Toshiba Satellite A350/A355/A355D 16″ Laptops – Overview

Toshiba’s Satellite A350/A355/A355D Series are the company’s first laptops with a 16-inch display.

Toshiba currently sells the Satellite A350-ST3601 model, while select online retailers offer various A355 and A355D configurations. The Satellite A350/A355 include Intel’s Core 2 Duo processor, whereas the A335D has AMD’s Turion X2. The laptops have up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, up to 400GB of hard drive space, and a DVD burner. The screen on the entertainment-oriented laptops has a resolution of 1366×768 pixels and a movie-friendly aspect ratio of 16:9.

The A350-ST3601 comes with the Intel GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics and a VGA output only, while the A355-S6935, for example, features the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 512MB dedicated GPU and HDMI, S-Video, and VGA ports. The A355D-S6921 includes the Radeon 3100 integrated video chip and VGA and S-Video outputs.

The laptops also sport harman/kardon stereo speakers, built-in web camera and microphone, 802.11a/g/n WiFi, Ethernet LAN, and 56k modem connections, three USB ports, an eSATA/USB combo port, ExpressCard slot, 5-in-1 media card reader, and Firewire port. Some models additionally include an embedded FM tuner.

Starting at 6.5 pounds, the Satellite A350/A355/A355D have a 6-cell battery and the Fusion glossy finish with the Constellation Black pattern.

The Toshiba Satellite A350-ST3601, A355-S6935, and A355D-S6921 run Windows Vista Home Premium OS and are priced at $749.00 (ToshibaDirect) and $896.99 (Buy.com) and $649.99 (Buy.com) respectively.