Fantastic Product But Difficult To Find – EPC Netbook Critique
You pick it up, and the rubberized matte finish feels good under your fingers — like there’s no way you’re going to drop it unless you’re a complete klutz. Also annoying is that the Windows 7 version it comes with idiotically does not let you choose a background.
My Acer Aspire netbook over-heated and died yesterday. My first impressions were pretty good.
While I’ll never be a Windows convert, this is a great little machine that lets me get my work done. I removed some of the Toshiba-ware, loaded Open Office and a free anti-virus program, and I am there.
The battery life also is amazing, compared to my Dell laptop, which is another plus for taking to an all-day conference. With my Dell, I had to search for a seat near an outlet. 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. 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 is surprisingly fast (I upgraded to 2 GB) and allows me to have multiple pages and programs open. It seems sturdy but light.
The speaker is small, but sounds great to me. The battery has been holding up superbly. The 8 hours battery life is awesome. The screen clarity is amazing. I haven’t run a battery test yet but all indications are it will last quite a long time. I expect at least 6 hours minimum. Toshiba seriously makes a great netbook as I went through an Asus and an HP while I was here within three months. If this Toshiba can chug along in this heat and dust and never skip a beat, it will take anything.
Fires up quickly and does all the Office documents and web surfing I need it to. Based on other reviews I immediately upgraded the RAM to 2GB. Highly recommend for someone who wants an easy travel netbook that’s light, portable, and pretty fast. I wouldn’t buy if you intend to do a lot of work other than web surfing. First, it has rotten Wine support. You can’t get anything like an official build for Wine 1.3 for Debian, especially for the stable version, Squeeze. Battery life is around 8 hours with Wi-Fi off. With Wi-Fi on, I get about 6-7 hours of battery while browsing the web and listening to music.
It also will be idea for personal travel. GARAGE BIKE RACK.
