Toshiba Continues to Provide the Ultimate in Mobile Performance and Flexibility With the Addition of New Intel Pentium II Processor to Its Corporate Tecra 8000 Series

Business Wire, June 14, 1999

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 1999--

With the addition of the new Intel(R) 400MHz Mobile Pentium(R) II

processor and the continued use of a stable hardware platform, the

Tecra(R) 8000's total configuration options have increased to 12,600

Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. (TAIS), Computer Systems Division (CSD), the country's leading manufacturer of portable computers, continues to provide corporate customers with versatility, manageability and quality with new feature options for its Tecra 8000 series.

Winner of the coveted PC Magazine Award for Technical Excellence, the Tecra 8000 offers the best in high-performance mobile computing with Intel's new 400MHz Mobile Pentium II processor and unprecedented configuration flexibility in a single motherboard, single chassis design.

"Our unique Tecra design allows us to continually introduce the latest technologies while still protecting the corporate customer's long-term computing investment," said Jeffrey Friederichs, vice president of marketing, Toshiba CSD. "With the Tecra 8000's single motherboard design, our corporate customers can get the fastest performance available without spending additional time and money qualifying new systems."

Tecra 8000 Series' Innovative Platform Provides Best Corporate

Computing Experience

Toshiba's Tecra 8000 offers the ultimate in performance and flexibility through an innovative, stable hardware platform that now provides 12,600 possible configuration options -- the most available in one platform. With the addition of Intel's new 400MHz Mobile Pentium II processor, Toshiba continues to extend the product lifecycle of the industry's most versatile notebook for corporate customers looking to protect their investment. The Tecra's stable platform enables seamless integration of Intel's fastest mobile processor and the addition of the industry's largest 10.0 and 14.1 billion byte hard drive, without the need to re-qualify the software image. Additionally, customers benefit from reduced total cost of ownership (TCO) because the stable platform allows for easy transitions to new technology, as well as lower parts inventory because new models use the same motherboard and chassis.

Investment protection is provided by the Tecra 8000 series through its compatibility with Toshiba's existing docking station, port replicators and SelectBay components, which have supported the Tecra series since December 1995. Toshiba continues to provide customers with the industry's most consistent docking strategy, providing them with long-term peripheral compatibility.

Tecra 8000 Featured Configuration Specifications

        NEW Featured    NEW Featured      Featured      Featured
       Configuration 1 Configuration 2 Configuration 3 Configuration 4

Part
Numbers PAT80AU-4K71    PAT80AU-4B51      PAT800U-KB51   PAT800U-C951

CPU     400MHz PII      400MHz PII        366MHz PII     300MHz PII

Display 14.1-inch TFT   14.1-inch TFT     14.1-inch TFT  14.1-inch TFT
         (1024x768)     (1024x768)        (1024x768)     (1024x768)

Memory  128MB SDRAM     64MB SDRAM        64MB SDRAM     64MB SDRAM

Hard
Disk
Drive   14.1 billion    10.0 billion      10.1 billion   6.4 billion
        byte            byte              byte           byte

CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM with    24X CD-ROM        24X CD-ROM     24X CD-ROM
DVD     built-in MPEG   (Max speed)       (Max speed)    (Max speed)
Drive   II decoding

Modem   Optional         Integrated       Integrated     Integrated
        PC Card modem(a) V.90/K56flex     V.90/K56flex   V.90/K56flex
                         modem            modem          modem

Availability
        June 1999        June 1999        Available Now  Available Now

Estimated
Single unit
Street
Price   $4,399           $3,799          $3,299          $3,099

((a)PC Card modem not included in price.)

Software Manageability for the Enterprise

The Tecra 8000 notebook includes advanced manageability features such as DMI 2.0 BIOS support, ACPI V1.0 compliance and LANDesk(R) Client Manager 3.3, allowing for system diagnostics, remote and local system monitoring/configuring/updating, asset tagging and advanced power management. Toshiba's unique SecureSleep(TM) feature adds another level of manageability by allowing IS managers to perform remote asset management without compromising user security.

Configuration Builder CD Offers Easy, Fast Software Options

Toshiba makes selecting and reloading operating system software and utilities simpler, less time-consuming and more cost-effective than traditional methods with its Configuration Builder CD. With an intuitive Windows interface, end-users, resellers and IT departments can easily create a customized system image in less than one hour with just a few clicks of a button.

Service and Support and Warranty

Toshiba offers comprehensive service and support and warranty programs to enhance customers' computing experience. The Tecra series comes standard with a three-year parts and labor warranty. Additionally, the Tecra series is backed by Toshiba's service and support, available 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week through Toshiba's InTouch(SM) Center, and by Toshiba's Notebook Depot repair program that allows for a notebook to be shipped to a depot, repaired and returned anywhere in the United States. Online support is available via the Web, CompuServe Online Forum and the Electronic Solutions Bulletin Board.