Toshiba Portege

Portege notebooks have a proven track-record spanning nearly ten years, and are designed for the mobile warrior desiring innovation and reliability, all in a lightweight, no compromise package. Today’s models continue their award-winning tradition with two separate designs: the M200 Convertible Tablet PC and the ultra-portable R100.


Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 – Cheapest Ultrabook Available

Best Buy has put on sale the Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 model, the company’s first available ultrabook.

The 13.3-inch Portege Z835-P330 is currently the cheapest ultrabook on the US market, with a price of $800. This price is maybe a surprise for many, because the 0.6-inch thin 2.5-pound laptop was expected to start at about $1,000 after the first announcement. The Z835-P330 offers the Intel Core i3-2367M dual-core ultra-low voltage 1.4GHz processor with embedded graphics, 4GB of RAM, and a 128GB solid state drive. The inclusion of a 128GB SSD in an $800 ultrabook configuration is a big plus for the Z835-P330. For comparison, Acer’s S3 with a Core i5 processor and a traditional HDD was the cheapest ultrabook until now with an $840 price tag, while the similar SSD-equipped Lenovo’s U300s, Asus UX31E, and MacBook Air 13 start at more than $1,000.

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Online Retailers Reveal Ultrabook Prices, Start at $900

Ultrabooks are scheduled to hit the market next month but select online retailers have already revealed prices for some of these ultrathin Intel-based laptops, and are accepting pre-orders for some of them.

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Toshiba Hits Ultrabook Market with Portege Z830

Ultrabooks, full performance laptops with ultra-thin designs, are an emerging mobile PC category. Toshiba today joined the ultrabook market with the announcement of the 13.3-inch Portege Z830 Series.

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Back-to-School Laptop Deals 2011

Retailers and computer vendors in the U.S. have started offering students with back-to-school laptop deals for 2011 season, including great savings on notebooks, netbooks, and tablet computers.

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Toshiba Launches Tecra R840 & R850, Portege R830 Business Laptops

Toshiba Tecra R840Toshiba today launched the new Tecra and Portege business notebooks, based on Intel 2nd Generation Core “Sandy Bridge” processors.

The new lineup includes the 14-inch Tecra R840 and 15.6-inch Tecra R850, as well as the 13.3-inch Portege R830.

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Toshiba Portege R835 Thin-and-Light Laptop Now on Sale

Toshiba Portege R835The Toshiba Portege R835 professional-class thin-and-light 13.3″ laptop with Intel 2nd Generation Core processors is now available.

Currently, there are two offered versions of the 1 inch thin 3.2-pound laptop, that has a blue magnesium alloy chassis. Toshiba Direct sells the Portege R835-ST3N01 with the Intel Core i3-2310M CPU, while Newegg has in stock the R835-P56 with the Core i5-2410M chip. Both laptops come with 4GB of DDR3 memory, a 640GB hard drive, built-in DVD burner, and a six-cell battery that lasts “up to 9 hours” on a single charge.

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Toshiba Recalls Sandy Bridge-Based Satellite, Portege, Qosmio Laptops

ToshibaToshiba today recalled select laptop models, based on 2nd Generation Intel Core “Sandy Bridge” processors, due to the recently discovered error on the included Intel 6-Series “Cougar Point” chipset.

The notebooks affected by the flaw are select Satellite A660 / A665, L655, and M645 series models, the Satellite E305-S1990, select Toshiba Portege R835 laptops, select Qosmio X505 series systems, and the Qosmio X500-Q930 model.

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Toshiba Adds WiMAX to Portege R700 Ultraportable Laptop

Toshiba Portege R700 WiMAXToshiba today introduced two WiMAX-ready models of the Portege R700 13.3-inch ultraportable laptop series – the R700-S1332W and R700-S1322W.

Besides a built-in WiMAX wireless module, the Toshiba Portege R700-S1332W features the Intel Core i7 processor and a 128GB solid state drive, while the Portege R700-S1322W features the Core i5 CPU and a 320GB 7200rpm hard drive. Both models include 4GB of DDR3 memory.

