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Toshiba Announces New Line
of Business Notebooks
Toshiba is set to tackle the mobile workforce by launching
a set of new business notebooks. They will feature the
highly anticipated Intel Core Duo and Core Solo processors,
along with all the technology that goes with the Intel
945GM chipset. Each system is highly configurable and
will continue to have Toshiba's EasyGuard Suite, featuring
a hard drive protection system (that parks the head of
the hard drive if dropped), a spill-proof keyboard,
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TPM
(Trusted Platform Module), magnesium alloy chassis (on
the Tecra M5 and Port?g? M400), and software diagnostic
tools.
Toshiba Tecra M5-S433
The Tecra M5-S433 is the luxury model of the Tecra
line, and it gets a powerful upgrade from the Tecra
M3. The M5 will maintain the same design and feel, including
a magnesium alloy chassis, dual pointing devices, and
the EasyGuard suite. This system will showcase the Intel
Core Duo T2400 (1.86 GHz) processor and 512MB of DDR2
RAM. You have the option of sticking with Intel's newest
integrated graphics or upgrading to higher-end workstation
graphics, such as the nVidia Quadro NVS 110M. The dual-layer
DVD?RW optical drive is modular, so you can swap it
out for an extra 80GB hard drive. You can also configure
the two hard drives in a RAID 1 array by simply activating
RAID in the BIOS. The M5 continues to employ a fingerprint
reader, which is tied to the TPM hardware chip. Prices
will start at $1,799 direct
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