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Toshiba NB305-10F review

Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £324
inc VAT

Great design and build quality, but this refreshed model offers no real benefit over the original.

Specifications

10.1 in 1,024×600 display, 1.3kg, 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455, 1.00GB RAM, 250GB disk, Windows 7 Starter 32-bit

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At least Toshiba includes its excellent software suite. As well as a helpful backup and restore system which can rescue Windows in the event of a system crash, the toolbox software monitors the hard disk for vibration. When an impact is detected it stops the disk temporarily to avoid damage to both your hardware and data. While this is useful and rarely found in laptops of this price and size, it was activated by even slight vibrations, so we hard to decrease the sensitivity.

Toshiba NB305-10F right

The main change in this updated model can be found inside. The processor has been upgraded to an Intel Atom N455, which supports DDR3 memory. Although the clock speed hasn’t increased, the faster memory should improve performance slightly. Unfortunately, this wasn’t apparent in our testing: an overall score of 16 in our multimedia benchmarks was average for a netbook.

The three-cell battery managed a little over eight hours in our light-use test, which is respectable. After this length of time the underside became warm to the touch, but the keyboard remained cool. The fan was also reasonably quiet, but at very close proximity there was an audible whine.

Toshiba NB305-10F left

While six months ago this was a fantastic laptop, other manufacturers have had time to release better models that not only look better, but last longer and have improved screens. If you already own the original NB305, there’s no point upgrading. If you don’t, you’re better off with the cheaper Acer Aspire One 533.

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Basic Specifications

Rating ***
Processor Intel Atom N455
Processor clock speed 1.66GHz
Memory 1.00GB
Memory slots 1
Memory slots free 0
Maximum memory 2GB
Size 36x266x192mm
Weight 1.3kg
Sound Realtek HD Audio
Pointing device touchpad

Display

Viewable size 10.1 in
Native resolution 1,024×600
Graphics Processor Intel GMA 3150
Graphics/video ports VGA
Graphics Memory 64MB

Storage

Total storage capacity 250GB
Optical drive type none

Ports and Expansion

USB ports 3
Bluetooth yes
Wired network ports 1x 10/100
Wireless networking support 802.11b/g/n
PC Card slots none
Supported memory cards SD, MMC
Other ports minijack audio output, minijack microphone input

Miscellaneous

Carrying case No
Operating system Windows 7 Starter 32-bit
Operating system restore option backup and recovery software
Software included Nero express essentials, Toshiba software suite

Buying Information

Warranty one year RTB
Price £324
Details www.toshiba.co.uk
Supplier http://www.amazon.co.uk

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