Toshiba Announced Satellite® A105 Notebook PC with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor. Versatile 15.4-Inch Diagonal Widescreen Line-Up Features Model with Latest Intel Centrino Duo Processor and New Onyx Blue Finish

Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced its latest line of Toshiba Satellite® A105 notebook PCs featuring a model with the Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor and a new Onyx Blue Metallic color, offering consumers affordable performance and style in a mobile form factor.

Designed to provide consumers with practical standard features as well as a variety of other configuration options to fit any budget or digital lifestyle, the Satellite A105 series notebooks start at six pounds1 and come standard with a 15.4-inch diagonal widescreen display with TruBriteâ„¢ technology.

The Satellite A105-S4344 incorporates the latest Intel Centrino® Duo mobile platform with the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor and features a new Onyx Blue Metallic color. Based on the new Intel Core Microarchitecture, the Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor is designed to handle multiple tasks in less time while consuming less power and reducing fan noise and heat.

Designed for optimum multimedia performance and productivity in this form factor, the Satellite A105-S4344 incorporates the Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T5500 (1.66GHz, 2MB L2, 667MHz FSB) as well as a 200GB Serial-ATA hard drive3, 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM dual-channel memory. The unit has an estimated single unit price (ESUP) of $1,449

“Toshiba’s new Satellite A105 notebook PC with the Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor offers advanced performance and energy efficiency in an attractive portable design,” said Jeff Barney, vice president of marketing, Digital Products Division, Toshiba America Information Systems. “Toshiba’s most popular line, the Satellite A105 notebooks offer consumers a wide choice of price and performance as well as productivity and entertainment features.”

For enhanced multimedia performance and productivity, Toshiba announced the Satellite A105-S4284 featuring the Intel Core Duo Processor T2050 (1.60GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB) as well as a 100GB serial-ATA hard drive and 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM dual-channel memory with a Mist Gray color. The system has an ESUP starting under $900.

Toshiba also announced the Satellite A105-S2201, an affordable avenue to quality portable computing with an ESUP starting under $750. Also in Mist Gray, the notebook features an Intel® Celeron® M Processor 420, 512MB DDR2 SDRAM of memory, 80GB serial-ATA hard drive5 for ample storage of files, and Atheros® 802.11(b/g) wireless LAN technology for on-the-go computing.

* Every notebook in the new Satellite A105 notebook line comes standard with the following: TruBriteâ„¢ technology that offers a brilliant display for games or movies, and easy viewing of spreadsheets and other productivity applications;
* Toshiba’s DVD SuperMulti (+/- R Double Layer) drive that reads and writes in up to 11 formats and nearly doubles a recordable DVD’s storage capacity in dual-layer format;
* SRS TruSurround XTâ„¢ technology for a rich audio experience;
* DDR2 533 MHz SDRAM memory for better performance of productivity applications and music, picture and video multimedia files;
* four USB 2.0 ports for connectivity of accessories and peripherals;
* Express Media Player that gives users convenient access to CD and DVD playback and other multimedia functions without booting up the Windows operating system.

The Satellite A105-S4344 also includes built-in harman/kardon® stereo speakers, a fingerprint reader for one-touch secure access management, and a customizable Dual Mode touch pad that can provide one-tap short cuts to launch e-mail, an Internet browser and other selected programs. Both the Satellite A105-S4344 and Satellite A105-S4284 feature Microsoft® Windows Media Center Edition 2005, while the Satellite A105-S2231 features Microsoft® Windows XP Home.

The Satellite A105-S2231 is Windows Vista Capable while the Satellite A105-S4344 and Satellite A105-S4284 are Windows Vista Premium Ready, ensuring consumers will be able to upgrade to the new Windows Vista operating system while taking advantage of all the opportunities offered by Windows XP today. For more information, visit http://www.windowsvista.com/getready.

The Satellite A105 series notebooks come with a standard one-year limited warranty7. The standard limited warranty includes carry-in support at Authorized Service Providers throughout the country, or the customer may utilize any of the more than 3,000 UPS Stores for packaging and delivery of the product to a centralized depot for prompt service. Customers can also choose to upgrade their notebook’s service plans for up to four years of extended service.

All new Toshiba notebook PCs are RoHS-compatible8, reducing harmful environmental effects by restricting the use of lead, mercury and certain other hazardous substances.

