Toshiba AC100 explained
| Toshiba AC100 |
| Manufacturer: | Toshiba |
| Type: | Smartbook |
| Connectivity: | WLAN 802.11 b/g/n
3G Quadband WCDMA/GSM + SIM card slot
1×USB 2.0
mini HDMI connector
3.5 mm stereo out
Electret microphone |
| Media: | SDHC/SDIO reader |
| Os: | Android, Linux-based custom |
| Input: | Keyboard
Touchpad |
| Camera: | 1.3 Mp |
| Power: | 7 hours battery life |
| Soc: | Tegra 2 250 T20 "Harmony" |
| Cpu: | ARM dualcore 1GHz Cortex-A9 processor |
| Storage: | 8 - 32 GB eMMC chip |
| Memory: | 512 MB |
| Gpu: | 333MHz ULP GeForce with shared system memory (64MB default) |
| Display: | 10.1inches diagonal 1024 × 600 LED backlit LCD |
| Sound: | internal microphone, mono speaker, stereo output |
| Weight: | 870 gramms |
Toshiba AC100 (or Dynabook AZ in Japan,[1] code named Paz00 by Compal[2]) is a smartbook device from Toshiba that was announced in June 2010.[3] [4] [5]
Technical details
Hardware
The mainboard is derived from the Nvidia Tegra Harmony reference board.
The main CPU is a Tegra 250 SoC which consists of:[6]
- dualcore 1 GHz Cortex-A9 processor, 1 MB L2 cache
- ULP GeForce GPU
- DDR2 controller, 512 MB RAM (256+256 MB chips)
- dual display controller (lvds+hdmi)
- jpeg encoder/decoder
- video encode/decoder
- sound chip
It is able to remain in stand-by mode for up to 7 days.
Supplemental chips are (among others)
- embedded flash (type depends on the model, e.g. Toshiba THGBM2G7D4FBAI9)
- embedded controller (ENE KB926QF-D3?)
- power management unit TPS658622A
- Wifi (Ralink/MSI rt3070sta)
- Bluetooth chip (optional)
- 3G modem (optional, Ericsson Business Mobile Networks BV F3307 Mobile Broadband Module)
Software
It is supported in the Linux kernel through a device tree file.[7]
The AC100 is the reference device for the Ubuntu ARM port.[8]
OS is Android v2.1 (upgradable to v2.2 since 2011 [9]).
Availability
The device was officially available at the Toshiba United Kingdom site.[10]
The AC100 was discontinued in 2011 and is no longer being manufactured.
Reception
TechRepublic listed the AC100 as one of the 25 "unique and bizarre breakthroughs" in laptop innovation, because it was one of the first laptops that ran Android.[11]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Crothers. Brooke. Toshiba's Android Netbook thin, fast. 2021-03-08. CNET. en.
- Web site: [U-Boot,3/3] tegra2: Add support for Compal Paz00 (Toshiba AC100) - Patchwork]. 2021-04-06. patchwork.ozlabs.org.
- Web site: Toshiba Europe GmbH - Content Press . Eu.press.toshiba.eu . 2011-09-19.
- http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/generic/b2c-toshiba-ac100
- Web site: Toshiba brengt AC100-smartbook met Tegra 2-chip uit. 2021-04-03. Tweakers. NL.
- Web site: Available Toshiba AC100 models . 2012-06-27.
- Web site: paz00 device tree source. GitHub. 25 November 2021.
- Web site: Status of the Ubuntu port to the AC100. 2012-08-09.
- http://www.carrypad.com/2011/02/22/ac100-gets-froyo-the-smartbook-lives-video/ Toshiba AC100 Gets Froyo. The Smartbook Lives!
- Web site: Buy Toshiba AC100 smartbooks @ 293 pounds : Smartbook News & Reviews . Smartbooktalk.com . 2011-09-19.
- Web site: April 14, 2016. Conner . Forrest . Laptop innovation: A history of unique and bizarre breakthroughs . 21. 2021-04-16. TechRepublic. en.
