Toshiba Mini NB205-N330BN Netbooks

Needs some work May 07, 2010

POSTED BY: JingleJingle , California
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5

"Ilove this notebook but it needs a little work. Often it changes screens when typing in info. The windows dont open completely and if theres a submit or enter button at the bottom of a page I'm not able to click on it because of that. And the right and left click buttons are too stiff. You definely need a mouse with this one."

Great Netbook May 03, 2010

POSTED BY: Sweet , Clinton, IL
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5

"Bought this for the wife. Was so easy to set up and go."

Great Buy April 09, 2010

POSTED BY: stokcok , Oklahoma City
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5

"I researched the product before I bought it. Several reviewers complained about the sensitivity of the pad and mouse. However, I have not experienced any problems. It is just a matter of training yourself not to place your hand in the wrong place. Since I purchased my net book several friends have purchased one and all have been completely satisfied. Yes, I have recommended the product to others, smile. I only wish a full version of Microsoft Windows 7 had came with the net book."

Great for the money April 03, 2010

POSTED BY: Kris D , Mahopac, NY
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5

"I bought this laptop because I only want to surf the web and check email. The keyboard is the best feature...each key is raised, smilar to an actual keyboard. I am enjoying it so far...it's very small but has lots of power."

very handy for travel April 02, 2010

POSTED BY: Luda , Brookline, MA
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5

"I got this notebook just for traveling. I take a lot of photos and I needed to be able to upload my images and backup to additional portable drive without carrying full size laptop. Worked well. Nice Netbook. However speakers could be better."

Nice Netbook March 07, 2010

POSTED BY: gjanko , Sparta NJ
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5

"I received this NB205-N330BN as a birthday present just over a month ago. I also have a DELL laptop and a Macbook. I've purchased a thin dvd burner and installed Windows 7 Ultimate edition. I have been mostly using it by the TV to surf the web while watching TV. Pros - - Small and light. - Ability to set one USB port to charge phone even while netbook is powered if is a great feature. - Toshiba site provided all of the drivers and proprietary software I needed to upgrade to my new version of Windows and they weren't too hard to find. - Upgrade to Win 7 Ultimate was fairly painless. Cons - - I'd like to be able to set a higher screen resolution. I don't mind the small screen but browsing would be easier if I could see more. Sites like Logitech's Harmony Remote site expect a larger screen and make it more difficult to use the lower resolution display. - Twice I've charged it while off, then unplugged. I turned it on several days later and it said it only had 65% left on the battery. - I wouldn't mind if it was faster. It seems to be about the same speed with the Win 7 Starter and the Win 7 Ult. Maybe more memory would help. It only has 1 GB. I'll have to decide which notebook to take on my next trip. It will be between the Mac and the Toshiba."

happy February 21, 2010

POSTED BY: mz jay , chestnut ridge,ny
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5

"love the laptop weight, style having problems putting pics on screensaver"

Great for the money! February 19, 2010

POSTED BY: Dan the Man , Germany
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5

"Extremely user-friendly interface and taskbar. Pointing device is very easy to use. Keyboard is also very comfortable. Exterior of netbook retains a clean, polished look throughout usage. Battery life is easily over 8 hours, unless watching back to back movies. Power cord stays in and does not easily slip out. Sound via headphones is very good quality. Absolutely no problems surfing the internet. Video can be choppy with only the battery(as is normal for low-priced netbooks). The onboard speakers are only good, not great."

Great Netbook February 16, 2010

POSTED BY: JJ
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5

"The Toshiba NB205 is a handy, high-quality, proficient, and easy to use netbook that has unlimited uses. Easy to carry, quick to start up, and runs a great speeds. Easy to maneuver on. Keyboard is very friendly and feels as good as a full sized one. Great product with a great price!"

Classy & Practical February 15, 2010

POSTED BY: TechFreak , Northridge, CA
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5

"I love how long the battery life is with the 6cell battery. The price fit my budget. The chocolate brown is a classy color. I would love to upgrade my 1gb to a 2gb. There is lots of storage space. The keyboard is amazing. It has enough space for me to not feel so cramped up."

Convenient for Business Travelers January 30, 2010

POSTED BY: N2Sleep , Antioch, CA
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5

"I've had my NB205-N330BN for about a month and have broad it with me to Asia for business. It worked fine. I just had to get used to the keypad (primarily the left button) which occasionally highlighted everything when I didn't want to highlight anything. The battery life is far superior than other Netbooks I've seen. Its only when I returned this past week that the fan went out. I had to send it to the service center for repair. Just waiting for its return right now."

Sound January 29, 2010

POSTED BY: D
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5

"I was fully expecting to be able to hear from the speaker(s) on this one as I could from my Satellite that I love so much. Unfortunately, I had to be in a silent room and be right in front of the speaker to hear just a faint sound. I had to return it."

