06/26/2007, 9:35am, EDT
Tuesday, June 26thToshiba blitzes laptop market with new releases
Attempting to seize public attention, Toshiba has made several laptop announcements at once. The first is the immediate launch of the Qosmio F45-AV412, a media-centric system. Sized at 15.4 inches, it features an HD DVD/Super Multi drive with HDMI output for TVs, as well as stereo speakers and a built-in subwoofer. It further supports a variety of Dolby sound codecs, including Digital and Pro Logic II. It runs a 1.8GHz Core 2 Duo processor with 2GB of RAM (upgradable to 4), and uses a 250GB hard drive; the disk spins at 4200rpm, however, and the computer is further limited by integrated graphics. Wireless support extends to 802.11a/g/n. At Toshiba's website, the AV412 costs $1,600.
AMD processors figure prominently in the new Satellite A215 laptops. The A215-S4757 uses a Turion 64 X2 TL56, while the A215-S4767 upgrades to a TL64. The same RAM and hard drive capacities are present as in the Qosmio, but several other features have been stripped: the optical drives are merely Super Multi DVD models, and wireless has been limited to 802.11b/g. This is made up for somewhat with video, which uses dedicated Radeon X1200 cards. The S4757 costs $890 and comes with Vista Home Premium, whereas the S4767 comes with Vista Ultimate and costs $1,250.
Finally, the previously-reported Satellite X205 laptops are officially available in the United States. The S9349 is $2,000, and the S9359 is $2,500.








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