Product DescriptionSparked with good looks starting at six pounds, the 15.4-inch diagonal widescreen Satellite A205-S5871 laptop is well suited for your ambitious multitasking efforts. The Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor and desktop-like capabilities of an ExpressCard slot and expanded USB ports, backed by larger hard drives for high end workloads, increases the systems overall functionality while providing optimal storage capacity. With the built-in webcam and microphone, stay in touch with friends, family and co-workers. Collaborate with colleagues. Add voice and video to online chatting. With these built-in features it's almost like being there. And you'll never have to fuss with extra hardware. A six CD/DVD control media keypad, and a DVD SuperMulti drive start you off on a multimedia adventure. Make the connections that you want to make the most of, with the Satellite A205-S5871 affordable laptop with wireless 802.11b/g. 15.4 diagonal WXGA (1280 x 800) TruBrite TFT LCD display Built-in Webcam and microphone Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with up to 256MB shared video memory DVD+-R/RW Super Multi Drive with Double Layer Atheros 802.11b/g Wireless 10/100 Ethernet LAN 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter - MMC, SD, MS, MS Pro, xD ExpressCard Slot 54/34 Slot 4 x USB 2.0, Headphone out; Microphone-in, VGA, TV-Out (S-Video), IEEE-1394, RJ-11 (Modem), RJ-45 Approximate Unit Dimensions - 14.3 (W) x 10.6 (D) x 1.55 (H) Approximate Unit Weight - 6.05 pounds
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - "Unreliable product, with an 'F' rated customer support by national standards"
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Rating: - Great first laptop
This is my first laptop and my son thought I should get more ram but whats nice is I can add if I need it. I was pleased with the price, ease of use and the screen is crystal clear. I would recommend to anyone that needs a good basic laptop, after you remove all of the extra software you don't need. There were no reviews when I purchased this laptop and was a little skeptical, but I am very happy I made the purchase.
Rating: - Nice basic system.
I haven't had it long but I'm very pleased with it so far. The screen looks great, the keyboard feels nice, the touch pad works fine. The overall build quality seems great. It comes loaded with bloatware but then so does every other laptop. The recovery DVD's work (don't ask ;)) but recovery takes a long time and will make you think it's stuck in a loop. It eventually comes back to "out of box state." One nice thing about having done the recovery is that I was allowed to change the size of the partition ... Read More