The new Satellite A105 series line is currently available from ToshibaDirect (www.toshibadirect.com) and major consumer electronics and computer stores nationwide.
Common Product Specifications — Satellite A105 Series
Display: 15.4-inch diagonal widescreen TruBriteâ„¢ TFT active matrix LCD
Optical Drive: DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive supporting 11 formats
Audio: SRS Labs audio enhancements (SRS TruSurround XT® virtual surround sound, SRS WOW™ stereo enhancement), Sound Volume Control Dial
Ports: Video: (RGB output port, S-Video output port);
Audio: (Microphone input port, Headphone output port);
Data: (USB v2.0 – 4 ports, RJ-45 LAN port, RJ-11 modem port)
Dimensions (WxDxH): 14.2 x 10.5 x 1.17-inches
Weight: Starting at 6.0 lbs

Satellite A105-S2201 Unique Specifications
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home
Processor: Intel Celeron M Processor2 420 (1.60GHz, 1MB L2, 533MHz FSB)
Chipset: ATI Radeon® Xpress 200M Chipset
Memory: 512MB DDR2 SDRAM memory4
Hard Drive: 80GB (5400RPM) Serial-ATA (SATA) HDD3
Graphics Controller: ATI Radeon® Xpress 200M with 64MB – 128MB dynamically allocated shared graphics9 memory
Audio: Built-in stereo speakers
Slots: 2 main memory slots (both slots may be occupied); One PCMCIA – TypeII/TypeI Card Slot

Satellite A105-S4284 Unique Specifications
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Processor: Intel® Core™ Duo Processor2 T2050 (1.60GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB)
Chipset: Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipset
Memory: 1024MB PC4200 DDR2 667MHz SDRAM memory4
Hard Drive: 100GB (5400RPM) Serial-ATA (SATA) HDD3
Graphics Controller: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 8MB – 128MB dynamically allocated shared graphics9 memory
Audio: Built-in stereo speakers
Slots: 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter (Secure Digital, Memory Stick™, Memory Stick PRO™, Multi Media Card, xD Picture Card); Two main memory slots (both slots may be occupied); One PCMCIA – TypeII/TypeI; ExpressCard
Ports: i.LINKâ„¢ IEEE-1394

Satellite A105-S4344 Unique Specifications
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor2 T5500 (1.66GHz, 2MB L2, 667MHz FSB)
Chipset: Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipset
Memory: 2048MB PC4200 DDR2 667MHz SDRAM memory4
Hard Drive: 200GB (4200RPM) Serial-ATA (SATA) HDD3
Graphics Controller: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 8MB – 128MB dynamically allocated shared graphics9 memory
Audio: Built-in harmon/kardon® stereo speakers; built-in microphone
Slots: 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter (Secure Digital, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Multi Media Card, xD Picture Card); Two main memory slots (both slots may be occupied); One PCMCIA – TypeII/TypeI; ExpressCard
Ports: i.LINKâ„¢ IEEE-1394

Reviews of the Toshiba Satellite A105

Laptop Magazine: Reviewing Toshiba Satellite A105-S4284, Laptop Magazine gives it 4.5 out of 5 stars and writes,”There’s nothing offensive about the Toshiba Satellite A105-S4284. There’s nothing thrilling about it, either. It’s a well-equipped, solid budget entry that delivers good features at a decent price.

The charcoal-and-silver design is a bit dull compared with what Dell, HP, and Sony have trotted out, but at just six pounds, the Satellite is relatively easy to travel with. Open the lid and you’ll find a 15.4-inch widescreen with a 1280 x 800-pixel resolution that’s easy on the eyes. The panel did well with DVD action scenes, though we found DVD playback a bit dark, even with the screen’s brightness cranked. Like other budget laptops, viewing angles were good side to side but poor from above.

Powered by a 1.6-GHz Intel Core Duo T2050 processor, the Satellite scored 213 on MobileMark 2005, right in the middle of the field. Its three-hour battery life and wireless performance (between 7 and 7.5 Mbps) were both low, however. It’s no gaming unit, but dial down the resolution and you can manage a playable frame rate, as our 45 fps on F.E.A.R. showed.

All told, this Satellite is a good budget-friendly multimedia portable. It doesn’t have much sizzle, but it’s a solid choice.

PROS & CONS of the Toshiba Satellite A105-S4284 according to Laptop Magazine

• Aggressively priced
• Nice 15.4-inch widescreen
• 100GB hard drive
• Ho-hum design
• Mushy keyboard
• Instant-on playback doesn’t include media

This entry was posted on September 27, 2006 and is filed under Toshiba.