About the Toshiba Satellite Laptop

The Toshiba satellite laptop is a multi-tasking media laptop computer that is meant to replace a full size computer. It is lighter than most desktop replacement computers and is aimed at pleasing the gamers who want a portable lightweight machine with a full size screen that they can take on the road. It is a lot more glamorous than competing satellite laptop computers from Dell and Gateway. It's also sleeker than most other desktop replacements, measuring 15.5 inches wide and 10.6 inches deep, and ranging in thickness from slightly more than an inch at the front to 1.7 inches at the back. With its sizable AC adapter, the laptop weighs 9.2 pounds. This may mean that it is a bit unwieldy for slinging over your back and taking it on the bus but it is good for regular travel and transporting it from room to room.

The Toshiba satellite laptop computer has what is called a wide form. This means it has a full-size keyboard and a 10-key numeric keypad like a desk-top computer. This is kind of unusual for a laptop computer though also found on desktop replacements from Gateway, HP, and Fujitsu. The Toshiba satellite laptop computer also has a big 17-inch screen with a very high resolution that makes it ideal for graphic designers and gamers. Despite it’s wide form format though many user reviews on the Internet describe the layout of the touch pad and mouse buttons as making them feel cramped. Yet another criticism is that the touch pad on the unit does not turn off when you attach an external mouse, which can cause some confusion onscreen.

One of its main features is the satellite radio whose controls sit along the front of the computer edge facing you. You have play, forward and stop buttons for digital recording as well as other programmable audio features. You can also buy a state of the art headset for this laptop so you can listen to satellite radio programs in public without disturbing others.

One really unseal feature of the Toshiba satellite laptop is a fingerprint reader. This reader is located along the right side of the wrist guard of the computer lets you log on to Web sites with the swipe of a finger. This is a very rare and high tech computer feature to be found on a gaming laptop like this.

One drawback is that this computer runs on Windows XP which makes it a bit behind the times so if you want to run Windows Vista you will have to upgrade it in several ways before it would become up to date.

Still despite its big size for a portable computer, the Toshiba satellite laptop is pretty sleek looking and comes in an aluminum case that makes it a very impressive looking unit for any business person or artist to be carrying around. It also has a flashiness to it inside that will impress people who like to play games. Glowing blue LED lights give the keyboard and screen a space age glow.

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