Toshiba Mini NB205N330WH 10.1Inch Frost White Netbook 9
March 5, 2010 by admin
Filed under $300 - $400, Products, Toshiba
Our affordable, super-compact 10.1-inch diagonal Toshiba mini NB205 is a stylish companion PC that raises the bar when it comes to portability. It’s also the first mini notebook 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. NOTE: All Toshiba Netbooks (no matter the model) are packaged with the NB200 series model# on the outside of box. ....read more Average Customer Rating
Brand: Toshiba Model: PLL23U-00D01C Price: $419.99 |   | |
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4 out of 5
Nice, even though it’s not a mac!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I needed a light laptop to carry around and settled on the Toshiba because it has an excellent battery life, a pretty good keyboad and relatively large touchpad. I am a mac user, but can’t afford a MacBook Air, but for my purposes the Toshiba works nicely, for a pc. I did install an extra gig of memory before I used it and also bought an external dvd drive to make a system backup and install software. The color is nice but the appearance isn’t as sleek as I’d like because the battery is bulky, but obviously I can’t have everything! I do recommend it though, if you need a light laptop, it works.
I love it!!!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I love my Toshiba, aside for the OS this is a great purchase I am loving it, it is so small and easy to use… Great delivery service.
Simple, that’s the word to describe it.
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This is my very first netbook, so I’ll start by saying that this netbook is good for what it was meant to be, and whenever you’re lounging in your room and just want to check your favorite websites do your homework late at night, watch a few videos, reply on forums…that’s about it. This review will be based about the “use” of the netbook. I’m not going to point out Windows 7 features because this is not a review for an Operating System, as I will not compare it to the performance of a laptop or notebook.
Before pointing out the strong, neutral and weak points of this laptop I’ll note what I did after opening it from the box. First, I unpacked the netbook and charged the battery (It comes discharged, read the instructions), I turned it on after a few minutes, set up Windows 7 in about 15 minutes, uninstalled all the junk-ware it has (Norton, toolbars, Office 2007 trial, games…etc.) and installed Google Chrome, the latest Flash Player and Avast Antivirus. So far here’s what I have to say about this little netbook (I will update later):
PROS:
- The packaging is very solid, the box is small and not heavy.
- It’s great for everyday tasks, browsing, video-watching, music-listening, photos…etc.
- Runs Office 2007 without problems when you work with few documents at the same time.
- Slightly faster compared to other brands of netbooks that I have tried, thanks to the Atom N280.
- Long battery life, with normal use and standard battery setting (not Eco-Mode) it can hold up to 6-7 hours.
- I really like the overall design of the laptop, the power button in the middle is cool for turning it on without having to open the netbook.
NEUTRAL:
- YouTube videos run smoothly; however, they tend to “crack” when I try to view them in HQ.
- Glossy finish on the top, if you’re used to these fingerprint magnets it won’t trouble you. However, it has matte finish on the inside.
- The battery takes good 2-3 hours to charge (If not in use, else about 3-4 hours), but for a good 7-8 hours of real battery life I won’t complain.
CONS:
- It can get considerably hot, not good for prolonged use on your lap; mind you, it will not burn you, but it’s very uncomfortable.
- It has no Bluetooth connectivity, I bought a small Bluetooth dongle adapter separately. They’re not expensive though.
- The sound coming from the speakers is horrible and very quiet(set at it’s highest), you can listen to the sound but it won’t sound pretty or normal; instead, get a pair of headphones or earphones.
- The trackpad gets in your way several times, it’s too sensitive and whenever you type your palm can mess up what you were writting.
Awesome Mini
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Light weight, great screen resolution. Long batery life. Went thru airport like a breeze. – buy a neoprene slip cover for protection. Only wish it had louder speakers.
Great Netbook! does what it’s supposed to do
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I’m using this netbook as I type this review. I have had this netbook for about a week now and I enjoy using it so far.
Well, I researched many netbooks (looking at Eesus, HP, Samsung, Dell, Acer), and I read and watched so many reviews and I even tried them out in the stories too. I finally settled on this one because of the battery life (9 hours), size (250gb), OS (Windows 7 starter) and price.
I bought the netbook primarily for websurfing such as checking emails, reading blogs and watching videos on youtube. And when I’m feeling creative, I’ll type stories. I didn’t want any thing fancy so Microsoft Word and Works fitted my word processor needs.
