Toshiba A305D-S6835

Designed to meet the demands of a multimedia-hungry family, students on the go, and small businesses with demanding computing needs, this Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6835 laptop PC offers a versatile base for all your needs. It includes a generous 15.4 inch widescreen TruBrite high-def display for amazing color depth and clarity, plus room to multitask and work with spreadsheets. And a built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam (with integrated microphone) lets you join in on video conferences as well as make long-distance VoIP calls using Skype.

This Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6835 laptop PC is powered by the 2.2 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-64 dual-core processor, which offers 64-bit computing capability and higher throughput for simultaneous computing tasks. Other features include an enormous 320 GB storage capacity (from dual 200 GB hard drives), 3 GB of installed RAM memory (4 GB max), dual-layer DVD±RW burner (with Labelflash disc printing), ExpressCard 34 slot, a 5-in-1 memory card adapter, Harman Kardon stereo speakers, and ATI Radeon X1250 integrated graphics (with up to 831 MB of dynamically shared video memory). Additionally, this Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6835 laptop PC is RoHS-compatible, effectively reducing the environmental impact by restricting the use of lead, mercury and certain other hazardous substances.

Hard Drive: The gigantic 320 GB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 RPM) provides one of the largest capacities you'll currently find in a laptop (and unlike other notebooks of similar capacity, the total is not split between two separate hard drives). You'll enjoy the space for storing your entire music collection as well as your DVDs and downloaded TV shows and movies. This SATA hard drive also quickens the pace with a higher speed transfer of data - akin to Firewire and USB 2.0.

Memory: The 3 GB of installed RAM memory (PC5300, 1 x 2 GB, 2 x 1 GB) helps boost the amount of available video RAM that's shared with this notebook's video card. It also offers a top-of-class 667 MHz speed. This Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6835 laptop PC has a 4 GB maximum RAM capacity (2 x 2 GB). To receive the faster data transfer benefits of the dual-channel DDR2 RAM, any RAM additions require memory modules of same capacity and clockspeed.

Keyboard & Mouse: This Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6835 laptop PC has a standard 86-key keyboard and electro-static two-button touchpad. It also offers CD/DVD media player and control buttons (play, stop, next, previous) as well as a volume control dial.

Screen, Video & Audio: This Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6835 laptop PC has a 15.4-inch TFT display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels (native 720p for high-definition viewing). It also provides TruBrite technology, which makes images brighter and more vivid thanks to its anti-glare feature. Video is powered by the integrated ATI Radeon X1250 which provides between 128 MB and 831 MB of dynamically allocated shared graphics memory.

Networking, Connectivity & Expansion: This Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6835 laptop PC has an integrated tri-mode Atheros wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g), with throughput up to 54 Mbps at 5 GHz (802.11a) and 2.4 GHz (802.11g). With USB Sleep-and-Charge support, you can use your Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6835 laptop PC to charge your favorite portable electronic devices, even when the laptop is asleep. If you use a smartphone, you can just plug it in, power up and go without having to worry that you've got enough charge. It also includes a next-generation ExpressCard 54/34 card slot (though no PCMCIA card slot), which lets you take advantage of thinner, faster, and lighter expansion cards for even more advanced wireless, networking, storage, and security features.

This Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6835 laptop PC also comes preinstalled with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, which includes all of the Windows Media Center capabilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center. In addition to easily playing your DVD movies and managing your digital audio library, you'll be able to record and watch your favorite TV shows (even HDTV). Vista also integrates new search tools throughout the operating system, includes new parental control features, and offers new tools that can warn you of impending hardware failures.