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The Satellite A500 offers great entertainment features, performance and easy usability in a stylish glossy black design. The large 16” widescreen display is ideal for viewing the latest movies with its 16:9 true widescreen ratio. The Satellite A500 features Intel processors great for running all the demanding day to day computing and multimedia programs. The A500 is a multi purpose entertainment system with premium integrated Harmon Kardon speakers for optimum sound quality and an Integrated HD Web Camera to ensure you stay connected with family and friends. The Toshiba Eco mode function will help you save power whilst the Toshiba PC health monitor utility will give a real time view of your laptops vital statistics. Computing and multimedia tasks are made easy with features such as multi-touch mouse pad, which adds zooming and scrolling functionality, and feather touch media buttons to control your multimedia files. Selected models also feature a slot loading DVD-SupeMulti Drive, backlit keyboard and glass flush display.

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TTrusted Reviews awards the Satellite A500-11U its Recommended Award, 16/10/09
Trusted Reviews awards the Satellite A500-11U its Recommended Award, 16/10/09
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Part Number

PSAR3E-00N005EN

Part Number

PSAR3E-023005EN

Price

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Price

£ 599.00 (inc VAT)
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Operating system

Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit (pre-installed, Toshiba-HDD recovery)

Operating system

Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit (pre-installed, Toshiba-HDD recovery)

Processor

Intel® Core™2 Duo processor P7450 | clock speed : 2.13 GHz | Front Side Bus : 1066 MHz | 2nd level cache : 3 MB

Processor

Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T6600 | clock speed : 2.20 GHz | Front Side Bus : 800 MHz | 2nd level cache : 2 MB

Design Colour

Precious Black with matt black keyboard

Design Colour

Precious Black with matt black keyboard

System memory

4,096 (2,048 + 2,048) MB | maximum expandability : 8,192 MB | technology : DDR3 RAM (1,066 MHz)

System memory

4,096 (2,048 + 2,048) MB | maximum expandability : 8,192 MB | technology : DDR3 RAM (1,066 MHz)

Hard disk

500 GB

Hard disk

500 GB

DVD Super Multi drive (Double Layer)

DVD Super Multi drive (Double Layer)

Display

16.0 " | Toshiba TruBrite® HD TFT High Brightness display with LED backlight and 16 : 9 aspect ratio

Display

16.0 " | Toshiba TruBrite® HD TFT High Brightness display with LED backlight and 16 : 9 aspect ratio

Graphics adaptor

NVIDIA® | NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 230M supporting TurboCache™ technology

Graphics adaptor

NVIDIA® | NVIDIA® GeForce® G 210M supporting TurboCache™ technology

Battery

maximum life : up to 2h50min (Mobile Mark™ 2007)

Battery

maximum life : up to 2h50min (Mobile Mark™ 2007)

Physical dimensions

weight : starting at 2.76 kg | W x D x H : 384 x 259 x 36.5 (front) / 41.0 (rear) mm

Physical dimensions

weight : starting at 2.76 kg | W x D x H : 384 x 259 x 36.5 (front) / 41.0 (rear) mm

Wireless communication

Wireless Technology : Wireless LAN

Wireless communication

Wireless Technology : Wireless LAN

Warranty

1 year EMEA Carry-in. Toshiba also offers a large range of services to upgrade your standard warranty, please have a look at our website www.toshiba-europe.com/services to find the right service for your product.

Warranty

1 year EMEA Carry-in. Toshiba also offers a large range of services to upgrade your standard warranty, please have a look at our website www.toshiba-europe.com/services to find the right service for your product.

Toshiba EasyMedia

Easy Entertainment | S/PDIF | 2 Harman Kardon® Stereo Speakers | HDMI-CEC (REGZA-Link) |
Easy Connectivity | | Diversity Antenna | Built-in Web Camera & Microphone | Toshiba Face Recognition | 802.11b/g/ Draft-N Wireless LAN | Integrated Bridge Media Adapter |
Easy Usability | PC Health Monitor | LED backlighting | Eco Utility | Toshiba LifeSpace | McAfee® Internet Security | Toshiba TEMPRO Performance Tuning Service | Smart Display Support | USB Sleep-and-Charge | Control Buttons | Touch Pad with Multi-Touch Control | HDD 3D Impact Sensor

Toshiba EasyMedia

Easy Entertainment | S/PDIF | 2 Harman Kardon® Stereo Speakers | HDMI-CEC (REGZA-Link) |
Easy Connectivity | | Diversity Antenna | Built-in Web Camera & Microphone | Toshiba Face Recognition | 802.11b/g/ Draft-N Wireless LAN | Integrated Bridge Media Adapter |
Easy Usability | PC Health Monitor | LED backlighting | Eco Utility | Toshiba LifeSpace | McAfee® Internet Security | Toshiba TEMPRO Performance Tuning Service | Smart Display Support | USB Sleep-and-Charge | Control Buttons | Touch Pad with Multi-Touch Control | HDD 3D Impact Sensor

Special features

SM BIOS compliant | HD Audio support | integrated microphone for Voice over IP | Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep® Technology | Standard numeric keypad | ENERGY STAR qualified computer | integrated HD Web Camera (1,280 x 800) with AutoMacro support for Video over IP | EasyControl Bar with 8 feather-touch Control Buttons (Eco Utility Button, CD/DVD launcher, Play/Pause, Forward, Rewind, on/off function of LED illumination (Touch Pad, Satellite logo, Control Buttons), Volume-, Volume+)

Special features

SM BIOS compliant | HD Audio support | integrated microphone for Voice over IP | Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep® Technology | Standard numeric keypad | ENERGY STAR qualified computer | integrated HD Web Camera (1,280 x 800) with AutoMacro support for Video over IP | EasyControl Bar with 8 feather-touch Control Buttons (Eco Utility Button, CD/DVD launcher, Play/Pause, Forward, Rewind, on/off function of LED illumination (Touch Pad, Satellite logo, Control Buttons), Volume-, Volume+)
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