This is my first netbook (and first Toshiba) but traveling with a 17" laptop was just too much trouble. After reading the reviews and comparing specs the Toshiba NB505 looked to be the best and now that I have it, I love it. The wireless seems to have very decent range and reception. The battery life is better than what I expected and I have run it for more than 5 hours with it still going strong.
This is my first netbook. I researched a while before I made the decision to make my purchase and I'm happy to be able to say that I made a good decision with this one. The speaker is small, but sounds great to me. The battery has been holding up superbly. 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.
It's plenty loud and sounds fine. I also upgraded to windows 7 home premium, which boosted performance in my opinion. If you're looking for a small compact quality Notebook, Don't let this one get away! I love everything about this new computer. Another highlight of this particular netbook is the screen. It is magnificent for being as small as it is! Again, no noticeable improvements but at least I can change my background. They keyboard is nicely laid out. I put in a second GB but haven't really noticed major improvements, it was fine before but it's nice knowing that it's already there. I also loaded Win7 Home because it was $20.
Also scrolling with page up/page down while reading a long web page is a pain when you have to press also the FN key! With most netbooks you have to live with the FN key, not in this case, the NB505 keyboard is really practical and comfortable, almost like a full laptop or pc keyboard, even do the position of the keys is not standard, they let you do the work easier and faster. Its capacious HD (250 GB) easily stored several thousand RAW images and HD video files. I no longer had to use the beaten-up (and malware-infected) computers in the Internet cafes, thanks to Wi-Fi.
I use it mainly to watch Netflix in bed. It works great for other functions too. I was prepared to be underwhelmed, but am pleasantly surprised. I was having a Goldilocks moment - my laptop (also a Toshiba and a great machine) is too big to carry around town or on low/no-work travel, and my Android phone, while it does everything but wash the dishes, is a bit small. With iPad there's a lot of incompatibility issues and requires hassles to download a lot of software just to visit certain sites. For a third of a price of an iPad, I have a very sleek looking gadget that does a lot than I expected.
This is my first netbook. I researched a while before I made the decision to make my purchase and I'm happy to be able to say that I made a good decision with this one. The speaker is small, but sounds great to me. The battery has been holding up superbly. 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.
It's plenty loud and sounds fine. I also upgraded to windows 7 home premium, which boosted performance in my opinion. If you're looking for a small compact quality Notebook, Don't let this one get away! I love everything about this new computer. Another highlight of this particular netbook is the screen. It is magnificent for being as small as it is! Again, no noticeable improvements but at least I can change my background. They keyboard is nicely laid out. I put in a second GB but haven't really noticed major improvements, it was fine before but it's nice knowing that it's already there. I also loaded Win7 Home because it was $20.
Also scrolling with page up/page down while reading a long web page is a pain when you have to press also the FN key! With most netbooks you have to live with the FN key, not in this case, the NB505 keyboard is really practical and comfortable, almost like a full laptop or pc keyboard, even do the position of the keys is not standard, they let you do the work easier and faster. Its capacious HD (250 GB) easily stored several thousand RAW images and HD video files. I no longer had to use the beaten-up (and malware-infected) computers in the Internet cafes, thanks to Wi-Fi.
I use it mainly to watch Netflix in bed. It works great for other functions too. I was prepared to be underwhelmed, but am pleasantly surprised. I was having a Goldilocks moment - my laptop (also a Toshiba and a great machine) is too big to carry around town or on low/no-work travel, and my Android phone, while it does everything but wash the dishes, is a bit small. With iPad there's a lot of incompatibility issues and requires hassles to download a lot of software just to visit certain sites. For a third of a price of an iPad, I have a very sleek looking gadget that does a lot than I expected.
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