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href="http://pc.toshiba-asia.com/sg/press/toshiba_unveils_first_14inch_U840xx" target="_blank">announced their next
title="Ultrabook" href="http://laptop-computer-planet.com/blog/tag/ultrabook/" target="_blank">Ultrabook will be a 14-inch computer,
title="Toshiba Ultrabook unveiled, Portege Z830 is it’s name and it weights only 2.5lbs." href="http://laptop-computer-planet.com/blog/2011/09/02/toshiba-ultrabook-unveiled-portege-z830-is-its-name/">their first Ultrabook the Toshiba Portege Z830/Z835 featured a 13.3-inch screen. Another thing is the new model will be the first Ultrabook for the consumer centered Satellite brand. Toshiba says their new Ultrabook will be marketed under the name
Toshiba Satellite U840 the world over.
New design
Design wise the new Toshiba Satellite U840 will be a pretty big change from the first Ultrabook that Toshiba launched last year. For starters the ports have been moved back to the right and left-hand sides for the new U840, on the first Toshiba Ultrabook the ports were all located on the back.
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The tech specs.
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Toshiba plans on offering similar internal hardware options for their U840 as they did their first Ultrabook the Z830/Z835. Intel’s Core i processors, SSD’s and plenty of built-in DDR3 RAM are all things you should see in Toshiba Satellite U840 models.
However here is the full list of technical specifications that Toshiba is committed to offering with the U840 (keep in mind some of the features are optional and won’t come standard):
- 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i3 and i5 Processors for Ultrabook™
- RAM: up to 8GB DDR3
- 128 GB SSD or 320GB/500GB Hybrid HDD with 16GB SSD
- 14.0″ HD display with LED backlighting, 1,366 x 768 pixels
- WLAN, Bluetooth™ 3.0, 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN
- 1x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0, SD Card Reader, HDMI®
- Backlit A4 tile keyboard, large ClickPad with multi-touch
- 1.3 megapixel webcam with Toshiba Face Recognition
- Stereo speakers enhanced with SRS Premium Sound 3D Technology
- Intel Rapid Start Technology
- Toshiba Hi-Speed Start Technology
- Toshiba Resolution+, Toshiba Eco Utility, Toshiba Media Controller, Toshiba PC Health Monitor
- OS: Windows 7 Premium
- 342 x 232 x 19.9mm
- Weight starting from 1.59kg
Launch and price
Toshiba has only announced that they will be releasing the Satellite U840 in South and Southeast Asia during the first quarter of this year. No pricing has been announced at this time for the U840, but I don’t see Toshiba going too far away from the pricing they have established for their Z830/Z835 Ultrabook (
href="http://us.toshiba.com/computers/laptops/portege/Z830/available-models" target="_blank">starts at 9 USD).
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