Toshiba announces two new Core 2 Duo notebook series

Toshiba today announced two new notebook series sporting a Core 2 Duo processor, the Satellite M115 and the Satellite P105 series. The M115 is a small notebook with a 14,1 inch widescreen TFT. It weighs only 5 pounds and incorporates the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor(2) T5200 (1.60GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB). The M115 comes in a onyx blue color, has up to 2GB of DDR2 memory and a 120GB hard disk. The M115 will be available in shops soon at a recommended retail price of $ 1.249.

More specifications of the M115:

• TruBrite(TM) technology that offers a brilliant display for games or movies, and easy viewing of spreadsheets and other productivity applications;
• DVD SuperMulti Double Layer drive that reads and writes in up to 11 formats that can nearly double a recordable DVD’s storage capacity for photo, music and video files in either DVD+R or DVD-R double layer formats;
• high-capacity 5,400rpm serial-ATA (SATA) hard drives(4) for faster access to stored files;
• SRS TruSurround XT(TM) technology for a rich audio experience;
• built-in harman/kardon(R) stereo speakers;
• fingerprint reader for one-touch secure access management;
• DDR2 533 MHz SDRAM memory(3) for better performance of productivity applications and music, picture and video multimedia files;
• four USB 2.0 ports for connectivity of accessories and peripherals;
• Express Media Player that gives users convenient access to CD and DVD playback and other multimedia functions without booting up the Windows operating system.
• Windows XP Media Centre Edition

The second notebook introduced is the Satelllite P105 series. This notebook is meant as a desktop replacement machine, comes with a 17 inch widescreen TFT and external TV-tuner. Also the P105 can take up to 2GB of DDR2 memory and comes with either a 120GB, 160GB or a 200GB hard disk. The P105 series incorperates the T5200 processor (1.60GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB), and four different models have been announced. The P105-S6124 and the P105-S6134 feature USB external TV tuners for playing live TV from an antenna, cable or satellite set-top box. The units also feature Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 for recording your favorite TV programming for later viewing, 2048MB DDR2 of memory, as well as a 160GB Serial-ATA hard drive and a 200GB Serial-ATA hard drive respectively. The estimated single unit price for the Satellite P105-S6124 is $1,499.99 and $1,549.99 for the Satellite P105-S6134.

Two slightly cheaper versions of the P105 are the P105-S6114 and the P105-S6104. They both come without TV tuner and, the S6114 has 2GB of DDR2 and a 160GB hard disk as where the S6104 has 1GB of DDr2 and a 120GB hard disk. Prices for these two models are $1,399.99 for the S6114 and $1,249.99 for the S6104

All P105 series notebooks also feature:

• a DVD SuperMulti Double Layer drive that reads and writes in up to 11 formats that can nearly double a recordable DVD’s storage capacity for photo, music and video files in either DVD+R or DVD-R double layer formats;
• built-in harman/kardon(R) stereo speakers for a rich audio experience;
• DDR2 MHz memory for better performance of productivity applications and music, picture and video multimedia files;
• 5-in-1 bridge media adapter for easy file sharing and downloads;
• full-size keyboard with 10-key pad for easy numerical entry.

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