Toshiba recently announced its new 15.4-inch widescreen Satellite A205 and 17-inch widescreen P205 notebook computer series.
Select models in the Satellite A205 and P205 line feature Intel's new Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN supporting draft 802.11n wireless connectivity. Select models of the A205 line feature Lableflash technology while models in the P205 line all come with Lableflash, which allows users to burn images and text onto special Labelflash DVD-R disks, according to Toshiba. The two notebook lines feature an embedded webcam and built-in microphone.
Models in the Satellite A205 series range in price from US$1,000 to US$1,550 while prices in the Satellite P205 line range from US$1,000 to US$1,350.
| Specifications of Toshiba's new Satellite series notebook computers | ||||||
| Item | P205-S6237 | P205-S6267 | P205-S6287 | A205-S4577 | A205-S4617 | A205-S4639 |
| Operating system | Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit version) | |||||
| CPU | Intel Pentium Dual Core processor T2080 1.73 GHz, 1MB L2, 533MHz FSB | Intel CoreDuo processor T2350 1.86 GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB | Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5300 1.73 GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB with 64-bit | Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5300 1.73GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB with 64-bit | Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5500 | Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5300 1.73GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB with 64-bit |
| Memory | 1024MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory | 2048MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory | 1024MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory | 2048MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory | ||
| Hard drive | 120GB (5400 RPM) serial-ATA (SATA) hard drive | 200GB (4200 RPM) Serial-ATA (SATA) hard drive | 160GB (5400 RPM) Serial-ATA (SATA) hard disk drive | 250GB (4200 RPM) Serial-ATA (SATA) hard disk drive | 280GB (5400 RPM) using two Serial-ATA (SATA) hard disk drives | |
| Optical drive | DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash drive supporting 11 formats | DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive supporting 11 formats | DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash drive supporting 11 formats | |||
| Screen | 17-inch diagonal widescreen TruBrite display |
15.4-inch diagonal widescreen TruBrite display
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| Graphics | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 8MB-256MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory | Nvidia GeForce Go7300 with 128MB DDR2 discrete graphics memory | ||||
| Audio | Built-in stereo speakers | Built-in Harman Kardon stereo speakers | Built-in stereo speakers | Built-in Harman Kardon stereo speakers | ||
| WLAN | Atheros 802.11b/g wireless-LAN1 | Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965 AGN (802.11a/g/n) | ||||
| Others | Embedded webcam with built-in microphone | Embedded webcam with built-in microphone, fingerprint reader | ||||
| Suggested unit price (US$) | 999.99 | 1,199.99 | 1,349.99 | 999.99 | 1,349.99 | 1,549.99 |
Source: Company, compiled by DigiTimes.com, April 2007
A Toshiba Satellite P205 17-inch widescreen notebook computer
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