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User Reviews about Toshiba Mini NB305-N440WH 10.1-Inch Frost White Netbook (8 Hour Battery Life)

I bought this in June 2010, I don't know if that's after all the hoopla about the memory upgrade or not. I got the extra memory as I knew I'd need it, stuck it in and booted up without a problem. I installed Windows x64 Ultimate, formatting the hard drive in the process to get rid of all the bloatware and stuff I didn't want. It runs W7 Ultimate x64 very, very well with the 2 GB's of RAM. The Toshiba website had all the drivers for everything I needed in the Windows 7 x64 configuration. I'm very happy with this little guy.

I'm an IT Pro, I don't do a lot of what other users of this computer might want it for. I use it for remote controlling other computers a lot, for instance. It's great to carry this little computer around the job site, I can be logged onto the domain controller while working on and troubleshooting the whole installation, adding new workstations to the domain, etc. It's one of my favorite tools in my inventory and because it's so small it goes everywhere with me. I can use it to remote into my main server and get software, access other client systems, it does everything I want it to and it does it very well.

To give you folks an idea of some of the other things I use it for;

I have a mount for it in my vehicle. I don't need or want 3/4G because I can't use the internet while I'm driving anyway and everywhere I need it there's wifi. In an emergency I can just pull into any apartment complex and use inSSIDer to find an available network. Thanks all of you who don't know how to or can't be bothered to secure your wireless, it's never a problem getting connected. I'm not doing anything malicious to anyone so don't get your undies in a bundle. There are also many businesses with free wifi so given the choice I'll use those networks.

I use it when I take my nephew to Karate, I log onto the Karate Dojo's wireless (which I installed for them) and watch Netflix to pass the time. The computer connects easily to the AUX input on my car stereo so I have great sound to go with my viewing.

Being as the computer connects to my car stereo I have 60Gb of music to listen to when I'm driving. I never listen to the radio and I never listen to music I don't like. I had to tweak the hard disk shock protection settings a little, and the file buffering on WinAmp (that's what I use for playing music) but it works great. I have my music organized into play lists so a couple taps on the keyboard and I've got just what I want without being distracted from my driving.

On the rare occasions when I have time to grill a steak, I take the Toshiba outside and watch TV or whatever streamed from my main computer in the house. Windows Media Center connects directly to the monster that acts as a server in my home. No more twiddling my thumbs while the charcoal gets hot. I hate gas grills, btw.

I use the little guy constantly while sitting in the cattle section on airliners. I can listen to music or watch any number of movies that I've pre-loaded onto the machine before leaving home. I recently flew from the west coast to the east coast. I used it during the flights and layovers. I can make it from Los Angeles to anywhere on the east coast without running out of battery, that's pretty impressive. I get anywhere from 8 hours to several days on a battery charge, depending on how I use the computer. I have an inverter in the car so it's always charging while it's mounted in the vehicle.

I use it with my telescope to display sky maps for finding interesting things. I took it to the boonies for the Perseid meteor shower and it ran all night with some battery charge to spare. Bear in mind that the computer isn't in constant use on these occasions and sleeps a lot of the time, but still it's nice not to have to find someplace to plug it in every couple hours. I have on several occasions forgotten to plug it in to grid power and left it in my computer bag, sleeping. Once it went for 3 days, used for what I needed and wanted it for, before the little 6 cell battery gave up. It's got impressive battery time.

So, maybe I got lucky or maybe some of the people that review this little machine don't know how to use it or have unreasonable expectations but from my experience it's a great little soldier. I haven't had a lick of trouble with it, not one issue. Oh, I take that back, with Win7 Ult. x64 the wifi power toggle doesn't work, wifi stays on all the time. I don't really care so I'm not docking a star for that. That's the ONLY thing I can think of that doesn't work as well or better than expected with a little 1.6 x2 Atom processor and 2Gb of RAM. I think I'm getting my money's worth out of this machine, and more.

I find that mine is very solidly built, the construction "feels" good and solid. The screen is sharp and crisp and the LED backlighting makes it easy on the eyes. The touch pad works fine but I don't like touch pads so I have a little mouse that I use whenever possible. At my desk I dock it to a larger monitor and full sized keyboard and mouse and that works very good too.

Speaking of getting lucky, I've noticed something that's kind of weird. I see a lot of cases where something I've researched as much as I did this purchase later gets a bunch of bad reviews that are way outside of and opposed to my experience. Either I'm very, very fortunate, God is blessing me, or there are a lot of people out there that don't know what they're doing. Computers are like cars, telescopes, and other complex machines, they have a definite learning curve and if you really don't understand them, best leave tinkering with the innards to someone who knows what goes where. Just a thought... Of course in the case of Toshiba giving people the wrong specs, well shame on them. I hardly ever have to call tech support so I can't vouch for Toshiba support one way or the other. -- I love this thing.

Based on good computer reviews, I bought it and my daughter is very satisfied using it for taking notes in class. She just pops it into her purse and off she goes while she watches other people manhandle their larger laptops into carrying bags.
Battery life is much better than the HP 1000 that she had, about 6 hrs. Keyboard works well and the netbook has handy s/w tools that help once you're more familiar with it. Outside case is scratch-resistant. Has 3 USB ports. 250Gb HDD capacity is useful. HDD shock sensor was nice to have but I never mistreated a laptop while in use before. Little faster processor than the HP 1000. Webcam is better than HP 1000's. Windows 7 operating system is more user friendly than Vista, more like XP.
The big negative was the speaker placement, in front but below the keyboard so unless your ears are near your belly button, you have to push volume control to max or use headphones. Toshiba sells a DVD RW drive but I bought a less expensive portable DVD drive with a reputable brand thru Amazon. I bought a 2Gb RAM but haven't installed it yet. All-in-all, a great netbook to carry around. -- Good netbook

It is not really fast, it has a moderate capacity, etc. It serves grandly for reading email, for web surfing, and for substituting for a radio for night listening where reception sucks. We wanted a substitute for radio at our weekend cabin and it does that. We think it has been a good choice. As long as you don't think you should get high end performance from low end costs, you will be happy. -- A nice moderate netbook

I purchased the Toshiba NB305 when my previous Lenovo gave up the ghost and I needed a device for use at the Boy Scout National Jamboree. Although the fit and function of the keyboard is just right, and the brightness of the screen more than adequate, three gripes surfaced. Minor was the inability to upgrade the memory to 2GB due to inaccuracy of the part specification. Second, the battery life went for 10 hours indicated after first charge to 4 hours after the second charge, and the device has remained at 4 hours since. But most aggravating and damning was the inability to connect to the proffered WiFi at the Jamboree staff site. While all around me were connected with their Apples, HPs, Dells and some older Toshibas, there I sat with my new NB305 and nary a trace of a signal. Chagrined, wiser, and with an opportunity to trade sleep time for internet time. If faced with a marginal signal issue again I shall probably opt for an external antennae/wireless. -- Wireless connectivity less than desirable