Toshiba AC100
 Toshiba AC100 | |
| Manufacturer | Toshiba |
|---|---|
| Type | Smartbook |
| Media | SDHC/SDIO reader |
| Operating system | Android, Linux-based custom |
| System on a chip | Tegra 2 250 T20 "Harmony" |
| CPU | ARM dualcore 1GHz Cortex-A9 processor |
| Memory | 512 MB |
| Storage | 8 - 32 GB eMMC chip |
| Display | 10.1 in (260 mm) diagonal 1024 × 600 LED backlit LCD |
| Graphics | 333MHz ULP GeForce with shared system memory (64MB default) |
| Sound | internal microphone, mono speaker, stereo output |
| Input | Keyboard Touchpad |
| Camera | 1.3 Mp |
| 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 |
| Power | 7 hours battery life |
| Mass | 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[edit]
Hardware[edit]
The mainboard is derived from the Nvidia Tegra Harmony reference board.[2]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ Crothers, Brooke. "Toshiba's Android Netbook thin, fast". CNET. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ a b "[U-Boot,3/3] tegra2: Add support for Compal Paz00 (Toshiba AC100) - Patchwork". patchwork.ozlabs.org. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ "Toshiba Europe GmbH - Content Press". Eu.press.toshiba.eu. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/generic/b2c-toshiba-ac100 [dead link]
- ^ "Toshiba brengt AC100-smartbook met Tegra 2-chip uit". Tweakers (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ "Available Toshiba AC100 models". Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ "paz00 device tree source". GitHub. 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Status of the Ubuntu port to the AC100". Retrieved 2012-08-09.
- ^ Toshiba AC100 Gets Froyo. The Smartbook Lives!
- ^ "Buy Toshiba AC100 smartbooks @ 293 pounds : Smartbook News & Reviews". Smartbooktalk.com. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ Forrest, Conner (April 14, 2016). "Laptop innovation: A history of unique and bizarre breakthroughs". TechRepublic. p. 21. Retrieved 2021-04-16.