Toshiba Ships Pocket PC, Satellites

Toshiba has introduced the Pocket PC e330 series, a pair of Pocket PC personal digital assistants; as well as two new Satellite notebooks.

PDA Options

The two new Pocket PC devices expand on the company's Pocket PC e310 design. The e330 and e335 each cost $350 (after a $50 rebate), and are aimed at users who want more than a simple calendar and address book but don't want the high-end model, according to Toshiba representatives.

The devices include an Intel PXA250 processor with XScale technology at 300 MHz; 64MB of RAM; a Secure Digital expansion card slot; a 3.5-inch, color reflective TFT screen (65,536 colors at 240-by-320-pixel resolution); and an advanced lithium-ion battery. The devices run the Pocket PC 2002 operating system, and have a speaker, microphone and stereo headphone jack. The e335 also includes ArcSoft PhotoBase software.

The e335 will be available in retail channels, and the e330 will be available through Toshiba's distribution channels, value-added resellers, and its Web site.

Two New Notebooks

Toshiba also has announced two Satellite notebook computers aimed at first-time notebook buyers, with models as low as $1100.

The Satellite 1115-S103 includes an Intel Celeron 1.5-GHz processor, 256MB of SDRAM, a 20GB hard drive, a 14.1-inch TFT display, DVD-ROM drive, integrated V.92 56K bit/sec modem, integrated 10/100M bit/sec Ethernet port, three USB (1.1) ports, and Windows XP Home Edition. The 1115-S103 starts at $1100.

The Satellite 1110-S153 model includes an Intel Celeron 1.8-GHz processor, 256MB of SDRAM, a 20GB hard drive, 14.1-inch TFT display, DVD-ROM drive, and floppy disk drive, integrated V.92 56K bit/sec modem, integrated 10/100 Ethernet port, three USB (1.1) ports, and Windows XP Professional Edition. The 1110-S153 starts at $1250.