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Satellite® : U500

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Satellite® U500 — luxe-out while moving out

  • Uniquely styled with a colorful textured finish
  • A full-featured laptop built for mobility
  • Solid performance and components
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor
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Watch the demo of the Satellite® U500

Whether you’re a student, a traveler, or one who wants to stay connected and entertained on the move, look at our lightweight 13.3” Satellite® U500 Series. With a starting weight of 4.5 pounds, these laptops offer exceptional style, solid performance, connectivity and excellent battery life.

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A Beautiful Textured Design

The Satellite® U500 laptop is designed with a compact, lightweight chassis set off by a gorgeous textured finish in red, white and black. It’s sure to start a conversation wherever you take it. And it’s also less prone to fingerprints.

Matrix Texture on Satellite® U500

Full-Size Laptop Features

Though light and compact, this laptop still offers the comfort and convenience of a full-size keyboard, a built-in optical drive, a bright, energy-smart LED Backlit display, along with powerful dual-core processors from Intel®. They really get the job done—without hammering your battery.

Satellite® U500 Slot-loading Drive
Toshiba Bulletin Board Software

Loaded with Convenient Apps

Media Controller allows you to share videos, music and pictures from your PC’s media library with your home entertainment network. Access your files faster thanks to Toshiba’s ReelTime™ and take advantage of our Bulletin Board feature to quickly manage your important tasks with to-do lists or calendars accessible in your own personalized space on your desktop.

Satellite® U500 Back View

Entertaining Extras

Other laptops entertain you, but this one takes you one step further. Some models come with an HDMI connection for scaling up your movies, music and gaming on a home theater to enjoy high-def video and high-def surround sound. Or enjoy an optional LED backlit keyboard that not only looks cool, but lets you keep typing even when the lights go down.

Advanced Connectivity

Equipped with onboard wireless-N, the Satellite® U500 laptop simply gives you more ways to stay in tune. Now you can connect, browse, share or collaborate faster than ever.

Additional Features available in select models

USB Sleep-and-Charge
Power your smart phone and other portables — even when your laptop is off.
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USB Sleep-and-Charge
Hard Drive Impact Sensor
This innovative 3D sensor helps safeguard your data by “parking” the hard drive heads in the event of a drop or sudden movement.
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Hard Drive Impact Sensor
Touch Screen
The touch-enabled display on this laptop lets you tap open files, plus swipe, rotate, push, scroll or zoom in on images with a simple brush of your fingers.
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WiMAX
Take advantage of the growing number of WiMAX markets across the country to stay wirelessly connected throughout an entire city—even while in motion.
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eSATA USB & USB Sleep-and-Charge Port




Build Your Own
starting at:
$699.00

or choose a pre-configured Satellite® U500 below.

Need help? Learn how to read specs in our buying guide.

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Processor*
Intel® Pentium® Processor T4400
Processor*
Intel® Core™ i3-330M Processor
Processor*
Intel® Core™ i3-330M Processor
Processor*
Intel® Core™ i3-330M Processor
Processor*
Intel® Core™ i3-330M Processor
Processor*
Intel® Core™ i3-330M Processor
Processor*
Intel® Core™ i3-330M Processor
Processor*
Intel® Core™ i5-430M processor
Processor*
Intel® Core™ i5-430M processor
Operating System*
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Operating System*
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Operating System*
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Operating System*
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Operating System*
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Operating System*
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Operating System*
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Operating System*
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Operating System*
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Memory*
4GB DDR2 memory
Memory*
4GB DDR3 1066MHz memory
Memory*
4GB DDR3 1066MHz memory
Memory*
4GB DDR3 1066MHz memory
Memory*
4GB DDR3 1066MHz memory
Memory*
4GB DDR3 1066MHz memory
Memory*
4GB DDR3 1066MHz memory
Memory*
4GB DDR3 1066MHz memory
Memory*
4GB DDR3 1066MHz memory
Graphics Engine*
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M
Graphics Engine*
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Graphics Engine*
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Graphics Engine*
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Graphics Engine*
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Graphics Engine*
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Graphics Engine*
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Graphics Engine*
Intel® HD Graphics
Graphics Engine*
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Hard Drive*
500GB HDD (5400rpm)
Hard Drive*
500GB HDD (5400rpm)
Hard Drive*
500GB HDD (5400rpm)
Hard Drive*
500GB HDD (5400rpm)
Hard Drive*
500GB HDD (5400rpm)
Hard Drive*
320GB HDD (5400rpm)
Hard Drive*
500GB HDD (5400rpm)
Hard Drive*
500GB HDD (5400rpm)
Hard Drive*
500GB HDD (5400rpm)
Optical Drive*
DVD-SuperMulti drive (+/-R double layer)
Optical Drive*
DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash™ drive
Optical Drive*
DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash™ drive
Optical Drive*
DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash™ drive
Optical Drive*
DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash™ drive
Optical Drive*
DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash™ drive
Optical Drive*
DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash™ drive
Optical Drive*
Slot-Loading DVD SuperMulti (+/- Double Layer) with Labelflash®
Optical Drive*
Slot-Loading DVD SuperMulti (+/- Double Layer) with Labelflash®
Extras*
  LED Backlit Keyboard
  S/P DIF Digital Audio Port
  Slot-load CD/DVD Drive
  Bluetooth®
  HDMI port
Extras*
  LED Backlit Keyboard
  S/P DIF Digital Audio Port
  Slot-load CD/DVD Drive
  Bluetooth®
  HDMI port
Extras*
  LED Backlit Keyboard
  S/P DIF Digital Audio Port
  Slot-load CD/DVD Drive
  Bluetooth®
  HDMI port
Extras*
  LED Backlit Keyboard
  S/P DIF Digital Audio Port
  Slot-load CD/DVD Drive
  Bluetooth®
  HDMI port
Extras*
  LED Backlit Keyboard
  S/P DIF Digital Audio Port
  Slot-load CD/DVD Drive
  Bluetooth®
  HDMI port
Extras*
  LED Backlit Keyboard
  S/P DIF Digital Audio Port
  Slot-load CD/DVD Drive
  Bluetooth®
  HDMI port
Extras*
  LED Backlit Keyboard
  S/P DIF Digital Audio Port
  Slot-load CD/DVD Drive
  Bluetooth®
  HDMI port
Extras*
  LED Backlit Keyboard
  S/P DIF Digital Audio Port
  Slot-load CD/DVD Drive
  Bluetooth®
  HDMI port
Extras*
  LED Backlit Keyboard
  S/P DIF Digital Audio Port
  Slot-load CD/DVD Drive
  Bluetooth®
  HDMI port

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