Thin-and-light: The Toshiba Fusion Satellite U405-S2833 is a thin-and-light laptop, under five pounds and built to travel. This model features a powerful dual-core processor as well as premium features such as a fingerprint reader, built-in webcam and Bluetooth connectivity.

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Dual core/64-bit processing: This laptop features the dual-core 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 processor. The Core 2 Duo has two processing engines that work together, giving this processor much more power than standard 2.1GHz processors. This processor is built on a 64 bit architecture, allowing it to procoess twice as much information as older 32-bit processors.

• This laptop features 3GB of DDR2 system memory—perfect for the most demanding users, gamers and multimedia professionals. DDR2 is slightly faster than DDR, the previous standard in system memory.

• Data travels to the processor along the frontside bus. The faster data travels, the faster everything works. This laptop features a 800MHz frontside bus.

• Processors search for the same data over and over. L2 caches keep this data neat, organized, and nearby so it can be retrieved more quickly. This 3MB L2 cache is very large, providing a significant boost in performance.

Hard drive: This hard drive features a 250GB capacity—perfect for robust collections of music, movies and multimedia. This drive’s data disks spin at 5400rpm. The faster they spin, the faster the data is read and written.

Blazing-fast wireless N: Built-in 802.11agn wireless LAN lets you take advantage of the speed of the latest and fastest networks, as well as networks using the most popular standards.

DVD SuperMulti drive: Use this drive to burn DVDs and CDs to share your files, music mixes or home movies. You can even burn DVD-RAM discs—specially-formatted discs that let you drag and drop, or write and rewrite your files up to 100,000 times.

LabelFlash technology: Laser-burn high resolution, images directly on DVDs and CDs for a scratch-resistant personalized label.

Widescreen display: The gorgeous 13.3" high-definition widescreen features 1280 x 800 pixel resolution—perfect for enjoying your DVD movies and multimedia.

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (32-bit): This is the operating system for homes with advanced computer needs. And Vista Premium features the elegant new Aero interface. You’ll be able to use your laptop more effectively and enjoy new entertainment experiences—all with the benefit of added security and reliability.

Built-in webcam/mic: Video chatting face-to-face is easy with the built-in camera and microphone.

Built-in Bluetooth: Enjoy easy communication with PDAs and other Bluetooth-enabled devices.

Fingerprint reader: This next-generation security protects your confidential data while allowing you instant access.

Audio/video: The Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with up to 358MB of shared graphics memory, drawn from system memory—is just fine for everyday gaming and video. Built-in stereo speakers provide the soundtrack.

ExpressCard/54 slot: This laptop supports ExpressCard—a smaller, faster PC card solution. This slot is compatible with ExpressCard/34 as well as 54—use it to add memory, graphics upgrades, security devices and more.

Media card reader: Seamlessly transfer images from your digital camera or camcorder. This 5-in-1 reader is compatible with SD, xD, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and MultiMedia Card.

Software bundle:
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Works 9.0 and Office 2007 Student and Teacher Edition (60-day trial)
Norton 360 All-In-One Security
memeo AutoSync and AutoBackup (trial)
Sun® Java™ 2 Runtime Environment
Ulead® DVD MovieFactory® 5
Adobe® Acrobat Reader 8