As I said in a couple of posts before, 2008 is going to be a great year for technology, especially in notebooks. This is because the major notebook vendors are launching a lot models in which they are integrating new technologies.
Each month a new announcement is made, it seems that nobody wants to stay behind. First was Apple with the Mac Book air, which has been criticized because of their heating problems. Later Lenovo come launching a frontal attack against Apple with their new model the ThinkPad X300. Now it’s the turn for Toshiba to reveille their new product; the Toshiba Satellite U305 series.
In some of the features that are included select model of the U305 is the biometric fingerprint reader. As standard features it includes integrated webcam (very useful for web conferencing and video chat), 13.3″ Wide Screen, and integrated CDRW/DVDRW burner.
According to the specs published on their website, honestly at my personal point of view I see this is product dedicated more the SOHO and consumer sectors, it will not compete directly against a Lenovo X300 or a MacBook Air, but it seems to be an excellent choice if you are looking for price and performance.
Up to now, I think that we have to wait until HP and Dell announce any models with which they are going to get into this “notebook war”. Up to date we have only Apple, Lenovo, Sony and Toshiba with the new 13.3 Wide screens, this kind of screens are giving big benefits because they allow vendors to manufacture portable, light weight and robust notebooks without compromising processing power, but I think more competition is needed on the market so the consumers can benefit with better technologies and better prices.
