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Toshiba Satellite M40X-249 Laptop is a sleek and stylish
notebook PC from Toshiba with Intel Pentium M 730 processor of 1.6 GHz speed. Enhanced SpeedStep technology, power-optimized processor system bus and Execute Disable Bit capability are the special features of the processor. It has a 15.4” TFT widescreen display with 1280 x 800 pixels resolution and 24 bit colour support. Stereo speakers and wireless LAN aerial are in built in this laptop.
This Toshiba Laptop has IDE storage controller with 60 GB hard disk drive. The memory is of type DDR SDRAM with 512 MB capacity and it has a 2 MB L2 Cache memory as well. The chipset is Mobile Intel 915PM Express and the data bus speed is 533 MHz. Graphics is offered with its ATI Mobility Radeon X600 SE HyperMemory graphics card which has up to 128MB capacity. The video memory is DDR SDRAM and it has 64 MB capacity. The optical storage type is DVD±RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM – integrated with read speed of 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD), write speed of 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 2.4x (DVD+R DL) and CD / DVD rewrite speed of 10x (CD) / 4x (DVD±RW) / 3x (DVD-RAM).
A 6 in 1 card reader is included which supports SD Memory Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard, SmartMedia Card and xD-Picture Card. Audio output is provided with the included sound card. Input devices included are Keyboard and touchpad. A fax/modem with 56 Kbps transfer rate is included in this laptop. Its protocol specification is ITU V.90 and is upgradeable to V.92. Networking is possible via its network adapter and the notebook supports wireless LAN too. The wireless NIC is Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG and the data link protocols are Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g.
The expansion slots in Toshiba Satellite M40X-249 15.4” Laptop are PC Card – type II, 2 memory, Memory Stick, SD Memory Card, SmartMedia Card and xD-Picture Card. The interfaces provided are modem – phone line – RJ-11, network – Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX – RJ-45, display / video – TV-out, IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 3 Hi-Speed USB – 4 PIN USB Type A, headphones – output – mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm and display / video – VGA – 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15). The included operating system is Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, while Drivers & Utilities, Intervideo WinDVD, ConfigFree, Sonic RecordNow, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 and Norton Internet Security 2005 (90 days subscription) are the software’s provided. The laptop requires a voltage of AC 120/230 V. A lithium ion battery with 3.27 hours life is installed in it. With dimensions of 36.5 x 27.5 x 3.8 cm and a weight 3 Kg, the service and support warranty offered for this device is 2 years.
| General Info | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Toshiba |
| Model | Toshiba Satellite M40X-249 Laptop |
| Weight | 3 Kg |
| Dimensions | 36.5 x 27.5 x 3.8 cm |
| Processor Type | Intel Pentium M 730 |
| Hard disk capacity | 60 GB |
| RAM capacity | 512 MB |
| RAM type | DDR SDRAM |
| Speed | 1.6 GHz |
| Screen size | 15.4” |
| Screen resolution | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Graphics card | ATI Mobility Radeon X600 SE |
| USB ports | 3 |
| Optical drives | DVD±RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM – integrated |
| Removable media slots | Yes |
| Touch pad | Yes |
| Wireless technology | Yes |
| Modem | Yes |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition |
| Features | |
| Wi-Fi capability | Yes |
| CD/ DVD Read/write | Yes |
| Firewire port | Yes |
| Accessories | |
| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Intervideo WinDVD, ConfigFree, Sonic RecordNow, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 and Norton Internet Security 2005 (90 days subscription) |













