The Toshiba Satellite A505-S6980 has a large-screen and it is a value-priced laptop when it comes to delivering good performance. It is preferred for its affordability, large screen, excellent speakers and strong battery life. The difference between it and its predecessor (Toshiba Satellite A505-S6960) is that Windows 7 is installed in the new model rather than Vista. The S6980 has a significantly faster processor and the hard drive is increased to 500GB. It is also priced cheaper than the S6960. It has been priced at $599.99.
Features:
It used a Fusion Finish on the A505-S6980 just as what was seen with its predecessor, the S6960. It has a stylish look, blended in light-gray, wavy and pin-stripe pattern over a glossy black background on the lid. The Harman Kardon speakers enables great sound.The keyboard is large, equipped with a full number pad over the right end. The edge-to-edge space is fully used. The keys are flat and are placed close together, and at the same time they are sleek, making typing a little discomforted. Due to the gloss finish, the laptop collects a lot of fingerprints.The Toshiba A505 has a thick body which is made thicker by the extended-life battery that comes with the system. The 12-cell battery causes additional weight and size and raises the back of the keyboard off the surface on which the user works. This enables better airflow under the notebook and an improved typing angle. It however causes a tighter squeeze into some laptop bagsThe 16” wide-screen LCD offers a 1366×768 resolution, which is ideal for its size. It has quality display along with good color, brightness and contrast. The videos played looks and sound greatMajority of the connectors are squeezed into the front half of the left side to give space for a large heat vent. If number of peripherals are plugged, there is a chance the user will have to manage a number of cablesIt is equipped with the 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 processor which is a small step up from the 2.1 GHz T6500 processor used in the previous retail version. It has plenty of horsepower to achieve all basic tasks a normal user would want to do. The S6980 does not have discrete graphics, ie it is not really able to play large number of games, but it is seen that most casual browser-based games will run without any issues.The Toshiba Satellite A505-S6980 is provided with an industry-standard, one-year warranty. Also users are provided support 24-7 via a toll-free phone line, a Web Site with driver downloads and an online knowledge base.
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