Toshiba unveiled the latest addition to the Satellite series of consumer laptops – the Satellite P500. Aimed at consumers with a need for powerful, high definition multimedia performance, the Satellite P500 is one of the most advanced Toshiba Satellite models to date, and becomes the first Toshiba laptop to offer support for the Blu-ray Disc format.

The Satellite P500 offers the following key features:

Blu-ray Disc high definition support
The Satellite P500 features a Blu-ray Re-Writable drive that supports Blu-ray ROM, BD-R and BD-RE and DVD SuperMulti DL +/RW. The inclusion of BD support ensures that Satellite P500 users can not only view, but also burn content to Blu-ray discs using a Blu-ray Disc drive.

Using Resolution+ technology, the Satellite P500 is able to powerfully upscale standard definition content, such as DVDs, to near high definition quality. The Satellite P500 is powered by the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, offering up to 4GB of DDR memory and support for hard disk drives with a capacity of up to 500GB. Advanced graphics performance is provided by the latest generation of NVIDIA graphic chipsets.

High definition content is displayed on the Satellite P500’s 18.4” TruBrite LCD screen, featuring a resolution of up to 1920x1080p for Full HD image playback at a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9.

The Toshiba Satellite P500 provides immersive audio in the form of integrated Harman Kardon speaker technology.

The Satellite P500’s integrated HDMI connectivity provides direct compatibility with HD ready TVs and sound systems and Toshiba REGZA-Link, an HDMI-CEC interface, means that the Satellite P500 can be operated with the same remote control as other compatible HDMI-CEC devices. REGZA-Link technology makes management of home entertainment systems quick and easy, removing the headache of managing multiple remote controls simultaneously.

In addition to HDMI-CEC, peripheral devices can connect to the Satellite P500 via three USB 2.0 ports. An eSATA/USB combo port ensures rapid file transfers, with USB Sleep-and-Charge also included to enable users to charge mobile devices when the laptop is switched off. Toshiba ConfigFree™ facilitates wireless network configuration via the embedded WLAN interface (802.11 a/b/g/n) with diversity antenna or via Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, while additional connectivity includes a 5-in-1 Bridge Media port, Express Card slot, S/P-DIF and FireWire – further increasing the number of tasks the Satellite P500 is able to handle.

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