Toshiba today announced a new laptop series designed to meet the needs of small to mid-sized businesses. The laptop features a 15.6-inch diagonal HD display, the latest Intel Core i3 or Core i5 processors and 4GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive, plus a seven-hour battery life rating. It also features a built-in DVD Drive and full-size keyboard with a 10-key numeric pad.

The Tecra C50 is also equipped with an HD webcam, Bluetooth v4.0, the latest dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and is wireless display ready. Essential ports include two USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0 port, plus full-size HDMI and VGA ports, Gigabit Ethernet and an SD Card reader. Users can also transform this laptop into a thriving desktop workstation with USB docking. Pre-loaded with Windows 7 Professional, the laptop also offers Windows 8.1 Pro recovery media.

In addition, the Tecra C50 can be configured with an Intel Core i5 processor and Trusted Platform Module (TPM) v1.2 to provide the extra layers of security. This laptop features Toshiba’s EasyGuard Technology, adding multi-tiered security and data protection measures that guard components against accidental bumps, plus Tecra durability and reliability with comprehensive vibration, drop, pressure and Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) at Toshiba’s facilities.

Toshiba is introducing the Toshiba Quality Guarantee for Tecra C50 laptops. If the LCD panel, hard drive, memory or system board fails within the first six months of ownership, Toshiba will replace the entire unit with a new Tecra C50.

The two configurations of the Tecra C50 laptops are now available for $579.99 MSRP (Core i3) and $699.99 MSRP (Core i5) and available exclusively from Ingram Micro’s reseller and solution provider network, including CDW, PC Connection and Zones Inc.