- 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 Processor
- 4GB Memory
- 500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive
- 16.0" Diagonal HD TruBrite Widescreen Display, NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M Graphics
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, *2 Hours 20 Minutes of Battery Life
Technical Details
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
Replace your desktop PC with the Toshiba Satellite A505-S6992, which features a 16-inch diagonal HD TruBrite widescreen LED-backlit display, touchpad with multi-touch control, power-saving Eco Button to help reduce power consumption based on your needs, USB Sleep-and-Charge ports, and a dual-layer DVD±RW drive that burns CDs and offers Labelflash print functionality. The bright 16-inch LCD (1366 x 768) offers a true 16:9 aspect ratio and 720p native high-definition resolution, and the A505 is great for using as a media center with the touch-sensitive media keys placed above the keyboard. And it's sure to stand out in the crowd thanks to the stunning Fusion Finish with Sonic pattern in Black Onyx.
It comes pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium operating system (64-bit version), supporting office applications and all the software programs routinely found in full-size notebooks. Windows 7 is the easiest, fastest, and most engaging version of Windows yet. Better ways to find and manage files, like Jump Lists and improved taskbar previews, help you speed through everyday tasks. Windows 7 is designed for faster and more reliable performance, so your PC just works the way you want it to. (Learn more about Windows 7 Home Premium below.)
The 16-inch WXGA LCD has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels--perfect for watching movies in their intended 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. It also provides TruBrite technology, which makes images brighter and more vivid thanks to its anti-glare feature. Video is powered by the NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M GPU, which includes 1 GB of GDDR3 memory plus up to 1790MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory using NVIDIA TurboCache technology for a total of 2814 MB of available graphics memory. (GDDR3, short for Graphics Double Data Rate, version 3, is a graphics card-specific memory technology that's better able to deliver fluid frame rates for even the most advanced games and applications.)
This Toshiba Satellite laptop makes a real statement about your personal style the moment you walk in a room, thanks to Fusion finish with finely striped Sonic design pattern. Run your fingertips across the smooth, shiny palm rest of the Satellite laptop and what do you encounter? Nary a bump. That's because the touchpad is recessed to give your notebook a more streamlined look, and to give you more comfort when you're clicking or going crazy with that cursor.
 Learn more about Windows 7 Home Premium below. |
 The A505's brilliant high-gloss Fusion finish with a Sonic pattern in black onyx is sure to turn heads. |
 The 16-inch A505 has a 104-key keyboard (with 10-key pad) and lighted, touch-sensitive multimedia controls (see larger image). |
 With the multitouch-enabled touch pad, you can pinch, swipe or rotate images on the display screen with the brush of your fingers. |
 The built-in Harman Kardon speakers bring an added dimension to music, movies and gaming with rich, immersive virtual surround sound. |
It's powered by the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processor--with Centrino 2 technology--which boosts speed, reduces power requirements, and saves on battery life. The 2.13 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 includes a quick 1066 MHz front-side bus and 3 MB of L2 cache, providing an optimized, multithreaded architecture for improved multimedia and multitasking performance. It also includes Intel's 5100AGN wireless LAN, which will connect to draft 802.11n routers and offers compatibility with 802.11a/b/g networks as well. Other features include a 500 GB hard drive, 4 GB of installed RAM (upgradeable to 8 GB), 1.3-megapixel webcam, Harman Kardon speakers, 5-in-1 memory card reader, NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M graphics with 1 GB of GDDR3 discrete graphics, and HDMI audio/video output as well as SPDIF digital audio output for 5.1-channel surround sound.
This Toshiba notebook is Energy Star 5.0 certified, EPEAT Gold registered, and RoHS-compliant--effectively reducing the environmental impact by restricting the use of lead, mercury and certain other hazardous substances.
Key Features
- Windows 7 Home Premium makes it easy to create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. And you can watch shows for free when and where you want with Internet TV on Windows Media Center. Get the best entertainment experience with Windows 7 Home Premium. (Learn more)
- Get more features with Windows Anytime Upgrade. It's the best way to add features to Windows 7, takes as few as ten minutes, requires no software or downloads, and you'll keep your existing programs, files, and settings. Windows will walk you through the simple upgrade process.
