<img src="http://parcom.pronetworks.org/images/toshiba.gif" align="right"> Toshiba Libretto U100 ultraportable notebook
By Pocket Lint
Tuesday 16th August 2005 13:31 GMT
Toshiba has been designing and manufacturing notebooks for 20 years, starting with the T110 in 1985, which weighed in at over 7kg, had a battery life of 60m and possessed a green screen. To celebrate, the company has chosen to revive one of its older ultraportable lines, in the form of the Toshiba Libretto U100.
Initially there will be this one model but if it proves popular, the line will be expanded, writes Stephen Patrick. The U100 is no normal laptop. Instead, it's a showcase for how far miniaturisation has come. The U100 looks and feels more like a shrunken notebook. Its proportions are in keeping with larger machines - it's not a slimmed down ultraportable.
The U100 isn't really intended to be used as your only computer. Rather, it should be used as a portable on the move - its size makes it ideal for carrying in your overnight luggage or even your day bag. With a weight of 1kg and dimensions of 21 x 14.5 x 3.5cm, it won't be a burden.
The 7.2in screen is backlit using LEDs, a technology not usually found in notebooks. The benefit is its power efficiency - it's far less power hungry than alternative technologies. On the downside, image quality isn't as bright and images have a slight haze to them. Image quality is enhanced, though, by the use of a Toshiba TruBrite anti-glare layer.
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