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Toshiba Portege R700 13.3″ Ultraportable for Pros Announced

Toshiba Portege R700Toshiba has announced the Portege R700 13.3-inch ultraportable notebook for professionals.

With a starting weight of three pounds and about one inch thin, the Toshiba Portege R700 includes the latest 2010 Intel Core full-voltage processors, a built-in optical drive, new Airflow Cooling Technology, and a magnesium alloy casing reinforced with a new honeycomb rib design within the palm rests and base of the laptop.

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Asus, Toshiba, Sony – Most Reliable Laptop Makers

Asus Laptops Most ReliableThe most reliable laptops in the market are those from Asus, Toshiba, and Sony, followed by Apple and Dell, according to a Sqare Trade’s reasearch which is based on a 3-year malfunction rates projection.

The failure rates for Asus, Toshiba, Sony, Apple and Dell notebooks are 15.6, 15.7, 16.8, 17.4, and 18.3 percent, respectively.

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Toshiba Portege R600 Ultraportable Now Available in the US

Toshiba Portege R600Toshiba’s new 12.1-inch ultraportable laptop – the Portege R600 – is now available in the United States.

The Toshiba Portege R600 measures 0.77 inches at its thinnest edge and starts at 2.4 pounds. It is based on Intel Centrino 2 processor technology. Currently, there are two R600 configurations available – the R600-S4201 and R600-S4202. Both systems come with the Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 CPU at 1.4GHz, GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, 3GB of DDR2 memory, a built-in DVD burner, and 1280×800 widescreen LED-sidelight display that is outdoor viewable.

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Toshiba Portege M750 Tablet PC Launched

Toshiba Portege M750Toshiba has launched the Portege M750 Tablet PC, featuring a 12.1-inch dual-input display and Intel Centrino 2 technology.

Toshiba says the Portege M750 detects the presence of a digital pen or a user’s fingertip, automatically switching between the different input methods. The display has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels and LED backlight.

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Toshiba Portege M700 Tablet PC Announced

Toshiba Portege M700Toshiba announced today the Portege M700 Tablet PC for mobile professionals, the company’s first convertible notebook with a touch screen LED backlit display.

The size of the Toshiba Portege M700′s LED backlit display with anti-glare coating is 12.1-inch. Its resolution is 1280-by-800 (WXGA) pixels and it supports digital pen and touch screen inputs. Regarding internal components of the Intel 965 Express chipset-based Portege M700, there are an Intel Core 2 Duo processor (T7250, T7500, T7700 or T7800), the Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, up to 4GB of system memory, up to 160GB hard drive, and a built-in DVD burner, as well as an 802.11a/g/n wireless module, Gigabit Ethernet, and an optional Bluetooth receiver. The Tablet PC’s optical drive can be replaced with a second hard drive or weight saver.

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Toshiba Wireless UWB Port Replicator Streams Baseband Video

Toshiba Portege R400Toshiba today announced Wireless UWB Port Replicator for Portege R400 Tablet PCs. It is the world’s first wireless port replicator capable of transferring baseband video, according to Toshiba.

“The integration of Ultra Wide Band (UWB) high-speed wireless technology capable of transmitting digital video wirelessly, allows the Toshiba Wireless UWB Port Replicator to stream baseband video with up to SXGA resolution. This enables users to easily stream unencrypted/uncompressed video, such as home videos, music and video CDs or Internet-based video,” the company’s press release says.

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Toshiba Reminds Users to Replace Recalled Batteries

ToshibaToshiba Corporation today unveiled that one of its notebook computers with a Sony battery pack recently caught fire, and announced the additional measures to encourage customer participation in the global Sony battery packs replacement program, which started last year.

“On May 24, 2007, a Toshiba portable computer with a Sony battery pack caught fire. Toshiba immediately asked Sony to investigate. The investigation confirmed that the cause of the fire was the battery pack, as in other incidents reported earlier,” the Company’s press release says.

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