- 16-inch widescreen TruBrite HD LED-Backlit display not only renders stunning visuals, but it's more as it uses less power (Learn more)
- 2.13 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 processor with Centrino 2 technology, 3 MB L2 cache and 1066 MHz front side bus (FSB) (Learn more)
- 500 GB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 RPM)
- 4 GB of RAM (DDR3; 1066 MHz; upgradeable to 8 GB)
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M graphics with 1 GB GDDR3 discrete graphics memory plus up to 1790 MB of dynamically allocated shared graphics memory using NVIDIA TurboCache technology. (Learn more)
- 8x SuperMulti DVD drive with double layer support and Labelflash printing (See speeds)
- 1.3 megapixel with Face Recognition capabilities for added security (Learn more)
- Sleep-and-Charge USB port allows you to charge your mobile phone and other devices even when the notebook is asleep or off.
- Touch pad with multi-touch control gives you a whole new dimension of freedom--the ability to pinch, swipe or rotate images on the display screen with the brush of your fingers.
- 104-key keyboard with 10-key pad
- Draft-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11a/b/g/n) for greater speed and range
- Fast Ethernet (10/100)
- HDMI-CEC audio/video output lets you control additional media players with just a single remote.
- Harman Kardon stereo speakers bring an added dimension to music, movies and gaming with rich, immersive virtual surround sound
- Brilliant Fusion finish with Sonic pattern in Black Onyx (Learn more)
- Pre-loaded software includes Microsoft Works SE 9.0 for word processing and spreadsheet work. Enjoy a 60-day trial version of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007.
- 6-cell (4000 mAh) battery
- Dimensions: 15.1 x 10.2 x 1.61 inches (WxDxH)
- Weight: 6.48 pounds
- Warranty: One-year limited hardware warranty
Networking, Connectivity & Expansion
With its integrated Draft-N Wi-Fi networking capabilities, this laptop provides up to five times the performance and twice the wireless range using 802.11n-compatible routers as you would with 802.11g networks. It's also backward compatible with 802.11b/g networks (commonly found at Wi-Fi hotspots and in older home routers) as well as 802.11a networks (which has a higher throughput, but more limited range--great for closed office environments). This notebook also provides Fast (10/100) Ethernet networking.
It also includes a next-generation ExpressCard card slot (replacing the PCMCIA slot), which lets you take advantage of thinner, faster, and lighter expansion cards for even more advanced wireless, networking, storage, and security features. It comes with the following external connectors (see a view of the ports on both sides of this laptop):
- 4 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players
- Includes 1 eSATA/USB combo port with USB Sleep and Charge
- 1 HDMI output for connecting to a compatible HDTV or home theater receiver for uncompressed digital audio and video via a single cable
- Analog video output: 1 VGA
- 1 ExpressCard 54/34 slot for adding advanced wireless, networking, storage, and security features
- 5-in-1 memory card reader compatible with Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Multi Media Card, xD Picture Card
- 1 headphone jack (with SPDIF digital audio support), 1 microphone jack
- RJ-45 port for 10/100 Fast Ethernet
- RJ-11 port for 56K modem
What's in the box
This package contains the Toshiba Satellite A505-S6992 notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions.
It also comes with the following software: Norton Internet Security 2009 (30-day trial), Toshiba PC Health Monitor, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Edition (60-day trial), Windows Media Player, Corel DVD Movie Factory, Google Toolbar, Google Picasa, PowerCinema, WildTangent Orb Game Console
Learn More
Windows 7 Home Premium makes it easy to create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. You can even watch, pause, rewind, and record TV. Get the best entertainment experience with Windows 7 Home Premium.
| Simplify everyday tasks | Work the way you want | Make new things possible |
| 
| 
|
|
|
|
Jump Lists
New in Windows 7, Jump Lists take you right to the documents, pictures, songs, or websites you turn to each day. To open a Jump List, just right-click a program icon on the Windows 7 taskbar. (You'll also find them on the Start menu.) What you see in a Jump List depends entirely on the program. The Jump List for Internet Explorer 8 shows frequently-viewed websites. Windows Media Player 12 lists commonly-played tunes. Your Jump List missing a favorite? You can "pin" whatever files you like there. Jump Lists don't just show shortcuts to files. Sometimes they also provide quick access to commands for things like composing new e‑mail messages or playing music.
Improved Windows Taskbar
In Windows 7 you can "pin" favorite programs anywhere on the taskbar for easy access. Not crazy about the icon lineup? Now you can rearrange them any way you like by clicking and dragging. Finally, there are new ways to preview windows. Point to a taskbar icon to see a thumbnail preview of open files or programs. Then, move your mouse over a thumbnail to preview the window full-screen. You can even close windows from the thumbnail previews--a big time saver.
