Toshiba showed off a prototype of its fast-charging SCiB battery designed for laptops on Sep 2008 and these days it seems that the detail spec for a real laptop computer has been come out finally and will probably be obtainable within the market soon.
This sleek laptop is going for either Core i3, i5, or i7-620 processor, either 500GB hdd or 512GB SSD and a 4GB RAM. The most amazing part is that it comes with a 2nd SCib power battery, for a 10-minute recharge, it can be charged up to 90%. Available in Core i3, i5, or i7-620 designs with 4GB of memory, 500GB challenging disk or optional 512GB SSD. No further info regarding pricing and availability yet. We have every reason to believe that Toshiba will be making this official in short order.
Now, let me give you some basic background about SCiB very first. SCiB is really a cutting-edge rechargeable battery that offers excellent safety, superb long cycle life , rapid recharging characteristics & high power output performance, and good cryogenic operation. The new lithium-ion technology features include a high level of safety, extended life of about 5000-600 charge cycles, as compared to 500 cycles for standard lithium-ion batteries.(For average users, this means that you can use the battery for about 10 years before it dies.)
Besides, SCiB are also safer and will not burst when crushed, as lithium batteries may. A framework was created to assures an extremely low incidence of internal short circuits. A high level of safety in preventing thermal runaway is guaranteed regardless if an internal short circuit is forced.
Anyone that has a car battery go within the middle of winter knows that cold weather tends to impede battery performance. Interestingly, The low temperature performance of the new Toshiba battery is great, with sufficient discharge at temperatures as low as -30°C(minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit). This characteristic also ensures wide application in cold climates.
If this battery lives up to the exciting potential, Toshiba will speedy come to be everyone's favorite battery of choice. The new Toshiba battery technology is too good to be true. We just can't wait to see it in our next mobile computer, cell phone and car.
![[Valid RSS feed]](http://www.freebie-articles.com/images/rss.gif "XML Feed For RSS")
Category Rss Feed
Print This Article
Add To Favorites