<s>
The	O
Tecra	B-Device
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
business	O
laptops	B-Device
currently	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Dynabook	O
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Sharp	O
Corporation	O
formerly	O
owned	O
by	O
Toshiba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
Tecra	B-Device
notebook	B-Device
models	O
available	O
for	O
sale	O
is	O
strictly	O
dependent	O
on	O
the	O
location	O
:	O
North	O
and	O
South	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
Africa	O
and	O
South	O
Africa	O
,	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
or	O
the	O
South	O
Pacific	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Tecra	B-Device
notebook	B-Device
models	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Tecra	B-Device
500CS	O
and	O
the	O
Tecra	B-Device
500CDT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
notebook	B-Device
models	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
design	O
and	O
featured	O
similar	O
hardware	O
specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tecra	B-Device
laptops	B-Device
built	O
in	O
1996	O
dimensions	O
of	O
299	O
x	O
235	O
x	O
58mm	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
weight	O
of	O
3.4kg	O
with	O
integrated	O
AC	O
adaptor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lithium-Ion	O
battery	O
(	O
not	O
used	O
in	O
Satellite	B-Device
notebooks	I-Device
before	O
1997	O
)	O
offered	O
a	O
standard	O
productivity	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
designers	O
of	O
the	O
Tecra	B-Device
were	O
two	O
engineers	O
working	O
at	O
Netel	O
communications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Tecra	B-Device
was	O
to	O
the	O
engineers	O
of	O
Nextel	O
communications	O
,	O
to	O
improve	O
workflow	O
and	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toshiba	O
marketed	O
both	O
500CS	O
and	O
500CDT	O
as	O
fast	O
notebooks	B-Device
that	O
feature	O
information	O
highway	O
with	O
no	O
speed	O
limits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toshiba	O
included	O
in	O
Tecra	B-Device
500CS	O
and	O
Tecra	B-Device
500CDT	O
important	O
hardware	O
features	O
for	O
1996	O
,	O
including	O
Intel	O
Pentium	O
SL	O
Enh	O
(	O
120MHz	O
)	O
,	O
standard	O
main	O
memory	O
of	O
16	O
MB	O
EDO	O
RAM	B-Architecture
expandable	O
to	O
144	O
MB	O
EDO	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
of	O
1.350	O
million	O
bytes	O
,	O
both	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
and	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
(	O
optional	O
)	O
,	O
two	O
CardBus	O
,	O
Desk	O
Station	O
V	O
Plus	O
PCI	B-Architecture
bus	I-Architecture
,	O
Card	O
Station	O
II	O
,	O
PCI	B-Architecture
bus	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
ZV	O
Port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Tecra	B-Device
500CS	O
had	O
a	O
12.1inches	O
STN	B-General_Concept
LCD	B-Device
color	B-Device
display	I-Device
with	O
a	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
of	O
800	O
x	O
600	O
pixels	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Tecra	B-Device
500CDT	O
has	O
a	O
12.1inches	O
TFT	B-Device
LCD	I-Device
color	B-Device
display	I-Device
with	O
the	O
800	O
x	O
600	O
pixels	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tecra	B-Device
8100	O
notebook	B-Device
reduced	O
long	O
term	O
Total	O
Costs	O
of	O
Ownership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toshiba	O
offered	O
the	O
Tecra	B-Device
8100	O
with	O
four	O
different	O
processor	B-General_Concept
speeds	O
(	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
III	I-General_Concept
500MHz	O
,	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
III	I-General_Concept
600MHz	O
,	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
III	I-General_Concept
650MHz	O
,	O
and	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
III	I-General_Concept
700MHz	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
configuration	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
two	O
diagonal	O
display	B-Device
,	O
13.3inches	O
and	O
14.1inches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tecra	B-Device
8100	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
,	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
or	O
DVD-ROM	O
drive	O
,	O
S3	O
Savage	O
MX	O
graphic	B-Device
adapter	I-Device
,	O
two	O
PC	O
Card	O
Type	O
II	O
or	O
one	O
PC	O
Card	O
Type	O
III	O
,	O
Card	O
Bus	O
support	O
,	O
memory	O