Snap
Ever need to cut through a cluttered desktop and quickly focus on a single window? Just click a pane and give your mouse a shake. Every open window except that one instantly disappears. Jiggle again--and your windows are back.
 |
Superb Viewing on 16-Inch Widescreen LCD
 |
The GeForce GT 230M brings more realistic game environments and virtual worlds playing at high resolutions and fluid frame rates--up to 30 times better than integrated graphics and up to 50 percent faster than previous generations. It also lets you fully enjoy the new visual capabilities and features built into Windows 7, including GPU-accelerated video and image processing applications built with Microsoft's new DirectCompute API. Take advantage of NVIDIA CUDA technology with accelerated applications and experience new multimedia capabilities. Automatically clean-up video from your camcorder with vReveal from MotionDSP and easily edit HD movies with GPU-based applications like PowerDirector 7 by CyberLink.
Intel Core 2 Duo Processing Power with Centrino 2
Experience improved energy efficiency, expanded wireless connectivity, and amazing battery life with the 45nm Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 processor featuring Intel Centrino 2 technology--which also helps provide faster draft 802.11n wireless connectivity and new business-class manageability capabilities. This processor has a 2.13 GHz processor speed, super-sized 1066 MHz front-side bus (FSB), and a extra-large 3 MB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus will deliver better overall performance.)
 | Intel Core 2 Duo Processor: The Dual-Core that Delivers Impressive Power While Saving Energy Featuring dual cores that power through the most intensive tasks, the Intel Core 2 Duo processor lets you surf the web, download content, connect with friends--and do it all with ease. Intel Advanced Smart Cache technology minimizes wait times by allocating more access to frequently used data to the processing core that needs it most. Intel's power-saving capabilities enable fast, cool-running performance even in a compact form factor.
|
 | Intel Centrino 2 Processor Technology: Breakthrough Technology for Mobile Creativity With dual-core processing, ultra-fast wireless and exclusive energy conservation features, Intel Centrino 2 processor technology lets you achieve more, aspire higher, and log many more miles between battery charges. Optimized wireless capabilities provide up to 2x greater range and up to 5x better Wi-Fi performance1. Intel Clear Video Technology combines hardware- and software-based video processing features to deliver sharper image quality, improved clarity and customizable color control. |
8x DVD-SuperMulti Drive
This multiformat DVD/CD drive is compatible with writing both DVD+ and DVD- disc formats as well as dual-layer (DL) DVD±R discs, which can store up to 8.5 GB of data. It offers the following read/write speeds:- Write: 24x CD-R, 24x CD-RW, 8x DVD-R, 8x DVD+R, 6x DVD-R DL (double-layer), 6x DVD+R DL (double-layer), 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+RW, 5x DVD-RAM
With the Labelflash functionality, you can burn high-resolution, high-contrast pictures on the label side of DVD discs using the same laser used for data recording. Enjoy transparency and high-quality not found in traditional printable media. All you need is a Labelflash DVD disc to start labeling without a printer.
Brilliant Fusion Finish and Feather-Touch Multimedia Controls
 The lighted, feather-touch multimedia controls. |
Additionally, separate multimedia buttons let you launch your favorite entertainment right away. But with their unique feather-touch operation these controls do that and more--allowing you to effortlessly start, pause, fast-forward and rewind.
Integrated Webcam with Face Recognition Capabilities
A 1.3 megapixel digital web camera built into the LCD's bezel lets you quickly snap photos and participate in live video chats. The integrated webcam does more than just video chats. It includes Toshiba Face Recognition capabilities--the ultimate hands-free, hassle-free way to log onto your laptop. Just show your face to the webcam--no keeping track of hard-to-remember passwords and no unnecessary typing. And if you're using one laptop for several users--say for the whole family or for a small business--Toshiba Face Recognition lets you switch profiles with one simple look.
Product Description
For music, videos, games and more, the upscale Satellite A505 laptop gives you style, advanced entertainment performance and desktop-like versatility across a 16-Inch diagonal HD TruBrite widescreen display. A great communications suite and advanced A/V ports keep you well connected, with plenty of freedom to expand and share. Toshiba “Smart” Features like a TouchPad with Multi-touch control, and USB Sleep and Charge, help you do more. While advancements like a power-saving Eco Button and an LED-backlit display keep you energy smart. And it’s all wrapped up in a stunning. Fusion Finish in Sonic Black—so it really stands out in a crowd.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Solid Machine,
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Toshiba Satellite A505-S6992 TruBrite 16.0-Inch Black/Silver Laptop - 2 Hours 20 Minutes of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium) (Personal Computers)
It is important to note that I am reviewing the s6992 model ($899). The only real differences that I have noticed between this model and the more expensive model is the lack of a blu-ray drive and that there is no keyboard back-lighting. If these are important to you, then you should definitely get the most expensive model ($1099).
