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Toshiba Satellite A665-S5176X 15.6-Inch Laptop- Black

by Toshiba
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)


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Technical Details

  • Intel Core i3-2310M Processor 2.1 GHz, 3MB Cache
  • Configured with 4GB DDR3 1066MHz (max 8GB)
  • 500GB (5400 RPM);Serial ATA hard disk drive with TOSHIBA Hard Drive Impact Sensor (3D sensor)
  • 15.6" diagonal widescreen TruBrite TFT display at 1366 x 768 native resolution (HD) with 16:9 Aspect Ratio and LED Backlite
  • Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with a 6 cell/48Wh Lithium Ion battery pack;Battery Life (measured by MobileMark 2007): 5 hours, 27 minutes
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Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 10 x 15 x 1.5 inches ; 5.8 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 7.8 pounds
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
  • ASIN: B004GEC9A0
  • Item model number: PSAW6U-00H003
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,876 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: January 20, 2011

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Toshiba Satellite A665: 15.6-Inch Screen for Mobile HD Entertainment

Replace your desktop PC with the Toshiba Satellite A665-S5176, which features a 15.6-inch diagonal HD TruBrite widescreen LED-backlit display and touchpad with multi-touch control. A read-only Blu-ray Disc optical drive lets you play high-def Blu-ray Disc movies in crystal-clear resolution as well as create your own DVDs and CDs with the Super-Multi drive. The bright 15.6-inch LCD (1366 x 768) offers a true 16:9 aspect ratio and 720p native high-definition resolution, and the A665 is great for using as a media center with the touch-sensitive media keys placed above the keyboard.

Toshiba Satellite A665
Enjoy both style and comfortable ergonomics with the A665's textured palm rest (see larger image).

It's powered by a second-generation Intel Core i3 dual-core processor ("Sandy Bridge"), which provides breakthrough digital media management, content creation, and 3D gaming capabilities. And you'll enjoy a rich set of new features for a stunning and seamless visual PC experience with no additional hardware. It's complemented by the integrated Intel HD Graphics processor for up to 1696 MB of dynamically allocated graphics memory shared with the processor.

Fusion Finish X2 in charcoal
Fusion Finish X2 in charcoal.

Additionally, this Satellite A665 series laptop includes award-winning Intel Wireless Display functionality, which enables you to enjoying great image clarity and sound on your HDTV without plugging in any cables (read more details below).

Toshiba's A665 series laptops features the Fusion X2 Finish, an elegant matte textured surface with a gloss trim that's durable, uniquely stylish, and less prone to fingerprints. It's also packed with exclusive Toshiba technology, including a power-saving Eco Utility to help reduce power consumption based on your needs, USB Sleep-and-Charge port, and a hard drive impact sensor that protects your data.

Thanks to the built-in webcam and Toshiba Face Recognition software on this machine, you'll enjoy a more convenient way to communicate, log on or share your laptop among the family. And this laptop also includes the innovative Sleep and Music functionality, which lets you listen to music through its speakers without booting up.

This Satellite comes pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium operating system (64-bit version).

Key Features

  • 15.6-inch widescreen TruBrite LED-Backlit display not only renders stunning visuals, but it uses less power (1366 x 768 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio). It also provides TruBrite technology, which makes images brighter and more vivid thanks to its anti-glare feature.
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    Toshiba Satellite A665
    Enjoy high-def movies on the go with the Blu-ray Disc player
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    Toshiba Satellite A665
    The A665's Fusion X2 Finish in charcoal is sure to turn heads
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    Toshiba Satellite A665
    The A665 has a 104-key keyboard (with 10-key pad) and
    lighted, touch-sensitive multimedia controls (see larger image).
    Intel Core i3
  • 2.1 GHz Intel Core i3-2310M ("Sandy Bridge") dual-core processor for smart performance and 4-way multitasking processor power to work on four tasks simultaneously. Intel's Hyper-Threading Technology enables each core of your processor to work on two tasks at the same time, delivering the performance you need for smart multitasking. It also comes equipped with Intel Quick Sync Video, which provides accelerated encoding, decoding, and transcoding features (for converting video for portable players or online sharing).
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  • 500 GB SATA hard drive (5400 RPM)
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  • 4 GB of installed DDR3 RAM (1333 MHz; expandable to 8 GB)
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  • Intel HD Graphics with 64 MB - 1696 MB dynamically allocated shared graphic memory.
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    Blu-ray Drive
  • Blu-ray Disc read-only disc drive is your ticket to stunning video in crystal clear resolution and surround sound audio. Great for watching movies on the go or connecting to your HDTV via the HDMI output. This optical drive also supports reading/writing of CD-R/RW, DVD±R, DVD±RW, DVD±R DL, and DVD-RAM. And the drive offers Labelflash printing, which enables you to personalize your discs and keep them looking attractive and organized with direct-to-disc laser printing.
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  • Wireless Connectivity
    • With its integrated Wireless-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).
    • Intel Wireless Display capabilities, enables you to easily stream videos, photos and music from your hard drive, home network, or the internet straight to your HDTV--easily and wirelessly (read more details below).
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  • Harman Kardon stereo speakers bring an added dimension to music, movies and gaming with rich, immersive virtual surround sound.
  • Dolby Advanced Audio blends a suite of technologies to deliver a stunning audio experience from headphones or your laptop speakers. It analyzes audio signals and restores tones often lost in encoding, mimicking the same optimization techniques that go into tuning movie theaters and mixing rooms, resulting in brighter highs and deep, thumping bass tones. It also expands stereo signals to 6.1- or 7.1-channel playback for a listening experience that will have you talking long after the performance.
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    Toshiba ReelTime
    Toshiba ReelTime. Click here to learn about its features.

