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Toshiba is a customer friendly company that has contributed significantly to
the technical world. Toshiba Satellite U400-11Q Laptop is one of their latest innovations that is stylish in looks and performs equally well. It is easily portable as it comes with compact dimensions of (Width) 31.4 cm, (Depth) 22.9 cm and (Height) 3.5 cm and a weight of 1.9 kg. It comes with a 13.3″ TFT display of 1280 x 800 (WXGA) maximum resolution and 16.7million colours support. High Brightness and TruBrite are the special display features supported by the device. Wide screen viewing is made possible in this device.
This Toshiba laptop is powered with Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 / 1.83 GHz processor and supports multi-core dual core technology. It supports 64-bit Computing and features a data bus speed of 667 MHz. The enhanced SpeedStep technology is supported in the unit. Mobile Intel GM965 Express is the chipset type and supports 2 MB L2 Cache memory.
Effective memory is made possible with 2 GB / 4 GB (max) RAM memory of DDR2 SDRAM technology. Long last storage is made possible with 250 GB hard drive of Serial ATA-300 – 5400 rpm. Optical storage unit in this device is DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM which has a read speed of 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD), write speed of 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 4x (DVD±R DL) and CD / DVD Rewrite Speed of 10x (CD) / 4x (DVD±RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM).
With 5 in 1 card reader, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Multi Media Card and XD-Picture Card are the supported flash memory cards. Intel GMA X3100 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0 is the supported graphics processor.
High quality audio output is offered with the provided Sound card and Microphone is its audio input unit. DirectSound, DirectSound3D, High Definition Audio and Dolby Sound Room are the complaint audio standards supported in this device. Toshiba Bass Enhanced Sound System is the enhanced sound feature supported in the unit.
It comprises of an integrated 1.3 Mega pixel Camera. Keyboard and touchpad are the provided input devices. It comes with Toshiba Easy Keys and a modem having a maximum transfer rate of 56 Kbps. Network Adapter is provided for networking and it supports Wireless LAN and Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN is the supported Wireless NIC.
The unit is provided with 2 (0) x memory and 1 (1) x ExpressCard Expansion Slots Total (Free). Interfaces made available are 1 x modem – phone line – RJ-11, 1 x display / video – VGA – 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x network – Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX – RJ-45, 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 1 x microphone – input – mini-phone 3.5mm, 1 x audio – SPDIF output/headphones, 1 x headphones – output – mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 3 x Hi-Speed USB – 4 PIN USB Type A and 1 x audio / video – HDMI.
Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), administrator password, system password, hard drive password, remote boot control and wake on ring are the additional features included. The unit requires AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz) external power. Lithium Ion of 3700mAh capacity is the battery supported in the device. Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium is the OS provided.
Software’s included are Drivers & Utilities, Toshiba ConfigFree, Connectivity Doctor, Google Toolbar, Toshiba Speech System, Toshiba Bluetooth Stack, Toshiba Assist, Google Desktop, Google Picasa, Microsoft Works 8.5, Toshiba Bluetooth Monitor, Toshiba Disc Creator, Toshiba Value Added Package, Ulead DVD MovieFactory for Toshiba, Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (Trial), Chicony Camera Assistant Software, Face Recognition software, Toshiba DVD Player, McAfee Internet Security Suite 2008 (30 days subscription) and Google Earth. Toshiba Satellite U400-11Q 13.3” Laptop comes with 2 years warranty.
| General Info | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Toshiba |
| Model | Toshiba Satellite U400-11Q Laptop |
| Weight | 1.9 kg |
| Dimensions | (Width) 31.4 cm, (Depth) 22.9 cm and (Height) 3.5 cm |
| Processor Type | Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 |
| Hard disk capacity | 250 GB |
| RAM capacity | 2 GB / 4 GB (max) |
| RAM type | DDR2 SDRAM |
| Speed | 1.83 GHz |
| Screen size | 13.3″ |
| Screen resolution | 1280 x 800 (WXGA) |
| Graphics card | Intel GMA X3100 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0 |
| USB ports | 3 |
| Optical drives | DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM |
| Removable media slots | Yes |
| Battery capacity | 3700mAh |
| Touchpad | Yes |
| Modem | Yes |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium |
| Features | |
| Wi-Fi capability | Yes |
| CD/ DVD Read/write | Yes |
| Firewire port | Yes |
| Accessories | |
| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Toshiba ConfigFree, Connectivity Doctor, Google Toolbar, Toshiba Speech System, Toshiba Bluetooth Stack, Toshiba Assist, Google Desktop, Google Picasa, Microsoft Works 8.5, Toshiba Bluetooth Monitor, Toshiba Disc Creator, Toshiba Value Added Package, Ulead DVD MovieFactory for Toshiba, Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (Trial), Chicony Camera Assistant Software, Face Recognition software, Toshiba DVD Player, McAfee Internet Security Suite 2008 (30 days subscription) and Google Earth |













