Toshiba puts Napster on its laptops

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) _ Toshiba Digital Products Division on Tuesday began shipping Satellite laptop computers pre-installed with Napster's online music service. <br/><br/>Los Angeles-based Napster,

Wednesday, June 9th 2004, 11:05 am

By: News On 6

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) _ Toshiba Digital Products Division on Tuesday began shipping Satellite laptop computers pre-installed with Napster's online music service.

Los Angeles-based Napster, a unit of recording software provider Roxio Inc., said it will give a one-month free trial of its subscription music service to all new Toshiba notebook buyers. The Napster service costs $9.95 a month.

The companies did not disclose financial terms of the deal.

The Napster service will appear as a desktop icon on all Satellite-brand notebook computers, the companies said.

Toshiba, a unit of Japanese electronics firm Toshiba Corp., said it chose the Napster service because it allows users to download an unlimited amount of music and because the songs can be played while online or offline.