Toshiba just announced a new series of laptops, the Satellite T100 Series. Unlike the pricey Dell Latitude Z, these ultra-thin laptops start at just $449.99. Toshiba's Satellite T100 Series will be available in two screen sizes. The T135 features a 13.3-inch widescreen display and will be available with Toshiba's Fusion Finish in Nova Red, Nova Black and Nova White. The Satellite T115 has an 11.6-inch widescreen display and will be available in Nova Red and Nova Black. The laptops feature Windows 7 Home Premium, spacious hard drives, ultra-fast DDR3 memory and lots of expansion ports, including HDMI-out. Built-in Wireless N technology and Bluetooth (available on select models), full-sized keyboards and full-sized Touch Pads with Multi-touch Control are included as well. The Satellite T100 Series laptops also include a Hard Drive Impact Sensor, USB port with Sleep-and-Charge technology, a built-in Webcam with Face Recognition, and they deliver up to 9 hours of battery life. Toshiba Satellite T135 features: 13.3-inch diagonal widescreen HD TruBrite LED Backlit display Windows 7 Home Premium operating system Intel Pentium SU4100 processor or Intel Pentium SU2700 processor DDR3 RAM Starting at 250GB (5400 RPM) HDD 802.11b/g/n wireless and 10/100 Ethernet Bluetooth V2.1 + EDR (available on select models) Toshiba Hard Drive Impact Sensor Touch Pad with Multi-touch Control Lightweight at only 3.88 lbs. Long-life 6-cell battery delivering up to 9 hours of battery life One eSATA/USB combo port with USB Sleep-and-Charge and two USB 2.0 ports HDMI port Built-in Webcam with Toshiba Face Recognition, stereo speakers and microphone Toshiba PC Health Monitor 5-in-1 Memory Card Reader Slot Toshiba Satellite T115 features: 11.6-inch diagonal widescreen HD TruBrite LED Backlit display Windows 7 Home Premium operating system Intel Pentium SU4100 processor or Intel Celeron 743 processor DDR3 RAM Starting at 250GB (5400 RPM) HDD 802.11b/g/n wireless and 10/100 Ethernet Toshiba Hard Drive Impact Sensor Touch Pad with Multi-touch Control Lightweight at only 3.49 lbs. Long-life 6-cell battery delivering up to 9 hours of battery life One eSATA/USB combo port with USB Sleep-and-Charge and two USB 2.0 ports HDMI port Built-in Webcam with Toshiba Face Recognition, stereo speakers and microphone Toshiba PC Health Monitor 5-in-1 Memory Card Reader Slot The Toshiba Satellite T135 (starting from $599.99 MSRP) and Satellite T115 (starting from $449.99 MSRP) will both be available on October 22, 2009 at retailers, and on www.toshibadirect.com.