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Toshiba is bringing in two new highly-durable laptops into its Tecra series. These are the 15-inch Tecra A10 and the 14-inch Tecra M10. Both laptops come with a well crafted chassis that can withstand drops and shocks. Additionally both feature a fingerprint scanner and Toshiba’s EasyGuard for data security purposes.

These two laptops are both packed with Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology or Intel Centrino with vPro Technology featuring a Core 2 Duo processor, Windows Vista for the operating system, Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G connectivity for the M10, DVD RW super multi drives, as much as 250GB of hard drive space and anywhere from 2GB to 8GB of RAM.

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Toshiba is joining the fray of laptop manufacturers who are riding the wave Intel’s Centrino CPU’s with the release of the new Satellite Pro S300 laptop. According to Toshiba, this affordable machine is geared for business professionals and is packed with a 2.4 GHz P8600 Core 2 Duo Centrino processor as well as Intel 4500MD integrated graphics.

The Satellite Pro S300 boast of built-in docking capabilities, a 1.3-megapixel webcam with business reader software and Toshiba’s EasyGuard technology features that include HDD protection, a spill-resistant keyboard, fingerprint reader and Trusted Platform Module. In addition, the laptop also features Toshiba’s sleep-and-charge USB port which lets you charge mobile device whether the laptop is on, off, in sleep mode or hibernation mode, and eSATA/USB 2.0 combo port for high-speed data transfer.

The Satellite Pro S300 will be available for a starting price of $1,299.

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