More ultrathin Satellites from Toshiba

Tuesday, 08 June 2010 23:13 Mathias Wedelholm

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Toshiba logo Toshiba have unveiled a couple of new Satellite laptops, T210 and T230. They are typical ultrathins with a slim design, low weight and specs that can easily handle day-to-day computing tasks.

Satellite T210

The smaller of the two new laptops has an 11.6 inch display (LED-backlit, HD) and we would be tempted to call it a netbook if not for the hardware. It is powered by an Intel Pentium U4500 processor (dual-core, 1.2GHz, 3MB cache) and can be configured with up to 3GB of DDR3 RAM and a 250GB hard drive with freefall sensor. The OS is Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit).

Connectivity amounts to 802.11 b/g/draft-N WiFi, Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR and Ethernet LAN. Basically what you would expect, but still more than enough for most purposes. The ports are also pretty much standard: HDMI, 2x USB, eSATA/USB combo and multi-in-1 card reader plus audio jacks. The combo port features Sleep-and-Charge, which means you can use it to recharge USB gadgets when the computer is turned off.

The device weighs 1.48kg and is 17.6-33.6mm thick, and has a battery that can last for up to 8.5 hours.

Satellite T230

Here you get a slightly larger laptop at 13.3 inches (LED-backlit, HD) and slightly more powerful hardware. For example there is a Core i3-330UM CPU (dual-core, 1.2GHz, 3MB cache) with Hyper-Threading, up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM and a 500GB hard drive (also with freefall sensor). Once again Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) comes pre-installed.

Otherwise the two are not materially different, although Satellite T230 does weigh a bit more (1.75kg). Both have a built-in VGA webcam with face recognition software, chiclet keyboard and what appears to be a metallic finish.

No word on price yet, but the two are expected to be available throughout Europe from July.

Source: Pocket-lint

Toshiba Satellite T210-T230