Toshiba Satellite U205-S5067 - 12 Inch Laptop

Toshiba Satellite U205-S5067 is an upgraded version of the U205-S5057 and will cost $1,599 starting with February.

Specifications:

• processor: Core 2 Duo T7200 with 2000 MHz, 667 MHz system bus, and 4 MB L2 cache
• RAM: 2GB
• hard drive: 160 GB
• video card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with up to 196 MB of shared video RAM
• display: 12.1-inch widescreen, resolution 1280 x 800, TruBrite
  
• weight: 2 kg
• double-layer DVD drive
• 802.11a/b/g wireless connectivity, 5-in-1 memory card reader
• fingerprint security
• magnesium alloy case
• connections: FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) ,VGA monitor port, PCMCIA (or PC card) slot (Type II, PCMCIA R2.01, PC Card16, CardBus, headphone jack and a microphone jack
• OS: Windows Vista Home Premium OS

Comments:

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an onboard integrated video chip and can be called a faster clocked GMA 900 (on Mobile Intel 945GM Express chipset, which is available only starting with Core Duo/Solo). 2006 it is the most often used graphics solution and is classified in the weakest third of mobile graphics solutions. So it can only be used for elder games. For office applications and surfing it is without any doubt sufficient.

The Core 2 Duo is a successor of Core Duo and Core Solo with a longer pipeline and up to 20% speed increase without to spend more current. 64-Bit EM64T command upgrade and 2 or 4 MB L2 cache characterize this processor with its 291 millions transistors, which are finished in 65 nm.
The "T" variants of the Core 2 Duo are the standard versions in notebooks. They need less current than the "E", but more current than the "L" (low voltage) and "U" (ultra low voltage) variants.

This display format can be called big subnotebook-format. The advantage is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the tiny display has the advantage, that it needs few current, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that the reading of texts is very exhausting vor the eyes. High resolutions can hardly be used.

This notebook ist much more lightweight than the average of all notebooks. The weight is about average for this display size.

Toshiba is one of the biggest international notebook-manufacturer. There exist many reviews for Toshiba models. The ratings of German magazines are very positive, but the relation of price and value is evaluated rather average. The ratings according the features and display are also quite well for Toshiba notebooks.