Description:
Futuristically styled in a sleek silver chassis, the Toshiba Satellite M35-S359 Notebook PC is a nifty amalgamation of the features most important to the majority of portable computer users. Powerful but not at the expense of added weight or an inordinately steep price tag and sporting such amenities as integrated wireless connectivity and a widescreen display, this is a great unit for personal, leisure, and midlevel business applications. Measuring 14.1 by 10.6 by 1.4 inches and weighing just 6.2 pounds, the Satellite M35-S359 Notebook is rather wide but comfortably slim and quite portable. Toshiba has based the system on Intel’s Centrino technology, whereby three interconnected elements -- an Intel Pentium M CPU (with 1 full GB of Level 2 cache), an Intel 855 chipset, and a cord-free network connection -- work together to keep your notebook lightweight, wirelessly connected, power efficient, and faster than its rated CPU speed might indicate. Driven by a 1.4 GHz Pentium M CPU, 512 MB RAM memory (expanadable to 2 full GB) and a nVidia GeForce FX graphics controller with 32 MB of dedicated video memory, the unit is ready for most typical 2-D and 3-D tasks, including midlevel 3-D games and 3-D graphic design apps. The Satellite M35-S359 Notebook features adequate storage in its 40 GB hard disk and support for CD burning and DVD playing via its CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive. Other welcome amenities include a generous 15.4-inch widescreen capable of super-clean 1280 by 800 resolution, an 85-key keyboard with 12 hotkeys, a TouchPad pointing device with scroll function, and integrated harman/kardon stereo speakers. With the Satellite M35-S359 Notebook, communication options are virtually limitless. In environments with wired connections, you can select from a 56K dial-up modem or high-speed 10/100 Ethernet LAN. When hardwiring is a problem, you can stay in touch via an IntelPRO/Wireless 2100 LAN. Other key components include three fast USB 2.0 ports, a single IEEE 1394 port for interaction with devices such as digital camcorders, an S-Video TV–out, and an infrared port. Maximum battery life is estimated at 3.4 hours.
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