TOSHIBA
Satellite A70 Series
Model Name
Description
Satellite A70-
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 532, 15.4" WXGA, 256MB, 60GB (4200 RPM), DVD/CD-RW,
S249
802.11g, TV-Out, CD play/Instant play button, Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro,1-year Limited
Warranty
Satellite A70-
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 532, 15.4" WXGA, 256MB, 60GB (4200 RPM), DVD/CD-RW,
S2491
802.11g, TV-Out, CD play/Instant play button, Microsoft® Windows® XP Home, 1-year Limited
Warranty
Satellite A70-
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 538, 15.4" WXGA, 512MB, 60GB (4200 RPM), DVD/CD-RW,
S259
802.11g, TV-Out/1394/PTR/FIR, CD play/Instant play button, Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro, 1-
year Limited Warranty
Satellite A70-
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 538, 15.4" WXGA, 512MB, 60GB (4200 RPM), DVD-/CD-RW,
S2591
802.11g, TV-Out/1394/PTR/FIR, CD play/Instant play button, Microsoft® Windows® XP Home,
1-year Limited Warranty
System Characteristics
Operating System
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Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
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Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
2
Processor
and Chipset
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Choice of processors:
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 532 supporting HT
o
Technology [3.06GHz, 1MB L2 cache, 533MHz Front Side
Bus ("FSB")],
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 538 supporting HT
o
Technology [3.20GHz, 1MB L2 cache, 533MHz Front Side
Bus ("FSB")],
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ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON™ 9000 IGP
Memory
•
512MB (Min)/1536MB (Max) (512MB on-board model). PC2700
DDR333 SDRAM 2.5V SODIMM Memory modules; configurable
from 512MB to 1536MB
3
Mass Storage
Choice of Hard Disk Drives:
•
80GB (4200RPM) or 60GB (4200 RPM), Enhanced IDE (ATA-6)
hard disk drive; 9.5mm height; user removable
Choice of Optical Disk Drives:
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Fixed Bay DVD-ROM/CD-RW, 5.25" EIDE, 12.7mm height.
Compatibility: CD-ROM (read), CD-R (read), CD-RW (read/write),
DVD-ROM (read), DVD-R (read), DVD-RW (read), DVD-RAM
(read).
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Fixed Bay DVD Super Multi Drive, 5.25" EIDE, 12.7mm height.
Capability: CD-ROM (read), CD-R (read/write), CD-RW
(read/write), DVD-ROM (read), DVD-R (read/write), DVD-RW
(read/write), DVD+R (read/write), DVD+RW (read/write), DVD-
RAM (read/write)
Optional Floppy Disk Drive
•
External USB Floppy Drive, 3.5", 1.44MB
4
Display
•
15.4" diagonal WXGA TFT active-matrix TruBrite™ LCD; internal
display supports up to 16M colors at 1280 x 800 (WXGA), High-
Brightness CSV
•
Maximum brightness 232 Cd/m
•
Brightness Control
Graphics
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ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON™ 9000 IGP (integrated video); 64MB
of shared memory, user adjustable to 128MB
Input Devices
•
Keyboard: Full sized 85 keys with 12 function keys, 2.7mm key
stroke, 6mm height; Dedicated Windows® & Application keys
support; HotKey function
•
Mouse: Touch Pad
Expandability
•
2 Expansion memory slots
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1 PC Card slots support 1 Type II, PCMCIA R2.01, PC Card16,
CardBus
5
Communications
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Integrated V.92 modem
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Satellite A70-Series Revision 1.00 08-19-2004 CBB CB v_1.10
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Integrated 10/100Base-TX
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Integrated Wi-Fi compliant 802.11g Atheros wireless LAN
Ports
Standard
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RGB (monitor) port
•
TV-Out port (S-video)
•
3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) port (v2.0)
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External Microphone jack
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Headphone jack
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RJ-45 LAN port
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RJ-11 modem port
Configured (Only available on certain models)
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Parallel port
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CD play/Instant play button
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IEEE 1394
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Infrared port
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5-in-1 Multimedia port (SD, Memory Stick, MMC, xD-picture Card,
Memory Stick Pro)
Physical Description
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Dimensions (WxDxH Front/H Rear): 14.4" x 10.8" x 1.54"/1.81"
•
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Weight
: Starting at 7.97lbs depending upon configuration
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LED Indicators: DC-In, Power, Primary Battery, Hard Drive, CD-
DVD ROM Access, Wireless indicator, Caps Lock, Arrow Lock,
Numeric Lock, Main Battery Charging Status, Sleep Suspend
Mode, SD Card, Multiple Digital Media Card
Sound
•
Realtek ALC259 Software Sound
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16-bit stereo; Built-in stereo speakers, Built-in microphone
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3D Sound Support, Direct 3D Sound; DirectSound, Direct Music,
MIDI (playback) Support
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Sound Volume Control Dial
Power Supply
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120W (19V 6.3A) Auto-sensing external AC Adapter, 100-240V /
50-60Hz input.
7
Battery
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12-cell (6450mAh), rechargeable, removable Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)
battery pack
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Battery Life (Normal Mode): Up to 2 hours (12-cell battery)
(measured by Winstone™)
Security
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Slot for cable lock; HDD, memory (by screw only); User Power-on
password, Supervisor Password (Set-up Security), Screen Blank
(by HotKey), Screen Saver (by software).
BIOS
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ACPI v1.0b, PNP v1.0a, VESA v2.0, DPMS, DDC, SM BIOS v2. 1,
PC BIOS v2.2 support
Software
Toshiba Software and Utilities
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Toshiba Notebook Maximizer
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Toshiba Speech System
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Toshiba ConfigFree™
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Toshiba Custom Utilities
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Toshiba Touch and Launch
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TOSHIBA MyConnect™ - 45 day free trial offer
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Part Number
UPC Code
PSA70U-00L00F
032017268081
PSA70U-00L00T
032017268098
PSA70U-09G00X
032017271364
PSA70U-09G00T
032017271371
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