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Toshiba announces new Satellite notebook lines

Press release, April 16; Eric Mah, DIGITIMES Asia

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
1.66GHz, 2MB L2, 667MHz FSB with 64-bit

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
Primary: 120GB + Secondary: 160GB

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
1440×900 native resolution (WXGA+)

15.4-inch diagonal widescreen TruBrite display
1280×800 native resolution (WXGA)

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

A Toshiba Satellite P205 17-inch widescreen notebook computer
Photo: Company