I’m not one to heavily customized my netbook either so I didn’t mind the limitations of Windows 7 starter. I didn’t upgrade to the 2gb ram because I felt that I didn’t really need it.
Anyways, here are my cons:
strange touchpad
- I do agree with most users about the cursor jumping on the screen, but I realized that it happens because the palm of my thumb on my left hand unconsciously hits the touchpad whenever I reach for “t”, “g”, “b” and spacebar. Since by palm touches the pad without me realizing it, this makes the cursor jumps. Since the touchpad is off-center towards the left, my left palm has this tendency to touch it often, so the cursor jumps often. Well, I’ve always been used to resting my palm on flat surfaces so having to type like I’m playing the piano is something I’ll just have to get used to. However, I’ve noticed that wearing a long sleeve that covers my palm stops the cursor from jumping. Overall, I think making the touchpad centered would help a lot (cuz there is lots of space on the right side…). Also while the scrolling up and down functions work on the touchpad, the scrolling sideways function don’t. I dont really mind that the scrolling sideways functions don’t work since I hardly use it.
screen brightness is not dim enough
- I have sensitive eyes, so when I tried to lower the brightness of the screen, I realized that it didn’t go completely dark. There are only 8 levels of brightness and at the lowest one, I find it still bright for my taste. This is just my own personal preference. So I dont think others will mind it.
glaringly bright power switch
- So when the screen is at the lowest brightness, the huge power switch with its glaring white light hurts my eyes. I have a small paper covering it, but still, I think it would have been nice to have the power button backlit instead of being so bright.
no time remaining for battery life
- The netbook tells you the percentage of battery life you have left, but not the time remaining. I tried seeing if there was an option for changing that and so far I haven’t found any which I thought was weird. In the end, I just figured it was 100% = 10 hours and worked my way from there. I mean after awhile, I started to get a hang of how long I should stay on before it asks me to recharge.
I am nitpicky so I pointed out things that others might overlook just because it doesn’t really bother them. But does that mean this netbook was bad? No. My cons just means that I wasn’t as comfortable as I thought it’d be using it. But do they hinder me in using it? Not really because I know that I’ll get used to them. Personally, I am quite satisfied and content with the netbook so far.
Especially the battery life. When the balloon pops up asking to recharge, I forget that this isn’t my computer!
I’ve got to say that battery life is awesome. I haven’t tested it, but I normally start the day at 10AM, waking up and turning this netbook on. Then I put it to sleep whenever I’m in class which is about 3-4 hours of sleep. When I’m done with class, I turn on the netbook. I’m surprised that only a few percentage was used in sleep mode. I stay on the netbook surfing around until 10PM where I get the balloon telling me to recharge. Charging isn’t too bad. It takes about 3 hours. So even tho I dont know how long the netbook actually lasts, lasting a whole day is quite good! It also depends on what you’re doing and what applications you’re running too. I realized that when I was scanning my netbook, it took up more power. Most of the time, I’m just online so I dont have much running.
And the volume is louder than I expected. A lot of people complained that it wasn’t loud enough, so I thought it wouldn’t be but at 100% volume, I could still hear it from where I’m typing. However, I’m also sensitive to noise and my ears start to hurt after listening to it on speaker because the quality sounds screechy. Of course it’s much louder and the quality sounds much much better with headphones. And I dont mind headphones.
Overall, I like this netbook. It has performed what I want it to do: surf the web and type stories and it lasts all day!!! Therefore I am quite pleased with my decision.
Very Pleased!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I just got my NB205 in the mail yesterday and I can say I LOVE IT!.
I think of myself as a very computer savvy guy (not some bum).
It is perfect for what I bought it for: taking notes in class and traveling.
- What I like about is the fact that it is a fast little thing for what components are in it.
-The battery life is very good they say 9 hours but its really around 7 (that’s still really good).
-It looks very appealing, very pretty.
-Full key board is nice, some of the buttons (enter and the right shift) are a bit small but i got used to it.
-writing papers on this thing will be very nice!
Things to keep in mind:
-Windows 7 starter – It is not a “full” OS though if you don’t care about style/personalization/etc this works well.
Though I care about having my full OS so i bought a student copy of windows 7 (ultimate) for $30[...].
