Toshiba delivers performance packed wireless notebook PC with double-digit battery life to mobile businesses.

Toshiba's Digital Products Division (DPD), has introduced its next generation lightweight notebook PC, the Tecra M2--a stylish notebook PC designed for corporate and small-to-medium sized business customers who demand mobility and connectivity without sacrificing performance. Weighing as light as five pounds, the Tecra M2 features impressive battery life--up to 11.5 hours(a) (with optional extended batteries)--in an easy to carry form factor that delivers seamless wireless connectivity options (IEEE 802.11b, g optional a/g, Bluetooth) so users can stay in touch, work faster and get more done. Meanwhile, IT managers will enjoy the Tecra-family benefits of a stable, configurable notebook with a long product lifecycle.

Packaged in a lightweight, sleek silver chassis, the Tecra M2 features a vivid 14.1-inch XGA (or SXGA+) display and NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 32MB or 64MB VRAM graphics controller (64MB VRAM option includes optional Bluetooth capabilities, 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet LAN and IEEE 1394 Firewire port), offering Tecra M2 customers high-performance graphics for displaying detailed designs and high-powered presentations in the office, on the road and everywhere in between. With options of a high-capacity 12-cell battery and the Slim SelectBay battery, mobile professionals can enjoy up to 11.5 hours(a) of battery life maximizing productivity with extended hours of mobile use.

"We've recognized for the past several years that reducing the cost and complexity of notebook PC ownership, while increasing performance and functionality, is critical to IT professionals and SMB customers," said Taro Hiyama, vice president of marketing, Toshiba DPD. "Our continued investment in the Tecra brand--including advanced wireless connectivity, long battery life and a lightweight form factor--reaffirm Toshiba's commitment to providing high performance notebooks that businesses of all sizes can appreciate."

The Tecra M2 delivers the perfect balance of portability, hardware and image stability plus high performance. Building on the success of the Tecra M1, Toshiba's Tecra M2 Series incorporates a new thin and light design combined with extended battery life, making it the ultimate road-ready notebook.

The Tecra M2 provides businesses solutions necessary to meet real business needs. With the Intel Pentium M Processor, up to 1.70GHz, the sleek Tecra M2 Series is a fully configurable build-to-order product with various configurations and the perfect companion for the IT manager looking for a stable, scalable mobile PC platform. Mobile business customers will also welcome the innovative design and enhanced productivity features such as high-resolution displays, high-speed DDR SDRAM memory expandable up to 2GB, DVD-ROM/CD-RW multi-function drive and up to 80GB(b) hard drives.

Toshiba continues to build on its reputation for reducing TCO by incorporating common docking including Toshiba's Advanced Port Replicator III (APRIII) that maintains the same docking connector as the APRI and APRII for backwards compatibility and Slim SelectBay accessories with most Tecra/Portege products. Whether it's increasing storage capacity, downloading software or backing up vital data, IT managers reduce the qualification time that would be required for differing components. This compatibility allows IT managers to standardize hardware throughout their corporate enterprise, simplify product procurement, and reduce support and inventory costs. In addition to common components, the Tecra Series delivers customers stable platforms and long product lifecycles, further lowering TCO.