Dynabook Satellite

Line of laptops by Toshiba

The Satellite Pro (also formerly the Satellite) is a line of laptop computers designed and manufactured by Dynabook Inc. of Japan, which was formerly Toshiba's computer subsidiary. The Satellite Pro is currently positioned between their consumer E series and their business Tecra series of products. The earliest models in the series, introduced in the early 1990s, were one of the first to directly compete against IBM's ThinkPad line. Models in Toshiba's Satellite family varied greatly—from entry level models sold to consumers at major retailers to full fledged business laptops, with the "Pro" suffix, sold through enterprise channels. In 2016, the Satellite line came to an end when Toshiba exited the consumer personal computer market; in 2020, after Sharp Corporation purchased the computer division as Dynabook, the Satellite Pro was relaunched.

The early models did not come with an internal CD ROM drive, but these soon appeared as mobile technology progressed. Such models can link up with an external CD ROM drive through the parallel port on the rear (since USB ports came later as well). Some Satellites also lacked an internal floppy disk drive, but a port on the side allowed the use of a proprietary external module for such. These machines tended to be smaller in physical size than their contemporaries. A Toshiba Satellite personal computer was used to send the first email ever sent by President Bill Clinton during his presidency. The email was sent using the personal computer of White House Medical Unit Emergency Physician Dr. Robert G. Darling, and was sent to astronaut John Glenn as he was aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. Notable models included the Satellite 5005 S507 which was the first to ship with NVIDIA GeForce 4 440 Go GPU and cost The Satellite 5105 S607 was the first laptop with cPad technology and cost The Satellite 5205 S703 was the first laptop with built in DVD R/RW drive and cost
Sharp Corporation obtained 80.1% of Toshiba's computer subsidiary in October 2018. In April 2019, Sharp renamed the subsidiary Dynabook Inc. In 2020, Toshiba sold their remaining shares to Sharp. Sharp resurrected the Satellite Pro series that year.

The Satellite line was introduced in 1992 with the T1800 and T1850 models, the T1800C and T1850C variants of which were one of the first notebooks with passive matrix color LCDs. Succeeding entries in the line followed this naming scheme, such as the Satellite T1900, T2110CS and T2130CS. Beginning with the barebones 100CS and 100CT in February 1996, Toshiba began using only numbers to name their Satellites, a convention which continued until 2003 with the introduction of the Satellite A series. + Toshiba Satellite Pro Numeric series models Model no. Processor Display RAM Graphics VRAM Audio Toshibadatasheet 400CDT Pentium 75 10.4" TFT 640x480 8MB 40MB C&T 65546 1MB ESS688 & Yamaha OPL3 satellite pro 400cdt 400CS 405CS Pentium 75 10.4" DSTN 640x480 8MB 40MB C&T 65546 1MB ESS688 & Yamaha OPL3 satellite pro 400cs 410CS 415CS Pentium 90 11.3" DSTN 800x600 8MB 40MB C&T 65548 1MB ESS688 & Yamaha OPL3 satellite pro 410cdt 410CDT Pentium 90 11.3" TFT 800x600 8MB 40MB C&T 65548 1MB ESS688 & Yamaha OPL3 satellite pro 410cdt 420CS 425CDS Pentium 100 11.3" DSTN 800x600 8MB 40MB C&T 65550 2MB ESS688 & Yamaha OPL3 satellite pro 420cdt 420CDT 425CDT Pentium 100 11.3" TFT 800x600 8MB 40MB C&T 65550 2MB ESS688 & Yamaha OPL3 satellite pro 420cdt 430CDS Pentium 120 11.3" DSTN 800x600 16MB 48MB C&T 65550 2MB ESS688 & Yamaha OPL3 satellite pro 430cdt 430CDT Pentium 120 11.3" TFT 800x600 16MB 48MB C&T 65550 2MB ESS688 & Yamaha OPL3 satellite pro 430cdt 440CDX 445CDX Pentium MMX 133 12.1" Fast Scan High Contrast Color 800x600 16MB 144MB C&T F65554 2MB Yamaha OPL3 SA3 satellite pro 440cdx 440CDT 445CDT Pentium MMX 133 12.1" TFT 800x600 16MB 144MB C&T F65554 2MB Yamaha OPL3 SA3 satellite pro 440cdt 460CDX 465CDX Pentium MMX 166 12.1" Fast Scan High Contrast Color 800x600 32MB 160MB C&T F65554 2MB Yamaha OPL3 SA3 satellite pro 460cdx 460CDT 465CDT Pentium MMX 166 12.1" TFT 800x600 32MB 160MB C&T F65554 2MB Yamaha OPL3 SA3 satellite pro 460cdt 470CDT Pentium MMX 200 12.1" TFT 800x600 32MB 160MB C&T F65555 2MB Yamaha OPL3 SA3 satellite pro 470cdt 480CDT Pentium MMX 233 12.1" TFT 800x600 32MB 160MB C&T F65555 2MB Yamaha OPL3 SA3 satellite pro 480cdt 490CDT 490CDT NT Pentium II M 233 12.1" TFT 800x600 32MB 160MB S3 Virge 2MX 3D 2MB Yamaha OPL3 SA3 satellite pro 490cdt 490XCDT 490XCDT NT Pentium II M 266 13.3" TFT 1024x768 32MB 160MB S3 Virge 2MX 3D 2MB Yamaha OPL3 SA3 satellite pro 490xcdt

