Batteries Included: 1 Binding: Personal Computers Brand: Toshiba CPU Manufacturer: Intel CPU Speed: 2 CPU Type: Intel Core Duo Display Size: 17 EAN: 0883974072873 Feature: Portable multimedia powerhouse for HD video enthusiasts and PC gamers with 17-inch native 720p LCD Floppy Disk Drive Description: None Graphics Memory Size: 512 Hard Disk Size: 320 Label: Toshiba Manufacturer: Toshiba Model: X205-S9810 Modem Description: Fax / modem Processor Count: 2 Publisher: Toshiba Studio: Toshiba System Bus Speed: 667 System Memory Size: 3000 System Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features
Portable multimedia powerhouse for HD video enthusiasts and PC gamers with 17-inch native 720p LCD 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 dual-core processor, dual 160 GB hard drives (for 320 GB capacity), 3 GB RAM (4 GB max), dual-layer DVD drive (with Labelflash disc printing) Quad-mode Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n); Bluetooth 2.0+EDR; Gigabit Ethernet; Nvidia GeForce 8700M graphics (up to 767 MB of available memory) Connectivity: 6 USB, 1 FireWire, 1 HDMI, 1 VGA, 1 S-Video, 1 ExpressCard 34/54. 5-in-1 memory card reader Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (with Media Center capabilities)
The Satellite X205-S9810 Notebook brings gaming to life by delivering a high-impact and high-end gaming experience with a 17" diagonal WSXGA+ widescreen display with stunning TruBrite technology. Powered by Intel Core 2 Duo processor technology and 3GB RAM, the Satellite X205-S9810 meets the demands of high-end gamers and multimedia users, who want to play games, listen to music with 4 speakers and subwoofer, watch DVDs, Download files, and more at the same time at peak performance. Gamers will appreciate the top-of-the-line NVidia GeForce 8700M GT graphics card with 512MB Dedicated Video RAM for the ultimate seamless gaming experience. You can even connect to a Plasma TV through the HDMI port for High Definition games. Serious gamers will like the 320GB hard drive and 1GB LAN Connectivity for faster downloading and storage. If you're looking for a powerful and a sweet looking notebook this is the one for you. 17.0 diagonal WXGA+ (1440 x 900) TruBrite TFT LCD display NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT, 512MB GDDR3 discrete graphics memory, plus up to 255MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory Built-in Webcam and microphone Labelflash SuperMulti 8X DVD+-R/RW Drive with Double Layer 4 Built-in Harman/Kardon Stereo speakers with 1 subwoofer Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965 802.11A/B/G/N 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN Bluetooth v2.0 (EDR) Fingerprint reader 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter - MMC, SD, MS, MS Pro, xD ExpressCard 54/34 Slot 6 x USB 2.0, Headphone out; Microphone-in, VGA, S-Video, HDMI, IEEE-1394, RJ-11(Modem), RJ-45 Approximate Unit Dimensions - 15.7 (W) x 11.3 (D) x 2.05 (H) Approximate Unit Weight - 9.37 pounds
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: A "luggable" desktop replacement Comment: My daily driver is a tiny VAIO TXN17P - I really like it - it is my fifth in the 10.25 inch screen series - I treat it like a blackberry - it goes everywhere with me - it is lightweight.
And that is also its problem - just short of the performance I need for some creative work.
So I bought the Toshiba Satellite X205 SLI6 so I had a powerful machine, dedicated to work I mostly do at home, but "luggable" for when I want the freedom to move around.
First I should say that the machine came out of the box and worked perfectly in all regards from the start. It is a work of art - nice to touch and nice to look at.
I'm not that much of a "gamer", so I can't help by reviewing the machine's potential for that use
For me, it is dedicated to the Adobe CS3 suite and to MS Visual Studio. I use its monitor and when it is in its normal place a VS 21 inch side by side in dual screen mode. The graphics on both are fast and stunning for my work.
