720p Resolution
A high-def display format now standard on all Toshiba laptops. Offering excellent renditions for movies, gaming and documents, it consists of 720 vertical lines of resolution. The “p” stands for “progressive scan”, considered superior to the older interlaced (“i”) scanning technology.
Advanced Instant Security
Think of Advanced Instant Security as a car alarm — for your Toshiba laptop PC. When turned on, it sounds an alarm if someone attempts to steal it.
Bluetooth®
If Bluetooth technology is included in your Toshiba notebook, that means it can wirelessly communicate with other electronic devices that are close by and so equipped—including keyboards, headphones, cell phones and more.
ConfigFree® Software
An exclusive Toshiba software utility that helps you easily set up a wireless network connection, troubleshoot connectivity problems, store wireless settings to save steps the next time you log on and create a network for collaborating with co-workers.
The ConfigFree Connectivity Doctor analyzes the quality of your network connection and can automatically switch to a better one if necessary.
ConfigFree Summit helps you set up spontaneous online meetings and easily share files with other Summit users.
Discrete Graphics Card (cf. ATI, NVIDIA)
Discrete graphics cards set aside dedicated RAM exclusively to “paint” images on your laptop’s display, As opposed to shared or integrated graphics systems, which borrow valuable system memory for this purpose. Therefore, discrete graphics offer better graphics performance.
Diversity Antenna
The Toshiba Diversity Antenna is actually three separate antennae built into the display cover of select Toshiba wireless notebooks:
Dual Wireless LAN (local area network) antennae help establish the strongest possible connection with wireless access points in range.
And a special Bluetooth® antenna is ideally placed in between the wireless LAN antennae to better communicate with Bluetooth devices, such as cell phones and keyboards.
Dolby® Sound Room™
A product of Dolby Laboratories found in many premium Toshiba multimedia laptops. Along with brighter highs, full-bodied bass tones and more lifelike dialogue, this technology produces “virtual” surround sound listening using just the laptop speakers or headphones.
DVD-SuperMulti Drive
A high-end optical drive built into most Toshiba laptops that reads and writes CDs and DVDs in up to eleven different formats―ideal for playing music, watching movies, sharing files, loading programs and backing up data.
dynadock™ USB Docking Station
A popular Toshiba accessory that lets you tap into full-size devices like a printer, scanner, keyboard and multiple monitors using just a single USB cable. Thus, it can save you time, plus reduce wear and tear on your laptop ports.
EasyGuard® Technology
Toshiba EasyGuard Technology is a set of extra enhancements built right into your Toshiba notebook, designed to make mobile computing more secure, reliable and enjoyable.
EasyGuard Secure helps protect your notebook against theft or intrusion—and your data against unwanted access—with advancements like a biometric fingerprint reader.
EasyGuard Protect & Fix includes a special shock-absorbing design, a spill-resistant keyboard and many other features aimed at safeguarding your notebook against real-world hazards.
EasyGuard Optimize saves you time and trouble with features like one-touch resolution change, a special presentation button, a power saver and more.
EasyGuard Connect simplifies communications, with advancements like the Toshiba ConfigFree® software utility, which helps you find, establish and maintain the best Internet connections.
Face Recognition
Used in conjunction with a Webcam, this new Toshiba technology helps safeguard your laptop by predicating access based on a stored image of your face.
Feather Touch CD/DVD Control Pad
Highly responsive buttons on your Toshiba laptop that let you directly launch, play, pause and rewind movies, music and more―without waiting for the Windows® operating system.
Fingerprint Reader
Available on many Toshiba models, this biometric sensor replaces password-protected logons and lets you change user profiles with a simple swipe of a finger.
Full-Size Keyboard
These expanded keyboards (on Satellite® and Qosmio® laptop series) offer the same set of buttons as regular keyboards, plus a dedicated 10-key pad for faster, smoother data entry. Preferred by gamers, along with those in the accounting and finance profession.
Fusion™ Finish
An eye-catching high-gloss coating found on many new Toshiba Satellite® laptops.
