Toshiba Satellite L555-S7916 17.3-Inch Laptop – Black/Grey

  • 2.1GHz Intel Core2 Duo T6500 Processor, 3 GB RAM
  • 320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive, DVD SuperMulti Drive
  • Microsoft Windows Outlook Home Premium (32 bit)
  • 17.3″ LED-Backlit Show

Huge in size but not in price, the Satellite L555 laptop is made for budget-conscious buyers wanting more room to work, study, make and play. A well-equipped alternative to a desktop computer, it gives you a full 17.3 inches of dazzling widescreen “real estate” for movies, photos or designing your dream car online. It also offers a full-size keyboard and 10-Key pad for doing math or balancing the budget, and just the right level of dual-core performance to handle everyday tasks. You’ll have bounty of connectivity options for communicating and entertaining too. Rich in eco-smart Toshiba innovation and style, it’s topped by a glossy Fusion End with a Breeze pattern in Graphite Gray.Well equipped yet very affordable, the Toshiba Satellite L555-S7916 is a fantastic replacement for your desktop computer thanks to its 17.3-inch high-classification TruBrite screen with LED backlighting–providing a wealth of screen real estate for surveillance movies, editing multiple ID, and more. And thanks to the built-in webcam and Toshiba Face Recognition software on this machine, you’ll delight in a more convenient way to communicate, log on or share your laptop among the family. To top it off, the L555 features a brilliant high-gloss Fusion End design with a Breeze pattern in Graphite Gray that’s sure to turn heads.

The Toshiba Satellite L555′s 17.3-inch screen makes this laptop a fantastic replacement for your desktop PC.

A brilliant high-gloss Fusion End design with a Breeze pattern in graphite gray means you’ll be multitasking in style.

It’s powered by the 2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 processor, which boosts speed, reduces power requirements, and saves on battery life. It also offers a quick 800 MHz front-side bus speed and 2 MB L2 cache. It also includes Intel’s 5100AGN wireless LAN, which will connect to draft 802.11n routers and offers compatibility with 802.11a/b/g networks as well. Other features include a 320 GB hard drive, 3 GB of installed RAM (upgradeable to 4 GB), 5-in-1 reminiscence card reader, full-size keyboard and 10-key pad, and 32-bit version of the Microsoft Windows Outlook Home Premium operating system.

This Toshiba notebook is Energy Star 5.0 certified and it is RoHS-compliant, effectively reducing the environmental impact by restricting the use of lead, mercury and certain other unsafe substances.

Key Features

  • 17.3-inch high-classification, LED-backlit TruBrite show (1600 x 900) for incredible color depth and clarity (Learn more)
  • 2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 processor for brilliant multi-tasking (Learn more)
  • 320 GB Serial ATA hard drive
  • 3 GB of RAM (800 MHz; upgradeable to 4 GB)
  • Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD with up to 1759 MB of dynamically shared reminiscence allocated by the system (Learn more)
  • 8x SuperMulti DVD drive with double layer support and Labelflash printing (See speeds)
  • 1.3 megapixel with Face Recognition capabilities for added security (Learn more)
  • 104-key keyboard with 10-key pad
  • Delight in proactive PC health–without the agonize. For your peace mind, this laptop comes with an innovative PC Health Monitor that constantly keeps tabs on things like your machine’s power treatment, temperature and hard drive–so you won’t have to.
  • Draft-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11a/b/g/n) for greater speed and range
  • Quick Ethernet (10/100)
  • Built-in stereo speakers
  • Microsoft Windows Outlook Home Premium operating system (32-bit version) (Learn more)
  • 6-cell (4000 mAh) battery
  • Dimensions: 16.4 x 10.7 x 1.58 inches (WxDxH)
  • Weight: 7 pounds
  • Warranty: One-year limited hardware warranty

Networking, Connectivity & Expansion
With its integrated Draft-N Wi-Fi networking capabilities, this laptop provides up to five times the performance and twice the wireless range by 802.11n-compatible routers as you would with 802.11g networks. It’s also backward compatible with 802.11b/g networks (commonly found at Wi-Fi hotspots and in older home routers) as well as 802.11a networks (which has a higher throughput, but more limited range–fantastic for closed office environments). This notebook also provides Quick (10/100) Ethernet networking.

  • 3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals–from digital cameras to MP3 players
    • Includes 1 eSATA/USB combo port with USB Sleep and Charge
  • Analog video productivity: 1 VGA
  • 5-in-1 reminiscence card reader compatible with Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, Reminiscence Stick, Reminiscence Stick PRO, Multi Media Card, xD Picture Card
  • 1 headphone jack, 1 microphone jack
  • RJ-45 port for 10/100 Quick Ethernet
  • RJ-11 port for 56K modem

What’s in the box
This package contains the Toshiba Satellite L555-S7916 notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions.

