Toshiba Officially Exits Computer Business

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Have you seen any Toshiba computers or laptops around lately? Probably not, and now we’re pretty sure you never will. According to a recent press release, Toshiba has transferred the remainder of its PC business over to Sharp, where it will be assimilated into the latter’s Dynabook brand comprising business-oriented laptops such as the 13-inch Portégé X30L-G.



“Toshiba Corporation hereby announces that it has transferred the 19.9% of the outstanding shares in Dynabook Inc. that it held to Sharp Corporation,” the press release reads. “As a result of this transfer, Dynabook has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Sharp.”



“Under the terms of a June 2018 share purchase agreement between Toshiba and Sharp, Toshiba transferred to Sharp...

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[Grimlakin]

I wonder if this will apply to their server group as well.

 

[ThreeDee]

I just fixed up a Toshiba laptop for some friends , and I just sold a Toshiba laptop to another friend that was given to me in a non working condition .. both had dead/dying Toshiba hard drives in them that was causing both laptop's issues.

 

[Niner51]

I just fixed up a Toshiba laptop for some friends , and I just sold a Toshiba laptop to another friend that was given to me in a non working condition .. both had dead/dying Toshiba hard drives in them that was causing both laptop's issues.

I've only had a few of their drives and both had issues.

 

[Brian_B]

Didn't Toshiba hit some seriously rough water with their nuclear division? I know they are the "official" reason that California shut down their last reactor (although I don't believe it's the real reason).

 

[DrezKill]

I've only had a few of their drives and both had issues.

I noticed their drives were doing pretty well in the Backblaze Hard Drive Stats in recent times, and I heard their X300 series was pretty good. Actually picked up an 8TB drive myself recently. I got a bunch friends, family, and clients who bought their drives this year too. I hope they don't turn out to be crap.

I wonder if Toshiba exiting the PC space means they won't be making HDDs anymore either. I never really bothered with any of their products outside from my recent HDD purchase.

"As pointed out by Reuters, Toshiba launched the world’s first laptop PC in 1985." Well dang, I didn't know that.