Toshiba Announces Summer Lineup, From $299 Netbook to $1,599 3D Monster

Head spinning from all the notebooks and netbooks Toshiba announced today? Here’s a quick guide to all of the news, systems, and videos:

Budget: Satellite C Series

• Price: Starts at $499
• Size: 14 and 15 inches
• Quick Specs: AMD, Intel Celeron, or Intel Core i3 options
• The Takeaway: Geared toward students, the C Series looks like it can stand up to the rigors of academia.

Multimedia Lux: Satellite A655 and M645

• Price: Starts at $729
• Size: 16.3 and 14 inches
• Quick Specs: Choice of Core i3, i5, and i7 CPUs, Nvidia Optimus, Blu-ray drive.
• Video hands-on here.

3D Gaming Power: Satellite A655 3D

• Price: $1,599
• Size: 15.6-inch
• Quick Specs: Nvidia’s 3D Vision technology, Core i7 processor, 4GB of RAM, 12-cell battery, Blu-ray drive.
• Video hands-on here.

Mainstream Gets Colorful: Satellite L Series

• Price: Starts at $515 – $619
• Size: 13, 14, 15, and 17 inches
• Quick Specs: Choice of Intel and AMD processors, up to 4GB of RAM, discrete graphics and Blu-ray drives (for the larger systems).
• The Takeaway: New colors plus a new glossy finish makes the L Series as attractive on the outside as they are on the inside.

Ergonomic Ultraportables: Satellite T215 and T235

• Price: Starts at $469 – $629
• Size: 11.6 and 13 inches
• Quick Specs: Single and dual-core AMD Neo II (T215) or choice of AMD or Intel U5400 CPUs (T235).
• Video hands-on here.

Lower-Cost Netbooks: NB255 and NB305

• Price: Starts at $299 – $379
• Size: 10.1-inches
• Quick Specs: Intel Atom N455 CPU (NB255) and Intel’s Atom N450 (NB305).
• Video hands-on here.

Each of these new systems will be available on June 20th.