Toshiba is also joining the CES 2012 by way of introducing its Toshiba Excite X10 tablet. Said device features a 10.1-inch diagonal ELD backlit widescreen Corning Gorilla Glass display with IPS technology in 1280×800 resolution, 10-finger multi-touch support, Texas Instrument OMAP 4430 processor, 1.2GHz with 1GB LPDDR2 RAM, 16GB and 32GB internal storage, 2MP front-facing camera, 5MP rear-facing camera with LED flash, microUS, micro HDMI ports, microSD card slot, Wi-Fi, and Gyroscope.

Design-wise, this tablet measures only 7.7mm thick which Lenovo claims is the thinnest 10.1-inch tablet in the market today. It will be running Android 3.2 Honeycomb but Toshiba says that it will be upgradeable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich later on.

The Toshiba Excite X10 tablet is scheduled for release in mid-Q1 2012 with retail price of $529.99 (16GB) and $599.99 (32GB).

via Engadget

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While most of the first batch of ultrabooks, such as the  Asus Zenbook UX31E and Lenovo IdeaPad U300s, weigh about 3 lbs, nothing can be any lighter than the Toshiba Protege  Z835. At just 2.4 pounds, you can actually tell that this is a light-as-a-feather laptop.

The Portege Z835 configuration features a Core i3 2367M that runs partly at 1.4GHz with no Turbo Mode. The system has 4GB of RAM as well as a 128GB solid state drive. However, while this laptop doesn’t break 30 fps games even at low resolutions and low quality settings, the Protege Z835 is not meant to support modern gaming. Nonetheless, Toshiba also offers other configurations, like a Core i7 2677M processor and 6GB of RAM, but at a cost of up to almost $1500.

Though this laptop lacks in hardware performance, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it is full of hassles with every use. In fact, SSD’s are faster than rotating hard drives, so boot up and resume times from sleep or hibernation are fast and efficient while most of the everyday programs launch quickly. If you’re just interested in some basic web browsing and document editing, this laptop would definitely work well with you.

The processor is capable of keeping up with most hi-def video playback, though the quality isn’t quite top-notch. Another thing is that its 1366 x 768 panel is not that bright, and the apparent contrast is poor. Black levels just seem like “really dark grey” at best, and you can immediately notice the problem when viewing dark scenes. Viewing angles from the sides are fine, but vertical viewing angles are not that impressive.

As with most Ultrabooks, the keyboard has a very short key travel. The keys are also a little squat, while some even have their height shopped off. But still, this is only a minor drawback and does not actually ruin typing. Where many Ultrabooks have put a backlit keyboard on the chopping block, Toshiba manages to keep the backlight. The touchpad is smaller than many others, in part because Toshiba gives up some space at the bottom for a pair of physical buttons instead of using a larger buttonless touchpad. The feel is pretty good, but not as smooth as the glass-coated touchpads on other ultrabooks. The expected multi-touch gestures are supported, such as the pinch-to-zoom and two-finger scrolling, even though they weren’t all enabled by default.

The Portege Z830 has a really classy look to it. The muted gray exterior carries over to the inside, with mild brushing on the magnesium alloy body. Unfortunately, it doesn’t feel quite as sturdy as looks. The deck feels solid, and the laptop holds up well when closed, but the lid and screen bend quite a bit under even modest pressure.

Another impressive feature of the Protege Z385 is its collection of ports and connectors. All Ultrabooks are space-constrained, but Toshiba was able to fit separate headphone and microphone jacks on the left along with an SDHC card slot. Along the back edge, you’ll find the power plug, VGA, HDMI, two USB 2.0 ports as well as a gigabit Ethernet. The right side houses a single USB 3.0 port and a Kensington lock slot.

An “Eco Mode” button near the power button allows the user to reduce power consumption as it dimming the display, turning off the keyboard backlight and switching to a more conservative power profile. Next to that is a button to active remote screen projection with its built-in Intel’s WiDi. Unfortunately, it seems you don’t get to a reasonable price these days without bundling some truly annoying software. Being a Best Buy exclusive, you’ll find an obnoxious Best Buy PC App, which is just a way to sell you more stuff from Best Buy. You’ll also have to deal with the Norton Internet Security trial nagging you about how your PC is unprotected. There’s a Toshiba Book Place app installed, which appears to be Blio with a Toshiba skin on it, along with the Google Chrome browser. The browser we can deal with, but there’s no good reason for the system to include both Norton and Google browser toolbars.

