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Toshiba AC100 Now Available in the UK.
Sep 6th
Over in the UK and waiting for some smartbook action? You’re in luck as Toshiba UK just tweeted earlier today that you can now officially order the Toshiba AC100 directly from their website priced at 293 pounds. This is the Wi-Fi model. 3G models are still a couple of weeks away they say. (Some other retailers probably have it in stock too, for example WebElectricals.co.uk)
On the same note, Chippy has been told by Toshiba that the Froyo (Android 2.2) Android update will be coming in 6 weeks. That’ll very likely make the AC100 usable along with adding speed improvements overall.
The Toshiba AC100 packs in a 10.1″ 1024 x 600 display, 512MB DDR2 RAM, 8GB SSD, Android 2.1 and Nvidia Tegra 2, HDMI, USB, mini-USB all weighing in at 0.87 kg. We’ve just finished reviewing the Toshiba AC100 so make sure you get the full details on that.
Check out the Toshiba AC100 at Toshiba UK
Toshiba AC100 / Dynabook AZ Smartbook Hands On
Jun 28th
Toshiba announced a handful of new products today worldwide, two of which will of interest to Netbooked readers. Here’s the first one, the Toshiba AC100 or Dynabook AZ as it is known here in Japan.
It’s a 10.1-inch smartbook with Android 2.1 and powered by Nvidia Tegra 250 (1.GHz, Tegra 2). My initial impressions are good regarding the build. Thin and extremely light, trackpad is large enough and buttons aren’t too stiff. Keyboard is solid and not cramped. While Android 2.1 was cool (with a custom interface), you’ll have to get 2.2 to get Flash 10.1 running though you can install that yourself once it is available. Some things did not appear to be ready – instant ON for instance was not available on these demo models. Another point regarding Android is that it is built for touch screens and there is no touch screen here. Everything I have been reading about smartbook OSes indicates they are just still not ready.
Toshiba AC100 / Dynabook AZ
* 10.1″ 1024 x 600 display (glossy)
* Android 2.1 OS
* Nvidia Tegra 250 processor (1 GHz – Tegra 2)
* 7 hour battery / 1 week standby time
* 512MB DDR2 RAM (fixed)
* 16GB flash memory (3.5GB reserved)
* Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
* Mono mic, stereo speakers
* 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, WiMAX, audio jacks
* 1x USB 2.0, 1x mini USB ports, SDHC card reader
* HDMI out
* 7 hour battery (180 hour standby)
* SIM card slot behind battery (3G ready)
* 262 x 190 x 12 – 21 mm size
* 870g / 1.9 pounds
Hands on video:
Via.
