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A great multi tasker for road warriors, the Toshiba Satellite A215 S5802 notebook PC offers dual core productivity from its 1.9 GHz 64 bit AMD Athlon 64 TK 60 processor. It lets you to easily run many programs without bogging down your system, and it features intelligent power management for longer battery life. Stylishly emphasized with an onyx blue metallic LCD cover, this Toshiba Satellite features a big, bright 15.4 inch XGA resolution LCD 1280 x 800 perfect for looking at many application screens or watching widescreen movies on DVD. It’s also great for using as a media center, with Toshiba’s distinctive Express Media Player enabling you to bypass the system and access CDs and DVDs with a touch of button. Other features are a 120 GB hard drive, one GB of installed RAM 4 GB maximum, 54g Wi Fi 802.11b/g, ATI Radeon X1200 video card with up to 319 MB of shared video RAM, dual layer DVD&plusmn,RW burner, and 5 in 1 memory card reader. Also, this Toshiba notebook is RoHS compatible, effectively decreasing the environmental affect by restricting the use of lead, mercury and certain other hazardous substances. This PC also comes preinstalled with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, which will include all of the Windows Media Center potential for turning your PC into an all in one home entertainment center. Also to easily playing your DVD movies and managing your audio library, you’ll be able to record and watch your beloved TV shows even HDTV. Vista also integrates new search tools during the operating system, will include new parental control features, and offers new tools that can warn you of imminent hardware failures. The Basics
Processor: The 1.9 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK 57 processor offers a dual core architecture, which delivers extra computing resources to help expand your PC’s potential by higher throughput and concurrent computing increasing your performance by up to 80 %. You’ll be able to do many tasks like digital generating and gaming all while running virus scan or another background tasks seamlessly thanks to the groundbreaking Direct Connect Architecture. And it’s intended to manage concurrent 32 and 64 bit computing with no degradation in performance. You’ll enjoy long battery life thanks to the AMD PowerNow! power management technology, which delivers performance on demand and can extend system battery life up to 65 %. And the AMD Digital Media XPress technology delivers stellar multimedia performance and playback on digital entertainment like games, streaming video and audio, DVDs, and music. It has a single 512 KB L2 cache shared between the two cores, and this processor can deliver up to a 1600 MHz system bus for lightning fast computing reflexes. An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data, and a bigger L2 cache may help speed up your system’s performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front side bus will deliver better in general performance. Hard Drive: The 120 GB hard drive 5400 RPM offers enough to room to hold a audio library of over 20,000 songs and still have room left over for movies, games, and a big group of software. This Serial ATA SATA hard drive also quickens the rate with a higher speed move of data akin to FireWire and USB 2.0. Memory: The one GB of installed RAM 2 x 512 MB DDR2, PC5300 is a good start, but you’ll want to add more RAM to manage today’s calling for multimedia and productivity suites. It gives two DIMM slots and has a big four GB maximum RAM capacity. It also offers a top of class 667 MHz speed. DVD/CD Drive: The dual layer DVD drive is matched with a large range of formats, as well as both DVD+RW and DVD RW discs, CD RW discs, and dual layer DL DVD+/ R discs, which can hold up to 8.5 GB of data great for backing up your MP3 collection or your most vital papers. It features the following speeds: 4x DVD+R DL, 4x DVD R DL, 8x for both single layer DVD+R/ R, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD RW, 5x DVD RAM, and 24x/16x for CD R/RW. It reads DVD ROM discs at 8x and CD ROMs at 24x. Keyboard &amp, Mouse: This notebook has a regular 86 key keyboard and electro static two button touchpad. It also offers CD/DVD media player and control buttons play, stop, next, previous also as a volume control dial. Screen, Video &amp, Audio