Take in mind that you need to be a student (or at least have an email address that ends in .edu.
-If you want a computer to mostly just be on the internet ITS PERFECT! Don’t get this if you are wanting to get any game play or lots of hard processes.
-The mouse pad is easily touched by your thumb while typing, though there is an easy fix for this. Go into your mouse pad software and look for something that says “tap click” and there will be many options to play with. (if you install a “Real” copy of windows 7 you will have to download the Synaptics driver enable to do this.)
- The cam sucks; .2 mgp is not good at all, very pixelated images. You are not buying this for a webcam you are buying this to have a small computer. If you want a better webcam for this computer go to the store and drop $30 on a nice webcam.
-Upgrade your RAM its cheap, on here i got it for $44. I did research and found that it is the cheapest you will find it any where else (if the price has gone up, I’d look around a bit). You do have to install it yourself, though this is super easy: unscrew a panel in the bottom of the NB205 and take out the old one and pop the new one back in. Screw the panel back in, and POOFFFF you now have two gigs of RAM!
Like I said: I just got this computer so I have not spent too much time with it. If I find any problems or benefits I will post them later on.
Be Aware of Windows 7 Starter Limitations
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Windows 7 Starter has some features locked, including changing the wallpaper. So if you like to customize your desktop, you’ll want to upgrade to the Home version.
The netbook itself is very nice, although I haven’t yet had much time to test it. I charged it last night (took about five hours). Today I’m testing the ‘nine’ hour battery life. I’ll update you on that…
toshiba netbook
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
great little computer. works at many wi-fi sites. also can be uued with a router. it is small and takes some time to get used to. I bought it for travel and it works great and is very light.
Great device for Netbook-class hardware
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’ve had the NB204-N230 for about a week now, and thought it time to write up a brief review.
First, the unit itself is very well designed. It feels solid and well built, though the screen, when closed, does have a tendency to click the mouse buttons. This is a bit worrisome, but not horrible.
The screen, when open and on, is visually stunning. Graphics are crisp and clear, text is very readable and easy to use. Note that this is a NetBook, and not a full laptop, so you have a much smaller screen (1024×600) which you will need to get used to.
Battery power has been good so far. With WiFi running and apps going I can go for at least 4 hours. My guess is that the 9 hour quote was with WiFi off (which is pretty standard in vendor battery tests).
The hardware is sufficient to run Windows 7 with Aero (the new interface) turned on, including the Aero-Peek task-bar previews and effects. iTunes, Thunderbird, Word 2007 and other apps work smoothly, though video playback will stutter if there are other apps running.
All-in-all, this is a well built system that exceeds other NetBooks in terms of power and function. Keep in mind that you are not getting a laptop here, so trying to run major apps like PhotoShop won’t be a pleasant experience for you. The same goes for gaming and other high-processor useage apps. However, the NB205-N230 is remarkably adept at handling email and office applications, remote access to other computers and surfing most web sites.
Tosiba NB 205-330
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I received the Toshiba netbook two weeks ago. Needless to say, I spent some time setting it up for my preferences. This is my first Windows 7 PC. I found that the Windows 7 has some limitations with background settings, etc. I also noticed that the nice Windows Mail program (from Vista) was no longer available. I now use GMAIL. ANOTHER CON:The loudspeakers sound anemic and I needed earphones to really enjoy music.
I especially like the keyboard. I got the hang of it in a very short time and was able to type emails and word documents with almost the same speed as on the full size keyboard on my desktop. After about one day I convinced myself that NB 205 with 1 GB of memory was rather slow. So I ordered the 2 GB extra memory from Amazon. After replacing the 1 GB with the 2GB, I found that the speed and response time picked up remarkably. I achieved even better speed and response times when I inserted a 4 GB high speed SD card into the available slot and activated the Speedbooster function.(Available in Vista and W7) It uses the faster flash memory for paging instead of using the slower, hard disk. By now, this little netbook computer performs just about as well as my 6 GB HP desktop with Vista and a 2.4 MHZ processor. I like its looks, the small size, the keyboard, the speed. Quite a package.
The display is crisp and clear. Battery life – outstanding. I used the NB 205 for 8 hours on batteries only, and never missed a beat. Wireless transmission seems to be working just fine.