expansion	O
slot	O
,	O
SelectBay	O
modules	O
,	O
and	O
Lithium-Ion	O
battery	O
(	O
with	O
an	O
autonomy	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
hours	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2000	O
Toshiba	O
was	O
adding	O
special	O
features	O
to	O
Tecra	B-Device
notebook	B-Device
models	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Toshiba	O
Hibernation	O
and	O
Resume	O
,	O
Toshiba	O
Power	O
Extensions	O
,	O
SecureSleep	O
,	O
Wake-On-LAN	O
and	O
Service	O
Boot	O
,	O
and	O
System	O
Password	O
Security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toshiba	O
is	O
updating	O
the	O
Tecra	B-Device
series	O
by	O
upgrading	O
older	O
models	O
or	O
launching	O
new	O
notebooks	B-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
Tecra	B-Device
A11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
location	O
there	O
are	O
currently	O
three	O
notebooks	B-Device
in	O
the	O
Tecra	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toshiba	O
implemented	O
two	O
latest	O
upgrades	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
Tecra	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
upgrade	O
regards	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recent	O
Tecra	B-Device
notebooks	B-Device
are	O
shipped	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
upgrade	O
regards	O
the	O
2010	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
processor	B-General_Concept
Family	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
faster	O
processors	O
that	O
deliver	O
higher	O
performances	O
with	O
Intel	O
Turbo	O
Boost	O
technology	O
and	O
Intel	O
Hyper	O
Threading	O
technology	O
(	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
performance	O
levels	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toshiba	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Tecra	B-Device
series	O
features	O
for	O
protection	O
such	O
as	O
PC	O
Health	O
Monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Tecra	B-Device
laptop	B-Device
features	O
are	O
eSATAp	O
Sleep-and-Charge	O
combo	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
fingerprint	O
reader	O
for	O
a	O
better	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
Tecra	B-Device
series	O
includes	O
notebooks	B-Device
with	O
either	O
14.1inches	O
diagonal	O
display	B-Device
or	O
15.6	O
high	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
diagonal	O
widescreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
current	O
Tecra	B-Device
notebook	B-Device
models	O
have	O
durable	O
texture	O
finish	O
with	O
chrome	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
location	O
the	O
Tecra	B-Device
series	O
includes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Toshiba	O
began	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
Tecra	B-Device
A5	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
superseded	O
by	O
the	O
Tecra	B-Device
A6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Older	O
models	O
include	O
the	O
Tecra	B-Device
720CDT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tecra	B-Device
A5	O
has	O
14	O
"	O
WXGA	O
wide	O
screen	O
LCD	B-Device
display	I-Device
with	O
a	O
native	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
of	O
1280x768	O
pixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laptop	B-Device
's	O
exterior	O
is	O
mostly	O
black	O
but	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
lid	O
has	O
a	O
silver	O
finish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laptop	B-Device
has	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
which	O
are	O
located	O
under	O
the	O
LCD	B-Device
display	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
cousin	O
the	O
Satellite	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Tecra	B-Device
is	O
generally	O
more	O
expensive	O
and	O
more	O
business	O
oriented	O
,	O
each	O
having	O
different	O
features	O
and	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tecra	B-Device
A5	O
has	O
a	O
DVD	O
Burner	O
,	O
Multi	O
card	O
reader	O
,	O
Wireless	O
,	O
a	O
headphone	O
and	O
microphone	O
jack	O
,	O
four	O
USB	B-Protocol
Ports	O
,	O
an	O
S-Video	O
port	O
,	O
RGB	O
port	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
an	O
internal	O
56k	O
modem	B-Application
and	O
an	O
Ethernet	O
port	O
for	O
connecting	O
to	O
LANs	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uses	O
Intel	B-Device
Centrino	I-Device
Duo	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
