Toshiba is a leading manufacturer of notebooks, with a focus on quality, reliability, and durability. Some key points: - Toshiba has earned a strong reputation for notebook quality and reliability based on extensive R&D and testing. - Reader polls and surveys have shown Toshiba notebooks provide a good balance of quality and value compared to premium brands. - Newer Toshiba models incorporate various technologies and design features to enhance durability, protect data, and improve battery life, such as shock absorbers and solid state drives.

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2. Company Overview Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and operating around the globe . . . Only laptop manufacturer with R&D in Canada. As a leader in notebook design, and manufacture since 1985 Toshiba’s steady focus on notebooks has earned it high reliability statistics, and status as the 5th largest supplier of PC’s globally (despite not having a desktop offering).

3. The Register Reg Reader poll on notebook quality: Are Apple and Sony worth the price premium? By Dale Vile, FreeformDynamics Posted in PCs & Chips, 26th February 2009 13:19 GMT Tech Panel Our recent poll of Reg readers on their perceptions of some of the most prominent brands in the notebook PC space provided some interesting food for thought for those looking to make procurement decisions in this area. While it is tempting to focus on specs and prices, it was clear from results that there is much more to it than that For the more discerning, but still value conscious customer, it is also interesting to see Toshiba being considered as representing a good balance .

4. December 23, 2008 10:25 AM PST Laptop Shipments Top Desktops for First Time In the 3rd quarter of 2008 notebooks topped desktop PC’s for the first time in market share history with 38.6M units as desktop PC’s fell a further 1.3%. Second-place Dell saw a 6.3 percent decrease & Lenovo also saw its global shipments drop almost 5 percent. There were a few bright spots in the midst of the economic gloom. Toshiba being one…heavily invested in notebooks and therefore more insulated from the long-declining desktop market, saw high rates of growth.

8. Comparison between SSD and HDD Below is an example based on the Portege R500 Notebook . Weight: 2.15lbs (SSD version) Battery Type: Removable, Rechargeable 6-cell Lithium Ion (Li-ion) (5800mAh) Battery Life: Up to 9.7 hours (MobileMark™) Recharge Time: “Quick Charge” 90% battery recharge within 1.0 hour when system is OFF/Standby/Hibernation, 2-6 hours when unit is on Weight: 2.4lbs (ATA version) Battery Type: Removable, Rechargeable 6-cell Lithium Ion (Li-ion) 5800mAh Battery Life: Up to 8.0 hours (Mobile Mark™) Mean Time Between Failure (MTF) rates of SSD and regular SATA is 1.2M vs 20K hours. Nice up-tick in reliability, overall weight, and battery life for users on all three variables!

12. Toshiba and its Environmental Obligation Toshiba has been selected as a member of Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes for 9 consecutive years Highlights for Toshiba in North America: Toshiba has been a fixture on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSJ) of the world's 300 leading companies for 9 consecutive years since 2000. The DJSI, compiled by Dow Jones of the U.S. and SAM of Switzerland, is an influential ranking system that seeks to promote socially responsible investment (SRI). DJSI assesses the sustainability performance of the world's 2,500 largest companies and selects the top 10% for the index. Toshiba was selected as four leading companies among 45 in "Diversified Industrials" of "DJSI World 2008".

15. 2009 Federal Budget Computer Tax Relief Introducing a temporary 100% capital cost allowance (CCA) rate for computers acquired after January 27, 2009 and before February 1, 2011. Information is available at Department of Finance Canada at www.fin.gc.ca Thanks to a new government incentive in the 2009 Federal budget, businesses that purchase a laptop can claim 100 per cent of the capital cost allowance of a new computer acquired from January 27, 2009 to February 1, 2011.

16. Toshiba 3 rd Generation EasyGuard™

29. slide: Toshiba Warranty Programs Standard Warranty Services Standard 3 year return to depot (Tecra & Portégé Models) ASP Carry-in service; over 300 ASP Depot locations across Canada Express Notebook Depot service – pickup, repair & return for remote locations – FOR Customers > 100KM away from an ASP International Warranty coverage Enhanced Warranty Services TEPP – Extended Warranty Program On.Call – Onsite NBD service SystemGuard – Accidental Damage Coverage 3rd Party Mobile Solutions Data Recovery Advantage – HDD data recovery program DDP – Distributed Data Backup via Internet Absolute Track – Asset Tracking program Computrace Complete – Theft Recovery Program Service & Support

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