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Toshiba Announces Its First RoHS-compatible Notebook at U.S. Retail; Launch of Notebook Part of Toshiba Digital Products Division's Overall Commitment to Reduce Environmental Impact of Products
Toshiba Announces Its First RoHS-compatible Notebook at U.S. Retail; Launch of Notebook Part of Toshiba Digital Products Division's Overall Commitment to Reduce Environmental Impact of Products
Published 02-23-06
Submitted by Toshiba
RoHS (Restriction on Hazardous Substance) is an environmental directive set by the European Parliament that goes into effect on July 1 of this year. The goal of the directive is to restrict the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. Toshiba unveiled its first RoHS-compatible notebook for the U.S. business channel, the Tecra S3, last October.
"The launch of an RoHS-compatible notebook sold through the world's largest retailer is part of Toshiba's overall commitment to the environment," said Jeff Barney, vice president of marketing, Digital Products Division (DPD), Toshiba America Information Systems. "Toshiba DPD believes strongly in ensuring all our notebooks are compatible with the RoHS standard. It's part of Toshiba Corporation's goal to double its overall product and business process eco-efficiency from 2000 to 2010."
Also designed to meet the EPA's Energy Star requirements for power management, the Toshiba Satellite A55-S1064 offers Wal-Mart customers an affordable, well-equipped notebook computer available for under $700.
The Satellite A55-S1064 includes a 1.60-GHz Intel(R) Celeron(R) M Processor(2) 380, 512 MB DDR2 memory(3), 40 GB hard drive(4), a 15-inch TruBrite(TM)-enhanced display, a CD-RW/DVD-ROM optical drive and built-in Atheros(R) 802.11 b/g wireless(5) LAN. In addition, the Satellite A55 comes with a one-year standard limited warranty.
"The addition of the RoHS-compatible Toshiba Satellite A55 model gives our customers the option of purchasing a high-quality, high-value product that is also environmentally conscious for the first time from a major U.S. retailer," said John Kooy, Wal-Mart's vice president of electronics. "We are proud to support Toshiba's efforts."
In addition to offering RoHS-compatible notebooks, Toshiba DPD is a participant in the Rethink Initiative, which encourages the recycling of old products. Toshiba also operates a trade-in program that gives customers cash back for their old products. For more information on Toshiba DPD's environmental initiatives, visit http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/ebtext.to?page=reuse&seg=HHO. For information on Toshiba's global environmental commitment, visit http://www.toshiba.co.jp/env/en/.
About RoHS
RoHS is the Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament with the goal to reduce the use of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium and both polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants in the production of new electrical and electronic equipment. This regulation goes into effect on July 1, 2006.
About Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (TAIS)
Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is comprised of three divisions: Digital Products, Digital Solutions and Storage Device. Together, the three divisions provide mobile products and solutions, Internet access plans, communications, storage and imaging products and services. Products include industry-leading portable computers, projectors, DVD/CD recordable products and hard disk drives, telephony products, digital imaging systems, wireless solutions and services.
TAIS provides sales, marketing and services for its wide range of information products in the United States and Latin America. TAIS is an independently operated company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, a world leader in high technology and integrated manufacturing of electrical and electronic components, products and systems. Toshiba has global sales of over $52 billion and more than 300 subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.toshiba.com.
(1) RoHS. This product is compatible with European Union Directive 2002/95/EC, Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS), which restricts use of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, PBB, and PBDE.
(2) Processor. CPU performance may vary. See Processor Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com.
(3) Memory. Memory size may vary. See Memory Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com.
(4) Hard Disk Drive Capacity. Hard drive capacity may vary. 1 Gigabyte (GB) means 1000 x 1000 x 1000 = 1,000,000,000 bytes using powers of 10. See Hard Disk Drive Capacity Legal Footnote at www.info@toshiba.com.
(5) Wireless. May require purchase of additional software, external hardware, or services. Transmission speeds may vary. See Wireless Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com.
(C) 2006 Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Tecra and Satellite are registered trademarks and TruBrite is a trademark of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. and/or Toshiba Corporation. Intel and Celeron are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. While Toshiba has made every effort at the time of publication to ensure the accuracy of the information provided herein, product specifications, configurations, prices, system/component/options availability are all subject to change without notice.
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