Toshiba Satellite X205 Gaming Notebook Announced

Toshiba has announced the Satellite X205 gaming notebook PC series, featuring a 17-inch display, Intel “Santa Rosa” platform, NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT graphics solution, and a HD DVD drive.

Toshiba Satellite X205 is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo processor and PM965 chipset, both providing 800MHz front side bus, which is an increase from 667MHz in older Satellite laptops. The GeForce 8700M GT dedicated graphics card in the X205 notebook is compatible with DirectX 10 games and has 256MB DDR3 video memory. This video card manages 17″ widescreen display with 1440-by-900 pixel resolution. Toshiba’s X205 supports up to 4GB of system memory and can be configured with up to two SATA hard drives. The offered configurations include 2×120GB and 2×160GB storage capacities. The laptop has a HD DVD player with CD and DVD writing capabilities. The HD DVD drive and notebook’s HDMI output with 1080i resolution provide high definition playback on external HD monitors and HDTVs.

For a cinema-like audio experience, Toshiba Satellite X205 notebook incorporates Dolby Home Theater, allowing surround sound from stereo and multichannel audio sources. This gaming mobile computer has four built-in Harman Kardon stereo speakers with subwoofer.

The X205 features Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (802.11a/g/n), Gigabit Ethernet, a modem, and Bluetooth, as well as built-in web camera and microphone.

It has six USB ports, an ExpressCard slot, a 5-in-1 media card reader, a Firewire port, and a fingerprint reader. Besides HDMI, the X205 provides VGA and S-Video outputs.

Toshiba Satellite X205 weigh starting at 9.37 pounds. It includes a numeric keypad and comes with Windows Vista Home Premium or Vista Ultimate operating system, depending on configuration.

The Satellite X205 notebooks start at $1,999 and are available at ToshibaDirect and at a variety of major consumer electronics and computer stores nationwide.

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[…] Equipped with an HD DVD-ROM, the P205-S6347 gives users the option of watching high-definition content at a resolution of 720p on notebooks display. Its HD DVD optical drive also enables the standard CD and DVD writing. In terms of sound, the Satellite P205-S6347 is equipped with Dolby Sound Room technology and Harman/Kardon speakers. Unlike the Satellite X205 gaming notebook, the P205-S6347 has no HDMI output for high-definition multimedia playback on external HDTVs and monitors. […]