Toshiba Satellite M65-S821 17" Laptop (Intel Pentium M Processor 740 (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, DVD SuperMulti Drive)

by Toshiba

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 11 x 1.5 inches ; 7.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000DLBJ0G
• Item model number: PSM60U-0WM021
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 3, 2006

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Unhook yourself from your desktop with the powerful and nicely portable Toshiba Satellite M65-S821 notebook PC, which features a widescreen 17-inch XGA display with TruBrite technology and the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 with 128 MB of shared video RAM. The large screen real estate is great for multi-tasking through multiple documents and application windows as well as enjoying DVD movies in their native aspect ratio. It's also great for using as a media center, with Toshiba's unique Express Media Player enabling you to bypass the system and access CDs and DVDs with a touch of button. It also features a battery-sipping 1.73 GHz Pentium M (Centrino) processor, an extra-large 120 GB hard drive, 512 MB of installed RAM (2 GB maximum), dual-layer multiformat DVD drive that also burns CDs, integrated 54g wireless connectivity, and Windows XP Home edition operating system.

The Basics

• Hard Drive: A welcome size for road warriors, the 120 GB Enhanced IDE hard drive is a bit above average in size for notebook PCs, and faster than average at 5400 RPM. It's also user removable, enabling you to upgrade its size at some point down the line.
  
• Processor: The 1.73 GHz Pentium M 740 (Centrino) processor is in the middle of the speed spectrum for this processor class (December 2005). It is well equipped for office productivity software tasks, from complex spreadsheets to databases. The Pentium M processor is designed specifically for low-power mobile usage, and it features the latest in power-saving technologies--ensuring you push your battery and productivity to the max. It also has a large 2 MB L2 cache--which will help speed up your system's performance--and a 533 MHz front-side bus (FSB).
  
• Memory: The 512 MB of built-in memory (2 x 256 MB, PC4200, DDR2 SDRAM) is a good start for power users, and it offers a very fast 533 MHz speed. It has two memory slots in total, with a maximum memory expansion up to 2 GB (2 x 1024 MB).
  
• CD/DVD Drive: The double-layer DVD drive is compatible with a wide range of formats, including both DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs, CD-RW discs, and dual-layer (DL) DVD+/-R discs, which can hold up to 8.5 GB of data--great for backing up your MP3 collection or your most important documents. It features the following speeds: 4x DVD+R DL, 2x DVD-R DL, 4x for both DVD+R/RW, 8x DVD-R, 2x DVD-RW, 5x DVD-RAM, and 24x/10x for CD-R/RW. It reads DVD-ROM discs at 8x and CD-ROMs at 24x.
  
• Keyboard & Mouse: This notebook has a standard 85-key keyboard and electro-static two-button touchpad. It also offers a launch button for the Express CD/DVD media player and control buttons (play, stop, next, previous).

Screen, Graphics and Sound
The M65-S821 has a 17-inch TruBrite TFT screen with a widescreen 1440 x 900-pixel resolution. It also provides TruBrite technology, which makes images brighter and more vivid thanks to its anti-glare feature. Video and graphics are powered by the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900, which uses Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) and provides up to 128 MB of shared video memory. It also features an integrated audio card with headphone and microphone jacks and the capability to deliver SRS TruSurround XT virtual surround sound and SRS WOW stereo enhancement through the two built-in speakers.

Connectivity and Expansion Slots
The M65-S821 has an integrated Intel Pro/Wireless Network Connection 2200BG LAN, which supports both 802.11b and 802.11g (54g) wireless connections in your office, home, and at Wi-Fi hotspots. You get a good offering of connectivity options, including FireWire:

• 3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players
• 1 FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) port for connecting digital video camcorders and other peripherals
• 1 VGA monitor port
• 1 S-Video out
• 1 PCMCIA (or PC Card) slot (Type II, PCMCIA R2.01, PC Card16, CardBus)
• 1 headphone jack, 1 microphone jack
• 5-in-1 memory card reader, compatible with Secure Digital (SD), MultiMedia (MMC), Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, and XD Picture Card

It also has an integrated 56K modem (V.90) and an RJ-45 LAN network port (for a 10/100 Gigabit Ethernet connection to networks and DSL/cable modems).

Preloaded System and Software
This system comes with the Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 operating system with Advanced Security Technologies, which helps to reduce unwanted downloads and pop-ups while surfing the Web. It also comes preloaded with Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, McAfee AntiVirus, InterVideo WinDVD and WinDVD Creator, Sonic Solutions RecordNow.

Dimensions and Weight
This notebook measures 15.5 x 11 x 1.5 (WxDxH) and weighs 7.1 pounds.

Power
It's powered by an 8-cell rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which has a battery life of up to 4.5 hours (depending on usage). It has a 4-hour full charging time with the notebook off, and 12 hours with the computer active.

