Toshiba Mini NB305-N410BL 10.1-Inch Royal Blue Netbook – 11 Hours of Battery Life
- 1.66GHz Intel N450 Atom Processor
- 1GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM Memory
- 250GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive (5400RPM)
- 10.1″ LED (16:9) 1024×600 Display; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator GMA3150
- Windows 7 Starter Edition 32-bit
Product Description
With a new sleeker design and up to 11 hours of battery life rating, our affordable, super-compact mini NB305 is a stylish companion PC that raises the bar when it comes to portability. This innovative netbook lets you enjoy all the benefits of today’s fast-moving digital world, putting you in touch with your favorite people, sites, networks and media in ways and places you never imagined. Though small enough to throw in a purse or bag, it’s designed with smart … Read More… | See Price.
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March 5th, 2010 at 5:01 pm
I bought this model based on the fact that it came preloaded with the Windows Office suite. However, it is just a trial version, which I only realized after spending an hour on the phone with both Amazon and Toshiba. It is very misleading, because there is a product key that comes with the machine; however, the site does not recognize it once you put it in.
Rating: 2 / 5
March 5th, 2010 at 7:45 pm
thought this would be a cheap investment but realized i should have never bought another windows based product. very slow out of the box and the very next morning i had a blue screen—stay away………Amazon was very good on getting it returned with my full refund
Rating: 1 / 5
March 5th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
I received my Toshiba Mini NB305-N410BN 10.1-Inch less than a month ago. I Had an NB205 before running on the Windows XP. The NB305 runs on Windows 7 starter. I am disappointed with my purchase. the computer is very slow, In fact so slow that the courser is always behind a step making it so difficult to type anything fast. I have to take time in between so the computer can catch up with me (I am so slow in typing, in fact I type with two fingers only). The problem is that Toshiba did apparently not think about the Windows 7 demanding operating system before marketing this product to the public. Sounds like another Japanese product gone Toyota way.
The worse is that the customer service leaves you with no solution, they know it! I asked if I could convert to Windows XP! The answer was that I am on my own w/o any customer support as soon as I load Windows XP.
It is really sad to pay more for the newest product and yet you realize what they sold to you has less performance than their older product.
I am totally disappointed and most likely return my Toshiba perhaps for an ACER!
Rating: 2 / 5
March 5th, 2010 at 10:42 pm
This review is for the NB305-310 with the Black Onyx finish. I give it two stars because it has a different keyboard than all the other models (which are famous for their keyboard layout). It feels cheap and it doesn’t seem right that customers think that the only difference between this and the other models is $50 price reduction, Windows XP, and a black finish. I’m not sure why Toshiba did this, but it is very distressing when you buy a netbook for a highly recommended keyboard layout and it turns out to be completely different. The keys are way too soft and noisy.
The NB305-310 also looks ridiculousy cheap even though it is a very durable machine. The glossiness factor is overdone on the outside of the machine.
If you end up buying this on Amazon and make the same mistake I did, it is an expensive return.
Rating: 2 / 5
March 5th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
We researched this laptop a lot before we purchased it. All reviews of the product were stellar, and ofcourse Toshiba is known for is good quality and value for money. However, this one did not live up to our expectations and maybe underlined the fact that netbooks do not meet our requirement.
The goods:
* Great battery life!
* Extremely light
* Looks good
* Among the best keyboards available for netbooks – nearly full-size and very usable
* Responsive touchpad
The bads:
* The power cord: A touch was all that was necessary to make it come undone. Not sure if the defect was particular to the netbook that we received.
* Graphic performance: Sub-par, I guess this is the case with most netbooks. It was unable to even handle 480p high quality video from YouTube/Netflix/Hulu. The video stuttered (jittery) at lot to the point of being unusable. I figured that Windows 7 was the cause of the performance issue and switched to natively installed Jollycloud, but that didn’t help either. Not sure if it was because of the PineTrail processor or despite it.
* Lack of installation CDs: C’mon Toshiba, pack then with the netbook. These do not come with DVD writers, and I do not have DVD writers lying around to create a repair DVD set.
Rating: 3 / 5