Processor and Hard Drive

• The Toshiba Satellite A205-S5852 is equipped with a 1.73 GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor. The processor has a Front Side Bus (FSB) speed of 533 MHz and 1 MB of L2 cache. The laptop is also equipped with the Mobile Intel GL960 Express Chipset. The A205 is configured with 2 GB of SDRAM that cannot be upgraded. The Serial ATA hard disk drive has a capacity of 200 GB.
  
  

DVD and Graphics

• The Satellite A205-S5852 uses a fixed optical DVD / CD combo drive that is capable of recording both CDs and DVDs. The laptop has a 15.4 inch widescreen TruBrite LCD display. The display has a native resolution of 1280 by 800 (WXGA), and supports high-definition content at 720p. The graphics are rendered by the Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 card, that has between 128 to 256 MB of shared graphics memory.
  
  

Input and Connections

• The laptop has built-in stereo speakers and a sound volume control dial. Input is handled by an 86 key US keyboard and a TouchPad pointing device. The A205-S5852 includes a modem, 10/100 Base Ethernet and Integrated 802.11b/g Wi-Fi. Additionally, the laptop has two USB 2.0 ports, a headphone output and a RGB (monitor) output. The included 4000mAh Lithium ion battery pack and 75W AC Adapter provides power to the laptop.
  
  

Dimensions and Software

• The Satellite A205-S5852 has a width of 14.3 inches, a depth of 10.6 inches, and a height of 1.5 inches. The laptop weighs six pounds and features an Onyx blue LCD cover color. Microsoft Windows' Vista Home Premium operating system is preinstalled on the laptop. Trial software on the laptop includes a 60-day trial of Microsoft Office and a 30 day trial of McAfee Internet Security Suite. Third party software also installed on the A205 includes Microsoft Works 9.0, Google Desktop, Adobe Acrobat and DVD MovieFactory 5.