Toshiba's Portege M400 goes Core 2 Duo, gets HSDPA
By Darren Murph 
posted Nov 20th 2006 1:22AM
posted Nov 20th 2006 1:22AM
The last time we mentioned Toshiba's M400, it was rocking a lowly Core Solo processor and a 1,024 x 768 resolution LCD, but now Toshiba is upping the ante on the convertible by tossing in a Core 2 Duo chip along with HSDPA technology. Aside from receiving a 2GHz Intel T7200 CPU, the upgraded machine also sports a 12.1-inch SXGA+ display, 80GB SATA drive, 512MB of DDR2 RAM, dual-layer DVD burner, integrated stereo speakers, and the obligatory built-in UMTS / HSDPA SIM card slot for that 3G goodness we all know and love. Moreover, the Portege M400-3G touts a PCMCIA slot, 4-pin FireWire connector, S-Video / VGA outputs, 5-in-1 flash card reader, gigabit Ethernet, 56k modem, integrated WiFi / Bluetooth, and a trio of USB 2.0 ports to boot. It will reportedly also feature a "slice expansion battery" to prolong its life while computing out in the wild. While Toshiba hasn't leaked any information on pricing, we do know that this svelte convertible will be hitting Middle Eastern shores in "Q1 2007," but we sure hope Tosh brings the goods over to this side of the pond soon after.[Via jkOnTheRun]
looks much nicer than Lenovo.
Your article is a tease: you start with the old screen resolution but fail to mention the new resolution (1400 x 1050).
That resolution strikes me as kinda odd in a small screen. Just because they can?
The Toshiba website has been giving this option for awhile now. In fact I was going to pick one up with 2Gb RAM. Are you telling me they won't ship to US if I place my online order?
Yeah, there was a pre-configured model with EVDO a couple days ago but it's not listed anymore. I looked in my browser history and did find it ... http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/rdet.jsp?seg=HHO&poid=332350
There's no mention of size or weight in the linked article. Is this around the size of an X60 or is it bigger?
Yay you acted on my message!
The M400 is available in the UK (although not from Toshiba directly) for around £1450; so it's not exactly cheap, but it's definately the one I'm going for.
I'm writing this on a CoreDuo M400 (with the 1400x1050 screen looking fine). While this is the first Merom setup, they did rock Centrino Duo (they were the first dual-core tablet) a few months ago.