Toshiba debuts new Satellite M55 notebooks

Posted on Wednesday, September 21 2005 @ 4:20 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Toshiba has launched two new Intel Centrino based Satellite M55 notebooks for the holiday season. These notebooks start at 4.99 pounds and feature a 14-inch WXGA LCD display along with a double layer DVD writer and 512MB memory.

Satellite M55-S139 specifications
Processor: Intel Celeron M Processor 380 (1.60 GHz, 400MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache)
Display: Toshiba TruBrite 14-inch diagonal widescreen TFT active-matrix LCD WXGA at 1280x768 native
resolution System Chipset: ATI RADEON EXPRESS 200M Chipset
Graphics Controller: ATI Mobility RADEON X200M graphics, 16MB-128MB shared memory
Memory: 512MB DDR2 SDRAM memory
Hard Drive: 80GB 5400 rpm Enhanced IDE (ATA-6) HDD
Optical Drive: Fixed-Bay DVD SuperMulti Double Layer drive
Wireless: Atheros 802.11b/g wireless
Ports: 3 USB 2.0, RGB, S-Video, RJ-45 LAN port, RJ-11
Battery: 4-cell Lithium ion battery (2000 mAh)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home (Satellite M55- S1391 features Microsoft Windows XP Professional)
Dimensions: 13.5- x 9.53- x 1.17-inch
Weight: Starting at 4.99 lbs.
Warranty: Standard one-year limited warranty


Satellite M55-S329 specifications
Processor: Intel Pentium M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache)
Display: Toshiba TruBrite 14-inch diagonal widescreen TFT active-matrix LCD WXGA at 1280x768 native resolution
System Chipset: Mobile Intel 915GM Express Chipset
Graphics Controller: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900, 8MB- 128MB shared memory
Memory: 512MB DDR SDRAM memory
Hard Drive: 100GB 5400 rpm Enhanced IDE (ATA-6) HDD
Optical Drive: Fixed-Bay DVD SuperMulti Double Layer drive
Wireless: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG (802.11 b/g)
Ports: 4 USB 2.0, RGB, S-Video, RJ-45 LAN port, RJ-11, i-Link1394
Expansion Slots: 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter (Secure Digital, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Multi Media Card, xD Picture Card)
Battery: 6-cell Lithium ion battery (4300 mAh)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home (Satellite M55-S3291 features Microsoft Windows XP Professional)
Dimensions: 13.5- x 9.53- x 1.17-inch
Weight: Starting at 4.99 lbs.
Warranty: Standard one-year limited warranty


The M55-S139 starts at under $1,000 and the M55-S329 is priced at $1,449.


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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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