Toshiba Announces New Satellite A205 Series Laptop with HD DVD for $1,149.991

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced its latest Satellite^® A205 notebook with select models featuring cutting-edge HD DVD playback functionality.

Toshiba’s Satellite A205 series provides users with a blend of power and performance, and has now ventured into the realm of high-definition. The Satellite A205-S7468 is equipped with an HD DVD optical drive, which allows users to enjoy stunning HD movies on the laptop’s 720p high-definition 15.4-inch diagonal widescreen TruBrite^® display. Toshiba’s patented TruBrite technology further helps provide enhanced high-definition picture quality and rich color saturation.

The HD DVD format provides viewers with a visual experience that’s beyond the current DVD standard. Today’s DVD format has a maximum playback resolution of 480p, while HD DVDs offer an image resolution that is up to six times sharper. HD DVDs provide a viewing experience with brighter colors, enhanced details and greater overall image sharpness.

For a limited time, with the purchase of select HD DVD-enabled Toshiba Satellite A205 notebooks, consumers will qualify to receive five HD DVD titles for free, from a selection of 15 popular titles, via a mail-in offer. Complete offer details are available at http://www.toshibadirect.com/hddvdpc, and is valid until February 28, 2008.

The Satellite A205 series features Toshiba’s signature Onyx Blue Metallic lid, a starting weight of six-pounds², a built-in Webcam, massive hard drive capacities up to 200GB³ and several variations of Intel’s processor technologies. Collectively, these features produce an elegant machine that places several amenities that are traditionally reserved for higher-priced computers, into an affordable, attractive and mobile form factor.

The Satellite A205 notebook series has a starting price of $879.99¹, with systems featuring the HD DVD drive starting at $1,149.99¹. These new notebook models are available at www.toshibadirect.com, as well as a variety of major consumer electronics and computer stores nationwide. The following configuration demonstrates some of the various specifications and price options available within the series:

  Satellite A205-S7468 Unique Specifications (ESUP $1,149.991)
     -- Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (32-bit version)
     -- Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor T52504
          -- 1.50GHz, 2MB L2, 667MHz FSB5
     -- 2048MB PC-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory6
          -- Maximum capacity 4096MB
     -- 200GB (4200RPM) Serial-ATA hard disk drive7
     -- HD DVD-ROM/DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive supporting
     12 formats
     -- 15.4-inch diagonal widescreen TruBrite® display
          -- 1280x800 native resolution (WXGA)
     -- Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with
     128-358MB dynamically allocated shared graphics8 memory
     -- Built-in stereo speakers
     -- Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (802.11a/g/n)9
     -- Embedded Webcam and microphone
     -- One-year standard limited warranty10
  Satellite A205-S7458 Unique Specifications (ESUP $999.991)
     -- Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (32-bit version)
     -- Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor T52504
          -- 1.50GHz, 2MB L2, 667MHz FSB5
     -- 2048MB PC5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory6
          -- Maximum capacity 4096MB
     -- 200GB (4200RPM) Serial-ATA hard disk drive7
     -- DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive supporting 11 formats
     -- 15.4-inch diagonal widescreen TruBrite® display
          -- 1280x800 native resolution (WXGA)
     -- Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with
     128-358MB dynamically allocated shared graphics8 memory
     -- Built-in stereo speakers
     -- Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 ABG (802.11a/b/g)11
     -- Embedded Webcam and microphone
     -- One-year standard limited warranty10
  Satellite A205-S7443 Unique Specifications (ESUP $879.991)
     -- Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (32-bit version)
     -- Intel® Pentium® dual-core Processor T23105
          -- 1.46GHz, 1MB L2, 533MHz FSB5
     -- 2048MB PC5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory6
          -- Maximum capacity 4096MB
     -- 160GB (5400RPM) Serial-ATA hard disk drive7
     -- DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive supporting 11 formats
     -- 15.4-inch diagonal widescreen TruBrite® display
          -- 1280x800 native resolution (WXGA)
     -- Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with
     128-358MB dynamically allocated shared graphics8 memory
     -- Built-in stereo speakers
     -- Atheros® 802.11b/g wireless11-LAN
     -- One-year standard limited warranty10

Complete product specifications for all models within the Satellite A205 series are available at www.toshibadirect.com.

All Toshiba computers qualify for free recycling, while non-Toshiba computers and other consumer electronic products can be recycled for a small fee. For more information please visit: www.reuse.toshiba.com.

1. Price. Reseller prices may vary. ESUP means “Estimated Single Unit Price.”

2. Weight. Weight may vary. See Weight Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com.

3. Hard Disk Drive Capacity. Hard drive capacity may vary. 1 Gigabyte (GB) means 10⁹ = 1,000,000,000 bytes using powers of 10. See Hard Disk Drive Capacity Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com.

4. Intel Core 2 Duo Processor. Intel^® Dual Core Technology is a new technology designed to deliver improved performance to the notebook PC. Performance or compatibility may vary. For more information on Intel's Core 2 Duo processors, visit: http://www.intel.com/core2duo/.

5. Processor. CPU performance may vary. See Processor Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com.

6. Memory. Memory size may vary. See Memory Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com.

7. Hard Disk Drive Capacity. Hard drive capacity may vary. 1 Gigabyte (GB) means 1000 x 1000 x 1000 = 1,000,000,000 bytes using powers

of 10. See Hard Disk Drive Capacity Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com.

8. Graphics. GPU performance may vary. See Graphics Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com.

9. Wireless-N. Wireless AGN (802.11a/g/n) adapter is based on a draft release version of the IEEE 802.11n specification and may not be compatible with, or support all features (e.g., security) of, certain Wi-Fi® equipment.

10. Warranty. The terms and conditions of Toshiba’s standard limited warranty, extended warranty and service upgrade terms and conditions are available at www.warranty.toshiba.com.

11. Wireless. May require purchase of additional software, external hardware, or services. Transmission speeds may vary. See Wireless Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com.

©2007 Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. All product, service and company names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. Information including without limitation product prices, specifications, availability, content of services, and contact information is subject to change without notice.