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Toshiba Mini NB305-N440BL 10.1-Inch Royal Blue Netbook (8 Hour Battery Life)

Toshiba Mini NB305-N440BL 10.1-Inch Royal Blue Netbook (8 Hour Battery Life)

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Brand: Toshiba

List Price: $379.99
Buy New: $369.99
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Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars 14 reviews

Color: Silver/Blue
Media: Personal Computers
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: Windows 7 Starter Edition 32-bit
CPU Speed: 1.66
Processors: 1
System Memory: 1000
Memory Type: SODIMM
Battery Type: Lithium Ion
Hard Drive Size: 250
Graphics RAM: 250
Free Memory Slots: 1
USB Ports: 3
Display Size: 10.1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 10.4 x 1.3
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MPN: PLL3AU-02V016
Model: PLL3AU-02V016
UPC: 883974501557
EAN: 0883974501557

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Features:
  • 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N455 processor
  • 1 GB DDR3 RAM
  • 250 GB SATA hard drive
  • 10.1-inch LED backlit widescreen display; Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 video processor
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Starter, 8.3 hours of battery life

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Amazon.com Product Description

Toshiba Mini NB305: Stylish, Highly Portable Netbook

Enjoy the lighter, brighter side of mobility with the affordable, super-compact Toshiba Mini NB305-N440BL, which weighs less than 3 pounds, is small enough to throw in a purse or bag, and has a brightly colorful 10.1-inch LED-backlit screen. Offering a durable textured finish and cover in Royal Blue, it features a full-size keyboard for comfortable typing and a larger touchpad with Multi-Touch Control, which enables you to navigate documents, web pages and images more easily.



With up to 8.75 hours of battery life, the Toshiba Mini NB305 offers a full day of computing without a recharge (see larger image).


Brilliantly styled in Royal Blue (see larger image).


The NB305 features a comfortable full-size keyboard, plus a full-size touchpad with multi-touch capabilities (see larger image).

Combining the power of the latest Intel Atom N455 processor and NM10 Express chipset with a six-cell battery for up to 8.75 hours of battery power, you'll be able to go through an entire day of school, work or errands without worrying about a recharge. The battery pack is neatly hidden under the casing of the netbook to preserve its sleek, ergonomic design.

The 250 GB hard disk drive is protected using an integrated 3D impact sensor which detects freefalls, shocks and vibrations. The Toshiba Mini also features a USB Sleep-and-Charge port, which allows external USB devices such as mobile phones and personal media players to charge from the netbook even when it is turned off. Other features include fast DDR3 RAM, an integrated webcam, and a mono speaker.

This Toshiba Mini comes pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows 7 Starter operating system (32-bit version).

Key Features

  • 10.1-inch LED backlit widescreen display (1024 x 600-pixel resolution) provides richer colors and clearer definition--perfect for browsing the Internet.
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  • 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N455 processor (512 KB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB) combines performance and energy efficiency to explore the Internet and stay connected while mobile.
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  • 250 GB SATA hard drive (5400 RPM)
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  • 1 GB of installed DDR3 RAM (667 MHz; expandable to 2 GB)
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  • Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 video processor with up to 250 MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory.
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  • Wireless Connectivity
    • With its integrated Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking capabilities, this laptop provides up to five times the performance and twice the wireless range using 802.11n-compatible routers as you would with 802.11g networks. It's also backward compatible with 802.11b/g networks (commonly found at Wi-Fi hotspots and in older home routers.
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  • Included Toshiba Software:
    • Toshiba Media Controller offers simplified media sharing. Using an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, it lets you share videos, music and pictures from the media library on your laptop with compatible devices in your home entertainment network, or with other compatible laptops and devices, like an Xbox 360 game console. And you can do it all without moving equipment, burning discs or fumbling with cables.
    • Toshiba Bulletin Board is an easy-to-use organizational and productivity app that lets you build your own personalized space on your desktop. With Toshiba Bulletin Board, you can quickly and easily manage your to-do lists and calendars, plus create your own custom work area by pinning your favorite photos, documents, links and more.
    • Toshiba ReelTime helps you cut down the time it takes to search for files. The easy-to-use app takes traditional text-based file structures one step further to help you find what you're looking for more quickly. Accessible from your taskbar, it shows you a visual timeline of your recently accessed files--using graphical thumbnails--so you can easily identify and get to your files faster.
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  • Included Toshiba Utilities:
    • USB Sleep and Charge offers a great way to keep your portable electronics powered up without requiring your laptop to be on. With this laptop's Sleep and Charge USB port, you'll be able to charge your smart phone, MP3 player, and other portable electronics--all without having to keep your laptop awake.
    • Hard Drive Impact Sensor takes the worry out of taking your most important files and multimedia on the go. Able to detect sudden movement along three different dimensions, the impact sensor (a complex system of hardware and software) helps safeguard your data by "parking" the hard drive heads in the event of a drop or sudden movement. And it works faster than you can blink to help protect your laptop and all-important data.
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  • Up to 8.3 hours of battery life (6-cell battery; 48 Wh)
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  • Dimensions & Weight: 10.47 x 7.57 x 1.43 inches (WxDxH); 2.6 pounds
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Networking, Connectivity & Expansion

  • 3 total USB ports with left-side port offering Sleep and Charge capabilities.
  • VGA video output (analog, RGB)
  • Microphone and headphone jacks
  • Secure Digital (SD) memory card reader compatible with Secure Digital High Capacity, Multi Media Card media
  • Fast Ethernet (10/100)

What's in the box

This package contains the Toshiba Mini NB305-N440BL notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions.

