I suppose people were complaining about the battery life being too long. It's one step forward for Microsoft and Intel, and a step backward for mankind. I also love that even though this laptop is small, the keyboard is full size. Overall, it is a great on-the-go laptop, especially for a college student. It was a fraction of the price of the iPad and a fraction of the weight of my standard laptop. Its Wi-Fi detection found open networks all over Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nagasaki. So I went online, did some research, and went to best buy and bought it for 279. First off, it is built very nicely. I wanted to upgrade the memory from 1GB to 2GB and went onto the Toshiba web site to make sure I got the right memory module. However, the module that came didn't fit into the slot.
It's advertised mainly as a communication device for Web browsing, email and Skype but I've already put it through some serious software and graphics loads without a hiccup. I wasn't planning on using it for heavy-duty PC-like applications but it looks like it will be able to handle anything I dish out without objection. I recently bought my netbook over two months ago and fell in love with it. It's great for typing up documents and watching movies/TV.
Got this mini-notebook just before going on a trip to Alaska and upgraded the RAM to 2GB right away. This is a word processing package that is perfect for anything she needs to do and lacks for nothing. It was easy to download the printer driver so she can print out all her schoolwork with ease. Plus, that's what headphones are for son. Touchpad mouse can be a little dicey at times but nothing to lose my mind over.
Reviews of this one were good so I took a chance.
Also battery life has dropped from 11 hours (NB305) to 9.5 hours (NB505), according to their specs. I am not sure if this is a different 6 cell battery, a function of the Atom 455, or Win 7.
When I first booted it up, it was fast. I loaded MS Office on it and never noticed any slowdown.
I could see myself updating the RAM and hard drive eventually, but since I'm mainly going to use it for word processing and web surfing, the speed is adequate. The keyboard took just five minutes to get used to--it's really intuitive for someone who types a lot, despite the fact it's a little smaller than the standard. I have the orange one and it looks good. The Toshiba branding on the cover is a little too bold.
It's advertised mainly as a communication device for Web browsing, email and Skype but I've already put it through some serious software and graphics loads without a hiccup. I wasn't planning on using it for heavy-duty PC-like applications but it looks like it will be able to handle anything I dish out without objection. I recently bought my netbook over two months ago and fell in love with it. It's great for typing up documents and watching movies/TV.
Got this mini-notebook just before going on a trip to Alaska and upgraded the RAM to 2GB right away. This is a word processing package that is perfect for anything she needs to do and lacks for nothing. It was easy to download the printer driver so she can print out all her schoolwork with ease. Plus, that's what headphones are for son. Touchpad mouse can be a little dicey at times but nothing to lose my mind over.
Reviews of this one were good so I took a chance.
Also battery life has dropped from 11 hours (NB305) to 9.5 hours (NB505), according to their specs. I am not sure if this is a different 6 cell battery, a function of the Atom 455, or Win 7.
When I first booted it up, it was fast. I loaded MS Office on it and never noticed any slowdown.
I could see myself updating the RAM and hard drive eventually, but since I'm mainly going to use it for word processing and web surfing, the speed is adequate. The keyboard took just five minutes to get used to--it's really intuitive for someone who types a lot, despite the fact it's a little smaller than the standard. I have the orange one and it looks good. The Toshiba branding on the cover is a little too bold.
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