Toshiba T215 – 11.6-Inch

Toshiba have just recently announced the Toshiba Satellite T215 for the US market, and its already available to order.

The Toshiba Satellite T215 is a 11.6-inch thin and light notebook powered by AMD hardware. It is basically the AMD version of the Toshiba T210 which was announced very recently in the UK with Intel hardware.

The Toshiba T215 officially goes on sale this Sunday (June 20th), but J&R are already listing two versions of the Toshiba Satellite T215D for $470 and $499 for the single core and dual core version respectively.

Toshiba are saying the T215 takes off where netbooks left off, giving you more power and screen space, but maintaining portability and battery life. Five hours battery life is expected.

Toshiba Satellite T215D

Design wise it looks like a larger version of their netbook offerings with a metallic interior. It measures 284 x 202.8 x 16.6 – 26.2 mm and weighs just 1.48 kg / 3.3 lbs.

Both models both feature an 11.6-inch LCD with a 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics, HDMI output, eSATA, and Windows 7 Home Premium.

The highend model (Toshiba T215D-S1150) features the dual core AMD Athlon Neo K325 1.3GHz processor, and is available for $499. The Toshiba T215D-S1140RD is $30 less at $470 and features the single core Athlon Neo K125 1.7GHz processor.

Toshiba Satellite T215D

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Toshiba Updates Satellite Notebooks with Intel Sandy Bridge

We got a chance to take a look at the new line of Toshiba notebooks updated at this year's CES. Most of the Toshiba Satellite lineup will be making use of Intel's new Sandy Bridge chipset. This latest generation of Intel's Core i3, i5, and i7 processors promise to deliver significantly better processor performance and some improvements in the integrated graphics so you won't have to drain your laptop battery with a dedicated graphics card when you're just surfing the web or working in Microsoft Office.

Speaking of dedicated graphics, many of the new Toshiba Satellite notebooks use the latest NVIDIA GeForce graphics with NVIDIA Optimus technology despite Intel's latest integrated graphics solution. Optimus automatically switches between the Intel integrated graphics and the GeForce dedicated graphics to give you video and gaming performance when you want it and as much battery life as possible when you need it.

Satellite A665 3D

• 15.6" diagonal widescreen HD TruBrite 3D-ready display (120Hz)
• NVIDIA 3D Vision kit with active shutter 3D glasses and integrated 3D Vision IR emitter
• Toshiba Video Player with easy 2D-to-3D DVD conversion
• Intervideo WinDVD BD player with 3D Blu-ray Disc support
• 2nd Generation Intel Core processors with Intel TurboBoost 2.0 technology
• Intel Core i7-2630QM or Intel Core i5-2410M
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M GPU with 1 GB of GDDR3 video memory
• Up to 8 GB DDR3 Memory
• Hard drive configurations available up to 640 GB
• 802.11 b/g/n wireless and Bluetooth V2.1 + EDR (on select models)
• Integrated 4G WiMAX wireless technology (on select models)

Updated Qosmio X505

• 18.4-inch 1080P HD TruBrite widescreen display
• 2nd Generation Intel Core processors with Intel TurboBoost 2.0 technology
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M graphics with 1.5GB of DDR3
• Up to 8GB DDR3 Memory
• Starting price of $1,299

Satellite M645

• Satellite A665: 2nd Generation Intel Core i3-2310M, Core i5-2410M and Core i7-2630QM
• NVIDIA GeForce 310M, GeForce GT 540M, or GeForce GT 525M graphics processors with NVIDIA Optimus technology
• Up to 8 GB DDR3 memory
• Up to 640 GB hard drive configurations
• harman/kardon stereo speakers with Dolby Advanced Audio technology
• USB 3.0, Intel Wireless Display 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, WiMAX, Slot-loading DVD drive and Blu-ray Disc drive

Satellite E305 (Best Buy exclusive)

• Powered by the 2nd-Generation Intel Core i5-2410M processor with Intel HD graphics and Intel TurboBoost 2.0 technology
• Exclusive Aluminum Finish in Champagne
• All-new Touch Pad design with smooth right and left mouse buttons
• Premium Raised Tile keyboard with LED Backlighting
• Starting weight of 4.95 lbs. with a slim profile measuring just 1.2 inches thin

Mini NB505 netbook

• Powered by the Intel Atom N455 dual-core processor
• Windows 7 Starter OS
• 250 GB hard drive
• 1 GB DDR3 RAM
• Full-size raised-tile keyboard and large multi-touch touch pad
• 10.1" LED Backlit display

Toshiba also had the child-friendly Satellite Kids PC L635 and the AMD-powered Satellite L675D out on display as well. Overall, a lot of new technology-packed notebooks that we can't wait to get our hands for full reviews. Stay tuned for more information on these upcoming notebooks in the coming weeks and months as Intel Sandy Bridge systems start shipping.

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