This notebook has a 15.4 inch TFT display with a resolution of 1280 x pixels native 720p for high definition viewing. It also gives TruBrite technology, which makes pictures lighter and more vivid thanks to its anti glare feature. Video is powered by the ATI Radeon XPress 1200 integrated video/graphics card, which delivers up to 319 MB of dynamically assigned video RAM shared with the system RAM. ATI’s HyperMemory technology lets the chipset to run in either Unified Memory Architecture UMA mode or with dedicated frame buffer memory to improve graphics performance. It includes an integrated audio card with headset and microphone jacks. Networking, Connectivity &amp, Expansion
This notebook has an integrated Realtek 54g wireless LAN that’s completely matched with 802.11b/g wireless networks. It also will include a next generation ExpressCard 54/34 card slot though no PCMCIA card slot, which allows you to take benefit of thinner, faster, and lighter expansion cards for more advanced wireless, networking, storage, and security features. Here’s the full list of connection options: four USB 2.0 ports for connecting a large range of peripherals from digital cameras to MP3 players one FireWire also called IEEE 1394 or i.Link port for connecting digital video camcorders and other peripherals one ExpressCard 54/34 slot Video out: VGA and S Video Microphone/line in and stereo headphones/speakers/line out RJ 45 port for 10/100 Ethernet connection 56K modem port V.90 5 in 1 memory card reader Secure Digital, MultiMedia, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, xD Picture Card Operating System
Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit version is the operating system for users with advanced computer needs, and it will include all of the Windows Media Center potential for turning your PC into an all in one home entertainment center for watching DVD movies and accessing your audio library. You may also use Windows Media Center to record and watch your beloved TV shows even HDTV and to access new types of online entertainment content. Computers that include Windows Vista Home Premium and an secondary Windows SideShow display will also let you to access key data when your computer is off. It’s also easier than ever to share files between other PCs in your household and to manage your laptop computer settings to more securely connect via Wi Fi. Every edition of Windows Vista gives the essential tools and technologies to help protect you if you’re browsing the Internet, connecting to a wireless network, or just reading e mail. All editions of Windows Vista include new tools that can warn you of imminent hardware failures long before you have lost any vital personal data. And, all Windows Vista editions include parental control features that let you to manage and monitor your family’s use of games, the Internet, instant messaging, and other actions. Preloaded Software
Microsoft Works 9.0, Google Desktop and Picasa, Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5, McAfee Internet Security Suite 30 day trial, and Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition 60 day trial. Dimensions &amp, Weight
This notebook measures 14.3 x 10.5 x 1.55 inches WxDxH, and it weighs six pounds. Power
It comes with a 4000 mAH lithium ion battery pack for extra long battery life. What’s in the Box
This package holds the A215 S5802 notebook PC, rechargeable lithium ion battery, AC adapter, and operating information. It’s supported by a one year restricted hardware warranty.

The Satellite A215 notebook delivers cutting edge technology that’s built to go with your lifestyle mobile and multitasking. Systems feature the new AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual core mobile technology and big memory for best performance. A 15.4″ diagonal WXGA TruBrite display shows off media from a DVD SuperMulti drive that reads and writes up to eleven formats. High speed wireless LAN 802.11b/g allows you to work cable free. Connect to your home, office, and in wireless LAN hotspots at airports, hotels and coffee shops. The spacious 120GB hard drive gives plentiful storage and faster speeds to make fast work of multimedia files. Filled and priced to go, it’s great for students and everyday use. 15.4 diagonal WXGA 1280 x 800 TruBrite TFT LCD display ATI Radeon X1200 with up to 319MB shared graphics memory DVD+ R/RW Super Multi Drive with Double level Realtek 802.11B/G Wireless 10/100 Ethernet 5 in 1 Bridge Media Adapter MMC, SD, MS, MS Pro, xD one ExpressCard Slot 34/54 Slot four USB 2.0, one headset out, one Microphone in, one VGA, one TV Out S Video, one IEEE 1394, one RJ 11, one RJ 45 estimated Unit Dimensions 14.3 W x 10.6 D x 1.55 H estimated Unit Weight 5.78lbs

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