14 DAY TRIAL // With most of the problems caused by Cougar Point's SATA bug behind them, computer manufacturers can now start releasing new Sandy Bridge-based notebooks into the wild, and Toshiba seems to be one of the first to do so with the Satellite L750 that was recently spotted online.
The new model appears to be a replacement of the Satellite L650, so it should sit somewhere in the middle of Toshiba's notebook range, and is powered by an Intel Core i5-2410M CPU.
This packs dual processing cores clocked at 2.3GHz (up to 2.9GHz thanks to Turbo Boost), 3MB of shared Level 3 cache, AVX and HyperThreading support as well as an integrated GPU that has a base frequency of 650MHz and a maximum speed of 1.2GHz.
When games or other more demanding graphics applications are run, the Toshiba Satellite L750 can use a GeForce GT525M discrete GPU that comes paired with 1GB of video buffer.
In addition, the notebook also features 2GB of DDR3 memory, a 640GB 5,400RPM drive and an optical drive, but other configuration options should be available in the not-so-distant future.
Other specs include 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 + HS, an HDMI port, two USB 2.0 ports, a USB 3.0 port, a Gigabit Ethernet port, a D-sub connector, a memory card reader, a VGA webcam and a pair of audio jacks. The display measures 15.6-inches and supports only a disappointing 1366x768 resolution.
Battery life, when configured with the standard 6-cell unit, is also on the low side as Toshiba estimates it at about 4.5 hours with the discrete graphics card turned off and 2 hours with it enabled.
The notebook wasn't officially launched until now, but VR-Zone has managed to find it listed in Taiwan where it retails for NT $32,800, which translates into about $1107 US.