The Toshiba Satellite L505-S5969 is a great bargain laptop. It comes with plenty of space for your files, has a built-in DVD burner and comes with decent amounts of RAM and CPU power for all your computing needs.
The battery life is also very good. The laptop is ideal for use at home and office and also for students. It should be kept in mind that this laptop is not meant for hardcore gaming and other high-end computing needs. It is a down-to-earth work/school laptop and given its price, fulfills all the requirements.
On the minus side, the Satellite L505-S5969 does lack in some respects. The inbuilt speakers are very weak and the webcam isn’t that impressive either. And the laptop also doesn’t offer high graphics performance. These are OK for the price of the laptop ($699).
General Specifications
Operating System — Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Type — Intel Pentium dual-core T4200(2.0GHz)
Screen — 15.6″
Memory Size — 3GB DDR2
Hard Disk — 320GB
Optical Drive — DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card — Intel GMA 4500M
Video Memory — Shared memory
Communication — Modem, LAN and WLAN
Dimensions — 15.1″ x 10.2″ x 1.4″ – 1.55″
Weight — Starting at 6.0 lbs.
CPU
CPU Type — Intel Pentium dual-core
CPU Speed — T4200(2.00GHz)
CPU FSB — 800MHz
CPU L2 Cache — 1MB
Chipset
Chipset — Intel GL40
Display
Screen Size — 15.6″
Wide Screen Support — Yes
Resolution — 1366 x 768
LCD Features — TruBrite technology
Operating Systems
Operating System — Windows Vista Home Premium
Graphics
GPU/VPU — Intel GMA 4500M
Video Memory — 128MB-1341MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory
Graphic Type — Integrated Card
Hard Drive
HDD — 320GB
HDD RPM — 5400rpm
HDD Interface — SATA
Memory
Memory Slots — 2 x DIMM
Memory Speed — DDR2 800
Memory — 3GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type — DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Interface — Integrated
Optical Drive Spec — DVD SuperMulti drive with Labelflash supporting 11 formats
Maximum speed and compatibility: CD-ROM (24x), CD-R (24x), CD-RW (24x), DVD-ROM (8x), DVD-R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD-R (Double Layer, (6x)), DVD-RW (6x), DVD+R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD+R (Double Layer, (6x)), DVD+RW (8x), DVDRAM (5x)
Uses Labelflash media to burn high quality labels directly to disc
Communications
Modem — 56K
LAN — 10/100Mbps
WLAN — 802.11b/g Wireless LAN
Ports
USB — 3 x USB ( 2 x USB, 1 x eSATA/USB combo)
Video Port — 1 x VGA
Audio Ports — 1 x Microphone jack; 1 x Headphone jack
Audio
Audio — Integrated Sound card
Speaker — Internal Speakers
Input Device
Touchpad — Toshiba TouchPad
Keyboard — 104 key US keyboard with 10-key(black)
Supplemental Drive
Card Reader — Memory Card Reader
Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, Mini SD, Micro SD, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Multi Media Card [shared slot]
Webcam — Yes
Power
AC Adapter — 65-watt AC adapter
Battery — 4000mAh (6 cell) Lithium Ion battery pack
Physical spec
Dimensions — 15.1″ x 10.2″ x 1.4″ – 1.55″
Weight — Starting at 6.0 lbs.