Toshiba Becomes Latest AMD Customer

Written by Adam Gosling

Thursday, 28 June 2007

Toshiba has announced its first AMD-powered laptop computers for seven years with the Satellite A215 Series using several variations of AMD's Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core processors including the Gold Edition TL64 found in the Satellite A215-S4767. The Satellite A215 is Toshiba's first AMD-based notebook computer since 2000. "The introduction of an AMD-based mobile computing solution allows Toshiba to broaden its appeal to a wider audience by enhancing the company's already successful notebook computer line," said Jeff Barney, vice president of marketing, Digital Products Division, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. "Toshiba based its decision to launch a notebook computer line featuring AMD technology on retailer interest and consumer demand. Toshiba is confident the market will embrace the opportunity to purchase a Toshiba notebook that is powered by AMD technology." The new PCs are a good example of how AMD's acquisition of ATY last year is benefiting the company with the Satellite A215 series promising leading-edge graphics capabilities for smooth video playback and games performance. "We have seen increased consumer demand over the past two years for AMD-based platforms and this offering helps round out Toshiba's product portfolio," said Samir Bhavnani, research director at Current Analysis West. To maximize the multimedia functionality of the Satellite A215 series, Toshiba equipped the notebook series with ATI Radeon X1200 graphics, a large capacity Serial-ATA hard drive, a DVD SuperMulti drive and a 15.4-inch diagonal widescreen TruBrite display-capable of supporting 720p high definition content. Select configurations of the Satellite A215 series feature integrated 1.3 megapixel Webcams and Labelflash technology. To round out the multimedia experience of the Satellite A215 series, Toshiba outfitted the notebook with Dolby Sound Room technology to deliver amazing virtual surround sound from stereo speakers or any pair of headphones. This surround sound technology is designed for environments where multiple speakers are neither practical nor possible and consists of the following technologies: Dolby Digital, Dolby Headphone and Dolby Virtual Speaker. The new AMD-based Satellite A215 series is currently available at www.toshibadirect.com and a variety of major consumer electronics and computer stores nationwide. The following configurations demonstrate two of the various specifications and price options available with the Satellite A215 series: Satellite A215-S4767 Featured Configuration (US$1,299.99) Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate (32-bit version) AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology Gold Edition TL64 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM memory -- Max 4096MB 250GB (4200 RPM); Serial-ATA hard disk drive DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with LabelFlash drive supporting 11 formats 15.4-inch diagonal widescreen TruBrite display -- 1280 x 800 native resolution (WXGA) ATI Radeon® X1200 with 128-319MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory Built-in stereo speakers Atheros® 802.11b/g wireless-LAN Embedded Webcam and microphone Fingerprint Reader Satellite A215-S4757 Featured Configuration (US$899.99) Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit version) AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL56 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM memory -- Max 4096MB 250GB (4200 RPM); Serial-ATA hard disk drive DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with LabelFlash drive supporting 11 formats 15.4-inch diagonal widescreen TruBrite display -- 1280 x 800 native resolution (WXGA) ATI Radeon® X1200 with 128-319MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory Built-in stereo speakers Atheros® 802.11b/g wireless-LAN Embedded Webcam and microphone Complete product specifications for all models within the Satellite A215 series are available at www.toshibadirect.com. Related news items Next-Gen 3G RAZR DownUnder -24/09/2007 Broadcom Enthusisam for 802.11n Wavers -06/09/2007 NetComm Goes 3G With New Range -05/09/2007 Semi-Rugged With Grunt -05/09/2007 HP Announces New Mobile PCs -03/09/2007 Newer news items New Compaq Notebooks Offer Mobile Broadband -16/07/2007 Dell's New Vostro Notebooks For SMBs -11/07/2007 Sony Changes VAIO Target Segmentmentation -08/07/2007 Dell Options Mobility Or Grunt -03/07/2007 Toshiba Gets Serious With New Gaming Laptop -27/06/2007 Older news items New Toshiba Qosmio Slightly Smaller -27/06/2007 Dell Adds A Splash Of Inspiron -26/06/2007 New Cases For New Toshiba Satellites -23/05/2007 Acer To Introduce 5 Centrino Pro Notebooks -17/05/2007 Better Performance Longer Battery Life -12/05/2007 Tag This Now: