Archive for the 'Toshiba Qosmio' Category

The Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q860, X505-Q870 and X505-Q880 are the new X505 18.4-inch gaming laptop models with the Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors and the latest NVIDIA’s graphics.

Toshiba currently offers three Qosmio X505 models: the Intel Core i5-430M powered X505-Q860, and the Intel Core i7-720QM based X505-Q870 and X505-Q880. All models feature the NVIDIA GeForce GTS360M 1GB GDDR5 gaming-class video card. The X505-Q860 and X505-Q870 come with 4GB of DDR3 memory, a 500GB hard drive, and a display resolution of 1680×945 pixels, whereas the X505-Q880 ships with 6GB or RAM, a 64GB solid state drive plus a 500GB HDD, and a full HD 1920×1080 display.

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Toshiba announced today the new Satellite, Qosmio, and Tecra laptops with the latest Intel Core i3, i5 and Core i7 mobile processors.

The Core i3/i5/i7-powered series include the Satellite L505, L555, A505, P505, M505, and U505, the Qosmio X505, and the Tecra A11.

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The Intel Core i7-powered Toshiba Qosmio X505 is the company’s latest 18.4-inch gaming laptop.

Toshiba currently offers two Qosmio X505 models: the X505-Q830 and X505-Q850. Besides the Intel Core i7-720QM 1.6GHz quad-core mobile processor, the X505 features the NVIDIA GeForce GTS250M 1GB GDDR5 dedicated video card. The X505-Q830 comes with 4GB of DDR3 memory, a 320GB hard drive, and a display resolution of 1680×945 pixels, whereas the X505-Q850 ships with 6GB or RAM, a 64GB solid state drive plus a 320GB HDD, and a full HD 1920×1080 display.

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Toshiba announced today the Qosmio X500, the company’s first Core i7-based laptop.

The 18.4-inch notebook for HD multimedia and gaming also includes the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M 1GB dedicated video card, DDR3 memory, dual hard drive configurations, a Blu-ray optical drive, Dolby Home Theater audio, a multi-touch trackpad, and Windows 7 operating system.

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Toshiba has launched the Qosmio X305-Q708 17-inch gaming laptop, featuring Intel’s quad-core processor and two NVIDIA video cards.

Along with the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 CPU at 2.53GHz and dual NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS 512MB SLI GPUs, the X305-Q708 includes 4GB of DDR3 system memory, a 128GB solid state drive and a 320GB 7200rpm hard drive, and a DVD burner. The display has a resolution of 1440×900 pixels.

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Toshiba today announced the expansion of its Qosmio entertainment notebook lineup with the Qosmio G55, Qosmio X305 and Qosmio F55.

The company says the multimedia-oriented Qosmio G55 is “the world’s first notebook to incorporate a parallel media co-processor”, also used in Sony PlayStation 3.

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LogicTV has published pictures of the upcoming Toshiba Qosmio X305 gaming notebook, featuring a 17-inch 1680×1050 display, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1GB video card, and Intel’s dual core CPU at 3GHz.

The Qosmio X305 also includes up to 4GB of system memory, 400GB of storage space using two 200GB hard drives at 7,200rpm, Harmon Kardon speakers system, and an HDMI output.

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The Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV690, the world’s first notebook to feature an HD DVD-R/RW drive, is now available for purchase.

This optical drive in the Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV690 entertainment laptop can play HD DVD movies and burn, erase, and re-burn data. The notebook features a 17-inch widescreen 1920×1200 display supporting 1080p content, an HDMI port, which can send 1080p high definition video to a HDTV along with 5.1 digital audio, and the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 512MB video card.

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Toshiba today announced that its Qosmio, Satellite X205 and select models of the Satellite U305 notebook series will incorporate Intel’s new line of Core 2 Duo mobile processors, codenamed “Penryn“.

“New models of the Satellite X205 will use the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8100 to drive gaming performance even higher, while the 4.5 pound Satellite U305 will harness the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8100 to prove that mobility and performance are not mutually exclusive. The Qosmio G45 with the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9300 will continue to lead the industry’s integration of HD DVD technology,” a Toshiba’s press release says.

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Toshiba today announced the availability of the Qosmio G45-AV680, the first notebook PC in the new G45 audio-video series. The 17-inch Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV680, “the first U.S. model to feature an HD DVD-R (writable) optical drive and full 1080p playback resolution”, uses Intel “Santa Rosa” platform, NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT graphics, and the Dolby surround sound technology.

Along with HD DVD playback, HD DVD media burning, and 1080p quality delivered by a 17-inch diagonal widescreen Ultimate TruBrite 1920×1200 display, the Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV680 provides a HDMI output for connection to external High Definition TV or monitor. There are also Toshiba’s external USB HDTV Tuner and a remote controller. Regarding audio features, the first Qosmio G45 comes with four built-in Harman Kardon Bass Reflex stereo speakers, a built-in subwoofer, a 1 Bit Digital Amplifier, and Dolby Home Theater technology.

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Toshiba today announced the Qosmio F45-AV412 15.4-inch multimedia notebook computer featuring Intel “Santa Rosa” platform, HD DVD-ROM drive, HDMI output, and Dolby surround sound technology.

Toshiba Qosmio F45-AV412, the first model in the new F45 series, is based on Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 processor and the GM965 chipset with the integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, empowering a 15.4″ 1280×800-pixel widescreen display.

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Toshiba 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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Toshiba today announced that its upcoming Satellite P205, Satellite X205, and Qosmio F45 mainstream laptops will feature HD DVD optical drives. In addition, Toshiba Qosmio G45 will be the first U.S. notebook computer with a writeable HD DVD optical drive, according to computer maker.

The Satellite P205, Satellite X205, and Qosmio G45 will have 17-inch displays, while the Qosmio F45 will feature 15.4-inch display. These HD DVD-equipped widescreen laptops will be priced from $1,449 to $3,199.

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Toshiba Corporation announced today it will put AMD processors in about 20 percent of the notebooks it sells in the United States and Europe. The laptop PC maker plans to use AMD chips in moderate-priced standard models for individual and corporate clients, Reuters reports.

The first AMD-powered notebooks from Toshiba will be released this summer reportedly.

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Computer Systems Division of Toshiba Europe today announced its Lapjacks service, which enables owners of the Toshiba notebooks to design a customized cover for their laptop.

“The website (Lapjacks.com) allows customers to choose from thousands of high quality images, upload their own digital photographs or even create an original design and submit it for production. The designs are then printed onto a high quality adhesive vinyl cover that is engineered to fit the exact dimensions of the laptop”.

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