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The Satellite series of Notebook computers from Toshiba are a good affordable computer line with some very impressive features. Whether for a desktop replacement or for mobile computing you cannot go wrong with one of these versatile and affordable computers.
Listing all the basic features for this line of notebook computer does not do justice to the affordable price that you would pay for a computer with a dual core processor and 1 Giga byte of memory. I have a pretty decent desktop computer that has 1024 mega bytes of memory and a good AMD Athlon processor. It plays some pretty good current video games that require not only good processors but a good video card. The laptop that I am typing this article on and about has the same memory and a little less processor speed than my Compaq desktop. The only thing lacking in this general purpose notebook is a video card that would equal my desktop computer. The processor is a dual core from Intel, which means it uses two cores to process information for two separate tasks, actually better than my desktop's processor.
The dual core processor ensures being able to have two separate and different programs running at the same time and not have one affect the other or draw resources from the processor as a whole while both programs are running. You can run your anti virus scan while surfing the web, which I tried, and not have your web surfing slow down due to the running virus scan. While you're doing one task and your computer suddenly starts another like a virus scan, update or anything else you will not have the first program slow down because the processor is being overworked. This is a very nice feature in any kind of computer and now is all the rage. With gaming it means that you can play the game and not have to turn off all the extra programs on your computer but for this general notebook computer it means that you can work and not have your current work interrupted by programs running in the background.
I will list the features of the Toshiba Satellite A105 line and specific ones to the Satellite model A105-S4284 that I was able to review.
Every notebook in the new Satellite A105 notebook line comes standard with the following:
• TruBrite™ technology that offers a brilliant display for games or movies, and easy viewing of spreadsheets and other productivity applications;
• Toshiba's DVD SuperMulti (+/- R Double Layer) drive that reads and writes in up to 11 formats and nearly doubles a recordable DVD's storage capacity in dual-layer format;
• SRS TruSurround XT™ technology for a rich audio experience;
• DDR2 533 MHz SDRAM memory for better performance of productivity applications and music, picture and video multimedia files;
• four USB 2.0 ports for connectivity of accessories and peripherals;
• Express Media Player that gives user's convenient access to CD and DVD playback and other multimedia functions without booting up the Windows operating system.
Common Product Specifications — Satellite A105 Series
Display:
15.4-inch diagonal widescreen TruBrite™ TFT active matrix LCD
Optical Drive:
DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive supporting 11 formats
Audio:
SRS Labs audio enhancements (SRS TruSurround XT® virtual surround sound, SRS WOW™ stereo enhancement), Sound Volume Control Dial
Ports:
Video (RGB output port, S-Video output port); Audio (Microphone input port, Headphone output port); Data (USB v2.0 - 4 ports, RJ-45 LAN port, RJ-11 modem port)
Dimensions:
14.2 x 10.5 x 1.17-inches
Weight:
Starting at 6.0 lbs
Satellite A105-S4284 Unique Specifications
Operating System:
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Processor:
Intel Core Duo Processor T2050 (1.60GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB)
Chipset:
Mobile Intel 945GM Express Chipset
Memory:
1024MB PC4200 DDR2 667MHz SDRAM memory
Hard Drive:
100GB (5400RPM) Serial-ATA (SATA) HDD
Graphics Controller:
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 8MB - 128MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory
Audio:
Built-in stereo speakers
Slots:
5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter (Secure Digital, Memory Stick™, Memory Stick PRO™, Multi Media Card, xD Picture Card); Two main memory slots (both slots may be occupied); One PCMCIA - TypeII/TypeI; ExpressCard
Ports:
i.LINK™ IEEE-1394
The model I received for review has an estimated single unit price (ESUP) under $900, see Toshiba web site for more prices and models.