Toshiba began using letter prefixes to differentiate its concurrent series of Satellite laptops. These included the A series; the C series; the E series; the L series; the M series; the P series; the R series; the S series; the T series; the U series; and the W series. CNET wrote in 2011 that "Toshiba may not run out of new product lines until it runs out of letters".

The A series was Toshiba's first premium consumer line of Satellite laptops. Introduced with the A10 and A20 models in 2003, the A series originally targeted high school and college students and workers of small offices and home offices, before becoming a premium line by the late 2000s.

The C series was Toshiba's budget consumer line of Satellite laptops. Screen sizes on the C series ranged between 14 and 17 in diagonally; the laptops were offered with Intel or AMD processors. The 2010s issue L series was priced just above of the C series and included similar features but featured improved keyboards, trackpads, and speakers, USB 3.0 ports, and Core i7 processor configurations.

The M and U series Satellites were marketed as multimedia oriented machines, powerful enough for casual gaming and video playback while still being lightweight enough to be easily mobile. Toshiba marketed the U series as the more stylish of the two.

The P series was Toshiba's second premium consumer line of Satellite laptops. Introduced in 2003, it later eclipsed the premium A series. The first entry in the series, the P25, was one of the first laptops to feature a widescreen 17 in LCD; it was also one of the first laptops to feature an internal DVD±RW drive. P series models introduced in 2012 were priced at US$800, $100 higher than their midrange S series counterparts. A non convertible midrange entry, the R845, was released in 2011.

The S series was Toshiba's midrange line of Satellite laptops introduced in 2012. It was positioned above their mainstream L series but below the premium P range.

The T series was Toshiba's line of Satellite ultrabooks. + Toshiba Satellite T series models Modelno. Processor Clock speed(GHz) Toshibadatasheet T115D S1120 AMD Athlon Neo 1.60 T115D S1120 T115D S1125 AMD Athlon Neo X2 dual core 1.50 T115D S1125 T115D SP2001 AMD Athlon Neo 1.60 T115D SP2001 T115 S1100 Intel Celeron 1.30 T115 S1100 T115 S1108 Intel Pentium 1.30 T115 S1108 T135D S1320T135D S1322 AMD Athlon Neo dual core 1.60 T135D S1320T135D S1322 T135D S1324T135D S1325T135D S1326T135D S1327T135D S1328 AMD Turion X2 Neo dual core 1.60 T135D S1324T135D S1325T135D S1326T135D S1327T135D S1328 T135D SP2012 AMD Athlon Neo X2 dual core mobile 1.50 T135D SP2012 T135 S1300T135 S1305T135 S1307T135 S1310T135 S1312 Intel Pentium 1.30 T135 S1300T135 S1305T135 S1307T135 S1310T135 S1312 T215D S1140 AMD Athlon II Neo 1.70 T215D S1140 T215D S1150 AMD Athlon II Neo dual core 1.30 T215D S1150 T215D S1160 AMD Athlon II Neo 1.70 T215D S1160 T215D SP1001T215D SP1002T215D SP1003 AMD Athlon 1.70 T215D SP1001T215D SP1002T215D SP1003 T215D SP1010T215D SP1011 AMD Athlon II Neo 1.70 T215D SP1010T215D SP1011 T235D S1340T235D S1345T235D S1360T235D S9310D AMD Athlon II Neo dual core 1.30 T235D S1340T235D S1345T235D S1360T235D S9310D

The Satellite Click and Satellite Radius were convertible laptops introduced in 2013 and 2014 respectively. The Satellite Radius had a folding hinge, while the Satellite Click's display was entirely detachable.

As of 2023, Dynabook produce Satellite Pro models C40 K, C50 K, and previous generation C40 J and C50 J.