Toshiba ‘s thin-but-full-powered Portege R700 was any such hit among business types that the corporate is now designing other machines in its svelte image. Tosh just unveiled the Tecra R840 and R850 — either one of which ape the R700′s slim build — besides the Portege R830, a refresh to the R700 itself. The R830 looks the similar, though it has a strip at the fringe of the lid that appears love it’s made from magnesium alloy, but is really plastic — a fabric that’s expected to enhance the signals of the many of the antennae housed underneath it. And — surprise, surprise — this refresh adds a USB 3.0 port and Intel Sandy Bridge processor, which the corporate says should bump the rated battery life to a max of eleven hours, up from eight. Not the company type? The corporate may also sell an $889 consumer version, the R835, that has a one-, not three-year, warranty, and loses enterprise-grade features — namely, Intel’s vPro technology, a docking connector, and an ExpressCard slot.
Meanwhile, the 14-inch R840 and 15.6-inch R850 also are getting Sandy Bridge CPUs, USB 3.0 ports, chiclet keyboards and all-around trimmer silhouettes. These laptops are actually made with fiberglass-reinforced casing and the identical Honeycomb rib structure that made last year’s R700 sturdy enough to seize one-handed. Of the 2, the R840′s slim-down is more dramatic: it’s 25 percent thinner than the last-generation Tecra M11, as you’ll find within the comparison shots past the break. That’s largely attributable to Intel’s Airflow Cooling technology, which rearranges each of the heat-generating components in a row and draws in cool air from outside the notebook, in place of within. And Tosh claims the battery can last as long as ten hours on a charge (11 with an SSD) — a limiteless improvement over the five and a half to 6 hours it promised the last time around. Moving up in size to the R850 gets you a bunch pad, but not that cooling technology. But it surely is ready an inch thick at its thinnest, some extent the computer maker is pleased as punch about. The R830, R840, and R850 start at $1,049, $899, and $879, respectively, and come now on Toshiba’s site, with the patron-friendly R835 on sale at Best Buy and thru the Microsoft Store.
New Tecra and Portégé Laptops Set New Standard in Balancing Performance, Mobility, Durability and Extended Battery Life Ratings
IRVINE, Calif. – April 12, 2011 – Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced its new range of high-performance business laptops. Reengineered from the floor up with thin, light and highly-durable designs, the hot Tecra® and Portégé® laptops redefine mobility for business
professional offering full performance and long battery life ratings in three form factors in addition to a traditional three-year limited warranty.
“Our new business laptops build at the success of our award-winning Portégé R700 ultraportable laptop, providing professionals what they want and wish – the performance had to handle demanding business tasks in lightweight and sturdy designs.” said Carl Pinto, vp of product development, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.,
Digital Products Division. “We interested by delivering what our customers asked for by shedding pounds, increasing battery life and without sacrificing performance.”
The Tecra and Portégé laptops are the thinnest Toshiba business laptops ever made. The Portégé R830 is redefining ultraportable and the Tecra R840 is ready 25 percent thinner and 20 percent lighter than its predecessor, Tecra M11. The Tecra R850 is equally impressive with its slimmer size.
High Performance Technologies
The brand new Tecra and Portégé laptops feature the newest mobile technologies designed to fulfill the demanding needs of industrial users, including 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processors, high-speed 7200 RPM hard drives or 128GB Solid State Drive and optional AMD Radeon™ discrete graphics with 1GB of dedicated graphics memory. The laptops also include a broad range
of regular ports including USB 3.0, eSATA/USB Combo with Toshiba’s USB Sleep & Charge technology, DisplayPort™ or HDMI®, ExpressCard, Gigabit Ethernet and docking connectors. Featuring a wealth of connectivity options, the laptops have Intel AMT 7.0, Bluetooth® 3.0+EDR, Intel 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi and are Intel Wireless Display capable.
Enhanced Durability, Security and Style
For increased durability and strength without adding extra weight, the hot Tecra laptops are built using a special fiberglass-reinforced casing with a honeycomb rib structure. The brand new Portégé incorporates a Toshiba exclusive Magnesium Alloy casing with a honeycomb structure.
