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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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Toshiba has launched the Tecra M10, a new 14.1-inch business-class laptop.

The Toshiba Tecra M10 is based on the Intel Centrino 2 notebook platform and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150M 256MB video card. The configurable M10-ST9110 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 1440×900.

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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.

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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.

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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 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.

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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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Toshiba has announced a Tecra M9 14.1-inch widescreen notebook computer based on new Intel “Santa Rosa” platform and designed for mobile professionals.

As same as Tecra A9, the M9 features Intel Centrino Pro technology, which consists of four primary components including the new Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Intel 965 Express chipset, Intel’s wireless N solution and Intel Active Management Technology.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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