New Notebooks: Toshiba's New Portege 7000CT Delivers Full-size Ultra Thin Portable, Power and Elegance With a Silver Lining

Edge: Work-Group Computing Report, August 10, 1998

Redefining ultraportability, the Computer Systems Division (CSD) of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. (TAIS), the leading manufacturer of portable computers, Monday announced its new Portege 7000CT.

Performance and style combine to give customers an ultraportable solution that meets performance requirements on the road and manageability requirements in the office. The product line that started the ultraportable revolution is reinforced with Intel's powerful 266MHz Mobile Pentium II processor, built-in MPEG-II decoding capabilities and an elegant design based on a sturdy magnesium case for a powerful business computing solution.

"Innovation with purpose is core to our product strategy at Toshiba. The combination of our worldwide technology leadership with our understanding of customer needs allows us to develop products that fit our customers' varying work styles," said Jeffrey Friederichs, vice president of marketing, Toshiba's Computer Systems Division. "At four pounds, one-inch thin and with Pentium II performance, the Portege 7000CT delivers the size and performance mobile professionals require to maximize productivity on the go."

New Portege Makes Stylish Yet Powerful Statement At just one-inch thin, the four-pound Portege 7000CT takes on a new slim shape. Its stylish dark gray chassis is accented with a silver metallic lid and magnesium casing. Packing more power per ounce than other ultraportables, the Portege 7000CT comes standard with Intel's most powerful mobile processor, a 266MHz Pentium II processor. The new design will also support Intel's 300MHz Pentium II processor when available. Coupled with 512KB L2 cache, 32MB of high-speed Synchronous DRAM (expandable to 160MB) and a 4.3 billion byte hard disk drive, customers can easily run graphics-intensive multimedia presentations or large databases and spreadsheets. It incorporates a full-size keyboard for effortless typing on an airplane or at a desk. A Lithium Ion battery provides more than 2.75 hours of battery life and more than six hours is possible with the optional high-capacity battery.

Powerful communications are always within reach with the Portege's standard internal K56flex voice/data/fax modem, which is flash upgradeable to the V.90 standard. Unlike other ultra-thin portables, the Portege accommodates two Type II or one Type III PC Cards and a USB port for easy connection to peripherals, networks and printers. For speedy data transfers to a desktop computer, fast IrDA infrared support is available using Puma's IntelliSync 97 software.

Delivers Cutting-Edge Multimedia Presentations and Expansion Capability Multimedia presentations are delivered in style with the Portege 7000CT. Its bright 12.1-inch active matrix TFT display, built-in MPEG-II decoding capability NeoMagic 128-bit graphics accelerator with 2MB of integrated SGRAM video memory provide fast DVD playback for multimedia presentations containing DVD files.

To enhance the portable computing experience while on the road or in the office, the Portege 7000CT offers an innovative CD-ROM Network Dock. It includes a 24X max speed CD-ROM drive, integrated 10/100 Ethernet network adapter, floppy disk drive, enhanced stereo sound with two speakers and acoustic chamber, TV out port, two USB ports and an array of expansion capabilities to meet customers' current and future needs. Slim enough to easily fit in a briefcase, the 0.80-inch thick and 2.6-pound CD-ROM Network Dock gives frequent travelers complete functionality with the new Portege and weighs no more than mainstream systems. For use at the office, the CD-ROM Network Dock enables easy connection to a monitor, keyboard and network.

Portege for the Enterprise A host of advanced manageability features gives IS managers better control over computing assets, lowering total cost of ownership. The Portege includes advanced manageability features such as DMI 2.0 BIOS support, ACPI V1.0 compliance and LANDesk Client Manager 3.3, allowing for system diagnostics, remote and local system monitoring/configuring/updating, asset tagging and advanced power management. Adding another level of manageability is Toshiba's unique SecureSleep, allowing IS managers to perform remote asset management without compromising user security. Using the optional CD-ROM Network Dock port replicator, the Portege 7000CT offers Wake-On-LAN support, including Alert-On-LAN and Remote Service Boot for improved network management and lower system upgrade time.

To fit seamlessly into the enterprise, the Portigi 7000CT comes standard with Windows 95 and Windows NT. Optional Windows NT Workstation 4.0 support, either as a complete preinstall or through certified utilities and drivers, allows for seamless integration with a customer's Windows NT Workstation 4.0 licenses. Customers can download the appropriate utilities and drivers free-of-charge at http://www.pcsupport.toshiba.com.

Toshiba's Flexible Financing and Innovative Service and Support Programs Because customers' computing needs require more than high-quality reliable hardware, Toshiba provides flexible financing and innovative service options for a complete computing solution. Toshiba Financial Services combines a variety of programs designed to meet individual business needs, giving customers increased purchasing power and flexible payment options.