In conclusion, the Protege Z285 may be the best Ultrabook you can buy for under $1000 right now, but it’s pretty obvious that concessions were made to drop the price.The Toshiba Portege Z835 is now available for $799 . It’s noticeably lighter than other Ultrabooks and the Macbook Air, features a surprisingly good array of ports and a backlit keyboard, and doesn’t skimp out on the SSD the way the similarly-priced ultrabooks.

via pcworld

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Ultrabook trends are getting hotter every now and then; making the competition even harder. That’s why companies strategized to build their models at top of the market line. Hence, Toshiba decided to give a lower price point for this rising laptop category through launching of the Portege Z835 at Best Buy for just $799.99.

The Toshiba Portege Z835 Ultrabook Laptop is packed with second-generation Intel core i3-2367M processor with 4GB DDR3 memory for multitasking power skills. It has a 13.3-inch LED-backlit TFT HD widescreen display with TruBrite technology to view movies and games in stunning precision. With its built-in Intel high-speed wireless LAN, you can connect to the Internet and surf your favorite sites without the use of any support wires.

Although there are reports that HP and Lenovo will soon release their new ultrabook models early next year, it seems that consumers might still enjoy this Toshiba’s ultrabook which is a light-weighted one. Since it only weighs about 2.5 lbs. and thinly measures as 0.6-inch to allow the users handle and take the laptop on a sure ease.

source: CNET

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Best Buy’s Blue Label initiative is something of a time shell for indecisive end user tastes. Being the beast that it has always been, the retail kingpin hands PC manufactures a wishlist of specs on board; design as usual flourishes, and at assertive price points – including the guarantee of selling a finished machine exclusively.

Toshiba Satellite P745-S4320), a typical laptop, suggests itself with profusion of must-have features: A fast Core i5 CPU, Blu-ray player, USB 3.0 interface, and WiDi 2.0 wireless and WiMAX features. But if you’ve never used wireless options and Blu-ray player and they don’t seem important to you, you’re better off flouncing at cheaper laptops.

Plastic inclusions have basically been withdrawn by mainstream laptop makers to pave way for sleeker aluminum chassis—however, Toshiba hasn’t wedged on to the drift. The P745-S4320 cloths a textured lid including wrist rest –adding that to “Fusion X2 Platinum” finish, yea right! But not really my style, but could work – ask the IT gurus.

The entire chassis would put around 4.85 pounds in your lap, rendering it as a middle-weight considering 14-inch category; and you’ll realize this from the contrasting weights among the Dell Inspiron 14z (Core i5) ($750 direct, 4 stars) (4.5 pounds), Sony VAIO VPC-EG27FM/W ($779.99, 3.5 stars) (5.1 pounds) and Asus U46E-BAL6 ($899.99, 4 stars) (4.9 pounds).

Source: Pcmag

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About a year ago, Toshiba offered  L635 model which was aimed at the kiddie market but was discontinued later on. Now, Toshiba is once again attempting to reach out to young consumers with an updated version -  model L735D-S3300.

The new model includes the AMD E-series E300 dual-core processor instead of an Intel Celeron in the L635. The hard drive specs are now higher (3GB and 320GB  compared to 2GB and 250GB on L635). Since it’s based on the standard L735, the Kids version has the same features, such as a DVD burner, a 1366×768 screen, webcam, Wi-Fi, and a media card reader.

However, the Kids version has no Bluetooth (no antenna), no modem port,  no PC Express Slot, nor a SmartCard Reader slot. It has 2-USB (2.0) ports, Memory Card Reader, 10/100 Ethernet LAN, Wi-Fi® Wireless networking (802.11b/g/n), Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel though.

What the Satellite L735 Kids PC has that most grown-ups’ laptops don’t is that it is ruggedized with a wipeable keyboard, a fingerprint resistant textured finish, and bumpers on the corners. This laptop is perfect for ages 7 to 12. Also, the 13.3-inch size is more optimized for kids, since larger laptops can be too heavy for them to carry around.

Kids will definitely love the L735 because it is preloaded with some applications for them, such as KidZui web browser with built-in parental control and LEGO Harry Potter video game.

This laptop comes with genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit).

The Toshiba Satellite L735D-S3300 Kids PC is priced at $498 according to Toshiba Direct, but Best Buy lists it for $399.

Sources:  Laptoping, Toshiba

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It seems like everyday there’s a new Android-based tablet being announced. Toshiba released Thrive just recently. It is chunkier than most of the tablets in the market. Toshiba will release another tablet that is lighter and slimmer than the Thrive and boasting a sleek metallic look.

