By September 2000 Toshiba implemented a common platform philosophy which delivered the investment protection that IT decision makers demanded. The Tecra 8100 notebook reduced long term Total Costs of Ownership. Toshiba offered the Tecra 8100 with four different processor speeds (Pentium III 500t MHz, Pentium III 600a MHz, Pentium III 650t MHz, and Pentium III 700e MHz). The basic configuration was also available in two diagonal display, 13.3g inches and 14.1t inches. The Tecra 8100 also included a floppy disk, CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, S3 Savage MX graphic adapter, two PC Card Type II or one PC Card Type III, Card Bus support, memory expansion slot, SelectBay modules, and Lithium-Ion battery (with an autonomy up to four hours). By 2000 Toshiba already adding special features to Tecra notebook models, such as Toshiba Hibernation and Resume, Toshiba Power Extensions, SecureSleep, Wake-On-LAN and Service Boot, and System Password Security.
The Toshiba Tecra 8100, Toshiba's primary corporate notebook, is built to customer order and is available in several thousand configurations. A multipurpose drive bay, known as SelectBay, can accommodate any one of several optional devices, including a dvd drive and a second hard disk. SelectBay devices also fit in the included external housing, so you can use more than one at the same time. The 8100 is easy on your shoulder, for a two-spindle machine, weighing in at only 6.1 pounds (with dvd-rom drive installed).
