Prepared for the holiday season, Toshiba anounced the availability of its new gaming laptop, the Satellite P100-ST9742 model. This 17-inch widescreen notebook, despite a multimedia and entertainment machine, is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 (2GHz) processor, an nVidia GeForce Go 7900 GTX graphics engine with 512MB of DDR3 VRAM, a 2GB of RAM, and a 100GB of 7,200rpm SATA HDD. There’s a DVI-D output port so gamers can connect the laptop to their HD TV for enhanced gaming experiences.

Other features include an Intel 945PM Express chipset, a PRO/Wireless Network Connection 3945ABG, a Gigabit Ethernet LAN, an integrated 56K modem, four USB ports, RGB out, S-Video out, DVI-D and i.LINK IEEE-1394. With the included 9-cell battery, this Vista Premium-ready laptop can run for up to 2.6 hours between charges. Furthermore, weighs 7.1lbs, Toshiba Satellite P100-ST9742 notebook is preloaded with Windows XP Professional operating system and is exclusively available from ToshibaDirect.com with a price tag of $2,899.

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