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 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 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 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 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.
Toshiba Tecra M5-S4333 – Company’s New Flagship Business Laptop
Toshiba has announced the Tecra M5-S433, the company’s new flagship business notebook. Toshiba Tecra M5-S4333 has a 14.1-inch screen with 1400×1050 native resolution. The new Windows Vista Business notebook is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7200 at 2.00GHz and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M graphics card with 128MB DDR discrete graphics memory plus up to128MB of shared memory using NVIDIA TurboCache technology.
The Tecra M5-S4333 has 2GB of DDR2 667MHz memory and 120GB 5400rpm SATA hard drive. Its swappable Slim SelectBay provides users the possibility to switch out the standard DVD-SuperMulti writer for a second hard drive to expand data storage.
