Description:
At 13.2 by 11.7 by 2 inches, the Toshiba Satellite 1905-S277 is not the smallest notebook on the market. Nor is it exactly a featherweight at 8.3 pounds. Nevertheless, if you can handle a little extra size, you'll like its winning combination of affordability and performance. Driven by a powerful 1.6 GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor with a 400 MHz bus and 256 KB of Level 2 cache for speedy data retrieval and movement, the 1905-S277 is an exceedingly fast machine. It's efficient too, with lots of temporary data storage space (256 MB of SDRAM memory, upgradeable to 512 MB), an adequate 30 GB hard drive, and a combination DVD/CD-RW drive that lets you record music and data CDs and play your favorite tunes or movies. Toshiba has even added a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive for all your smaller, older applications or quick backup needs. Hard-core gamers should note that the unit is equipped with a 16 MB ATI Mobility Radeon AGP video card, which provides more than enough graphic processing power for most general applications but probably not enough for high-end, 3-D games. Although it may be somewhat larger than Toshiba's top-of-the-line Satellite notebook, the exceptional 5105-S607, the 1905-S277 offers the same futuristic blue-gray metallic casing and a slick, curvy design. Both units also feature several exterior one-touch multimedia controls, a number of convenient interior hot keys, and a wealth of ports, including two multipurpose PC card slots, three USB ports for plug-and-play peripherals, a parallel printer port, and an S-video out. A 10/100 Mbps Ethernet network connection and integrated 56K modem ensure connectivity in any situation. To better help you enjoy your multimedia applications, the 1905-S277 offers a big 15-inch, active-matrix viewing screen capable of 1,024 x 768 resolution, and an integrated set of stereo speakers. Toshiba has equipped the unit with a bevy of applications, including the Home Edition of Windows XP, Lotus SmartSuite Millennium Edition, Intuit Quicken Basic 2001, and Norton AntiVirus 2002.
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