Today, Toshiba unveiled seven additions to its consumer-friendly Satellite line, as well as three SKUs for its small business-friendly L300 line. The notebooks, which range in price from $549 to $849 and have screen sizes from 14 to 18.4 inches, boast a tweaked design and, obviously, budget price tags.

The design changes are subtle, but still effective. For instance, the keyboard now has a matte finish, which means the keys should feel soft, but not slippery (not to mention pick up fewer fingerprints). Toshiba also brought its higher-end, glossy Fusion finish down to the entry-level– and extended it to the palm rest as well.

Other flourishes that Toshiba is offering on select models include: seamless, edge-to-edge glass displays; illuminated backlit- keyboards; slot-loading DVD ports; 3D accelerometers to protect the hard drive; 16:9 displays, some with native 720p resolution; and multi-touch trackpads (on all models except entry-level and netbooks, which were announced previously).

Read on for the breakdown of the various models.

Thin-and-Lights

• Satellite U500/U505 (right). Starts at $849. 13.3 inches, textured lid, touch controls, chrome rim on speakers. 16:10 (not a 16:9) aspect ratio. Will have a starting weight of 5 pounds.
• Satellite M500/M505. Starts at $699. 14-inch, 16:9 display. Backlit keyboard.

Desktop Replacements

• Satellite A500/A505 (Pictured above the jump). Starts at $749. Edge-to-edge, 16:9 16-inch display. LED-backlit with a backlit keyboard (no ambient light sensor). Slot-loading DVD drive. Discrete ATI graphics. Harmon/Kardon speakers.
• Satellite P500/P505. Starts at $799. 18.4-inch display. Harmon/Kardon speakers. ATI discrete graphics. SSD options.

L Series

These notebooks all have the Fusion Finish, 16:9 displays, and USB sleep-and-charge ports. Users can choose from AMD and Intel processors and hard drives with capacities between 250GB and 500GB. They include:

• Satellite L510/L515 (at right). Starts at $549. 14-inch display.
• Satellite L500/505. Starts at $649. 15.6- or 16-inch display.
• Satellite L550/555. Starts at $649. 17.3-inch display.

Small Business Notebooks

Toshiba also unveiled three updates SKUs of the Satellite Pro L300, a 15.4-inch notebook whose configurations range in price from $679 to $779. These include the L300-EZ1523 ($679), L300- EZ1524 ($729), and L300- EZ1525 ($779).

The first has 2GB of RAM; the others, 3GB. The first two have 250GB hard drives; the highest-end one, 320GB.В  All have a 2.0-GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo T6670 CPU.

These notebooks are all available today at toshibadirect.com.