 + EDR, while being equipped with a built-in webcam of 1.3MP with microphone for videoconferencing and stuff.

Depending on your chosen configuration the system’s price varies, but Toshiba has a recommendation that costs $1,700 and this one includes the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 platform, an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 with 2.2GHz, 4MB L2, 800MHz FSB characteristics, 1GB DDR2 SDRAM memory, 160GB HDD, and the rest of features mentioned above.



If you prefer other components you can customize the tablet and start from a price of $1,500 .

Do you like Toshiba? And in the same time do you need a high definition notebook?
If yes, then hurry up and enter on Toshiba’s website here to take advantage of its latest offer.
For each new notebook with built-in HD DVD player Toshiba UK offers not one but five HD DVDs with box office movies like Chronicles of Riddick, Children of Men, The Fast and Furious 2, Hulk, World Trade Center, Dreamgirls and The Prestige!!!



And believe me, The Prestige with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale is one of the best movies ever made and who has not seen it yet should get it, otherwise I can say you’ll have lots to lose.

The Toshiba HD notebook series comes with 17-inch HD Wide displays that show incredibly real dynamic images.


The notebook range has the Qosmio G40 with an ultra bright LCD and 1080p plus the Harman Kardon speakers and Dolby Home Theater for the best movie experience.

Then comes the Satellite X200 meant for gaming and equipped with an NVIDIA SLI graphics technology, Harman Kardon five speaker sound system and Dolby Home Theater technology.
There is also the Satellite P200 available, destined for entertainment and coming with a 17-inch Toshiba TruBrite widescreen display with a 1440x900 resolution; and also the Pro P200 version that has the Intel Core2 Duo processor and Intel Turbo Memory.

The Satellite A200 has a smaller widescreen display, measuring 15.4 inches, but has the TruBrite display type and a strong Intel processor, together with Toshiba’s Easy Keys to let you select, stop and start videos and music at the touch of a button.
And there is also the Satellite Pro A200 version.

Toshiba’s offer ends on January 31 2008.

The performance meets the mobility again with the new Tecra M9 notebooks from Toshiba, a cocktail of durability, data security and productivity.
Designed for business professionals, the M9 notebooks are powered by the Intel Centrino Duo processor technology and optimized for Windows Vista platform so its owners to finish their work in shorter time.
For security and protection, Toshiba added the third generation EasyGuard technology, plus drop, spill and shock resistance.



Ranging between $1,249 to $1,899, the five brand new customizable models show a 14.1-inch WXGA display, share the same optical drive type, a DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) supporting 11 formats, have the Intel Pro 82566MC 10/100/1000 Ethernet and support Bluetooth 2.0 plus EDR technology.



The M9-ST5511X has the lowest price, same as the M9-ST5511, and both come with the Core 2 Duo T7250 processor of 2.0GHz, a DDR2 memory of 1024MB (667MHz), a screen resolution of 1280x800, an Nvidia Quadro NVS 130M graphic unit with 128MB of dedicated memory, 80GB HDD (5400rpm), and Intel Pro Wireless technology support, but the operating system is an option between Windows XP and Vista.



What the M9-S5512X comes in plus with are Core 2 Duo T7100 processor of 1.80MHz, Windows XP OS, and a Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with 8MB-384MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory.
It was evaluated t a price of $1,349.

Next comes the M9-S5515 with a faster processor running at 2.20GHz, the Vista OS, 2048MB DDR2 RAM memory, a screen resolution of 1440x900, an Nvidia Quadro NVS 130M with 383MB total memory from which 128MB dedicated and 255MB TurboCache Technology; a double HDD storage, and the Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link technology support, all at $1,899.



At the same price you can find the last model, M9-S5515X, which differentiates from the previous with the XP version of Windows OS, and the Nvidia Quadro NVS 130M with 128MB dedicated memory, video card model encountered at the first two models presented.

Toshiba also provides you links to stores near you from where you can get the preferred model.

Toshiba releases another dynabook notebook, this time with a design and equipment destined for gaming, called dynabook Satellite WXW/79DW.


It has a 17-inch widescreen display, WSXGA-type with a resolution of 1680x1050, enough for watching movies, playing games and multimedia in general.

But in case you need a bigger view you can attach it to an LCD TV because it has HDMI technology.

The memory is of 4GB but it comes with just 160GB HDD storage.



The Santa Rose-based model runs at 2.4GHz on an Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 processor and has a GeForce 8700M GT video card with 256 MB dedicated memory, compatible with DirectX 10.
As optical drive there is the DVD-RW, while the surround sound is ensured by a 4.1 channel Harmon Kardon speakers with sub-woofer.


For video chatting you can use its built-in 1.3MP camera.
The dynabook Satellite WXW available now in Japan comes with Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed and is a medium-weight device (3.2Kg) that can be found at a price of approximately $1850.