One of the biggest features I was impressed with when I had the notebook out and set up was the screen clarity and resolution when I watched a movie. And by the way, set up refers to basically peeling off the plastic from the top, opening screen and hooking up power cord. I hooked up the side S-video and front audio outputs to my larger TV and the picture was clearer and better quality than my television. Setting the screen to output for the television is even simpler with the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver program that has a simple click and select feature to choose which output you would like the screen to go to. If you find you have accidentally set the output to something and cannot view the notebook screen without having to hookup a monitor or TV you can simply press the Fn and F5 keys to set the system back to the default setting of notebook screen.
I found this out from first hand experience while playing with the settings and clicking on the wrong setting only to find the screen dark and the closest monitor downstairs. It makes for a handy feature for those times when you're a bit too quick to change the settings for your screen output. You can have it on the default or notebook setting and you will be seeing the normal view on your notebooks screen. The other two options are a connected monitor or a television in many combination and resolutions. The largest screen resolution the notebooks screen has is 1280 x 800, plenty wide for those widescreen movies which this notebook with its Windows XP Media Center 2005 Edition plays very well.
Other multimedia features that are nice with the Toshiba Satellite A105 and Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 include the Windows Display calibration wizard to ensure your seeing the video and multimedia content using the best possible clarity and resolution using whatever monitor, TV or the screen on your notebook you use. Windows Media Center also includes a one stop organizer for all your multimedia content so you don't have to go searching using different programs for anything multimedia related. You also don't have to use separate programs for videos, music and everything else on your notebook with the Windows Media Player program.
I really liked the sound that comes with the two small speakers on the upper portion of the notebook above the keyboard. The Toshiba notebook comes with SRS TruSurround XT™ technology that makes the small size of the speakers and the quality and richness of the sound coming out of them at odds with your expectations. The audio and music from the small speakers are clear and sound very good while at comfortable viewing distances to the screen for movie watching but anything like trying to watch a movie on a separate television without also hooking up the external audio would not work well.
The Toshiba notebooks also come with a program called Toshiba Virtual sound that helps filter and create clear and great sounding surround sound for the little notebook. It of course does not create a true surround sound but you can tell the difference when this program is running or not. It sounds more realistic and true when you have the program running, I played CD's while writing as well as watched a few movies on the notebook both on the regular screen of the notebook as well as on a connected television. There is noticeable difference and clarity with this program. There is also a thumb wheel volume control so you do not have to interrupt your program by going to the control panel or task bar to control the volume.
The 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter is another feature that is very handy and becoming a must for any multimedia solutions for a computer. You can insert a memory card such a an SD, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro and XD memory cards that are common to today's digital cameras and download pictures to the notebook. This would have been especially nice when I took a vacation to the Badlands of North and South Dakota and brought my notebook to download pictures to while taking tons of photos. I had to use a cord from the camera to my notebook and this would have left out that cord that was an inconvenience to bother with.
With the media reader port you can download the pictures right to the ample disk drive and save them for later editing and viewing. You can also use the software package that comes with the Toshiba notebook from Google called Picasa2 to edit, enhance and create slideshows with your digital images.
The DVD drive that comes with the Toshiba Satellite line of notebooks is a multifunction drive that plays and records a very large variety of CD's and DVD's; including the newest double layer DVD's. The DVD's you now buy for movies are usually a double layer on the same disc to fit more information on them. You can buy the DVD's to record your own movies, music and data on for about three dollars a disc depending on the quality and company you get them from. The double layer ensures you can get a full movie and all the added features that typically come with today's movies. It also means you can record 8.5 Gigabytes of information or about 11 CD's worth of music. The DVD recorder has multi function and media types so you don't have to worry about the type of discs you purchase, the “-” and “+” of many of the types of data discs to record will no longer be a worry for you.
The Toshiba Satellite line of notebook computers comes with DDR2 SDRAM; my review computer has 1024 Mega Bytes. SDRAM is a newer and more stable memory chip that uses more of the signal that transfers the memory to and from the processor and other components of the notebook. I won't go into a long winded explanation with all kinds of technical explanations because frankly you don't really need to know about much of it other than it is the newest and best memory chips that computers are using. The DDR2 SDRAM is currently a standard for computer memory and has been proven a reliable memory type. The laptop contains two sticks of memory on my review model so to upgrade to any more memory you would have to pull out one or both sticks and buy ones with more memory on them. When buying new memory you need to know the DDR2 SDRAM and the frequency they are using, 533 Hz in my case. It is a simple operation in this notebook to remove and put in new ones, even easier than on a desktop.
