Dynabook Satellite

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.[3] Succeeding entries in the line followed this naming scheme, such as the Satellite T1900, T2110CS and T2130CS.[4][5] Beginning with the barebones 100CS and 100CT in February 1996, Toshiba began using only numbers to name their Satellites,[6] a convention which continued until 2003 with the introduction of the Satellite A series.

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.[7][8] CNET wrote in 2011 that "Toshiba may not run out of new product lines until it runs out of letters".[7]

Satellite A300

Satellite C650

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.[9][7] The A series was succeeded by the P series in 2011.[10]

The C series was Toshiba's budget consumer line of Satellite laptops.[11] Screen sizes on the C series ranged between 14 and 17 in diagonally; the laptops were offered with Intel or AMD processors.[12][8]

The 2010s-issue E-series Satellites were Best Buy-exclusive midrange consumer models.[13]

Toshiba Satellite L750

The L series Satellites were Toshiba's mainstream consumer line of Satellite laptops.[13][14] The first models of the L series came out in 2005.[15] 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.[14] Toshiba targeted the L series at students.[16][17]

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.[18]

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;[19][20] it was also one of the first laptops to feature an internal DVD±RW drive.[21] P series models introduced in 2012 were priced at US$800, $100 higher than their midrange S series counterparts.[8]

The R series was a convertible laptop in the Satellite line released from 2005 to 2006. It comprised the R10, R15, R20, and R25; all featured a swivel-hinge display that the user could rotate 180 degrees to cover the keyboard and use the laptops with a stylus.[22][23][24][25] A non-convertible midrange entry, the R845, was released in 2011.[26]

The S series was Toshiba's midrange line of Satellite laptops introduced in 2012.[27] It was positioned above their mainstream L series but below the premium P range.[8] Features included Nvidia GeForce graphics processing units, Harman Kardon speakers, optional touchscreen displays and optional backlit keyboards; it was the lowest price entry of the Satellite family to offer discrete graphics. Displays ranged from 14 to 17.3 inches diagonally in size.[28][14]

The T series was Toshiba's line of Satellite ultrabooks.[29][30]

The Satellite Click and Satellite Radius were convertible laptops introduced in 2013 and 2014 respectively.[31][32] The Satellite Radius had a folding hinge, while the Satellite Click's display was entirely detachable.[33]