Toshiba mini NB300 netbook

Toshiba mini NB300 netbook

Toshiba mini NB300 netbook took all the best from a successful model, Toshiba mini NB200, plus this one should not forget about the new energy-efficient processor N450, a loud sound and a new "sport" chassis design. The price of Toshiba mini NB300 starts at $ 349, it is more expensive than some other netbooks on the platform Intel Pine Trail. You can also find a more durable netbooks, for example, Asus 1005PE . But Toshiba mini NB300 also shows a good result battery life - 8.5 hours, besides this netbook has no equal in ergonomics, very comfortable keyboard and touchpad, this is not the last thing in the netbook. Now it's time to move to a detailed familiarity with today's guinea.

Design of Toshiba mini NB300 has a smoother, body tapers from 3.5 cm at the rear of up to 1,3 cm from the front. Compared with the NB200 new model became more "harmonious" and "sport". In contrast NB200 battery protrudes from the case, he sunk into the case, it looks much better. The changes also raised the color of shells is no longer pink (crying blonde, sob sob), now you can buy only blue, brown or white Toshiba mini NB300.

Specifications netbook Toshiba mini NB300:

Processor - Intel Atom N450 1,66 GHz;

Memory - 1 GB (expandable to 2 GB);

Hard drive - 250 GB;

Display - 10.1-inch with 1024 × 600 pixels;

Wireless networks - 802.11b/g/n;

Ports - VGA, 3 x UBS, RJ-45, microphone, headphones, card reader, webcam, Kensington Lock;

Operating System - MS Windows 7 Starter Edition;

Dimensions - 26,7 x 19,3 x 3 cm;

Weight - 1,27 kg.

Fan in Toshiba NB300 less than NB200, it is less noisy and copes well with the cooling. We measured the temperature netbuka after 15 minutes watching video. In the area of the touchpad NB300 warmed up to 36.6 degrees (the patient is healthy), in the middle of the keyboard - 34.4 degrees, the lower part of the housing 33.9 and only the region near to the fans warmed up considerably more than 37.8 degrees.

The keyboard and touchpad was not affected, for that Toshiba should thank, because the ergonomics, the model NB200 everything was fine. Keyboard island type a Toshiba mini NB300 netbook best in its class, competition in this part can only make Netbook HP Mini 5102 . Comfortable, sturdy, well-pressed keys, big keys SHIFT, these are the impressions left behind by writing a page of text on the Toshiba NB300. But if you find fault, you can see a small drawback, the top row of keys F are reduced in size, and icons management netbook plotted gray, which makes them not very noticeable on the silver keyboard.

Touchpad for the subject NB300 biggest of all, we saw a 10 inch netbook. Its size is 7.9 to 4 cm surface of the touchpad is recessed a bit, to use them conveniently. Mouse best in class netbooks, separate, large, well-pressed.

The screen in netbook Toshiba mini NB300 ecstasy did not cause, 10-inch with 1024 × 600 LED-backlit and glossy surface. On the one hand the image bright and contrast, on the other, the gloss gives a glare, and viewing angles could be better.

Speakers who are, like most netbooks on the bottom front of the case can fairly loud and clear sound. But if we compare it with Asus 1005PE, then the Toshiba NB300 lose him as a sound.

In Toshiba mini NB300 netbook standard set of ports. Left - VGA, Ethernet, USB (with the possibility of charging), card reader, on the right has two ports UBS, headphone and microphone, as well as a slot for the lock. On top of the lid, as befits any decent netbook, is a webcam. In NB300 0,3 megapixel webcam is not affecting the quality - the image pale. On the netbook installed firmware application to work with a webcam, it can be used to record video in the resolution of 160 × 120 or 640 × 480 pixels, and add visual effects.

On the external side of Toshiba mini NB300 netbook we seem settled, you can now move on to the tests.

Let's start with the performance, for this we will use the test PCMark05. Surprises in this test Toshiba NB300 is not presented, gaining 1,383 points, slightly more than the NB200 and slightly less than Asus 1005PE. It is expected results for a netbook with a processor Intel Atom N450.

The best mean values were the results of testing the hard drive, it copied the data at 20.6 MB / sec. But Asus 1005PE and there was more agile, its rate of 26.4 MB / sec.

Windows 7 Starter Edition won a Toshiba NB300 1 minute 9 seconds, 10 seconds, worse than average.

The graphical part of all Intel-based netbook limps, providing the minimum required to work and watch the video (not Full HD), to play modern games will not succeed. This is demonstrated running on NB300 game World of Warcraft, at a resolution of 800 × 600 average number of frames per second equal to 19, which is clearly not enough for a comfortable game.

During testing in 3DMark06 Toshiba mini NB300 scored 159 points, which is higher than the NB200 and Asus 1005PE, but less than the average values (227 points).

Averaged results for odnoplatformennikov showed test battery. Toshiba mini NB300 netbook worked on rechargeable batteries 8 hours 37 minutes. Of course, this time enough for virtually any user, but the NB200 worked longer (8:51), but until now the champion - Asus 1005PE (10:36) and did well. Fully charge the battery took 3:38 hours, and up to 80% of the battery can be charged for the 2:34 hour.

The configuration that we tested in the U.S. worth $ 399. A simpler version of the Toshiba mini NB300, without a textured cover and without keyboard island type can be purchased for $ 349, also has a model with a 3G module for $ 499. How Toshiba NB300 will cost in Russia is not yet known, but we hope that the price will be not much bite.

Make a choice when buying a netbook with Intel Atom N450 processor is not so simple. Ideal netbooks we've ever seen from any has its drawbacks. In general, Toshiba mini NB300 netbook is strong of peasant among his fellows, if not ease of use, just that it differs from the others. Its main advantage - excellent keyboard and touchpad, all other characteristics are not worse but not better than most netbooks. If you need a convenient and reliable netbook for work and did not want to carefully compare the set of models, the Toshiba mini NB300 can be simple and reasonable choice.