Components For Laptop

When it comes to laptops, ultrathin is in — particularly since the launch of Apple’s MacBook Air earlier this year. As might be expected, though, the Air isn’t the only game in town — skinny laptops are available from a variety of other vendors.
However, stylish doesn’t always mean functional. You needn’t look further than the [...]

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Toshiba Monday unveiled the first laptop computer to use the computing-intensive Cell chip that was first was designed for Sony’s PlayStation 3 game console.
The PC maker announced three new high-end laptops — the Qosmio G55, Qosmio X305 and Qosmio F55. Designed for gaming and multimedia applications, the new machines are slated to hit the market [...]

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Toshiba plans to introduce two new 1.8-in. hard drives, which the company claims can reduce the storage footprint in ultra-portable and sub-notebook PCs by as much as 40% compared to traditional 2.5-in. drives.
Toshiba said the single-platter 80GB MK8017GSG and dual-platter 160GB MK1617GSG drives will ship to mobile PC manufacturers and resellers in August. Patty Kim, [...]

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Toshiba takes the fight to SSDs with an expanded lineup of 5400RPM 1.8″ HDDs
Back in late February, DailyTech reported on Toshiba’s introduction of 5400 RPM 1.8″ HDDs into the marketplace. Traditionally, 1.8″ HDDs were only available with a 4200 RPM spindle speed, but the boost to 5400 RPM was a welcome [...]

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Toshiba also says the price of NAND will drop 50% every year from now on

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Toshiba has taken the final step towards launch of a high-performance chip derived from the powerful Cell processor that powers Sony’s PlayStation 3 games console. This week it began offering samples of the chip, called the SpursEngine SE1000, to electronics companies ahead of a commercial launch likely later this year.
The SpursEngine is a co-processor — [...]

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Toshiba is set to unveil a line of micro-Serial ATA 1.8-in. disk drives that can operate at spin speeds of 5,400 rpm.
Toshiba said the 80GB MK8016GSG and 120GB MK1216GSG drives are slated to ship to mobile PC manufacturers and partners in April. The drives weigh about 62 grams, according to the company.
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Toshiba Portégé R500 gets another wireless option
There is a steady stream of new, Windows-based, ultra-portable notebooks making the rounds these days. Fujitsu launched its 2.2 pound LifeBook P1620 on Friday and Lenovo’s 13.3″, 2.5 pound X300 was also leaked to the web.

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