Toshiba 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.
Toshiba Tecra
Designed for corporate and small business sectors, Tecra notebooks provide performance and stability in a light weight, dockable package. A single platform image is used to lengthen life span, while decreasing qualifying costs. All models now incorporate Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technologyª to provide advanced power, extended battery capability, and high speed wireless LAN, all in an easy-to-configure platform. Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional featured on all systems.
Toshiba Launches Tecra R840 & R850, Portege R830 Business Laptops
Asus, Toshiba, Sony – Most Reliable Laptop Makers
The 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.
Toshiba Releases Tecra M11 Business Laptop
Toshiba has released the Tecra M11 Series 14-inch business laptop.
The Tecra M11 features the Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 processors, Intel’s integrated or NVIDIA NVS 2100M 512MB dedicated graphics, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, up to 320GB hard drive or a 128GB solid state drive, a DVD burner, and a 6-cell battery providing more than 5 hours of battery life.
Toshiba Tecra A11 Laptop Overview
Toshiba’s recently unveiled Tecra A11 15.6-inch business laptop with the Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 processors is now available.
Along with the Core i3-330M, i5-430M, i5-520M or i7-620M CPU, the configurable Toshiba Tecra A11-ST3500 includes the Intel GMA HD integrated or NVIDIA NVS 210M discrete graphics card, up to 320GB hard drive or a 128GB solid state drive, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, a DVD burner and Windows 7 OS. The display resolution is 1366×768 or 1600×900 pixels. All models feature LED screen backlight.
Toshiba Releases Core i3, i5, i7-Based Laptops
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.
Toshiba Tecra R10 – New Thin-and-Light 14.1″ Laptop
Toshiba has unveiled the Tecra R10, a newly designed thin-and-light laptop with a 14.1-inch display and Intel Centrino 2 technology.
Measuring 1.13 inches at the thinnest edge and weighing 4.4 pounds, the Toshiba Tecra R10 includes the Intel Core 2 Duo processor and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150M 128MB discrete graphics card. The first offered model, the R10-S4401, comes with the Core 2 Duo SP9300 CPU at 2.26GHz, 3GB of DDR2 memory, a 160GB hard drive, and DVD burner. Its 1280×800 widescreen display uses LED backlight.
Toshiba Releases Tecra A10 15.4″ Business Laptop
Toshiba has unveiled the new desktop replacement notebook for business users – the Tecra A10.
The 15.4-inch laptop features Intel Centrino 2 technology and the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150M graphics card with 256MB of dedicated video memory. The configurable A10-ST9010 model can be ordered with the Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, P8600, or T9400 processor, up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, up to 250GB of hard drive space or a 128GB solid state drive, and a DVD burner. Display resolution options are 1280×800 and 1680×1050.
Toshiba Recalls 1,400 Sony-Made Laptop Batteries in the U.S.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of around 1,400 Sony-made batteries used in Toshiba’s notebooks. The recalled lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
The affected laptops are select Toshiba Satellite A100, Satellite A105, and Tecra A7 models, which were sold in the United States from January 2006 through April 2006. According to CPSC, Toshiba has received three reports outside of the United States of notebook batteries overheating. No injuries have been reported.
Toshiba Recalls 5,100 Laptop Batteries Worldwide
Toshiba recalled today about 5,100 laptop batteries, sold with its Dynabook, Dynabook Satellite, Satellite, and Tecra notebooks in Japan, the U.S., Europe, Australia, and China.
According to Toshiba’s representative, there were three cases in which these batteries caught fire – two in Japan and one in Australia. However, there were no injuries.
Toshiba Reminds Users to Replace Recalled Batteries
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.
Toshiba Tecra M8 13.3-Inch Notebook Series Launched
Toshiba today launched its Tecra M8 13.3-inch notebook, based on Intel “Santa Rosa” mobile platform.
Toshiba Tecra M8-S8011, the first model in M8 series, features Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 processor at 1.8GHz, GM965 chipset with integrated GMA X3100 graphics empowering widescreen 1280-by-800 display, an 1GB DDR2 memory (expandable to 4GB), an 120GB 5400rpm SATA hard drive, and the 1GB Intel Turbo Memory for improved system responsiveness. The M8-S8011 has a built-in DVD burner.
Lapjacks – Toshiba Personalised Laptop Service Launched
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”.
Toshiba Tecra A9 Centrino Pro Notebook Announced
Toshiba has announced Tecra A9 business class 15.4-inch widescreen notebook computer, featuring a new Intel Centrino Pro technology, which is a part of just announced Intel’s “Santa Rosa” laptop platform.
The notebook maker explains that the Centrino Pro consists of four primary components including the latest Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, the Mobile Intel 965 chipset, Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN supporting draft 802.11n wireless connectivity and Intel Active Management Technology (AMT 2.5).
Toshiba Tecra A8-EZ8511, A6-EZ6411 – Budget-Minded Laptops
Toshiba has announced the availability of Tecra A8-EZ8511 and Tecra A6-EZ6411 budget-minded business laptops priced at $749 and $1,199 respectively.
The 15.4-inch widescreen (1280×800) Toshiba Tecra A8-EZ8511 comes with Intel Celeron M 430 processor at 1.73GHz, 512MB of DDR2 533MHz SDRAM, a 60GB SATA hard drive spinning at 5400rpm and Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with up to 256MB of shared graphics memory. It is based on Intel 945GM Express Chipset and has Atheros Wireless LAN (802.11b/g), Gigabit Ethernet and a 56k modem. The affordable A8-EZ8511 features three USB ports, a PC Card slot, a SD Slot, IEEE-1394, a fingerprint reader and a docking connector. Currently there is no information at Toshiba’s website on laptop’s external monitor support.
Toshiba Tecra M6-EZ6612 Ultra-Portable Laptop Announced
Toshiba has introduced M6-EZ6612, the new thin and light mainstream-business notebook configuration in its Tecra M6 series. Weighing 4.1 pounds, Toshiba Tecra M6-EZ6612 provides 12.1-inch widescreen display with 1280×800 resolution, Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5600 at 1.83GHz, 1GB of DDR2 553MHz system memory, 100GB SATA hard drive at 5400rpm and a double layer DVD burner.
The Tecra M6-EZ6612 is built on Intel 945GM Express Chipset providing Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 8MB to 256MB of shared memory, Intel PRO/Wireless 802.11a/b/g, Gigabit Ethernet, 56k modem and a Bluetooth.
