Toshiba launches its new Satellite A500/A505 models of multimedia notebook in the US market. The A500 laptops are powered by either Intel or AMD processors and up to 8GB RAM. Consumer can equip the A500 with ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series graphics and up to 500GB hard drive.
Toshiba’s A500 get a DVD SuperMulti burner with LabelFlash and a 16-inch 1366×768 widescreen LCD display. WiFi 802.11b/g/n is supported. Other features include multi-in-1 card reader, webcam, Ethernet LAN, ExpressCard Slot and harman/kardon stereo speakers.
The price starts at $749.
Pre-built Satellite A500 models:
Satellite A500-ST5601
- Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T6500
- 4GB DDR2 800MHz memory
- 320GB HDD (5400rpm)
- DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash drive
- Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100AGN (802.11a/g/n)
- Windows Vista Home Premium (SP1, 64-bit)
- Price: $749.00
Satellite A500-ST5602
- Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T6500
- 4GB DDR2 800MHz memory
- 400GB HDD (5400rpm)
- DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash drive
- Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100AGN (802.11a/g/n)
- Windows Vista Home Premium (SP1, 64-bit)
- Price: $879.00