As to performance, I have a love/hate relationship with Norton 360. I believe it does a really good job protecting me, but at the same time, even though I've done lots of configuration to improve performance, it hurts a lot on my little VAIO. So you can see how I'd use that as a subjective benchmark on the Toshiba. The result? I don't even notice it running and I have not tuned it. I rate it at 100 nortstones.
I do have a couple of complaints. I'm sure this first item is my bad for no doing due diligence, but I had thought that the T9300 processor was 64bit, I knew the machine was configure with 3GB, but also had seen the spec that it could go to 4GB, so I made the assumption that I'd be getting a 64bit Vista OS. Not true - it is 32bit. It is not that I need 64bit desperately, but (still assuming it could be upgraded), I was really expecting to get a machine that I didn't need to do all the driver upgrades and so forth for.
The second complaint is with the power brick. It is a whopping 2 pounds and draws 180W. I'm afraid to use my 130W iGo to charge it. And another Toshiba adapter is $85.
Overall, a good value. Hope this was helpful. Customer Rating: Summary: can we buy it with XP preinstalled? Comment: Does Amazon provide this computer with XP preinstalled an Vista Back up disk as announced by Toshiba?
Thanks Customer Rating: Summary: Good product Comment: This is mi 4th laptop. First one was Toshiba then test with Dell two times and now i am happy with this Toshiba Satellite, excelent!!!... If you use a 2nd Monitor, then buy the same model but smaller!!!
Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent all around laptop Comment: I could not be more pleased with my new Toshiba Satellite x205-SLI6 laptop. It is very fast, and way faster than I had expected for a laptop. In fact, it is much faster than my 3.2 GHz single core desktop. This laptop runs Windows Vista Ultimate flawlessly. As for gaming, I ran Call of Duty 4 and Oblivion on the highest settings, and ran Crysis on medium settings--all three looked and played great. All these are optimized for NVIDIA SLI configurations--so this laptop's two 8600M GT video cards really pay off. Meanwhile, the Harman Kardon speakers are the best I have heard on a laptop--another great feature for gaming.
My only complaints are minor. As I expected, this laptop is heavy--when you carry it around in a shoulder bag, you don't forget it's there. It does not, however, feel that heavy on my lap. The other complaint is its pretty short battery life, but I don't spend much time away from a wall socket anyway. These are the only things that keep me from giving this unit five stars.
For the price, I am very pleased with this purchase. Customer Rating: Summary: My dog ate my homework Comment: Our big leonberger puppy Bronco chewed on my oldest sons Asus G1 series computer. Thus he lost his homework stored on the computer and his computer. However, this is the replacement for it, and it is a decent computer. We told Best Buy the truth and they still replaced it, which was nice of them (we had a service plan). However, I noticed that Amazon has this computer for about $100 less than Best Buy sold it for.
The specs for the laptop are very good, 3GB of RAM, 2.4MHz Intel core 2 Duo T8300 processor (fast), NVIDIA SLI Dual GeForce3 8600T GT with 512MB VRAM (a very good graphics card), 6 USB 2.0 ports, HDMI output, and 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet, Quad-band Wi-Fi LAN (we use both wireless and Ethernet), and it has a fast access (7200RPM) 320GB hard drive (and much more).
A large hard drive is nice, because the kids always run out space and I have to buy external hard drives that are a real pain to drag around on trips. Personally I am very tired of the puny 60GB and 80GB hard drives. Those hard drives I fill up in one week.
The sound is very nice, and the screen is a 17 inch high quality WSXGA (TruBrite, 1440X900), which makes the graphics look bright and clear. The DVD player is top notch, and the laptop is quiet, and it runs smoothly. The kids have used it for a while and they have tried some programs with demanding graphics like garry's mod and it still ran smoothly.
However, my son still felt that considering the great spec, programs should have loaded faster and the graphics was not as fast as he had hoped. This laptop is also quite heavy (9Lbs). So I think we got a decent deal, but not a perfect deal. Maybe Bronco should chew on some more laptops. Well nah, his homework was lost for ever and that is not good (he did not back up his hard drive for two months).
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