It also comes with the following software: Norton Internet Security 2009 (30-day trial), Toshiba PC Health Monitor, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Journal (60-day trial), Windows Media Player, Corel DVD Movie Factory, Google Toolbar, Google Picasa, PowerCinema, WildTangent Orb Game Console

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17.3-Inch High-Classification Show

This notebook has a 17.3-inch LED-backlit show with a resolution of 1600 x 900 pixels (native 720p for high-classification viewing). It also provides TruBrite technology, which makes images brighter and more vivid thanks to its anti-glare feature. Video is powered by the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD, which uses shared video reminiscence (up to 1759 MB allocated from the system reminiscence). This graphics card is built with Intel Clear Video technology, which delivers clearer, more detailed images by eliminating many of the jagged edges and video artifacts seen when viewing interlaced make pleased and features powerful color control to ensure videos are not too dark, overly bright, or washed out. It’s compatible with external monitor resolutions up to 1920 x 1200.

Dual-Core Processing Power

The Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 processor has a 2.1 GHz processor speed, quick 800 MHz front-side bus (FSB), and 2 MB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a better L2 cache can help speed up your system’s performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a quicker front-side bus will deliver better overall performance.)

With two computational execution cores in a single processor, it provides greater system response when running multi-threaded applications simultaneously with no significant increase in power consumption. It’s optimized for multitasking and is ready to support the Microsoft Windows Outlook operating system. It can simultaneously run multiple demanding applications–such as graphics-intensive games or serious number-crunching business productivity applications–while downloading composition or running virus-scanning security programs in the background. Some of the advanced Intel innovations of the Core 2 Duo processor include:

  • Smart Reminiscence Access: Improves system performance by hiding reminiscence latency, thus optimizing the use of available computer data bandwidth to provide data to the processor when and where it is needed.
  • Advanced Digital Media Boost: Effectively doubles the execution speed for instructions used widely in multimedia and graphics applications.
  • Dynamic Power Coordination: Coordinates Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and idle power-management state (C-states) transitions independently per core to help save power.
  • Deeper Sleep with Dynamic Cache Sizing: Saves power by flushing cache data to system reminiscence during periods of inactivity to lower CPU voltage.

8x DVD-SuperMulti Drive

This multiformat DVD/CD drive is compatible with writing both DVD+ and DVD- disc formats as well as dual-layer (DL) DVD±R discs, which can store up to 8.5 GB of data. It offers the following read/write speeds:

  • Write: 24x CD-R, 24x CD-RW, 8x DVD-R, 8x DVD+R, 6x DVD-R DL (double-layer), 6x DVD+R DL (double-layer), 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+RW, 5x DVD-RAM

With the Labelflash functionality, you can burn high-resolution, high-contrast pictures on the categorize side of DVD discs by the same laser used for data recording. Delight in transparency and high-quality not found in traditional printable media. All you need is a Labelflash DVD disc to start labeling without a printer.

Integrated Webcam with Face Recognition Capabilities

A 1.3 megapixel digital web camera built into the LCD’s bezel lets you quickly snap photos and participate in live video chats. The integrated webcam does more than just video chats. It includes Toshiba Face Recognition capabilities–the ultimate hands-free, hassle-free way to log onto your laptop. Just show your face to the webcam–no keeping track of hard-to-remember passwords and no unnecessary typing. And if you’re by one laptop for several users–say for the whole family or for a small business–Toshiba Face Recognition lets you switch profiles with one simple look.

Windows Outlook Home Premium Operating System

Windows Outlook Home Premium (32-bit version) is the operating system for users with advanced computer needs, and it includes all of the Windows Media Center capabilities for rotary your PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center for surveillance DVD movies and accessing your digital audio library. You can also use Windows Media Center to record and watch your favorite TV shows (even HDTV) and to access new kinds of online entertainment make pleased. Computers that include Windows Outlook Home Premium and an auxiliary Windows SideShow show will also allow you to access key data even when your computer is off. It is also simpler than ever to share files between other PCs in your household and to manage your laptop computer settings to more securely connect via Wi-Fi.

Every journal of Windows Outlook provides the elemental tools and technologies to help protect you whether you are browsing the Internet, connecting to a wireless network, or just reading e-mail. All editions of Windows Outlook include new tools that can warn you of impending hardware failures long before you have lost any vital personal data. And, all Windows Outlook editions include parental control features that allow you to manage and monitor your family’s use of games, the Internet, instant messaging, and other activities.

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