Toshiba AC100
Laptop computer
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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]
Toshiba AC100 | |
| Manufacturer | Toshiba |
|---|---|
| Type | Smartbook |
| Media | SDHC/SDIO reader |
| Android, Linux-based custom | |
| Tegra 2 250 T20 "Harmony" | |
| CPU | ARM dual-core 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 |
Technical details
Hardware
The mainboard is derived from the Nvidia Tegra Harmony reference board.[2]
The main CPU is a Tegra 250 SoC which consists of:[6]
- Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 processor, 1 MB L2 cache
- ULP (Ultra Low Power) 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)
Software
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
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
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]