Toshiba And Best Buy Unveil Satellite E305 Laptop
Toshiba today introduced the Satellite® E305, a thin and light laptop carefully balanced to offer the latest high-performance technology with a long battery life rating. The laptop represents the third collaboration between Toshiba and Best Buy® as part of the retailer's Blue Label™ initiative.
At an inch and a quarter thin and weighing less than five pounds1, the Champagne-colored Satellite E305 features an all-new exclusive design, hallmarked by a lightweight Aluminum cover and sturdy case with an LED-backlit raised tile keyboard, an all-new touch pad design with seamless right and left mouse buttons, and a tray-loading Blu-ray drive2. The laptop features a 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor3, which provides improved adaptive performance that adds speed when needed as well as built-in visual capabilities for a better entertainment experience.
Toshiba Satellite E305
"Our customers are looking for laptops that give them more wireless freedom with high-end features in a thin and light, stylish package. Through our close relationship with Toshiba, we've created a laptop that perfectly meets those needs at a very affordable price," said Jason Bonfig, vice president of computers at Best Buy. "The Satellite E305 is perfect for anyone who wants a state of the art laptop to master their fast-paced lifestyle."
Since their arrival in fall 2008, products resulting from the Best Buy You Spoke, We Listened program have changed the dynamics of how computers and other technology are developed. Each generation originates with insight gleaned from sources such as Best Buy's own customers and employees into desired features, styling and performance. The company then works closely with Toshiba to translate those customer expectations into a unique laptop design that solves for customer needs with the right hardware and functionality.
"Toshiba and Best Buy continue to work hard to bring customer-centric laptops like the Satellite E305 to life," said Carl Pinto, vice president of product development, Toshiba America Information Systems, Digital Products Division. "We've packed this laptop with advanced technology so consumers can get the performance needed to enjoy the ultimate in entertainment while balancing their desires for easy mobility."
Packed with Cutting-edge Technology
- Next Generation Intel Wireless Display Forget cable clutter and enjoy digital content on the big screen. This updated innovation makes it possible for consumers to wirelessly connect the laptop to a big screen HDTV and savor multimedia, online entertainment and more—now in full HD 1080p4 resolution.
- USB 3.0 with Sleep & Charge5 For maximum performance when connecting to popular external devices, with up to 5Gbps6 bi-directional signaling speeds, the Satellite E305 features a powerful USB 3.0 port instead of eSATA. In addition, with built-in USB Sleep & Charge functionality, users can charge USB powered gadgets on the go.
- Hard Drive with Hybrid Drive Technology
An advanced hard drive that adapts to the way the laptop is used to deliver better performance. The drive features 4GB of flash storage that enables quick access to commonly used files and applications, seamlessly integrated into a spacious 7200RPM 500GB hard drive7.
- Dolby® Advanced Audio™ The laptop also includes a suite of technologies designed to provide a stunning audio experience from any pair of speakers or any set of headphones. Adding a new level of realism to movies, music and games, this is the quality audio customers have been missing from their PCs.
- Toshiba Sleep & Music8 Users can now connect their MP3 players to their laptop and enjoy music even when the laptop is powered down.
- 4G WiMAX™ Designed to give consumers broader and faster wireless coverage all over town, not just at wireless hotspots, the laptop includes integrated support for WiMAX9, which is now available in more than 60 markets nationwide.
The Satellite E305 has a bright 14-inch diagonal widescreen LED backlit display10 and also includes Windows 7 Home Premium, Wireless-N Wi-Fi11, an HDMI® port and a battery life rating of more than 7 hours12. The laptop also comes with a standard two-year Toshiba international limited warranty13 to provide greater peace of mind.
Pricing and Availability
The Satellite E305 will be available this spring at Best Buy stores nationwide and on BestBuy.com.
1. Weight. Weight may vary.
Toshiba and Best Buy continue to work hard to bring customer-centric laptops like the Satellite E305 to life.
2. Blu-ray Disc™ Player Technology. Compatibility and/or performance issues are possible.
3. Processor. CPU performance may vary.
4. 1080P High-Definition. The effect of enhancements may vary depending upon content quality and display device capability/functionality/settings. Depending on the quality of the content, some video noise may be visible.
5. The "USB Sleep & Charge function" may not work with certain external devices even if they are compliant with the USB specification. In those cases, turn the power of the computer ON to charge the device.
6. 5Gbps is the maximum interface transfer rate per the specifications of the Universal Serial Bus 3.0. Actual transfer rate will vary depending on your system configuration and other factors.
7. Hard Disk Drive Capacity. Hard drive capacity may vary. 1 Gigabyte (GB) means 109 = 1,000,000,000 bytes using powers of 10.
8. Toshiba Sleep & Music. In this mode, the headphone jack and mute functions are disabled. The volume and sound quality will diminish as the speakers not tuned in Windows® mode. Use the volume control on your audio device to adjust sound. Audio line-in cable is not included.
9. WiMAX™ wireless use requires separately purchased subscription service. Access limited to coverage area.
10.Display. Any small bright dots that may appear on your display are an intrinsic characteristic of the thin film transistors manufacturing technology.
11.Wireless-N. The wireless adapter is based on a draft release version of the IEEE 802.11n specification and may not be compatible with, or support all features (e.g., security) of, certain Wi-Fi® equipment.
12.Battery Life Rating. Measured by MobileMark® Productivity 2007 for comparison purposes only. Actual battery life may vary.
13.Warranty. The terms and conditions of Toshiba's standard limited warranty, and extended warranty and service upgrade plans are available at www.warranty.toshiba.com
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