On the bottom of the notebook you unscrew the cover and remove it, being careful not to break the plastic tabs that hold the cover in. You then simply move the two tabs away from the card on each side and pull the edge of the card furthest from the gold colored connectors up. You pull the card up and out away from the connector and insert the new one in the opposite manner. Push the new one in till it is fully seated into it's connector after inspecting the connector and slot so no foreign matter is on it. In other words no dust or junk is on the connector or in the slot the card is going in. You push the card in and down until it is fully seated and push the two tabs into the card. Replace the cover; you might have to slightly bend the cover to get all the plastic tabs inserted correctly, your done. On a desktop model computer you might have to move a drive cage or other components out of the way, so on this model of notebook computers Toshiba has made it very easy to replace the memory sticks yourself.
The Toshiba notebook comes with both 4 USB and one iLink 1394 connector for hooking up external devices such as external drives, your mouse, an external keyboard and other devices. The two side connections might be in the way if you're using en external mouse instead of the keypad but I would think you would use these for temporary devices like downloading a camera or a jump drive.
The iLink 1394 connector is for more of a special purpose cable for connecting firewire devices such as external drives or camcorders to your notebook. The Toshiba Satellite line of notebook computers does not contain a video capture device to capture video from a camcorder. These devices are commonly a part of many video cards or as a separate component that can be connected using a USB or Firewire connection. This would be an easy addition to the Toshiba notebook in the form of a separate component such as a Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 DVD Creator. Toshiba also sells these so you do not have to go searching around the internet or at stores to find all your accessories.
The Satellite A105 has an external monitor connection as well as the S-video out so you can hook up a television and watch movies or even home movies you have created with the Windows Movie Maker program that also comes with your notebook. You can use headphones or external speakers with your notebook as well as hook them up to a TV like I did for watching a movie on my television. The S-video cable is only for video to other s-video connections so you will need to connect the audio out to your RCA connectors on a TV using some audio cables and possibly an adapter.
I had no difficulties in connecting up any of the various connections; both for my camera using both the USB cable and the media card directly into the 5-in-1 port and the television to the various connections and the speaker cables from the audio to the television. There is also a microphone connection to use an external microphone for recording voice or even a digital recorder. I have a small digital recorder that works well for recording interviews and to be able to copy that onto the notebook for saving or editing works very well and is quite handy. Windows Movie Maker will also edit audio as well as video both together and separately.
Connecting my Satellite notebook up to the internet was simple and easy with the Windows Network setup wizard and the rear network connection using my network I have for my home. I can also connect to the local wireless network that my city has setup without difficulties by just turning on the external switch to turn on the antenna and login to the network. The Security Center that Windows service pack 2 comes with includes a firewall program to secure your internet, local area network and wireless network from intrusion as well as security of personal identity.
I would also recommend some internet security in the form of a suite of protection such as the PC Cillin Internet Security Suite 2007 or you can go with Toshiba's recommendation of MacAfee antivirus and internet protection. The notebook comes with a McAfee Security Center trial program that will protect you until you decide what you want for protection and security. You should never connect to any network without some kind of protection from viruses, spy ware and privacy invasion.
The Satellite A105 comes with a variety of hard drive sizes depending on the model and with today's larger programs you will want to make sure you start with a large drive. When I first started reviewing games and computer hardware a video game that was one gigabyte was huge but now in comparison we often see games at five and more gigabytes. Windows XP today needs to have 1.5 gigabytes hard drive space in itself and all the other programs you commonly use on your computer will also require about as much space each.
