Toshiba Launches New Business Class Notebooks

[Charles P. Jefferies]

Toshiba Launches New Business Class Notebooks

Toshiba today announced new additions to its Satellite Pro and Portégé business notebook lineups. All of the new notebooks support Windows 7; most come pre-installed with Windows XP.

The Satellite Pro line features new models with 13.3-, 15.6-, and 17.3-inch screen sizes and start at $529. The new Satellite Pro U500 features a 13.3-inch multi-touch screen and starts at $999. The new 15.6-inch L450 starts at $529 and the 17.3-inch L550 $999. All Satellite Pro notebooks are available with Intel Core 2 Duo processors and Windows 7.

The Toshiba Protégé M750 tablet PC has been updated with a more powerful Core 2 Duo processor. It features a 12.1-inch LED-backlit display with both pen and touch input. It comes with Windows XP Tablet PC Edition with a Windows 7 Professional upgrade and starts at $1,279.

[ARom]

is it me, or are there no trackpoints on these Protege notebooks?

[Serg]

I dont see one...

I remember toshiba just update their line with win7

[John Ratsey]

Oh dear! More "business" notebooks which aren't convenient for use with portrait documents. When will some enterprising manufacturer provide a screen that can be rotated into the portrait position.

Any notebook manufacturer who opts to buck the trend towards the wider lower screens stands to pick up more market share.

John

[Red_Dragon]

The pro doesnt look bad, the portege, not so much.

The base price is good though.

[Charles P. Jefferies]

Originally Posted by John Ratsey

Oh dear! More "business" notebooks which aren't convenient for use with portrait documents. When will some enterprising manufacturer provide a screen that can be rotated into the portrait position.

Any notebook manufacturer who opts to buck the trend towards the wider lower screens stands to pick up more market share.

John

I think the overarching problem is that people simply are ignorant about screen resolution. They don't know its usefulness. Go into a while collar business and ask people using computers if they want a higher resolution screen - odds are they won't understand what you are talking about.

[John Ratsey]

Originally Posted by Charles P. Jefferies

I think the overarching problem is that people simply are ignorant about screen resolution. They don't know its usefulness. Go into a while collar business and ask people using computers if they want a higher resolution screen - odds are they won't understand what you are talking about.

However, companies that are bulk buying might well have someone who appreciates this aspect. With Windows 7 looking promising and the worst of recession receding, they may well start thinking about replacing some of the older notebooks which still have 4:3 aspect ratio displays.

John

[wearetheborg]

Originally Posted by Charles P. Jefferies

I think the overarching problem is that people simply are ignorant about screen resolution. They don't know its usefulness. Go into a while collar business and ask people using computers if they want a higher resolution screen - odds are they won't understand what you are talking about.

Werd.
Someone was asking me for advice on which laptop to buy (he had a 15" MBP).
I said I went with the M6400 because of the hi-res LCD screen. He was saying his MBP 1440x900 screen is fine; then I whipped out the 1920x1200 RGBLED dell precision and he was like "dam, its so clear"

[Angelic]

Why are they coming with XP? Seeing how support will be ending summer 2012. this seems like a dumb idea. Security updates tend to be important.

[Mycanid]

Originally Posted by Angelic

Why are they coming with XP? Seeing how support will be ending summer 2012. this seems like a dumb idea. Security updates tend to be important.

In the hopes that they will upgrade then? Dunno ...