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Toshiba, the creator of HD-DVD and sore loser in the battle against Blu-Ray, as decided not to include Blu-Ray drives in their laptops. Though Toshiba hasn’t given an official reason for this, speculation assumes that it due to two reasons: Adapting the Blu-Ray drives would be supporting the competitor, Sony, who won the battle against Toshiba over HD-DVD. Also, the […]
Continue reading »Ah when I was a lad back in the 80’s, a TV series tied heavily into selling toys to kids was hugely popular. Entitled Transformers, the show followed the exploits of autobot Optimus Prime and his battle against the incorrigible leader of the Decepticons – Megatron. Optimus Prime, the main protagonist of the series could transform into a truck, but […]
Continue reading »Posted Jul 5, 2008 Laptopical.com Full review of Toshiba Portege R500 Toshiba Portege R500 Technical Specifications Processor Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile Memory 2GB DDR2 Harddrive 160GB OS Microsoft Windows XP Pro Weight 2.4 lbs Screen 12.1 Screen resolution 1280 x 800 Graphic Card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Continue reading »Toshiba has launched two new 17″ notebooks, the P300 and P300D. Toshiba P300 Satellite Notebook The P300 laptop sports a 17″ display with a sharp resolution of 1440 x 900. It runs off an Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 processor at 2GHz with 3GB of RAM and an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470. The laptop comes with a 250GB hard […]
Continue reading »Toshiba has shown up their previous 1.8″ hard drive with the new MK2529GSG dual-platter hard drive. The new hard drive features 250GB of storage with a speed of 5400rpm, faster than their previous version, which had a far slower PATA interface. They improved the speed by achieving lower energy use, which increased the performance of the drive by 43%. This […]
Continue reading »Posted Wednesday, October 22, 2008 by Daniel Shain The new Qosmio X305-Q708 from Toshiba is 17″, features Intel’s quad-core processor, two video cards, a “fiery” Fusion finish and a hefty price tag. Look no further for gaming versatility in a laptop. The Qosmio X305 comes packed with a 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme QX9300 and dual nVidia GeForce 9800M […]
Continue reading »More DVD Tosh? Well history does tend to repeat itself, and anyone who remembers the VHS – Betamax debacle of the early eighties will be wincing at the talk about the natural successor for DVD in 2005. Seems like there are two runners in this race, Blu Ray and HD-DVD. The big corps are gearing up to battle this out […]
Continue reading »The modern family these days have many ways to divert them after a busy day in the workplace or at school. The TV, that most of us stare at like a legal stalker. The DVD so we can experience the latest blockbusters without leaving the comfort of our own homes. The stereo for when our eyes need a well earned […]
Continue reading »At a retail starting price of $1299.99, the new Toshiba Satellite M65-S809 may be the last piece of evidence that this old adage needs: Bigger is better. The screen on this laptop is a wide 17 inches and bright as TruBrite, and all fit into a body that weighs only a hair over 7 pounds and looks as slick as […]
Continue reading »Toshiba Corporation, the world’s third largest notebook PC maker, has initiated a cost-cutting strategy to halt laptop manufacturing at its plant in the Philippines. The Japanese company is moving its notebook production equipment from the Philippines to Hangzhou, China, which is the capital of China’s eastern Zhejiang Province. Toshiba also shifted its Shanghai production to Hangzhou in January 2005. Previously, […]
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