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Toshiba M45-S2692

Price and performance come together in this latest model from Toshiba. You get all the benefits of Centrino Mobile Technology (fast processing, wireless convenience and a long-lasting battery) for under $1000, which is a rarity.Actually in Walmart, it is now only $848.

Then there’s the high 80 GB hard drive capacity, DVD burner for burning your home movies, and slim, light design for easy transport. It’s also loaded with software, so you’re ready to go out of the box.

For just over 800 bucks, this is a very good deal.

Toshiba M45-S2692 Specs

LCD:	15.4″ diagonal widescreen TruBrite TFT active-matrix LCD display at 1280 x 800 native resolution (WXGA)
Processor:	1.73 GHz Intel Centrino Pentium M Processor 740, 2 MB L2, 533 MHz FSB
Memory:	512 MB DDR2 SDRAM, 512 MB (min)/2 GB (max)
Hard Drive:	80 GB (5400 RPM) Serial-ATA (SATA) hard disk drive; 9.5mm
Operating System:	Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
Optical Device:	DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive
Wireless LAN:	Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG (802.11b/g)
Ethernet:	Marvell 10BASE-T/100 BASE Ethernet
Audio:	16-bit stereo software sound, supports 3-D Sound, Direct 3-D Sound, DirectSound, Direct Music, MIDI (playback)
Graphics:	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 with 8 MB-128 MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory
Measurements:	Dimensions: 14.2″W x 10.6″D x 1.14″H
Weight:	6.08 lbs (2.76 kg)
Battery:	6-cell: 3 hours, 31 minutes, (4300mAh) rechargeable, removable Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery pack
AC-DC Adapter:	60W (15V 4.0A) Auto sensing external AC Adapter, 100-240V / 50-60Hz frequency.
Accessories Included:	Quick Guide, Support CD (Driver, Utility, Manual), AC Adapter, Power Cord, Battery Pack
I/O Port:	RGB (monitor) port, TV-out (S-Video), i.LINK IEEE-1394, 3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports (v2.0), External Microphone jack, Headphone jack, RJ-45 LAN port, RJ-11 modem port
Misc:	1 PC Card slot support 1 Type II, PCMCIA R2.01, PC Card16, CardBus: 6-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter, SD (Secure Digital), Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, SmartMedia, MMC, xD Picture Card
Software:	Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 (90-day trial), Microsoft Works Version 8.0, McAfee AntiVirus, Sun Java 2 Runtime Environment, Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5.0, InterVideo WinDVD 5, InterVideo WinDVD Creator 2 Platinum, Sonic Solutions RecordNow! Basic