Toshiba Mini NB205-N312/BL 10.1-Inch Royal Blue Netbook - 9 Hour Battery Life Review

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Toshiba Mini NB205-N312/BL 10.1-Inch Royal Blue Netbook - 9 Hour Battery Life

Brand : Toshiba Model : PLL20U-00Q01D

Overall Rating :

From : 132 Reviews

Color : Royal Blue / Size :

Technical Details

Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz Processor

1GB DDR2 RAM

160 GB Hard Drive

Windows XP Home, 5800 mAh 6-Cell Battery

10.1" Display

Product Description

Our affordable, super-compact 10.1-inch Toshiba mini NB205 is a stylish companion PC that raises the bar when it comes to portability. It’s also the first mini laptop that lets you enjoy all the benefits of today’s fast-moving digital world, putting you in touch with your favorite people, sites, networks and digital media in ways and places you never imagined. Though small enough to throw in a purse or bag, it’s designed with smart features like a full-sized keyboard and touchpad, long battery life, USB Sleep-and-Charge ports and a hard drive impact sensor that protects your data. So it picks up where smart phones leave off and makes many of today’s netbooks seem like a waste of time. What’s more, to take the worry out of taking it along, the Toshiba mini NB205 also comes with international limited warranty coverage, plus our award-winning service and support. [...]

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Customer Reviews (see all-reviews)

Kevin D. Drysdale

Great product - great keyboard - big screen - only downside is the lack of production of sound internal speakers, which is a very real problem when on the go with things like Skype, and not connected to a headset or high external speakers.

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Dr Rose ( California, USA )

I purchased this netbook on the advice of a pilot technosavvy friend who had just bought one. Like all Apple computers and the sound through the other, struck me as I need the ability of computers for some applications. When I tried to load different, I found this netbook could not maintain their graphics and so returned within one week of purchase. Amazon was teriffic, as always, the transaction is completed.

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Luis A. Gomez Espinoza ( Caracas, Venezuela )

I believe that there is no need to translate the Summit that I wrote. This netbook is simply the ultimate in portability. Keyboard LCD wide with a resolution of Nice size, great storage space, nice amount of RAM. I also run a virtual window to test the operating systems. Extreme Wi-Fi Home. Webcam, memory card reader USB port, Ethernet LAN, and a very elegant design. I am always surprised by its price. But thank you! Thank you for this beautiful piece of hardware for the price. I can only say again ... Simplemente la mejor! SIMPLY THE BEST

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jayober ( Oakland, CA USA )

have used this for about a month traveling in Europe. In general, he did what he had and has an advantage to have. Small and '/ weight and battery life and allow him to travel. while I have listed several disadvantages of professionals, most are minor and do not say any of them, I can not recommend this netbook to someone.

PROS:
-- light and small
-- nice looking case, most of which is matte (top is glossy) so not covered in fingerprints
-- bright and clear screen, even at the lowest brightness
-- 6-7 battery life beneficial when on a plane or not near a power source
-- keyboard has a nice feel and not too small. It's different and better than the keyboard on the silver version.
-- power supply is small

CONS:
-- battery life isn't near the claimed 9 hours when in use. maybe if sitting idle, but through a variety of use found it was closer to 6-7 hours. about 6 hours watching video and 7 hours while web browsing.
-- left/right click buttons are somewhat stiff and make a fairly audible click
-- middle power button a bit too bright (easy fix by covering with black electrical tape)
-- windows XP has its hiccups. sometimes had issues resuming from hibernation/standby.
-- occasionally the wireless had issues connecting, and had to be resolved with reboot.
-- processor too slow to decode .mkv HD files
-- when plugging in headphones the realtek driver pops up it's audio control panel
-- since the 6 cell batter sticks out the back most 10" netbook sleeves won't fit.

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M. Palomino

I ordered the Toshiba netbook after seeing the last two months for a replacement for my laptop for College Bound Children. I will not go into all the technical details, as most netbooks are very similar, however, the keyboard and battery life were the most important factors in my decision to buy this netbook. This netbook has exceeded my expectations and I recommend it to anyone looking for a versatile, feature-rich netbook with a long battery life. I just wish I had that Windows 7 on netbooks, but I'm still happy with Windows XP.

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Accessories

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