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Toshiba Satellite A205-S4577

Toshiba Satellite A205-S4577

Product summary

The stylish Satellite A205 from Toshiba adds desirable extras such as draft 802.11n wireless connectivity and a DVD drive that burns artwork on your discs.

Specifications: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (1.73 GHz); RAM installed: 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM; Weight: 6.4 lbs; See full specs

Price range: $874.99 - $1,079.00

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CNET editors' take

  • Reviewed on: 05/04/2007

While the new A205 series of laptops from Toshiba isn't exactly a slouch in the design department, the most interesting stuff is really going on under the hood. The push toward increasing everyone's wireless speed to the newish 802.11n draft spec (as opposed to all those slowpokes with b/g Wi-Fi) gets another shot in the arm, as these are the first laptops from Toshiba to have the faster 802.11n technology (although not every model offers it). The 15.4-inch wide-screen A205 starts at around $1,000 and is available in several preconfigured models.

Almost more interesting than faster Wi-Fi speeds is the inclusion of something called Labelflash. That's Toshiba's name for DVD burners that can etch text and images directly onto your optical media. For years, Hewlett-Packard has offered something similar called LightScribe, and even though they require special (read: more expensive) blank media, you can turn out some really professional-looking results that put your Sharpie-labeled discs to shame.

The $999 Satellite A205-S4577 is the cheapest of the A205 systems, and skips the 802.11n action. Otherwise, it's a fairly standard set of specs, including an Intel Core 2 Duo T5300, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and a basic DVD burner (no Labelflash, either).

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    Editors' rating: 75

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    Editors' rating: 79

    Summary: Though hampered by poor battery life, the A205-S4639 offers pretty good performance and great sound.

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