Toshiba Tecra M9 with Centrino Pro Unveiled

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.

Toshiba Tecra M9 features a full range of the latest 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo processors with increased front side bus to 800MHz from 667MHz. The lineup includes Core 2 Duo T7100 at 1.8GHz, T7300 at 2.0GHz, T7500 at 2.2GHz, and T7700 at 2.4GHz. The T7100 has 2MB of L2 cache, while the others have 4MB. The notebook supports up to 4GB of DDR2 system memory.

The two available models at ToshibaDirect web-site - the M9-ST5511 and the M9-S5514 - have an integrated Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 130M dedicated graphics, respectively.

The Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965 AGN, supporting draft 802.11n protocol, provides up to five times better connection speeds and up to twice the wireless range, as well as faster downloads compared to 802.11g. The Active Management Technology (AMT 2.5) in Tecra M9 will allow network managers “to better manage mobile computing assets, deliver proactive security and improved maintenance in order to minimize user downtime and provide greater efficiency at or away from the office”.

Toshiba Tecra M9 has built in Gigabit Ethernet, a 56k modem and a Bluetooth. The new business laptop is offered with up to 160GB SATA hard drive at 5400rpm and with a DVD burner. Toshiba’s A9 provides three USB ports, PCMCIA card slot, Secure Digital slot, Firewire, VGA output, Serial port and a fingerprint reader.

The Tecra M9’s weight starts at 5.4lbs. It comes with Windows Vista Business or Ultimate Edition OS.

Toshiba’s M9 additionally features shock absorbing design, HDD protection and spill resistant keyboard.

The new Tecra notebook is available through Toshiba Direct. Its basic configuration is priced at $1,349.

Where the secondary sreen as Intel promise in Santa Rosa Platform? (AKA Windows Slide Show).