Toshiba AC100
| File:Toshiba-AC100.jpg Toshiba AC100 | |
| Manufacturer | Toshiba |
|---|---|
| Type | Smartbook |
| Media | SDHC/SDIO reader |
| Operating system | Android, Linux-based custom |
| System on a chip | Tegra 2 250 T20 "Harmony" |
| CPU | ARM dualcore 1GHz Cortex-A9 processor |
| Memory | 512 MB |
| Storage | 8 - 32 GB eMMC chip |
| Display | 10.1 in (260 mm) diagonal 1024 × 600 LED backlit LCD |
| Graphics | 333MHz ULP GeForce with shared system memory (64MB default) |
| Sound | internal microphone, mono speaker, stereo output |
| Input | Keyboard Touchpad |
| Camera | 1.3 Mp |
| Connectivity | WLAN 802.11 b/g/n 3G Quadband WCDMA/GSM + SIM card slot 1×USB 2.0 mini HDMI connector 3.5 mm stereo out Electret microphone |
| Power | 7 hours battery life |
| Weight | 870 gramms |
Toshiba AC100 (or Dynabook AZ in Japan,[1] code named Paz00 by Compal[2]) is a smartbook device from Toshiba that was announced in June 2010.[3][4][5]
Technical details
[edit | edit source]Hardware
[edit | edit source]The mainboard is derived from the Nvidia Tegra Harmony reference board.[2]
The main CPU is a Tegra 250 SoC which consists of:[6]
- dualcore 1 GHz Cortex-A9 processor, 1 MB L2 cache
- ULP GeForce GPU
- DDR2 controller, 512 MB RAM (256+256 MB chips)
- dual display controller (lvds+hdmi)
- jpeg encoder/decoder
- video encode/decoder
- sound chip
It is able to remain in stand-by mode for up to 7 days.
Supplemental chips are (among others)
- embedded flash (type depends on the model, e.g. Toshiba THGBM2G7D4FBAI9)
- embedded controller (ENE KB926QF-D3?)
- power management unit TPS658622A
- Wifi (Ralink/MSI rt3070sta)
- Bluetooth chip (optional)
- 3G modem (optional, Ericsson Business Mobile Networks BV F3307 Mobile Broadband Module)
Software
[edit | edit source]It is supported in the Linux kernel through a device tree file.[7]
The AC100 is the reference device for the Ubuntu ARM port.[8]
OS is Android v2.1 (upgradable to v2.2 since 2011 [9]).
Availability
[edit | edit source]The device was officially available at the Toshiba United Kingdom site.[10]
The AC100 was discontinued in 2011 and is no longer being manufactured.
Reception
[edit | edit source]TechRepublic listed the AC100 as one of the 25 "unique and bizarre breakthroughs" in laptop innovation, because it was one of the first laptops that ran Android.[11]
References
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