The A105 I received to review had about 10 gigabytes of programs on it as a starter, you will probably need to add more to that for things like a few choice games you like, Adobe Reader and antivirus protection to name a few. I have found that a hundred gigabyte drive is about a minimum for any computer and to have more is a safety feature so you don't run out of space. Your computer uses some of the hard drive to store temporary memory instead of using your memory sticks, this frees up the memory for more immediate things you are using. The temporary storage on your hard drive is used often and you need to make sure you don't run out of drive space or your computer will slow down and give warnings that you are running out of drive space. Starting off your computer with a drive with plenty of empty space makes sense to make sure you have enough for future programs and storage for pictures, video and audio.
The Satellite series of computers from Toshiba is an affordable solution to today's computer needs. The Satellite A105 has some very good features; I was very impressed with the screen resolution and clarity. The multimedia features ensure you have all the programs and hardware you need for today's basic audio, video and movie playing needs. Windows Media Center Edition 2005 also comes with some added features that make for a great all around multimedia computer. Whether you buy the Satellite series computer as a desktop replacement or for it's on the go functionality you will not be disappointed.
The one feature that really impressed me over all the others was the Toshiba Media Player. You can play movies or CD's without booting up Windows and having to wait for all your startup programs and Windows to boot up. Using this program for your notebook allows ease of use for the multimedia features without the hassles and time for Windows to open. You can start playing movies and CD's in much less time and without having to go into the Windows Media Center or another media program.
Simply open the notebook screen and press the Media Player key on the media button area of the keyboard instead of the power button. The screen will go past the normal boot up screen to the Media screen and you can open the drive and insert a CD or DVD. The CD or DVD will play according to the type it is. To control the movie or CD functions you have the movie buttons on the side of the keyboard or the screen will tell you the keys to press for the CD functions. It takes much less time to start playing a movie or CD than to boot up windows so if you are using your notebook as a portable video player or CD player as well as all its other functions it works out extremely well.
Overall I was very impressed with the Toshiba Satellite A105-S4284 notebook computer. Two things that are excellent features are the screen clarity, resolution and image quality and the Toshiba Media Player functionality.
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NEC laptop battery maintenance
Since 2006 almost all notebook manufacturers in the world flows, “notebook battery recalls,” more than a year has been restored, but the Japanese companies a few days before the Council, the Japanese market for the brand, said sales “LaVie M”, “LaVie GM”, and ‘VersaPro “and therefore these three can cause distortion notebook repair free to provide users with fear as to the existence of battery overheating.
NEC also said at the same time, users do not care, that may cause a fire in a series of batteries and so far in an injury case requires.
NEC LaVie M Notebook
April 2005 to March 2003 mainly remember the objective is a model sold in the past two years, NEC also offers a special Japanese hotline.
January-August exports of primary cells significantly decrease in Guangxi
January to August, Guangxi 250 million export of primary cells, down 27%, 19.55 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 3.2% of the price. Average export price of 1.95 cents / only, 41.5% soon.
These key African export 230 million down 18.6%, 92% of total exports has Guangxi accounting for the consumer market for the original battery. 3.24 million of European Union exports have increased by 2 times.
New NEC LaVie S Slim and Compact Notebook Released
April 19, 2010 – 7:46 pm
NEC Japan has just released its latest notebook in Japanese market, dubbed NEC LaVie S. Comes with slim and compact design, the NEC LaVie S is packed with a 15.6-inch LED-backlit display with a 1366×768-pixels resolution, a choice of 1.86 GHz Celeron P4500, a 2.26 GHz Core i3-350M, or 2.26 GHz Core i5-430M CPU processor, 2GB or 4GB RAM, a 320GB or 500GB hard drive and an integrated Intel integrated graphics.
Other features of the NEC LaVie S notebook, including a a DVD writer, stereo speakers, 10/100 Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, three USB ports, D-Sub, HDMI and pre-loaded with Windows 7 Home Premium 32-/64-bit or Professional 64-bit operating system.
The NEC LaVie S notebook will be available with starting price at $1080 on April 22, in three colors options, including white, red and black.
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