Toshiba has made announcements on its array of laptops, computers, handheld camcorders and solid state hard drives.

The laptops target the consumer market, but will also release a tablet style PC, targeted at the trade market, which is more like a customary tablet computer, complete with stylus.

Announcements were made on the Satellite C650, L650 and L670 laptops and release dates for the A660 series, as well as the Portégé M780, a tablet style notebook.

The Satellite C650 is the company's newest 15-inch entry level laptop, a low cost machine for about £349. It has a 15.6-inch LED backed display and will mount Intel Montevina and Calpella processors or AMD processors.

A660, a high-end multimedia laptop with a 16-inch screen, is said to be available in June.

Tony Alderson, Consumer Product Manager at Toshiba, stated, "The laptop market is quite diverse. There are so many different form factors out now and things that have happened - like the rise of the netbook in the market and the introduction of consumer multi-platforms".

The M780 costs around £1,100 and has a touchscreen display with twist-screen and works with an Intel Core i3 processor, and can use Windows 7 touchscreen capabilities. The M780 will be available by late April.

Handheld camcorders in the Camileo SX500 and SX900 have also been released.

The devices are a lot compact, compared to the earlier released H30 and X100 camcorders and appear quite simple in function. They are said to be available by July.