Description:
Outwardly, Toshiba's Satellite 5005-S507 notebook bears a striking resemblance to the company's top-of-the-line mobile computer, the 5105-S607. Both units are packaged in a relatively large but extremely attractive metallic blue-gray casing that offers plenty of room for the many high-end perks you'll find inside. Both are designed for the demanding user and ready to record, play, and display virtually any form of multimedia. There are, however, two important distinctions. Whereas the 5105-S607 features a screamingly fast Pentium 4 processor and a price to match, the 5005-S507 sports a proficient but moderately less speedy Pentium III and a far more affordable MSRP. For all but the most power-hungry users, the 5005-S607 should be quite satisfactory. Considering its above-average, 11.6-by-13-by-1.8-inch dimensions, the 5005-S507 would best fit the description of a desktop replacement, and certainly its rich feature set would seem to bear that out. Heading the list is Intel's 1.1 GHz Pentium III processor, a proven chip that in this case is paired with a massive 512 MB of SDRAM memory. The true star of the show, however, is nVidia's new GeForce4 440 Go video card. Packed with 32 MB of DDR video RAM, the 440 Go is one of the finest mobile video boards currently on the market and as such will make short work of virtually any multimedia source, including the 3-D games and movies you'll want to load and play through the system's DVD/CD-RW drive. This convenient combination drive also supports audio CD burning and CD data backup. The unit's subwoofer-enhanced Harman Kardon speaker system capably broadcasts music and audio effects, and its jumbo 15-inch Toshiba Personal Theatre UXGA active-matrix display delivers clear 1,600 x 1,200 images. The 5005-S507 keyboard section is second to none, featuring 85 full-size keys, 12 one-touch Internet and multimedia buttons, and a monochrome LCD cPad touch pad that graphically displays important functions and houses several convenient secondary applications of its own. The roster of ports includes two multipurpose PC card slots, three USB ports for plug-and-play peripherals, a FireWire port for high-speed data transfer, infrared and NTSC/PAL ports, and a handy headphone jack. A 10/100 Mbps Ethernet network connection and integrated 56K modem ensure connectivity in any situation. Toshiba has equipped the 5005-S507 with an accommodating 40 GB hard drive and a bevy of applications, including the Windows XP operating system, Lotus SmartSuite Millennium Edition, Intuit Quicken Basic 2001, and Norton AntiVirus 2002.
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