On Sept 2008, Toshiba showed off a prototype SCiB battery installed in a Dynabook laptop in Japan and today it seems that the detail spec for a real laptop has been come out finally and will be available in the market soon.
The slim 13 inch laptop includes a 2nd SCiB (Super Charged ion Battery) power source that can be charged up to 90% in just 10 minutes. Available in Core i3, i5, or i7-620 configurations with 4GB of memory, 500GB hard disk or optional 512GB SSD. Moreover, it will be sporting a 16:9 aspect ratio, and USB 3. docks. No further info regarding pricing and availability yet. We have every reason to believe that Toshiba will be making this official in short order.
Now, let me give you some basic background about SCiB first. SCiB is a cutting-edge rechargeable battery that offers excellent safety, excellent long life, rapid recharging characteristics & high power output performance, and good cryogenic operation. The new lithium-ion technology features include a high level of safety, long life of about 5000-600 charge cycles, while there is only 500 cycles for standard lion batteries.(For average users, this means that you can use the battery for about 10 years before it dies.)
Additionally, SCiB are also safer and will not burst when crushed, as lithium batteries may, Toshiba says. A framework was designed to ensures an extremely low incidence of internal short circuits. A high level of safety in preventing thermal runaway is guaranteed even when an internal short circuit is forced..
Anybody that has a car battery go in the middle of winter knows that batteries are affected by temperature, especially in cold winter. Fascinatingly, The low temperature performance of the new Toshiba battery is great, with adequate discharge at temps as low as -30C(minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit). This feature also ensures broad application in cold climates.
If this battery lives up to the exciting potential, Toshiba will speedy turn out to be everyone's favorite battery of choice. The new Toshiba battery technology is too good to be true. We just can't wait to see it in our next laptop, cell phone and car.
