Toshiba Satellite A205-S5804 15.4 in Notebook. This stylish Satellite A205 notebook is must have everyday computing starting at six pounds with a 15.4 inch diagonal widescreen. Intel mobile technology offers capabilities along with large capacity hard drives and memory. Enjoy the DVD SuperMulti drive for multiple entertainment possibilities. With the Express Card slot and Two USB ports manage and share your files with desktop like connection. Stay in touch with the wireless 802.11b/g Wi Fi.

• Bright 15.4-inch LCD stylishly accented with an onyx blue metallic LCD cover.


• 1.6 GHz Intel Pentium T2330 dual-core processor 120 GB hard drive 1 GB RAM (2 GB max) dual-layer DVD drive


• 54g Wi-Fi (802.11b/g); 10/100 Ethernet; Intel GMA X3100 graphics (up to 251 MB of available memory)


• Connectivity: 2 USB 1 VGA 1 headphone 1 microphone 1 ExpressCard 34/54


• Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (with Media Center capabilities)

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PROCESSOR
Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5300 1.73GHz
2MB L2 Cache

MEMORY
2048MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Max Memory: 2GB

HARD DRIVE
160GB (5400RPM) SATA
MULTIMEDIA DRIVE
Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support

DIGITAL MEDIA
5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader

HP FINISH & FEATURES
HP Imprint Finish & HP Pavilion WebCam with Integrated Microphone

DISPLAY
17.0" WXGA+ High-Definition BrightView Widescreen (1440 x 900)

VIDEO GRAPHICS
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 w/ Up to 512MB (discrete)

COMMUNICATION
High speed 56k modem

NETWORK CARD
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)

WIRELESS
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection

KEYBOARD
101-key compatible Notebook keyboard with scroll bar and integrated numeric keypad
2 Quick Launch Buttons (HP Quick Play Menu and DVD)

POINTING DEVICE
Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical scroll Up/Down pad

SOUND
Altec Lansing

PC CARD SLOTS
1 ExpressCard/54 Slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)

EXTERNAL PORTS
4 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
1 Headphone out w/SPDIF Digital Audio
1 microphone-in
1 HDMI
1 VGA (15-pin)
1 TV-Out (S-video)
1 RJ-11 (modem)
1 RJ-45 (LAN)
1 Expansion Port 3
1 IEEE 1394 Firewire (4-pin)
1 Consumer IR (Remote Receiver)
DIMENSIONS
15.16 (L) X 11.65" (W) X 1.57"(H)

WEIGHT
7.7 lbs

POWER
90W AC Adapter
8-Cell Lithium-Ion battery

OPERATING SYSTEM
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium

• Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5300 1.73GHz/2MB L2 Cache 2048MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)


• 160GB (5400RPM) SATASuper Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer


• HP Imprint Finish & HP Pavilion WebCam with Integrated Microphone


• 17.0" WXGA+ High-Definition BrightView Widescreen (1440 x 900) 512MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 (discrete)


• Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network ConnectionWindows Vista Home Premium

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Sony VAIO VPCEA43FX/WI 14" LED Notebook - Core i3 i3-380M 2.53 GHz VPCEA43FX/WI 41

• Box Contents - Sony VPCEA43FX/WI Notebook High Capacity Lithium-Ion Battery (up to 5 hours)


• Intel Core i3-380M 2.53GHz Dual-Core Processor


• 3MB Smart Cache


• 4GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM (8GB max.)


• 320GB SATA Hard Drive


• AC power adapter Power Cord; Software Bundle - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit


• Norton Internet Security 2011 30-Day Trial Offer 1-Year Limited Warranty


• Microsoft Office 2010 Starter (purchase a Product Key to activate a full Microsoft Office 2010 suite)

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Sony VAIO VPCEB35FX/WI Laptop Computer With the Sony VAIO VPCEB35FX/WI Laptop Computer you will enjoy performance and multimedia entertainment in an affordable 15.5" widescreen laptop with integrated number pad. Add to that an Intel® Core™ i3 processor loads of RAM and amazing picture quality; you’ll have everything you need in one sleek white package.

• Box Contents - Sony VPCEB35FX/WI Notebook Standard Capacity Lithium-Ion Battery.

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Five Star Review 99% "Good" but here are the "Bad" points

The 6491 configuration of Acer's AS5740 boasts Intel's new Core i5 processor and a quick review of the spec sheet reveals that this configuration is amazingly "tricked out" for the price. For those wondering the "Gemstone" blue color is very dark almost black.

I'm extremely pleased with the notebook but offer the following for those who may be considering this purchase. Note that I actually ordered a replacement from J&R because of the following concerns but will ultimately be keeping the original.

First you'll need to live with the fact that the speakers are simply no good in the AS5740s. They'll pass at low volume and are OK for general computing i.e. Windows system sounds but for music and movies -- not so good. At increased volumes they vibrate a bit and the different settings available i.e Dolby Surround etc. just change the sound without really improving it. I thought I had a dud machine with bad speakers but the replacement was just as bad and other reviews point to the speakers as one of the few criticisms. If you plan to use this as a mobile media player then you may not be satisfied. Again for general use it's OK.

Second as with many of the newer energy saving hard drives the HD in the AS5740s (in my case a Western Digital Scorpio 500G drive) frequently parks its heads - causing a noticeable click (or tink) that was driving me absolutely crazy. I would describe the sound as kind of like a camera shutter and at first I thought it was a Windows system sound -- perhaps the Internet Explorer "Start Navigation" sound i.e. the click you get when you move to a new web page. I muted all Windows sounds and it was still there so I knew it was mechanical. When the replacement machine made the same sound I researched the issue and found that it was indeed the heads parking -- a common complaint with many different brands of hard drives these days.

It's a power-saving feature that can be modified with any Hard Drive management software. I tried a program called Drive Power Manager (drivepowermanager dot com) and adjusted the settings to high performance 254 and disabled the standby mode and now the HD is quiet as a mouse. In effect you just need to keep the HD working so it doesn't constantly park. And you can always go back to the power-saving settings if you wish or if the sound does not bother you (unlikely).

So bottom line I'm keeping the original machine sending the replacement back to J&R (who were wonderful throughout) and rate the AS5740-6491 with 5 stars notwithstanding its less than impressive speakers. The other features more than make up for that shortcoming.More detail ...