Toshiba mini NB205-N325BL

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Reviews for the Toshiba mini NB205-N325BL

80% Toshiba mini NB205-N325BL
Source: CNet
While we've never been particularly enamored of the Toshiba NB205's awkward battery and terrible audio (or its oddly spaced keyboard), this $399 retail configuration is still a better deal than similar retail Netbooks we've reviewed at the same price from Asus and HP. Toshiba's basic Netbook doesn't break any new ground, but offers better battery life and a faster CPU than many in the same price range.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 70% features: 70% mobility: 100%

80% Toshiba mini NB205-N330BL
Source: Laptop Mag
The best designed netbook gets a bigger hard drive and Windows 7 while still lasting all day on a charge. Although the $419 mini NB205-N330BL isn’t radically different from its predecessor, it can be argued that one of the finest netbooks didn’t need much fixing. Granted, we would’ve welcomed Nvidia’s Ion platform (the HP Mini 311 has it for $399) to give users more gaming and HD video punch, but the advantage of the NB205 is that it lasts over three hours longer than the 311. The limitations of Microsoft’s Windows 7 Starter Edition will frustrate some, but in terms of appearance, keyboard design, endurance, and affordability, the NB205 continues to set the standard for netbooks.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/09/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%

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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Atom: The Intel Atom series is a 64-Bit (not every model supports 64bit) microprocessor for cheap and small notebooks (so called netbooks), MIDs, or UMPCs. The speciality of the new architecture is the "in order" execution (instead of the usual and faster "out of order" execution). Therefore, the transistor count of the Atom series is much lower and, thus, cheaper to produce. Furthermore, the power consumption is very low. The performance per Megahertz is therfore worse than the old Pentium 3M (1,2 GHz on par with a 1.6 GHz Atom).

N280:

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10.1": The netbook/subnotebook has a quite small display format. Nonetheless, it is a common format for netbooks. The advantage is, that the subnotebook/netbook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the small display has the advantage, that it needs few energy, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that the reading of texts is a bit exhausting for the eyes. It is difficult to use high resolutions. » To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

1.4 kg: This subnotebook is one of the most lightweight of all notebooks and can be carried very easily. There exist only few sub-notebooks, which weight less. 10 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.

Toshiba: Toshiba Corporation is a multinational conglomerate manufacturing company, headquartered in Japan. The company's main business is in Infrastructure, Consumer Products, and Electronic devices and components. Toshiba-made Semiconductors are among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders. Toshiba is one of the biggest international notebook-manufacturer. There exist many reviews for Toshiba models.

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80%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.

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