It also comes with the following software:

Norton Internet Security 2010 (30-day trial); Microsoft Works 9; Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Edition (60-day trial); Google Toolbar; Toshiba PC Health Monitor; Toshiba Online Backup (30-day trial)

This laptop is backed by a 1-year limited hardware warranty.

Microsoft Windows 7 Starter

Microsoft Windows 7 Starter makes small notebook PCs easier to use because it puts less between you and what you want to do--less waiting, less clicking, less hassle connecting to networks. Windows 7 Starter combines the latest in reliability and responsiveness with the familiarity and compatibility of Windows. Some features include:

  • Features like Jump Lists, Pin, Snap, and Windows Search all make using a small notebook PC simple and easy
  • Joining home networks with other PCs running Windows 7 is easy and simple
  • Connecting to printers and devices is easier than ever
  • Supports the latest hardware and software
  • Internet Explorer 8 improves the safety of web browsing

Environmental Specifications

  • Energy Star 5.0 certified
  • Gold EPEAT designation for meeting standards to help reduce its environmental impact.
  • RoHS compliant effectively reducing the environmental impact by restricting the use of lead, mercury and certain other hazardous substances

Learn more about Toshiba's environmental commitment.

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25th Anniversary of Toshiba Laptops

This year, Toshiba celebrates its 25th anniversary of innovations and quality in the notebook PC business. Beginning with the launch of the Toshiba T1100, the world's first clamshell-type, fully functional laptop PC, Toshiba has led the with such innovations as the first laptop with a color monitor in 1991 and a laptop with integrated CD-ROM drive in 1995 (followed by the addition of a DVD drive in 1998). And in 2009, Toshiba unveiled the world's first ultraportable laptop with 512GB solid state drive.

Today, Toshiba continues to be a leader in eco-friendly manufacturing, with virtually all of its consumer laptops earning EPEAT Gold status for meeting standards that help reduce overall environmental impact.



Product Description
Toshiba NB305-N440BL 10.1" Mini Notebook PC - Royal Blue Operating System: Genuine Windowsr 7 Starter 32-bit Processor and Graphics: Intelr AtomT processor N455 1.66GHz, 512KB L2 Cache Intelr NM10 Express Chipset Intelr Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 with 0MB-250MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory Memory: Configured with 1GB DDR3 (works at 800MHz, max 2GB) 1 main memory slot. Slot is occupied. Storage Drive: 250GB (5400 RPM) Serial ATA hard disk drive TOSHIBA Hard Drive Impact Sensor (3D sensor) Display: 10.1" diagonal widescreen TruBriter LED backlit display at 1024 x 600 native resolution (WSVGA) Sound: Built-in stereo speaker Input Devices: Standard US keyboard TouchPadT pointing device with multi-touch control Communications: Webcam and microphone integrated 10/100 Ethernet Wi-Fir Wireless networking (802.11b/g/n) Expandability: Memory Card Reader Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, Multi Media Card [shared slot] Ports Video: RGB (monitor) output port Audio: Microphone input port Headphone output port Data: 3 USB v2.0 ports (2 USB + 1 Left side port with USB Sleep and Charge) RJ-45 LAN port Security: Slot for Security Lock Physical Description: Texture Finish in Royal Blue Dimensions (W x D x H ): 10.47" x 7.57" x 1.43" Weight: Starting at 2.60 lbs., depending upon configuration Power: 30W (19V x 1.58A) Auto sensing, 100-240V/50-60Hz AC Adapter Dimensions (W x D x H): 3.66" x 1.57" x 1.1" Weight: starting at .44 lbs. Battery: 6 cell (48Wh) Lithium Ion battery pack Battery Life Rating (measured by MobileMarkT Productivity 2007) Included 6-cell battery: 8 hours, 45 minutes Software: Toshiba Software and Utilities Electronic User's Guide Toshiba Laptop Checkup Bluetooth Stack for Windows by Toshiba TOSHIBA Resources page TOSHIBA Media Controller TOSHIBA Bulletin BoardT TOSHIBA ReelTimeT TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor Hard Disc Drive (H


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5 out of 5 stars I love this thing.   September 9, 2010
S.L.
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

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.



4 out of 5 stars Good netbook   September 4, 2010
IT Security
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

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.



1 out of 5 stars Defective on day 1   September 4, 2010
T. McCartney (Madison, TN United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

My 11-year-old niece saved up to buy a netbook, and I talked her into a Toshiba because I'd had a Toshiba laptop in the past that was rock-solid. Well, she received it yesterday and immediately started getting an error message that says "Warning: A problem with the cooling system has been detected." It then shuts down. Beach Camera, the Amazon storefront that sold her the netbook pushed her off on Toshiba, and I don't envy the customer service nightmare my niece's parents are going to experience dealing with them. Probably best to avoid this item.


5 out of 5 stars A nice moderate netbook   August 22, 2010
disappointed (Lodi, California)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

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.


3 out of 5 stars Wireless connectivity less than desirable   August 6, 2010
deasonp@zianet.com (Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful

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.

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