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Toshiba have given their Australian line-up of tablets and notebooks a nice revamp, unveiling some sleek looking new hardware, with the stars of the attraction being the Toshiba tablet AT200, and the Toshiba Satellite U840 Notebook.

Weighing in at just 375g and small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, pocket or handbag, this Toshiba 7 inch Tablet (AT1S0) is a nifty piece of PC. Running Android 3.2, the Toshiba has bog features similar to its 10.1 inch big sister, the AT200, twin cameras, micro HDMI and mini USB ports, as well as a micro SD card slot and enhanced AV stereo sound, and the NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor for fast performance for web/ multitasking.

With CES done and dusted, Australia’s division of Toshiba has come out and announced several new computers, as well as the upcoming release of the AT200 – world’s thinnest tablet and a product we previewed last year.

Toshiba today unveiled new pricing and product details for its early 2012 product line-up, led by its latest tablet, the upcoming AT200, and new Ultrabook model, the Satellite U840. The AT200, Toshiba's third-gen tablet after last year's AT100 and AT1S0, looks like the company's most attractive Android effort yet.

Toshiba’s Z830 was the frontrunner in the first wave of Ultrabooks. Now with 75 Ultrabooks populating the market in 2012, the company has released its follow up. Much like platinum selling artists, we’re wondering if their follow up album will be any good.

The Z830 is one of the best Ultrabooks released to date: it weighs only 1.12kg, the range of ports on offer puts even some full-sized notebooks to shame; and the metal exterior both looks and feels great. It’s got a low-voltage 2nd Gen Intel Core i5 as well as 4GB of RAM, a platform that ensures the Z830 will be a real workhorse (unlike netbooks that weigh almost the same).

CNET’s review names the Satellite Z830 as, “without question the leading Ultrabook in the market today”, going on to highlight the Z830’s extra ports, backlit keyboard and ‘stellar’ battery life as reasons why it, “stands head and shoulders above competitors”.

Toshiba's Satellite Z830 is the Ultrabook to beat so far, we think this is currently the best Ultrabook on the Australian notebook market. It has the lightest weight, the thinnest profile and the most features of the Ultrabooks we've seen so far, and in our opinion it also sports the best design. Its user-friendliness is also very good. We like its backlit keyboard, which we also found to be quite comfortable to type on, and we like its touchpad, which was cooperative with our movements.

The 15.6 inch Toshiba Satellite P750/02J is an affordable, high-end allrounder that has been taking notes from dedicated entertainment notebooks. It comes with a TV tuner and a larger than average (especially for the price) 750GB hard disk drive that will come in handy when you start recording lots of live TV. This is a very good deal for the price, because aside from the entertainment features the P750 has the performance specs to match any other high-end allrounder.

The 14in Toshiba Satellite E300/007 isn’t the lightest ultraportable at 2.13kg, but the 14in screen, low $787 price tag and fast mid-range 2nd Gen Intel Core i5 processor still make it a good ultraportable. In most respects it’s halfway between a lighter ultraportable and a heavier basic notebook.

Toshiba has released 3D TVs using both active and passive technology. This one, the Regza 47VL800A, is passive, and is lower in cost. All the multimedia stuff worked just as it was supposed to. If you need to be untethered from a physical network connection, the TV supports a USB Wi-Fi adaptor (you’ll need a Toshiba one, my generic one didn’t work.) As for the TV, there are two aspects of performance: 2D and 3D. With both, this TV was a cracker!

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Positioning the tablet as a miniature, compromise-free entertainment device , the Toshiba Tablet AT1S0 runs Android 3.2 on a dual-core 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor with 1GB RAM and 8GB onboard storage (expandable by microSD). There's Flash support, built-in GPS, Wi-Fi (no 3G option), Bluetooth connectivity plus Micro USB and Micro HDMI ports.

Toshiba has this week released a TV range able to remember your preferred volume level, picture and colour settings, as well as favourite channels. Using “Personal TV Auto Face Recognition,” the Regza WL800A series of televisions scan your face using a camera built into the TV, providing up to four users with customised preferences.

SOURCE: CNET Australia
Toshiba doesn't tend to muck about with its Qosmio lines. They're the top of the pile from Toshiba, decked out with everything that the company can think of including in a multimedia notebook, and then usually a few extra gadgets again. Toshiba's Qosmio F750 is no exception. 8 out of 10.

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The All In One is well built and feels like a solid device. The touchscreen works very well and has decent specifications. I’m happy to recommend it. I give this 4 stars and a productfeedback silver award.

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The Toshiba Portege R830 Series is a class of notebook that is a proving ground for the technology because it has requirements for long battery life, ability to play video content at a moment’s notice as well as be light and suitable for use on the road.

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Toshiba Qosmio F750 is a full HD vision notebook that offers 2D to 3D conversion and an in-built TV tuner that is also designed for gaming.

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Toshiba Australia has refreshed its Qosimo consumer notebook range to include a new HD entertainment and gaming notebook, the Qosmio F750, and upgrades to some of its Satellite range.

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Toshiba’s latest range of notebooks powered by AMD’s new high-performance, dual and quad core processors will launch in Australia in August.

SOURCE: APC Magazine
For $1,624 the 15.6in Toshiba Satellite P750/02Q is a good value 3D capable entertainment notebook. It’s got a fast 2nd Generation Intel Core i7, plenty of storage, a Blu-ray burner, a TV tuner and of course a 15.6in 3D capable screen. This notebook is bursting at the seams with functionality, and hasn’t made any compromises in order to include all the features.

SOURCE: CNET Australia
The Toshiba Satellite L730 receives a CNET rating of 8.0

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This week Australian Business Traveller is scoping out the best Windows notebooks for frequent business travellers. These high-flying laptops deliver just the right mix of maximum computing power and long battery life in a slim, light yet robust package

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The 2.6kg, 15.6in Toshiba Satellite P750 (PSAY3A-02T001) is designed for home users who want a good value and stylish laptop that can be used for office work and entertainment. It ships with a large range of features and has a configuration that supplies swift all-round performance.

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For $799 at Officeworks the Toshiba Satellite L750/04K is a potent mid-range allrounder with a low price tag for what’s included.

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Overview Toshiba joins PC makers Acer and Asus in creating an Android Honeycomb, but it brings a couple of new ideas that help set the AT100 apart from the rest.