     

    Toshiba Eco Utility
    Toshiba Eco Utility. Click here to learn about its features.
  • Included Toshiba Software:
    • Toshiba Media Controller offers simplified media sharing. Using an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, it lets you share videos, music and pictures from the media library on your laptop with compatible devices in your home entertainment network, or with other compatible laptops and devices, like an Xbox 360 game console. And you can do it all without moving equipment, burning discs or fumbling with cables.
    • Toshiba Bulletin Board is an easy-to-use organizational and productivity app that lets you build your own personalized space on your desktop. With Toshiba Bulletin Board, you can quickly and easily manage your to-do lists and calendars, plus create your own custom work area by pinning your favorite photos, documents, links and more.
    • Toshiba ReelTime helps you cut down the time it takes to search for files. The easy-to-use app takes traditional text-based file structures one step further to help you find what you're looking for more quickly. Accessible from your taskbar, it shows you a visual timeline of your recently accessed files--using graphical thumbnails--so you can easily identify and get to your files faster.
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  • Included Toshiba Utilities:
    • Toshiba eco Utility makes it easy to go green as you go mobile. Hit the Eco Button and you'll launch the Toshiba Eco Utility, which puts all sorts of easy-to-read information on your screen, and gives you the ability to adjust the power settings on your laptop. It also activates a light showing you're in the Eco Mode. The Toshiba Eco Utility lets you pick the optimal power plan for your situation. Choose High-Performance when you need every watt you can get, Power Saver for the least energy consumption, or Balanced as a perfect blend of the two.
    • Sleep and Music lets you enjoy your favorite tunes through speakers built into your Toshiba laptop without booting up--helping you conserve battery life. Just plug your portable player into the microphone jack, step back and enjoy.
    • USB Sleep and Charge offers a great way to keep your portable electronics powered up without requiring your laptop to be on. With this laptop's Sleep and Charge USB port, you'll be able to charge your smart phone, MP3 player, and other portable electronics--all without having to keep your laptop awake.
    • Hard Drive Impact Sensor takes the worry out of taking your most important files and multimedia on the go. Able to detect sudden movement along three different dimensions, the impact sensor (a complex system of hardware and software) helps safeguard your data by "parking" the hard drive heads in the event of a drop or sudden movement. And it works faster than you can blink to help protect your laptop and all-important data.
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  • Up to 5.5 hours of battery life (6-cell battery)
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  • Dimensions & Weight: 14.98 x 10 x 1.48 inches (WxDxH); 5.8 pounds
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Networking, Connectivity & Expansion

  • 1 USB 3.0 port for ultra-fast data transfer with up to 10x the speed of USB 2.0 (and is backward compatible with your USB 2.0 peripherals).
  • 3 total USB 2.0 ports with 1 eSATA/USB combo port that also features Sleep and Charge capabilities. The combo eSATA/USB port enables you to connect to compatible external hard drives for lightning fast transfers of large multimedia files--up to 5 times faster than via a standard USB port.
  • HDMI high-definition audio/video output allows a single cable to transmit uncompressed high-definition video to your compatible digital TV or external monitor.
  • VGA video output (analog, RGB)
  • Microphone input port with Sleep and Music functionality plus headphone output jack
  • Multi-format memory card reader compatible with Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Multi Media Card, xD Picture Card
  • Fast Ethernet (10/100)

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium operating system (64-bit version), you'll be able to easily create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. 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.

