Toshiba Ushers in New Era in Mobile Computing
The Computer Systems Division of Toshiba
Europe GmbH today unveiled
Toshiba`s first 17-inch notebook, the Satelliteå® P20 series, the latest
addition to the award winning series of Toshiba Satellite notebook PCs.
With processor power hitting as much as 3.06GHz with HT Technology, up to
80GB hard disk drive (5400 rpm), 512 DDR RAM, DVD-burning capabilities,
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NVIDIA® GeForce FX Go5200, USB 2.0 connectivity and much more, Toshiba is
providing the very best of today`s lifestyle-focussed mobile computing
technology.
The Satellite® P20 series debuts a host of shiny-new features never before
seen in the notebook market, including the newest Intel® Pentium® 4
processor with HT Technology 3.06GHz, backed up by an advanced 800MHz
system bus and supporting Hyper-Threading Technology, meaning unprecedented
computing power for watching movies, playing games or making your own
music. Hyper-Threading Technology, which was pioneered on Intel`s advanced
server processors, helps your PC work more efficiently by maximising
processor resources and enabling a single processor to run two separate
threads of software simultaneously. With DVD-burning capabilities (both
DVD-RAM and DVD-R/-RW) the Satellite® P20 is just like your own Hollywood
studio on the move. With the flexibility of the Module Bays allowing
optical drives to be swapped for a second battery or hard drive, this new
impressive retail line up is bringing modern advantages of mobile computing
to the home, replacing yesterday`s stationary paradigm.
“Now we have added desktop publishing on a big, widescreen ratio display to
the list of functions that used to be considered exclusive to desktops,”
said Willem Poterman, general manager of Toshiba`s EMEA Computer Systems
Marketing Division. “Whereas notebooks were once a poor cousin, today they
are a more competitive rival to desktops and the best developments are
arriving in the notebook first and we are seeing an increase in the mobile
digital consumer embracing this technology.”
Perhaps the most important of the new features is the display technology
for the Satellite® P20. Reinforcing Toshiba`s clear leadership in portable
display technology, the new Satellite® P20 17-inch screen boasts a unique
1440-by-900 super crisp pixels in a widescreen 16:10 ratio. This high-end
digital technology showcase includes NVIDIA`s GeForce? FX Go5200 graphics
processor with unshared memory of up to 64MB and DX9 support, Secure
Digital? (SD?), harman/kardon® stereo speakers, TV-out port, fast InfraRed,
V.92 modem Germany, UK and France only), 10/100 Ethernet, i.LINK (IEEE
1394) port and a Toshiba Remote Control.
Current trends mean that as digital entertainment becomes more and more
central to our lives, a powerful and portable multimedia computer at the
centre of that digital leisure time is increasingly used for digital
photography, DVD movies, MP3 and CD music, video games and so on.
Assembling this impressive array of features in the Satellite® P20, Toshiba
is once again proving that no other vendor can demonstrate a better command
of today`s most advanced and innovative leisure computing technology.
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