This new Tosiba Tab will use all the “micro” connectivities, microSD, microHDMI, and microUSB. The Thrive is available in 8GB to 32GB capacities, expect the same capacity with this new tablet. Thrive had a textured rubber on its back, this table will have brushed metal.

Source: Netbooknews

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It’s easy to install certain flavors of Apple’s OS X or Snow Leopard to almost any netbook. All you need is the right software and a good guide. If you happen to have a Toshiba NB205 and have always wanted to try out Snow Leopard on your 10-inch netbook, today is your lucky day. A poster a the hackint0sh forums has just posted a how-to guide for installing Snow Leopard 10.6.6 on the Toshiba NB205, complete with links to the essential bits of software that you’ll need to use and screenshots of the installation itself as well. If you’re ready to set aside a bit of your time right now to see the how-to, simply click on the via link below to read the full guide.

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Toshiba just don’t want to let of their netbook product line. Despite the onslaught of tablets being announced at the CES 2011, here comes Toshiba announcing two of its latest netbooks – the Toshiba NB305 and Toshiba NB505. The Toshiba NB505 is actually a fresh new mini netbook while the Toshiba NB305 is an upgraded version of the previous model.

Let’s see now, the new Toshiba NB505 is an entry-level netbook featuring a rubberized EasyGrip Finish on the cover that makes it easier to carry. It also reduces fingerprints and comes with a flat keyboard with Black textured finish on the inside. Inside this netbook is an Intel Atom N455 processor, 250GB HDD and 1GB of RAM. It will be available in various color designs including  Turquoise, Blue, Lime Green, Brown and Orange. Available on January 9, 2011, the Toshiba NB 505 will retail for $299.99

Going now to the upgraded Toshiba NB305, the netbook now packs in an Intel Atom N550 dual-core processor, 250GB HDD which is suppotred by Toshiba Hard Drive Impact Sensor. It comes with a USB 2.0 port with Sleep and Charge Feature and weighs in a mere 2.6 lbs. This netbook retails for $379.99.

So there, any plans on getting a new netbook this year? Or would you rather get one of those Android tablets instead?

via Business Wire

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The AC100 smartbook by Toshiba was initially unveiled in June and now the company have released the AC100 in the UK. The AC100 is the first Android powered device for the company and will come with Android 2.1 as well as the company’s own custom UI on top of Android. Specs wise, it features a 10.1 inch display, with a resolution of 1024×600, the same as most other 10 inch devices. It will also feature an NVIDIA dual core Tegra 250 chip and HDMI output. It falls short with regards to RAM and hard drive space though. It features only 512MB of RAM and 8GB flash storage.

The AC100 also features WiFi b/g/n and Bluetooth, however the company are working on a 3G model, the Toshiba AC100-10U. Unfortunately there isn’t any release information or pricing for the 3G model yet. Pricing for the non 3G model, the AC100 is £293. It’s also listed at Amazon but, they’re showing shipment delays of 1-2 months.

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When we first heard of this Android powered netbook from Toshiba, at the time  we only had one small picture to show of the upcoming netbook. We can now however, confirm that the netbook has been made official, along with some photos showing off the design of the 10.1 inch netbook. Slashgear have also provided us with a couple of videos showing off the netbook. The first video, is a recording of the netbook, showing off the features of it. While the second video, gives us a hands on look, as well as a look at the UI on the AC100.

The Toshiba AC100 features a 10.1 inch display, with a 1024×600 resolution, along with an Nvidia Tegra 2 (250) 1GHz chipset. It comes with only 512MB of RAM and 8GB of NAND flash. While these specs are quite lowly for a netbook, start up time is described as being less than a second. Other specs include a 1.3 megapixel camera, SD memory card reader, one USB port and a mini-USB port, as well as HDMI-out. It also includes Bluetooth, GPS and Wi-Fi. A 3G module is optional. It also, of course, features Android. Toshiba will use Android 2.1 on the netbook, which means that it unfortunately, won’t support Flash 10.1. However the 2.2 Android update, which provides Flash support is to be released in the next few months. One concern is that due to the Android OS, peripheral support is limited. While mice and external keyboards should be fine, cameras and printers may be an issue. The Toshiba AC100 is due to be released in August but, pricing is currently unknown. You can view the videos, as well as the photo gallery after the jump. (...)
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