And with Windows Anytime Upgrade, you'll be able to add new features to your PC in as little as 10 minutes. Windows will walk you through the simple upgrade process, it requires no software or downloads, and you'll keep your existing programs, files, and settings

What's in the box

This package contains the Toshiba Satellite A665-S5176 notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions.

It also comes with the following software:

Norton Internet Security 2011 (30-day trial); Microsoft Office Starter 2010; Google Toolbar and Google Chrome; Microsoft Windows Media Player 12; Microsoft Silverlight; Microsoft Live Essentials; Intervideo WinDVD BD; Toshiba Online Backup (30-day trial)

This laptop is backed by a 1-year limited hardware warranty.

Environmental Specifications

  • Energy Star 5.0 certified
  • Gold EPEAT designation for meeting standards to help reduce its environmental impact.
  • RoHS compliant effectively reducing the environmental impact by restricting the use of lead, mercury and certain other hazardous substances

Learn more about Toshiba's environmental commitment.

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Intel Wireless Display Capable

With integrated Intel Wireless Display technology, you'll be able to cut down on the cluttered mass of wires surrounding your work station and stop crowding around your laptop screen to enjoy vivid pictures, video and other content. You'll enjoy great image clarity and sound without sacrificing quality and without wires. Simply connect the optional Netgear PTV1000 Push2TV adapter to your TV, follow a few simple steps, and you're off and running. Set it up once, and sharing your screen is as easy as pushing a button.

Stream videos, photos and music from your hard drive, home network or the Internet straight to your HDTV--easily and wirelessly. You don't need to scramble for special cabling, or litter your living room, to connect your laptop to a home entertainment center and reap all the benefits.

Product Description

Boost your high-def entertainment, productivity and creativity with our premium Satellite A665 series laptop, offering sophisticated AV performance and our Fusion X2 styling, plus exclusive Toshiba conveniences. This way-above-average portable PC comes encased in a design that really turns heads. It also offers a 15.6" diagonal HD TruBrite widescreen display, which-along with multi-core processor options from AMD and Intel-give you major horsepower for fast multitasking, and a perfect palette for brilliant multimedia. Premium harman/kardon speakers, Dolby Advanced Audio, Intel Wireless Display 2.0* and an optional Blu-ray Disc player magnify your entertainment. Plus, this laptop serves up a suite of user-inspired features like Sleep & Music for enjoying tunes through your laptop without having to power up. You’ll also do more in more places with exceptional conveniences like an optional LED-backlit keyboard and extra-wide Touch pad with multi-touch control. All told, the Satellite A665 series laptop definitely gets an A for outstanding HD performance, and takes the others to school.


Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Amazing Laptop. June 3, 2011
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I bought this laptop almost 2 months ago, and after heavy use within this period of time I have concluded:

-What an amazing laptop. This is definitely the best option for above average users out there! And for 650 dollars, it's just the right price.

-Performance is great, seriously. I am a rather heavy user, and multithreading is a very important factor for me when buying a new PC... This Toshiba can handle multiple (and by multiple I mean A LOT) open programs simultaneously. I believe this is because this laptop comes with the second generation Intel processor, and it's literally made for this kind of tasking.
-Graphic experience, good enough. This PC is not for the hardcore gamers. HOWEVER, it is able to run most of the games out there... Even if you have to lower all of the quality settings to low, this Toshiba will be able to run the games, believe me. What I mean by this is, this laptop does NOT crash in a middle of a game due to graphic needs, it is able to get the job done.
-Speed, lightning fast. If you know how to maintain a PC clean and correctly running, you can keep in this laptop a boot time of 30 seconds! That is impressive, if you ask me.

-Eco friendly and keeps it cool. This Toshiba is simply excellent when it comes to saving energy... I have run some minimalistic (however complete) tests about its energy needs, and its super eco-friendly and efficient. Also, this particular Toshiba keeps low temperatures at ALL times... So you won't have to worry about your PC being too hot, or your lap getting burnt for so much LAPtop use. I guess it has a very complex cooling system, but that I don't know for sure, because I haven't torn my laptop apart ( and I don't plan to do so anyways)
EDIT: I am still impressed by the cooling technology in this laptop, remarkable. I am able to leave it on all night downloading a .torrent file and its still in 41C average temperature (CPU). Its unbelievable, since laptops tend to be less efficient for this kind of stuff.

