Toshiba Satellite L505-S5993 TruBrite 15.6-Inch Grey/Black Laptop - 2 Hours 25 Minutes of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium)

A stunning high-def display lends a new visual dimension to whatever you’re doing. While an all-new Fusion Finish design means you’ll be multitasking in style. It also offers convenient connectivity options for staying in touch, along with ports for enjoying and sharing pictures and playlists. Surfing the Net, downloading video, checking email, managing household finances or studying for finals, this easy-to-use, all-purpose, eco-conscious machine makes an excellent first-time or secondary laptop. It gives you ample processing power, memory and storage for getting things done. Offering solid performance and impressive affordability, the Satellite L505 laptop is tailor made for handling life’s essentials at home, school or work.

(An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's performance. Simplify everyday tasks Work the way you want Make new things possible

• Simplify your PC with new navigation features like Aero Shake, Jump Lists, and Snap.
• Customize Windows to look and feel the way you like by changing themes and taskbar programs.
• Setting up a home network and connecting to printers and devices is easier than ever.
• Windows 7 Home Premium supports the latest hardware and software.

• Designed to make your PC sleep and resume quicker.
• Takes full advantage of 64-bit PC hardware and memory.
• Connecting to wireless networks is fast and easy.

• Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV with Windows Media Center.
• Watch your favorite DVD movies.
• Includes integrated video and Dolby audio codecs.

Jump Lists New in Windows 7, Jump Lists take you right to the documents, pictures, songs, or websites you turn to each day. Offering solid performance and impressive affordability, the Toshiba Satellite L505-S5993 laptop is a great choice for handling computing essentials at home, school or work--from surfing the web and downloading video to managing household finances or studying for finals. Windows 7 is designed for faster and more reliable performance, so your PC just works the way you want it to. Windows Media Player 12 lists commonly-played tunes. It has a 1 MB L2 cache and an 800 MHz front-side bus (FSB). This all-purpose, eco-smart machine features a stunning 15.6-inch display with 720p native high-definition resolution. You can even watch, pause, rewind, and record TV. Enjoy a 60-day trial version of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007.

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. The integrated webcam does more than just video chats. Get the best entertainment experience with Windows 7 Home Premium. (Learn more about Windows 7 Home Premium below.)

You'll enjoy dual-core productivity from its 2.1 GHz Intel Pentium T4300 processor for excellent multitasking. It's compatible with external monitor resolutions up to 1920 x 1200.

Windows 7 Home Premium makes it easy to create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. Jump Lists don't just show shortcuts to files. Additionally, it is RoHS-compliant, effectively reducing the environmental impact by restricting the use of lead, mercury and certain other hazardous substances. (You'll also find them on the Start menu.) What you see in a Jump List depends entirely on the program. To open a Jump List, just right-click a program icon on the Windows 7 taskbar. Every open window except that one instantly disappears. 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. Better ways to find and manage files, like Jump Lists and improved taskbar previews, help you speed through everyday tasks. This graphics card is built with Intel Clear Video technology, which delivers clearer, more detailed images by eliminating many of the jagged edges and video artifacts seen when viewing interlaced content and features powerful color control to ensure videos are not too dark, overly bright, or washed out. Other features include a 500 GB hard drive, 4 GB of installed RAM (upgradeable to 8 GB), 5-in-1 memory card reader, Draft-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n), full-size keyboard and 10-key pad, and dual-layer DVD±RW drive that burns CDs.

This Toshiba notebook is Energy Star 5.0 certified, and has received a Gold EPEAT designation for meeting standards to help reduce its environmental impact. 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. 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. Learn more about Windows 7 Home Premium below. The Toshiba Satellite L505 laptop is tailor made for handling life's essentials at home, school or work. A brilliant high-gloss Fusion Finish design with a Breeze pattern in graphite gray means you'll be multitasking in style. Spacious 104-key keyboard with 10-key input (see larger image). 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. It includes Toshiba Face Recognition capabilities--the ultimate hands-free, hassle-free way to log onto your laptop. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus will deliver better overall performance.) 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 also provides TruBrite technology, which makes images brighter and more vivid thanks to its anti-glare feature. Video is powered by the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD, which uses shared video memory (up to 1759 MB allocated from the system memory). The Jump List for Internet Explorer 8 shows frequently-viewed websites. And its Intel 64 architecture is also ready for tomorrow's 64-bit applications, and offers enhanced performance through improved virtual memory. Your Jump List missing a favorite? You can "pin" whatever files you like there. Then, move your mouse over a thumbnail to preview the window full-screen. This notebook also provides Fast (10/100) Ethernet networking.

• 3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players
  • Includes 1 eSATA/USB combo port
• Analog video output: 1 VGA
• 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, 1 microphone jack
• RJ-45 port for 10/100 Fast Ethernet

What's in the box This package contains the Toshiba Satellite L505-S5993 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, Ulead Label@Once, Google Toolbar, WildTangent Orb Game Console Learn More 15.6-Inch High-Definition Display This notebook has a 15.6-inch TFT display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels (native 720p for high-definition viewing). Windows 7 is the easiest, fastest, and most engaging version of Windows yet. Jiggle again--and your windows are back. And you can watch shows for free when and where you want with Internet TV on Windows Media Center. Windows will walk you through the simple upgrade process.