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Toshiba Portege 3010CT (1998)

3010CT · 1998–1999 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel Pentium MMX, 266 MHz
Ram: max: 96 MB (32 MB soldered plus one 144-pin SO-DIMM slot, 64 MB module) · base: 32 MB EDO (soldered)
Ports: USB 1.1 · PC Card slots x2 (CardBus + 16-bit) · IrDA 4 Mbps · External floppy port · Headphone out · Microphone in · Proprietary 132-pin expansion connector · VGA/serial/parallel/PS/2 via optional I/O Bar replicator
Battery: Removable Li-ion pack
Display: 10.4" TFT, 800x600, NeoMagic NM2160A with 2 MB VRAM
Storage: base: 4.3 GB slim 8.45mm 2.5" EIDE HDD (6 GB on some export configurations) · options:
Weight: 1.3 kg
Os Support: latest: Windows 98 (no later official Toshiba support documented) · shipped: Windows 95 or Windows 98 depending on configuration

Variants

Revisions

3015CT3015CTexport sibling sold alongside the 3010CT

Portege 3000Japan-market entry model, 233 MHz, 2.1 GB HDD

Upgrade paths

RAM

96 MB via one 144-pin SO-DIMM slot (64 MB module) on top of the 32 MB soldered base · Well documented; the same 64 MB module (PA2067U) is the donor part for the Libretto 100CT 96 MB hack.

MODERATE

storage

Larger 2.5" IDE drives (a 20 GB swap is documented; Windows 95's FAT limits are the practical ceiling) · The custom 8.45mm slim drive bay makes donor-drive selection fussy; restorers document swaps on VOGONS and similar forums.

HARD

battery

Removable main pack; coin-cell RTC battery also replaceable · Main battery snaps out; the RTC cell swap is documented as straightforward by restorers.

EASY