-Heavenly Speakers! The built-in Harman/Kardon speakers are amazing. They are the best quality laptop speakers you'll probably find, so I'll totally recommend to Music lovers.

-Blu-Ray, what a great bonus. If you have ever tried blu-ray discs, you should know by now how good the quality is, making your media more enjoyable. Well, this particular Toshiba, comes with Blu-Ray reader, so you can play your HD movies everywhere.

-Battery Life is incredible. These types of laptop tend to not have good battery lives... however this Toshiba is able to surprise you from time to time... lasting above the average hours. (This would depend on your usage of the laptop, but it can get to last 3 hours!!!)

-You wont believe me, the webcam seems as if you had a freaking HD camera...! I had a few videocalls already, and every single time the person I'm talking with compliments my new camera.... Lol.

Nothing's Perfect: Cons:

-The keyboard, although perfectly equipped in terms of space and distribution, is a little bit slippery... Also, the space bar is rather small, but I already got used to it.

- Wi-Fi doesn't have good range... Signal gets too low when you go away from your router too much. Not an issue for me though. (FALSE!.... Read EDIT below)

That's it... Amazing laptop, what a great deal, seriously. If you have any questions, I'll be happy to help if Im available... Just comment this review and I'll respond ASAP.

!EDIT!: A couple of months after writting this review, I have found out that my router was broken and the Wi-Fi conclusions I made might have been wrong due to this. Since then I have not bought a new router, but I have been able to use my neighbor's Wi-Fi... My neighbor lives about 8 mts. away from me, and there various concrete walls between us! This means this Laptop's Wi-Fi is even more impressive than what I thought! I'll keep you guys posted.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I recently purchased this laptop, as I am going to college this fall. I had done plenty of research on what i might want, and i decided to go with a Toshiba. I managed to get this laptop on sale for $567.00, which was an incredible deal for everything it includes.

I must say, this first thing i love about this laptop are the speakers. The Harman/Kardon speakers are absolutely phenomenal. If deep, rich, voluminous sound is important to you, i could recommend nothing better. If not, (like it wasn't for me, particularly), they are definitely an added bonus. Another thing I love about this laptop is the built in Bluray player. Whoever said that a newborn baby is the most beautiful thing in the world clearly has not watched Avatar in stunning high definition. It is so clear and so gorgeous on the 15.6 inch LED display that I nearly cried.

The specs of this laptop are great as well. The Intel i3 processor is quick to handle daunting tasks. The 4GB installed RAM lets you have several applications open at once without slowing down your PC. The 500 GB HDD is more than enough if you're like me (Music, movies, etc). As far as gaming is concerned, the Intel HD graphics, although they are not NVidea high performance, fair pretty well for mild gaming. I can play Minecraft without lag, which is achievement in and of itself. I also have Stronghold 2 installed, which runs cleanly and smoothly with no problems. As far as battery life, i wouldn't call it 5 hours like the specs say, more like 2-4 depending on what you are doing and what your settings are.

Basically, this laptop is one of Toshiba's best all around. The only problems i experienced were within Windows 7 OS, nothing to do with the hardware of the actual laptop. I know that i am not disappointed in my purchase, so i'd have to genuinely recommend this PC.

Hope this helps. If any questions, leave comments, i will try to reply.
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Dead on arrival November 30, 2011
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Ive been using toshiba laptops for about 3 years,they are always and excelent product I own four deferrent models for several years never had a problem until I purchase this one,this model wont even start with just the battery on it,you have to plug inn for it to turn on,but all I see is half screen is all white the other half is pitch black,so i returned it right away,decide to purchase it locally at office depot,same model this one also have issues wont turn on with just the battery and also wont start nor charge the battery,so I return it to the store,this time I decide to get the same model but the i5 version,and ask the manager if I can open it in the store before taking it home just to make sure it works ,for the third time this one have the same issue wont come on,wont charge we plug it in the store for 30 minutes still nothing so the managare decide to give me a refund,and acouple months later I tried again hoping to have better luck this time,because I really want to get the same model that I own for a year now but I want the new 2nd generation intel i5 toshiba satellite so i bought the i5 model P755-S5265 this one has a battery issue it wont come on with just the battery and wont charge either,but it works fine pluged inn and I want it so I compramise I ask the manager that I will buy this only if he will swap my battery to the one on the display which already charge,he agreed ,when I use the display battery it works fine,I never have any problem after that,but if you buy toshiba make sure to try it inside there store to make sure it works first before buying it or just buy defferent brand...
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