I purchased this laptop about a week ago, through tiger direct, for college use after my ASUS had failed (major hardware issues). So far, I am very impressed. There are better lengthy reviews on this model already (see Mad B's for example), so I shall keep this brief. Pros: - Gaming: I am not an avid gamer, but it was important to me that my new rig could handle any new games that I would want to throw at it. To be clear, games on this machine run beautifully. The 230M is a true performer, and I had no problem playing Team Fortress 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 (demo) on this machine at max settings. I am confident that you would be able to play more demanding games with no problems. - Windows 7 : Loving it so far. I have had zero compatibility problems with my favorite programs, and if you are buying a new laptop, you may as well get one with the latest OS. - Full Keyboard : Just a nice feature to have, really. - Speakers : Great for just listening to music or watching a movie. These speakers are plenty loud and aren't tinny like most laptop speakers. (NOTE: There have been some reported problems with these speakers just not working suddenly. Before you assume it is a driver issue, turn off the laptop, take out the battery, and reinsert. This inexplicably seems to fix the problem. This has only happened to me once, but is a common issue with the A505 series.) Cons: - Battery Life : About 2 to 2.5 hours on a low power setting. If you are gaming, forget it. It is important to know this going in. If you don't like to have your laptop plugged into the wall most of the time, then you will want to look into some other options. If you are like me, and this is more of a desktop replacement, then no issue. - Finger Prints! : Don't get me wrong, this laptop is very attractive...just pre-use. I am constantly wiping this thing down with a micro-fiber cloth after use, to keep it shiny. Not really that big of a deal though. Overall, I'd give this a 9/10. If you can forgive the battery life and deal with the finger prints, you can enjoy a laptop that can handle itself pretty darn well.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
So far so good, with few drawbacks,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Toshiba Satellite A505-S6992 TruBrite 16.0-Inch Black/Silver Laptop - 2 Hours 20 Minutes of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium) (Personal Computers)
I bought this machine last week to serve as my primary machine (desktop replacement)
As a software developer, I usually care to have a powerful machine (at a suitable price), and I don't mind to play some network games from time to time First of all, I got this machine from Amazon for only $850, so if it's out of Amazon's stock and you see it sold by another merchants at a higher price, you should wait till it's back to Amazon's stock, or go and buy it from Toshiba directly... You should never pay more than $900 anyway... PLEASE NOTE !!!! Another Toshiba machine with a higher screen resolution is available at the same price, it's only inconvenience is being bulky and heavy (model: P500-ST68X1), so if you really look for a desktop replacement and mobility is not so important for you, you should think about the P500-ST68X1 Back to this machine, regarding to the pros, I think you can get most of it from the machine specs: 1. 500GB HDD, 4GB DDR3... Should keep you running for at least 2 years 2. 16" True Brite display... Pictures and movies Looks wonderful with TrueBrite 3. Dedicated NVidia graphics memory rather that a shared memory Intel chipset... Should be very important for gamers. I havent tried it yet with gaming, but I think it will work great 4. Windows 7 Home Premium: Haven t spent much yet testing it, but it looks more appealing that the stupid Vista... I was totally against the idea of migrating to Vista (after testing it with one of the workstations at work), however, Windows 7 looks much more mature to me than Vista... So, probably I'll keep it and wont downgrade the machine to XP Of course there are some cons, I agree with all described in other reviews, and I like to add the following: 1. Be careful, screen resolution is only 1366x768... It looks great with movies and pictures, but if you like working at super high resolutions and you love to read tiny fonts (like me), this screen might be a bit disappointing for you My other laptop is a Lenovo W500, offering a resolution of 1920x1200... So I miss the feeling of having this global view for my applications However to be honest, Truebrite still appears to be more vivid than Lenovo's 2. Be careful, the 2 memory slots are already used, so you can only upgrade the laptop memory by replacing installed chips 3. Be careful, 16" laptops will probably not fit in 15.4" cases, so you'll probably need to buy a new laptop case for this machine 4. I totally agree that the machine comes loaded with lots of unnecessary software... I've already uninstalled lots of that 5. I totally agree that the laptop finish although it appears very elegant, it's still very annoying when it comes to finger prints (they occur very easily, look very ugly, and you'll suffer to remove it) 6. Socket loading CD-ROM, it looks fancy, but I feel it's somehow fragile (just a feeling) 7. I still dont feel conformable with the touchpad (maybe it's a matter of time, but so far I cant have good control of it, even after changing its settings several times) Another important piece of info, according to Windows 7, this machine has an overall Windows Experience Index of 5.7, which is fair enough Conclusion: Good machine for all purposes, I don't regret buying it at all, it's just that you need to understand all cons very well and accept them, then probably you'll see that this is the best machine you can get within this price range if you look for mobility and power
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Toshiba Satellite A505-S6992 - good for consumers, 'OK' for the budget conscious technophile,
This review is from: Toshiba Satellite A505-S6992 TruBrite 16.0-Inch Black/Silver Laptop - 2 Hours 20 Minutes of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium) (Personal Computers)
I own this notebook for the past 4 weeks, and used it hard since then. I bought it at FRYS for 750 USD; at that price it's a good notebook, but at the MSRP of 900 USD it's merely average.
