Toshiba Satellite X205 with 45nm CPUs and SLI

Posted on Wednesday, April 09 2008 @ 5:00 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Toshiba rolled out two new Satellite X205 gaming notebooks with 45nm processors and NVIDIA SLI technology.

Designed for high-performance the new Satellite X205-SLi5 and Satellite X205-SLi6 provide remarkable gaming power and graphic rendering capabilities at an affordable starting price of $1,999.99. To ensure that gamers experience the finest game play possible each model incorporates dual NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics cards and Intel’s 45nm processor technology. These technologies together translate into a visually immersive experience, with greater speed and performance that maximizes the potential of today’s most complex and intense games.

For gamers seeking a larger digital canvas, the new Satellite X205-SLi series feature an HDMI port for pure digital output to any HDTV with an HDMI port, which provides the capability to play today’s hottest games in 1080i high-definition. Additionally, an S/P DIF output port combined with the Dolby Sound Room technology takes the gaming experience to new heights with capabilities that reach up to 5.1 stereo surround sound.

To complete the ultimate mobile gaming package, wireless gaming functionality comes standard on the laptop. The Satellite X205 series is equipped with Bluetooth v.2.0+EDR technology, the most powerful and responsive version to date for connecting to wireless controllers, mice and keyboards.

For maximum internal storage of games and downloadable content, the Satellite X205-SLi5 and the Satellite X205-SLi6 include massive dual hard drives totaling 320GB and 400GB4 respectively. With blazing fast 7200 RPM drives gamers don’t sacrifice performance for storage capacity, which ensures that the Satellite X205 performance is at its peak during any gaming scenario without fear of lag.

Each Satellite X205-SLi notebook features a built-in 1.3 megapixel Webcam that’s perfect for use when competing against other gamers via LAN tournaments or friends and family members in Games for Windows – LIVE.

Satellite X205-SLi5 Unique Specifications (ESUP $1,999.99)

-- Genuine Windows Vista Premium (SP1, 32-bit version)

-- Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8300

-- 2.40GHz, 3MB L2, 800MHz FSB

-- 3072MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory

-- Maximum capacity 4096MB

-- 320GB using two (7200 RPM) Serial ATA hard disc drives

-- Primary: 160GB + Secondary: 160GB

-- DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash drive supporting 11 formats

-- 17-inch diagonal widescreen TruBrite TFT LCD display

-- 1440x900 native resolution (WXGA+)

-- NVIDIA SLi Dual GeForce 8600M GT with 512MB GDDR3 discrete graphics memory, plus up to 255MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory using NVIDIA TurboCache technology

-- 4 Built-in Harman Kardon stereo speakers with one sub-woofer

-- Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (802.11a/g/n)

-- Bluetooth version 2.0 plus Enhanced Data Rate

-- Built-in Webcam and microphone

-- Fingerprint reader

-- One-year standard limited warranty

Satellite X205-SLi6 Unique Specifications (ESUP $2,499.99)

-- Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate (SP1, 32-bit version)

-- Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9300

-- 2.50GHz, 6MB L2, 800MHz FSB

-- 3072MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory

-- Maximum capacity 4096MB

-- 400GB using two (7200 RPM) Serial ATA hard disc drives

-- Primary: 200GB + Secondary: 200GB