What's in the Box
This package contains the M65-S821 notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions. It is backed by a one-year limited hardware warranty.

Product Description

The Toshiba Satellite M65-S821 delivers tremendous value -- it's a feature-rich portable PC that's value-priced, allowing you to stay productive when you're travelling.The Express Media Player offers instant access to multimedia - just push a button. The large 120GB hard drive provides ample storage, and the Pentium M processor gives you the raw power you need to get things done. It's got the connectivity you need, too -- Get a strong Internet connection anywhere with the integrated 802.11 b/g wireless LAN feature. You've never seen anything like it. The expanded 17" diagonal WXGA widescreen display with brilliant TruBrite technology lets you enjoy crisper, clearer, brighter-than-life visuals and movies in stunning widescreen format. The widescreen viewing angle also lets you open and work on multiple documents at once. DVD Dual-Layer Drive handles up to 11 formats. There's also a 5-in-1 memory-card reader. Built-in speakers and wide connectivity help make this notebook more flexible to all your needs. The Toshiba Satellite M65-S821 is simply a lighter, thinner, more practical notebook with the features you want and the mobility you crave -- at a value you'll appreciate. 17 widescreen TruBrite TFT active matrix LCD display; 1440 x 900 max. resolution Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG 802.11b and 802.11g compatible Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 with 8MB-128MB; dynamically allocated shared graphics memory PC Card slot support (Type II, PCMCIA r2.01, PC Card16, CardBus) 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter - SD, Memory Stick & Memory Stick PRO, MMC, xD Card Built-in SRS WOW speakers; supports 3D sound, Direct 3D 85 key US keyboard with hot key functions, with TouchPad pointing device and Control Buttons Battery life - Up to 4 hours, 45 minutes Connections - RGB (monitor out), S-Video out, mic port, headphones, i.LINK, IEE1394, USB 2.0 (3 ports), RJ-45 (Ethernet), RJ-11 (modem) Operating System - Wi

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Big and beautiful and powerful and fast, February 24, 2006

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G. Ware Cornell Jr. "anotherlawyer" (Weston FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba Satellite M65-S821 17" Laptop (Intel Pentium M Processor 740 (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, DVD SuperMulti Drive) (Personal Computers)

This laptop can take your breath away. I have had a Toshiba Satellite M35 for two and a half years. It has proven tough and quite reliable for that time, but even though it remained serviceable, the time had come to either thoroughly upgrade it, or bite the bullet and replace it.

This new 17 inch machine was the answer. The first thing that grabs your attention is the display. It is bright, really bright, and its colors are very deep and very true. Going from a 15.4 inch display to a 17 inch display may not seem like much but it seems like going from a VW to a Land Rover. The screen size easily accommodates my Google Desktop in the sidebar mode without cramping web pages, Word documents or spreadsheets. When you think about it this means you can be more productive and use these new technologies intuitively rather than having them interfere with the underlying mission.

Secondly this big laptop is incredibly fast. The Centrino 740 M chip is far more powerful than the 1.4 GHz processor in the previous Satellite.

Thirdly, everywhere you look there are accommodations for other media from the Fire-Wire to the S-video port to the 5 in 1 memory card reader to the dual layer DVD burner. The sound quality is much better than average.

Battery life is impressive, and the 802.11g Wi-Fi means you connect at 54 Mbps, rather than 11. The huge hard drive seems destinedd to work with the new video technologies. The unit weighs in at 7.3 pounds which is not bad considering its huge display. A trial version of Microsoft Office 2003 is a nice touch.

The M65-S21 is reasonably priced, and offers a great deal of value to business users.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST!!!, June 30, 2006

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J. Sheppard (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba Satellite M65-S821 17" Laptop (Intel Pentium M Processor 740 (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, DVD SuperMulti Drive) (Personal Computers)

I've had this laptop for a week. Best purchase I've made in years. Very fast. Display is amazing. 120 gig harddrive. The software toshiba installs is great. I got this laptop for 700 bucks but its well worth 1499.99.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this laptop is incredible!!, March 25, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Toshiba Satellite M65-S821 17" Laptop (Intel Pentium M Processor 740 (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, DVD SuperMulti Drive) (Personal Computers)

cool!!! i purchased this laptop two months ago and it is by far the best investment i have made in my life! this product is so useful, and i utilized its awesome power within thirty minutes of opening the box. the incredible and above-average memeory size for this laptop is great for gaming and runs the Wi-Fi internet like a desktop would run. i would most definitely buy another toshiba and i will definitely use the one i have for many years to come. This laptop's battery power is great also! the 3 past laptops I've had Sony Vaio, an HP, and, an apple haven't run as well as this amazing pice of engineering and machinery. Definitely buy this item!