The good: - 64bit edition of Windows 7 - Bright LED Screen - ECOnomy mode - 4 GB of faster DDR3 RAM - 500 GB Harddrive - Nvidia Geforce GT230M videocard - Higher End Multimedia options & connectivity (Firewire, HDMI, eSATA) - sensitive WI-FI card with Draft N protocol - in-built Accelerometer that 'protects' the harddrive better versus data-loss when the netbook gets dropped or bumped - slot-loading DVD-burner - no accidentally breaking-off the DVD-tray - decent Audio-speaker that actually can be loud and do not loose their sound quality; to top it off, the Speakers are housed in their own vibration-padded casing. - OPTIONAL a 12-cell battery can be purchased separately at Toshiba, which becomes a necessity if you're on the go a lot. The bad - Battery Life - a standard 6-cell Battery - Battery Life (again - why? because the battery is dead after 1 hour when watching a movie, or playing a AAA-game) - slow harddrive (takes forever to boot-up from 'cold' state) - no Bluetooth - no inbuilt keyboard back light (so you can see and type in the 'dark') - comes pre-installed with a lot of "shovel-ware" (that is; installed software that's not needed because windows7 has them already integrated) that causes to prolong the boot-up process tremendously. - Toshiba deviating from the MXM-standard (Mobile PCI-Express Module) for mobile video-cards - that means, you cannot easily replace the 3D-video-card against a better/faster one, down the road, to prolong the value of your notebook - in-built Processor does NOT support Intel's VT - The ability to run hardware support for Virtual Machines (i.e. Windows XP Mode in Windows 7 Professional & Ultimate) Quintessence: It's a decent system, if you get it for cheaper (as I did) than the MSRP. the Video-card is, as of time of writing, considered a "high performance" model, compared what's currently out there for laptops. The lack of BluRay drive I consider not a problem, since the 16-inch screen-size does not really require Hi-Def resolution. Speakers have a good sound, compared to other notebooks out there. What bugs me most is the Battery-Life, it's okay for "web surfing & word processing" (about 2 hours, 2.5 hours with the ECO-mode active), but if you're watching movies or playing AAA-rated games, the battery is dead in ~1 hour or less. It's highly recommended to purchase the optional 12-cell battery. What i miss the most - other than the battery life - is integrated Bluetooth (for wireless stereo headsets) and the keyboard not being back-lit (for better typing in low-light/dark). It needs to be noted that the Laptop has eSATA and HDMI connectivity, for high data-rate transfers with external harddrives or other devices, and for Hi-Def audo/video connectivity. the eSATA-port is also an USB-port at the same time, which allows to charge external devices (cellphones, MP3 players and such) while the notebook is in "sleep mode", but that is only feasible when the optional 12-cell battery is used/installed. What upsets me the most is that Toshiba deviates from the MXM industry standard of mobile video cards, which would allow to replace the video-card against a newer one to make the Notebook last longer in value - especially if you're a avid computer gamer. But for 90% of all consumers out there this is usually not much of concern. According to a recent survey, Toshiba and ASUS notebooks are currently the longest lasting one, whereas DELL and Hewlett-Packard notebooks have the shortest life cycles; which is also a reason why i bought this notebook. It's worth four stars at my purchase price, but only three stars at MSRP. Verdict: Buy it, if you get it for cheaper than the MSRP
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
