Toshiba has updated its business and consumer notebook line-up introducing models with Intel's Centrino Pro platform and Core 2 Duo processors.
The flagship product in the business range is the Portege R500 -- which Toshiba claimed features "several world firsts". According to the PC maker it's the lightest and thinnest notebook with a 7mm optical disk drive, it has the longest lasting battery life [12.5hrs, measured according to JEITA standards] and is the first [commercially available] notebook to use transflective LED backlight technology. The transflective technology is similar to that in One Laptop Per Child's XO laptop.
Using the standard 12.5 hour 6-cell battery, the Portege 500 weighs in at just under one kilogram (999 grams) and includes a 12.1-inch display, keeping to a svelte 19.5 by 283 by 215 mm.
Customers can select the Portege R500 with standard 120GB hard drive for AU$3,300 or opt for a 64GB NAND flash SSD (solid state drive) for AU$4,125.
Tecra A9- 15.4-inch XGA (1024x768) widescreeen
- 80 or 120GB HDD
- 1GB memory
- AU$1,980 - AU$2,310
- 14.1-inch XGA widescreen
- 80GB, 120GB or 160GB HDD
- 1GB or 2GB memory
- Intel Centrino Pro (Active Management Technology 2.5) optional
- AU$2,310 - AU$3,410
- 15.4-inch XGA or SXGA+ (1400x1050) widescreen
- 80GB, 120GB or 160GB HDD
- 1GB or 2GB memory
- Intel Centrino Pro (Active Management Technology 2.5) optional
- AU$2,585 - $3,190
- 13.3-inch WXGA widescreen (LED backlit)
- 120GB HDD
- 1GB memory
- Intel Turbo Memory
- AU$2,750
- 17-inch SXGA+ widescreen
- 200GB HDD
- 1GB memory
- AU$2,750
Joining Toshiba's consumer line is the colossal Qosmio Q40, a performance heavyweight designed for home-theatre enthusiasts, featuring a two-lamp WUXGA (1920x1200) widescreen display supporting 1080p high-definition video playback, a HDDVD-R drive, twin digital TV tuners, 2GB RAM, HDMI 1.3 and 7.1ch audio support and two 200GB hard drives. The Qosmio G40 has an RRP of AU$4,999.
Toshiba also introduced new models to its Satellite range with five new products: the A200, M200, U300, P200 and X200.