Equipped with Toshiba’s EasyGuard® Technology to assist protect against accidental spills and bumps, the laptops are also designed with a set of security measures, including multiple level passwords, a fingerprint reader and optional SmartCard reader to aid thwart unwanted access. A Trusted Platform Module offers high-level data encryption and available Computrace® aids recovery in case of theft.
The Tecra laptops boast a trendy, textured Graphite Black Metallic with Line Pattern finish and premium raised tile spill resistant keyboards with Accupoint pointing devices. The Portégé R830 maintained its predecessor, the R700, award winning design and finish.
Lowering Total Cost of Ownership
The brand new Tecra and Portégé laptops were also designed to share the similar image with similar graphics, the AC power adapter and the Hi-Speed Port Replicator II. The Portégé R830 and Tecra R840 also share the similar 6-cell and optional 9-cell battery. This commonality in product design makes product deployment and support easier and helps reduce total cost of ownership.
Tecra R840 Series
Featuring a14-inch diagonal HD LED-Backlit widescreen display, the Tecra R840 is the best all-around mobile business laptop. At about 25 percent thinner and 20 percent lighter than its predecessor, the Tecra M11, the Tecra R840 is the thinnest 14-inch Tecra laptop ever made. Tecra R840 Series laptops may be configured with Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors
and contours a battery life rating of as much as 11 hours when configured with an excellent State Drive.
Detailed specifications are available at us.toshiba.com/computers/laptops/tecra/R840.
Tecra R850 Series
The last word mobile desktop replacement laptop, the Tecra R850 includes a 15.6-inch6 diagonal HD LED-Backlit widescreen display and built-in 10-key numeric pad. At about an inch thin and a starting weight of five.3 pounds, the R850 is ready 19 percent thinner and six percent lighter than its predecessor, the Tecra A11. Available with Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7
processors7 the R850 Series laptops feature a battery life rating of as much as seven hours8 when
configured with a high-quality State Drive.
Detailed specifications are located at us.toshiba.com/computers/laptops/tecra/R850.
Portégé R830 Series
The subsequent generation of Toshiba’s award-winning ultraportable Portégé family, the Portégé R830 is still the sector’s lightest 13.3-inch6 full-performance ultraportable laptop featuring an integrated DVD drive. With a starting weight of just 3.1 pounds9 and about one inch thin, the Portégé R830 might be configured with 2nd generation Intel Core i3, Core i5 and
Core i7 full performance processors7 by reason of Airflow Cooling Technology. The Portégé R830 Series laptops also feature a USB 3.04 port and Bluetooth 3.0 and will be configured with standard hard drives or solid state drives.
Detailed specifications are available at us.toshiba.com/computers/laptops/portege/R830.
Consumer Model Also Available
Toshiba will even offer consumer editions of the laptop, the Portégé R835 Series. Starting at $888.99 MSRP, the laptops feature Magnesium Blue covers and are powered by 2nd generation Intel Core i3 or i5 processors7, 4GB of DDR3 memory and 640GB hard drives. Furthermore, the laptops feature a built-in USB 3.0 port4 and are Intel Wireless Display 2.0 capable, for
wirelessly connecting the laptop to a large screen HDTV. Portégé R835 laptops don’t include ExpressCard or docking capabilities and are available only with a one-year limited warranty.
Pricing and Availability
The Tecra R840 Series ($899.00 to $1,479.00 MSRP), Tecra R850 Series ($879.00 to $1,399.00 MSRP) and Portégé R830 Series ($1,049.00 to $1,649.00 MSRP) shall be available on April 12, 2011 through select Toshiba Preferred Partner Program resellers, e-tailers and directly at toshibadirect.com. Additional info about WSCA and Toshiba’s mobile solutions are located at us.toshiba.com/wsca.
The Portégé R835 is currently available at Best Buy, the Microsoft Store and direct from Toshiba at toshibadirect.com.
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