Incredible little machine! November 20, 2009

POSTED BY: Brahma , Columbus, OH
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5

"PROS: I am a 15 year Systems Admin and I researched all the netbooks on the market, and although I am a bigger HP fan, I went for the Toshiba NB205-N330BN. For the extra $20 above the rest, you get almost double the hard disk space AND Bluetooth- well worth it. Also, the hinges seem sturdier than the HP netbooks- MUCH more so. I wasn't in love with the brown color, but it has really grown on me. The only thing I did was upgrade it to 2 GB of RAM- memory is cheap, so why not? I have every software product I have access to on it- MS Office 2007 Enterprise- many, many others, and it performs and multi-tasks perfectly. As for Windows 7 "Starter"? I cannot believe how fully featured it is! I only just recently upgraded to Professional because I do need those additional networking options for work, but I kept it at "Starter" for 2 weeks just to see what I "couldn't" do with it, which really was nothing! I really can't believe how long it took MS to make such a "light-weight" OS- take THAT LINUX! The ONLY thing I found was kind of sneaky- MS makes you upgrade to anything BUT "Starter" if you want to change your desktop background, but that isn't Toshiba's fault! The Toshiba related systems software is very nice, and "not in your face"- well designed. I did scrape all the "trialware" off of it though- I have my own stuff. I am glad though that I waited until the release of Windows 7! All in all- VERY cool little machine. Anywhere I go with it, people ask me about it. CONS: In the Targus case I bought for it, it looks like I'm carrying a "man purse", but that's the breaks..."

Great Netbook November 18, 2009

POSTED BY: Raydaxn , Toronto
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5

"Toshiba's line of mini-notebooks is perhaps one of, if not the best among the line of netbooks that has recently invaded the mobile computing market nowadays. I recently got one for myself and so far I'm not disappointed. The unit I am reviewing is a Toshiba NB200 Netbook. It came with 1 gig ram, 250 hard drive, an Intel Atom Processor and came preloaded with the recently released Windows 7 starter. That's plenty of hard drive space with sufficient ram and processing. These specs would be more than enough for this device to serve its purpose. Do note that netbooks are mainly for ultra mobile computing. So obviously this is not for graphics heavy gaming or any resource heavy applications. But its weight, size, and a staggering 9 hours of battery life takes ultra mobile computing to the next level. Windows 7 loads pretty well on this device, I haven't encountered much issues there, though initially I experienced a couple seconds of freezing or lags, but a couple of minor tweaking seems to took care of that. I ran Chrome, FireFox, Opera,Adobe Acrobat, MS Word, Windows Media Player, and Skype at the same time, pretty much everything in the device that you might be using on the go and it was able to handle it well with the ram and processor yet to reach full capacity. Which seems to be better than the MSI Wind that I was able to use some time ago, despite the fact that the MSI wind got upgraded to 2 gigs of ram. And with 250 gigabytes of hard drive space, this can hold a lot more pictures, documents, music and movies. The track pad is of pretty good size. I did encounter kinks with it though. Apparently it has got known issues where the mouse arrow jumps around interrupting your typing. Their support site mentions that it has something to do with the sensitivity of the track pad and suggested adjusting the sensitivity in the control panel or hitting Fn+F9 when typing to disable the track pad. I also noticed that sometimes the left click would suddenly stop working but would start working again if you hit the right clicker. Now these kinks don't really bother me that much but I suspect that this might be something of a compatibility with windows 7 and drivers for the track pad and I am hoping that that they release a patch or a software update for this. The most notable selling factor this has is its battery life efficiency. With 9 hours under its belt, and some testers even saying its more than that, it is one of the best when it comes to battery life. And battery life is going to be a leading factor when it comes to portable computing. The finish and feel of this device is pretty good. It feels solidly built and not too plasticy and successfully avoided seeming like a child's toy. The metallic cover and hinge adds to its elegant feel and design. Overall this netbook price for portability for performance it hits the mark."

Mobility sacrifices performance November 09, 2009

POSTED BY: big head jon
Overall rating: 3.0 out of 5

"When i orginally got this product i was extremely excited. Bu as i began to use it i disliked it more and more. I finally returned it and just got a regular notebook. Cons: Speakers are (mono), which are not too god for listening for music, internet video performance was average, internet gaming was terrible, track bad isn't very sturdy Pros: long battery life, bluetooth, mobile, sturdy build, expandable memory, runs quiet."

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Needs some work May 07, 2010

Great Netbook May 03, 2010

Great Buy April 09, 2010

Great for the money April 03, 2010

very handy for travel April 02, 2010

Nice Netbook March 07, 2010

happy February 21, 2010

Great for the money! February 19, 2010

Great Netbook February 16, 2010

Classy & Practical February 15, 2010

Convenient for Business Travelers January 30, 2010

Sound January 29, 2010

Incredible little machine! November 20, 2009

Great Netbook November 18, 2009

Mobility sacrifices performance November 09, 2009

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Needs some work May 07, 2010

Great Netbook May 03, 2010

Great Buy April 09, 2010

Great for the money April 03, 2010

very handy for travel April 02, 2010

Nice Netbook March 07, 2010

happy February 21, 2010

Great for the money! February 19, 2010

Great Netbook February 16, 2010

Classy & Practical February 15, 2010

Convenient for Business Travelers January 30, 2010

Sound January 29, 2010

Incredible little machine! November 20, 2009

Great Netbook November 18, 2009

Mobility sacrifices performance November 09, 2009

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