New design, more features

Apr 4, 2008 13:38 GMT  ·  By

Toshiba has released another notebook PC series, the Satellite A305D. This series has a brand new design, a 15.4-inch display and is built with an Advanced Micro-Devices processor inside. At this moment, the notebook manufacturer offers the customers two models from the series, the Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6831 and A305D-S6835.

Both notebooks are built using AMD and ATI components. They feature the AMD Turion 64 X2 Gold Edition TL-64 CPU that runs at 2,200MHz and the integrated graphics card ATI Radeon X1250. Through it, the 15.4" display goes to a nice 1280?800 resolution with no problem. The notebooks have 3GB of DDR2 memory and a DVD burner for the optical storage.

The hard drive inside A305D-S6831 features 250GB of storage space, while A305D-S6835 supports 320GB HDD storage. Both hard drives have 5,400rpm spin rates. Other features of the notebooks include a webcam - which can be easily used for face recognition - and Harman/Kardon stereo speakers. An Internet connection can be established on both notebooks via the included Atheros 802.11a/g/n wireless LAN or a wired Ethernet port. There is also a 56k modem included in these Satellite A305D laptops.

Four USB ports featuring Sleep and Charge functionality are also present on the series. Other expansion slots are an ExpressCard slot and 5-in-1 media card reader. The Firewire port, VGA and S-Video outputs and S/P DIF output port, shared with headphone port, complete the specification list for the Satellite A305D series.

The Toshiba Satellite A305D notebook series provides a new touch-sensitive multimedia control pad as well as a full-sized keyboard. There is also the Fusion finish with Horizon pattern featured on the series. The weight of these notebooks starts at six pounds.

Both A305D-S6831 and A305D-S6835 are available for ordering on Toshiba's official site and come with Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 pre-installed. Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6831 has a $949.99 price tag, while the A305D-S6835 is up for $999.99.