Toshiba gives Sony some competition in ultralight laptops

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Toshiba Corp. and Sharp Corp. have introduced battery-powered Pentium-based notebook computers to compete with Sony's Vaio 505G, 505F and 505FX models. Toshiba's $2,000 Portege 3015CT features 64 megabytes of memory, a 4.3 gigabyte hard disk, a 266 Mhz processor, a 10.4 inch active-matrix color screen, two PC card slots and a keyboard-centered stick control. Sharp's $2,000 Actius A-100 has an 11.3 inch screen, 64 megabytes of memory, a 3.2 gigabyte hard disk, 233 MHz and though it combines an external floppy drive and port replicator on its disk drive back, it has an extremely sensitive touchpad. Sony's 505F notebook, at $1,899, has 233 Mhz, a 10.4 inch screen, a 4.3 gigabyte hard disk and features a power-on key and touchpad stylus, The 505FX model also comes with a 4.3 hard disk, 64 megabytes of memory and 266 MHz and sells for $2,199. All three notebooks have 56 kilobit modems and weigh close to three pounds, but none have internal floppy drives. Printer and serial ports are available for each model through port replicator attachments and external CD-ROM drives are offered as options.

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Compaq to take lead, for now, with notebook PC

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Compaq Computer Corp introduces its LTE 80386 20 notebook computer. The LTE 386 20 is as high and as wide as a sheet of paper, and it is about two inches thick. It weighs about 7.5 pounds. The product is small, but it offers many advanced features including: an Intel 80386SX 20 MHz microprocessor; high-resolution VGA graphics on a monochrome liquid crystal display (LCD); a floppy disk drive, a keyboard, and a 30Mbyte- or a 60Mbyte hard disk; and 2Mbytes of internal memory, which can be increased to 10Mbytes. The LTE 386s/20 that are available now cost about $6,500 for a 30Mbyte version and about $7,000 for a 60Mbyte version. Despite its high-tech components, the product drew criticism on Wall Street: one industry observer says the machine is expensive and not competitive with Japanese products. Compaq's stock price fell on Friday, Oct 12, 1990, down $2.25, to $36.75.

Compaq LTE 386s/20 (Notebook computer)

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Toshiba vying with Compaq in 'notebooks'

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Toshiba Corp announces the introduction of two lightweight portable computers the T1000XE and the T1200XE. These so called 'notebook' computers are designed to be small enough to fit into a briefcase but still deliver the power that users have come to expect from machines built around the 80286 microprocessor. Along with the introduction Toshiba also released a 'research study' that reveals users preference for Toshiba's machines over those of archrival Compaq. Analysts give little credence to the marketing strategy and say they would be quite surprised had the findings shown a preference for Compaq machines. Toshiba has the edge in price with its new products and also a more functional keyboard and better display. Compaq's LTE line has longer battery life, a smaller size and a built in floppy disk on the low-end model.

Hand-held computers, Handheld computers, Product information, Market Analysis, Marketing Strategy, Toshiba T1000XE (Portable computer), Toshiba T1200XE (Portable computer)

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