Toshiba prepping Android notebook

Looks like Toshiba will soon be unveiling its first ever Android notebook. This notebook has two really exiting features – first is the Nvidia Tegra processor and seconds, it runs Android operating system.

This Toshiba netbook, currently known by AC100-114, has a 10.1-inch 1024×600 pixel display, Google Android OS 2.1, 16GB SSD, 512MB RAM, Wi-Fi b/g/n, 1x HDMI port, 1x VGA port, 1.3MP webcam and a 3-cell 2200mAh battery. Do not underestimate its runtime as it is not running a power-hungry OS like Windows 7. We are expecting around 5 hours of runtime on a single charge

Toshiba NB305 gets Atom N455

Looks like the netbooks powered by Intel Atom N450 and Atom N470 will be phased out sooner than we expected. Netbooks sporting Atom N455 and N475 CPUs will take their places. Toshiba already has a product page showing its NB305 netbook with an Atom N455 CPU. The new Atom N455 and N475 bring support for DDR3 RAM sticks. Rest of the specifications remain unchanged – 10.1-inch display, 1024 x 600 pixel resolution, GMA 3150 graphics, 250GB hard drive, 1GB RAM, Bluetooth and 802.11N Wi-Fi.

No information on its price or availability.

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Toshiba T115 with SU4100 CULV CPU

Toshiba has unveiled T115, a 11.6-inch netbook. Interestingly, Toshiba is letting the user choose the processor. You can either go for the AMD Neo, Turion or the Intel SU4100 CULV processor. Packing a powerful ATi Radeon HD 3200 graphic chipset,decoding those Blue-Ray videos and HD videos will be a duck soup!

Even though it packs so much inside, it manages to stay light at 1.58kg (3.5 pounds). Prices start at $450 and go upto $700 for the top end model. Great buy if you want something more powerful than Atom powered netbook

Compal expecting Toshiba to boost its netbook shipments to over one million per month!

Compal Electronics, Taiwan is expecting huge netbook orders from Toshiba. Currently, Toshiba orders range from 200,000 to 300,000 units per month, which make up for one-fourth of total Compal’s shipments, which is 800,000 units.

Compal is anticipating Toshiba to increase its orders which will let the Compal to surpass the 1,000,000 (one million) boundary mark

Toshiba NB200-11L on sale at 349 Euros

Toshiba NB200-11L is a cross between the Toshiba NB202 and NB200. The NB202 comes with a 3-cell battery with which you won’t to squeeze out a lot of battery life, but the Toshiba NB200-11L comes with a 6-cell (5800mAh) battery. Other than that it comes with bog-standard netbook specs: Atom N270 processor, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM. Another interesting fact is that it weighs just 1.1kg (with 6-cell battery), which means that it has a really light frame/chassis.

For 349 Euros, this is a great “branded” netbook with good battery life.

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Toshiba unveils the UX Series Netbooks

Toshiba launches its new 10.1 inch widescreen range of netbooks in Japan this week, with a price tag of £400. The UX Series boasts of a longer battery life of about 4 hours compared to the NB100 netbook with battery life of 2.9 hours. However, inspite of its larger screen the model is smaller, at 263 x 192 x 31mm and weighs between 1.2 and 1.3Kg depending on the configuration. The other specifications are same as many other netbooks in the market, like:

• Intel’s N280 Atom processor
• 1GB RAM
• 160GB Hard Disk Drive
• 1,024 x 600 pixel resolution

The new netbook from Toshiba looks very promising. The chicklet keyboard seems to be of much better quality than the found on ASUS EEE 1000HE (reviewed here)

Toshiba netbooks to enter US market later this year

Although Toshiba’s netbook NB100 is currently available in Europe and South America, Toshiba is yet to launch a netbook in the US market. Rumor has it that instead of launching the now-old NB100, it will launch a completely new product. Nothing about its specifications has been revealed so far. Patrick Mani of Toshiba says

You know us: We won’t be the least expensive out there and we won’t be the most expensive.

We all know that Toshiba is not going to take the US market lightly. However, it will be interesting to see what Toshiba comes up with later this year

Toshiba NB10 updated [Netbook]

Toshiba has increased the storage capacity in their only netbook, the Toshiba NB10. Now, the buyers have the choice of getting either the one with the 160GB HDD or 64GB SSD. You also have two color choices: “Champagne Gold” (shown above in picture) and “Galaxy Black”. Specifications-wise, there is nothing revolutionary, just plain-Jane netbook specs. [...]