Toshiba NB100 and Satellite A350 Netbooks With Embedded Mobile Broadband

The Toshiba NB100 netbook is one of the two entries by the company into the netbook arena and the first Toshiba netbook with the option of a Linux operating system. The other new model released is the Satellite A350, a high end piece in a high gloss black finish with silver-striped “fusion” color accents. Both models offer embedded mobile broadband.

The company is promoting the concept of HSPA wireless broadband stating that mobile connectivity is the way to go. It is capable of data rates reaching 7.2 Mbps in the downlink and up to 2.0 Mbps when uplinking.

The NB100 has a screen size of 9 inches and weighs one kg. It has an 80GB hard drive and a 1GB memory. The NB100 runs on an Atom 1.6Ghz processor.

The Toshiba Satellite A350 has a 16-inch TFT WXGA screen with a 16:9 aspect ratio. The A350 runs on the Intel Core 2 Duo processor, it has a 4GB RAM and a 320GB hard drive. It runs the Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium OS and comes with a 1.3 megapixel cam. It features three USB 2.0 ports and HDMI connectivity on some models.