Gigabyte
A gigabyte (GB) is a measure of how much information you can pack into your hard drive. As an example, 1GB stores about 1,000 pictures. 2GB stores about 460 songs. And 16GB stores the entire Collector's Edition of the movie Gone with the Wind.
Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
The hard drive on your Toshiba notebook is like a filing cabinet, where the computer goes to find many of the things you want and the data it needs―software programs, business files like documents and spreadsheets, movies, pictures, etc. Standard hard drives spin at 5400 RPMs, while the high-speed drives gamers prefer typically turn at 7200 RPMs.
HD DVD
High-Definition Digital Video Disc. HD DVDs show images in far greater detail than standard-definition DVDs. HD DVDs offer up to six times the picture resolution of standard-definition DVDs.
HDMI-CEC
Stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface-Consumer Electronics control. It’s technology that lets you link together many of your compatible entertainment devices―like a TV, receiver and sound system―and operate them using a single remote control. HDMI cabling carries both high-definition pictures and sound.
Horizon Design Pattern
A stylish new rib-like design fused onto the lid of select Toshiba Satellite® laptops.
Integrated Graphics Card
Integrated graphics cards are part of your laptop’s system chipset and “borrow” system resources for “painting” images on your laptop display, unlike discrete graphics systems, which have dedicated resources for this purpose.
LabelFlash™
Together with a DVD SuperMulti optical drive, this special technology lets you accent and organize your disc collection by “burning” scratch-resistant text and images right onto DVDs.
Memory
Often termed RAM (Random Access Memory), this is the internal circuitry your laptop uses to hold the programs you’ve asked it to run and the data you want it to process. The more memory, the faster and more seamlessly it does this, since it can avoid “offloading” data to make needed room.
Microphone
A device built into many Toshiba laptops allowing you to take audio notes and memos. Used in conjunction with a Webcam, it allows videoconferencing, plus more exciting online chats as well.
Optical Disk Drive (or ODD)
A disc drive built into most Toshiba laptops that reads and writes CDs and DVDs. Typically used for playing music, watching movies, sharing files, loading programs and backing up data.
Processor
Think of the processor as your computerâ?™s brain, where it decides how to accomplish the things you ask it to do, like find files you need, calculate spreadsheet cells, play movies—virtually anything you need done. Owning a Toshiba notebook with a dual-core processor is like having a computer with two brains—one that can do two or more things at the same time.
RAM
Random Access Memory. This is like your computerâ?™s work space, where it keeps many of the things youâ?™ve aske it to do—run a word processing program and create a document, keep your calendar open, work on an email —anything. Bigger files and more complicated programs take up more RAM. So having plenty of RAM means programs usually run smoother.
RegzaLink
Sleep-and-Charge USB port
This technology from Toshiba lets you connect in portable electronics devices to a USB cable and charge them even when to your laptop is turned off or in hibernate or sleep mode.
S/P DIF port
Stands for Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format (or more commonly, Sony/Philips Digital Interface)―a audio connection found on select Toshiba laptops allowing you to enjoy high-end digital sound by tapping into a home entertainment system.
Transreflective Display
Found on select Toshiba laptops, this innovative Toshiba technology ingeniously uses natural light to bring colors and images to life when outdoors. The LED backlighting produces rich color saturation and superb image quality indoors.
TruBrite®
TruBrite is an exclusive Toshiba technology that gives your laptop display wider viewing angles, and brighter images. Ultrarich TruBrite quality produces more vivid visuals for games or movies—anything you show on the screen.
USB Port
A USB port allows your laptop to connect to many of the popular devices you need, such as a printer, scanner, external hard drive and more.
Webcam
Now integrated into many Toshiba notebooks, a Webcam transmits video and still pictures in real time. Used in conjunction with a microphone, it’s ideal for online chats and videoconferencing.
Widescreen Display
Screens that offer wider viewing angles and allow more data to be shown than standard displays. That makes them preferable for watching movies, multitasking, or working with lots of spreadsheet columns.
Wi-Fi®
Wi-Fi is the technology that lets you get onto the Internet in places that have a wireless link and without plugging in the once-mandatory network cable.
WXGA
The widescreen version of an XGA resolution display.
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