He promised tricky questions, and he delivered. It’s back to our old pal Steve at machinesgobing.com, and his interview speaking to the Emily Shirley, Head of Product Marketing at Toshiba Europe GmbH, during Toshiba’s ‘Take a Closer Look’ event in Paris on the 7th May. To find out where Toshiba pitch themselves in the market compared to Apple, where they see the future of laptop design and the response to the suggestion that the Portégé M800 is a stereotyped American design, follow this link here for a really good read!

And for an extensive review of the Qosmio G40, look no further than this next chap… A few weeks ago we approached Barbie, a sometime roadie and previous occupant of almost any career you can imagine (if you don’t believe me, check his about page) – to review the Toshiba Qosmio G40 – the result being a spectacular essay which covers everything from his dislike of Microsoft Vista, to the quality of the screen. One of his conclusions “All in all I wouldn’t recommend this as portable laptop. As a Media Centre or a high-end games machine, then it fairs much better.” – but there’s so much more than this to review, I suggest you head over and read it.

C’est désormais au tour du cosntructeur japonais Toshiba de s’associer au cristallier autrichien Swarovski pour cette édition spécialise du R500. Toujours aussi compact (283 x 215.8 x 19.5 mm, écran 12 pouces pour à peine 990 grammes), ce modèle embarque tout de même un processeur Intel Core 2 Duo à 1,2 Ghz, le Wifi et un disque dur de 180 Go. Véritable bijou avant tout destiné à la gente féminine, le modèle n’est disponible que sur commande chez Toshiba pour un prix estimé à plus de 3500 euros.

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