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Over 135 years of them. Since 1875, Toshiba has introduced a long line of brilliant innovations. And now? When it comes to developing new technologies we're right where you'd expect (and want) us to be—on the cutting edge.

Ultrabook™

Meet the new breed of laptop

Combining the convenience of a tablet with the capabilities of a laptop, the ultra-stylish, ultra-responsive Ultrabook sets a new standard in portable computing.

Bring Blu along with you

We offer a wide choice of laptops that come with a built-in Blu-ray™ player for uncompromising entertainment wherever the day takes you.

A Sweeter Tablet

With its superior multitasking, connection flexibility and wealth of customization options, Android Honeycomb unlocks your Toshiba Tablet’s true potential.

Embrace Eye-popping Imagery

Immerse yourself in the thrill of three dimensions with our line of 3D laptops.

Better for Business

If you use your PC for work, you'll want Windows 7 Professional. It helps you be more productive & protects the critical information you work with.

Crank up the tunes

Scale up songs and other sounds by tapping into your laptop’s speakers even when the PC is asleep or off.

Give your eyes something to talk about

Now you can enjoy a fully immersive stereoscopic 3D experience with select laptops featuring NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ technology.

Play harder, venture farther

Great battery life and great performance, without compromise. With NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology rest assured your laptop battery will last long enough to get the job done.

Kick it into overdrive

Available on any of our laptops built with Intel® Core™ i5 or i7 processors, Intel Turbo Boost Technology helps deliver more performance when and where you need it.

Quench your thirst for power.

Simplifying your life? Now Toshiba laptops can do it in their sleep, thanks to USB Sleep-and-Charge ports. It's the easiest way ever to charge your smart phone, MP3 player or other portable electronics, even when your laptop is turned off. Because, believe it or not, sometimes you won't want to boot your laptop all the way up or keep it all the way on.

Give your media a facelift

This Toshiba exclusive innovation, available with the Toshiba DVD Player software, takes standard definition DVD content and upscales it so you get a sharper, more vibrant picture that looks and feels more like HD.

Click on a greener planet

Toshiba laptops equipped with our power-saving eco utility™, offer improved energy management. With a single click you can switch to a pre-configured power plan that will not only let you go green, but let you see the measurable savings too.

Make a big scene

Now you can use your Toshiba laptop to savor multimedia, online entertainment or other content on your big screen TV, enjoying great image clarity and sound without sacrificing quality, thanks to award-winning Intel® Wireless Display available on select laptops.

Give your media the run of the house

Now easily share music, movies and pictures from your Toshiba laptop across compatible devices on your home entertainment network thanks to Toshiba Media Controller.

Your Desktop, Your Way

Use this fun workspace to manage documents, collect photos, save website links and other parts of your personal projects and keep them organized in one place. It's now possible thanks to Toshiba Bulletin Board.

Save Time Searching-for Reel

Transform how you access your files and organize your busy life with this convenient tool. Toshiba ReelTime™ shows you a visual timeline of your recently accessed file using thumbnails so you can find your files faster.

Microsoft Windows® 7

Windows® 7 is designed to be more reliable, more responsive, and more secure to make things you do every day even easier. Whether you're looking for the latest in entertainment, or determining the most effective way to connect in both your home and office, there's a version of Windows® 7 available to you.

Empower your fingers.

Toshiba strives to make the laptop a natural tool for improving everyday life. We now offer a new way to navigate your digital world—through touch screen display technology available on select laptops.

Make your own hotspot.

You've got a crucial e-mail to send, or you need to get on the Web fast. But you're nowhere near a Wi-Fi® hotspot. What do you do? Bring the hotspot along. Now it's easy, if you own one of our new 3G-ready Toshiba laptops.

Convenient set of features.

Thanks to our newest set of premium features, our laptops not only make life easier but they also make it more enjoyable.

Meet mobile life head on.

Between theft, spills and jolts and lost wireless connections, the real world can be a real challenge, no matter how careful you are with your PC. So be prepared-with Toshiba EasyGuard® Technology*. Built into select laptops, it's like an added blanket of protection to help you go mobile with confidence.

Store it smarter. Get it faster.

Faced with a growing collection of files, blossoming photo albums, and a raft of home movies from the ever-trusty camcorder, many have begun using external hard drives to ease the strain on their laptop. But if only they could transfer those files faster. Well, now they can with high-speed eSATA USB ports on Toshiba laptops.

Looks are everything.

With new Toshiba Face Recognition software and the Webcam built into your Toshiba laptop it's your key to fun and convenience, too, plus more simplified logons. We'd also say it's another fine example of our advanced technology that's a snap to use and designed to keep your life humming right along.

Sounds like sensational.

Amid today's over-compressed, download-driven audio scene it's easy to forget the pleasure of high-fidelity tones—songs, movies or games— heard over an elaborate sound system. Which is why Toshiba has equipped the headphone jack on many of its laptops for double duty, serving as an S/P DIF digital audio port so you can plug into a home theater system.

Taking the shock out of the unexpected.

Living the mobile life is great. Until the unexpected happens. One fall off a table, one sharp jolt on a cramped cross-country flight or crowded classroom and all your precious files, media and other data stored on your laptop could be in jeopardy. Fortunately, Toshiba has you covered.

All systems are go.

What if your laptop could foresee problems before they happen? That's the whole idea behind PC Health Monitor. Part of our 4th-Generation EasyGuard® Technology suite, it takes protection to the next level by proactively checking your machine and alerting you to issues ahead of time.

Which processor is right for you?

Also referred to as the CPU, the processor is the brains of the computer. It's the most important chip in a PC, and it has power-management features that extend battery life. Our laptops use a variety of processor types from AMD and Intel. Read more to decide which one is best for you.

Lightning fast while still standing still.

Regular hard drives find data with a “head” that moves across a spinning disc. That takes precious milliseconds. But with solid state drives there are no moving parts. Your data is always poised and ready to burst forth at the blink of an eye. It's just crazy quick.

Take the web to go.

Feeling wired to wireless hotspots is over—thanks to new Toshiba advancements like our WiMAX-ready laptops powered by the Intel® Core™ processor. It extends your freedom well beyond Wi-Fi because WiMAX lets you take your home internet experience with you when you leave your home.

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