Toshiba debuts AC100 netbook with massive standby battery life

By Rachel King | June 21, 2010, 2:37am PDT

Summary: Continuing with its 25th anniversary of laptop sales, Toshiba has premiered the AC100 netbook - the company’s first Android-based machine.

Continuing with its 25th anniversary of laptop sales, Toshiba has premiered the AC100 netbook - the company’s first Android-based machine.

The 10.1-inch netbook is a highly portable machine, weighing just 1.9-pounds and boasting a staggering seven days of standby battery life. If you’re working consistently, expect up to eight hours at a time per full charge.
Otherwise, the Toshiba AC100 looks to be a fairly standard machine, with only 512MB of DDR2 memory and a 1,024 x 600 resolution on that 10.1-inch TruBrite, LED-backlit display. Here’s what else the AC100 includes:

• NVIDIA Tegra 250 processor
• Android 2.1 OS
• Up to 32GB SSD
• 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth v2.1 +EDR
• Optional 3G
• 1.3-megapixel webcam
• SD/MMC card reader
• Connectivity: USB 2.0, Mini USB, HDMI, Audio-out/Microphone-in combo

Designed with a sleek black and orange color scheme, the AC100 will become available this August. Pricing is unknown so far.
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