Toshiba Mini NB305-N410BN REVIEW

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Toshiba has updated its stellar netbook with a sleeker design while still delivering 8.5 hours of battery life. This is Toshiba Mini NB305-N410BN. With a new sleeker design and up to 11 hours of battery life rating, our affordable, super-compact Toshiba Mini NB305-N410BN is a stylish companion PC that raises the bar when it comes to portability. The design of Toshiba NB305 was so good, from the overized touchpad and touchpad buttons to the metal keyboard and textured lid, that we wish Toshiba used it for many of its other Notebooks.

The Toshiba NB305 still has the 10-inch widescreen and the 1,024-by-600 resolution. Thosiba Mini NB305 has keyboard, touchpad, and mouse buttons are large enough to rival that of full-size laptops. Similarly, the Samsung N120 (12GBK) and HP 5102 have equally impressive user experiences. The Toshiba Mini NB305 uses the 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor and new Intel GMA 3150 graphics. Memory is still held to 1GB of DDR2 under Microsoft’s Windows 7 Starter requirements. There are three USB ports in Toshiba Mini NB305-N410, one of which can charge any USB peripheral while the netbook is turned off. Every other port—VGA Out, Ethernet, Headphone, Microphone, and an SD slot—is consistent with other netbooks. It’s not as feature-rich as the HP 5102, which has 7200rpm hard drives as standard components and SSDs and embedded 3G as options.

The Toshiba Mini NB305-N410 will no longer have pink as a color option, but brown, white, and blue are still available. Other minor aesthetic alterations include the 6-cell battery, which no longer sticks out an inch from the back, but rather creates a small bump from the bottom. The indicator lights, which used to be on the right palm rest, have now moved to the front bezel. The keyboard is sturdy and comfortable, and features Shift keys of respectable size. There are only two possible drawbacks, depending on your keyboard use: the Function keys are quite small (making them difficult to accurately press when speed typing), and the gray icons for shortcuts on those same function keys can be hard to see against the silver background. The Toshiba mini NB305-N410 is a great user experience, a bargain price, and outstanding battery life.

SPECIFICATIONS :

Processor : Intel® Atom Processor N450

Operating System : Genuine Windows 7 Starter (32-bit)

Graphics Engine : Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3150, 0MB-384MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory

Memory Size : 1GB Hard

Drive Size : 250GB

Display Size : 10.1″ widescreen

Display Type : WSVGA TruBrite® Backlit LED

Display Resolution : 1024×600

Audio : Standard stereo speakers, Microphone jack, Headphone jack

Webcam : Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel

Wireless : LAN Wi-Fi® Wireless networking (802.11b/g/n) LAN : 10/100 Ethernet LAN Power : AC Adapter 30W (19V 1.58A), 100-240V / 50-60Hz Battery : Li-Ion (5800mAh, 6-Cell) Life Up to 11.08 hours

USB Ports: 2-USB (2.0), 1-USB (2.0) with Sleep and Charge

Security and Protection Security : Cable Lock Slot, HDD Recovery

Standards Energy Star Qualified: EPEAT™ Gold, RoHS Complian

Weight : Starting at 2.60 lbs.

Color : Texture Finish in Java Brown

Price : $398.00 – $404.12