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Toshiba Mini NB305-N410BN review

The six-cell battery in the Toshiba Mini NB305-N410 ran for 7 hours and 4 minutes using our video playback battery drain test, which is a fantastic number for a Netbook. Great battery life is fast becoming a standard of newer Atom N450 Netbooks, but it's important to note that 7 hours represents what we consider a grueling scenario of continuous video playback: under less strenuous conditions, battery life should be even longer.

Toshiba includes an industry-standard, one-year, parts-and-labor warranty with the Mini NB305-N410, which can also be upgraded to three-year coverage. Support is accessible 24-7 via a toll-free phone line, an online knowledge base, and a Web site with driver downloads.

Jalbum photo conversion test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Toshiba Mini NB305-N410BN
178 
HP Mini 5102
179 

Multimedia Multitasking test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
HP Mini 5102
3076 
Toshiba Mini NB305-N410BN
3088 

Apple iTunes encoding test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Toshiba Mini NB305-N410BN
815 
HP Mini 5102
817 

Video playback battery drain test (in minutes)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
Toshiba Mini NB305-N410BN
424 
HP Mini 5102
199 

Toshiba Mini NB305-N410BN
Windows 7 Starter; 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450; 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 50MB (Shared) Mobile Intel GMA 3150; 250GB Hitachi 5400rpm

Sony Vaio Eco VPC-W212AX
Windows 7 Starter; 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450; 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 250MB (Shared) Mobile Intel GMA 3150; 250GB Seagate 5400rpm

Asus Eee PC 1201N
Windows 7 Starter; 1.6GHz Intel Atom N330 Dual-Core; 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM 2050MHz; 256MB Nvidia ION; 250GB Hitachi 5400rpm

Acer Ferrari One
Windows 7 Home Premium; 1.2GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core L310; 4096MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 384MB (Dedicated) ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200; 250GB Seagate 5400rpm

Acer Aspire One 532h-2326
Windows 7 Starter; 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450; 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 250MB (Shared) Mobile Intel GMA 3150; 250GB Seagate 5400rpm

Asus Eee PC 1005PE
Windows 7 Starter; 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450; 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 251MB (Shared) Mobile Intel GMA 3150; 250GB Seagate 5400rpm

HP Mini 5102
Windows 7 Starter; 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450; 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 248MB (Shared) Mobile Intel GMA 3150; 160GB Seagate 7200rpm

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Quick Specifications

  • Release date11/18/11
  • Processor Intel Atom N450 / 1.66 GHz
  • Memory 1 GB / 2 GB (max)
  • Hard Drive 250 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm
  • Display Type 10.1 in TFT active matrix
  • Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Starter
  • Optical Drive None
  • Graphics Processor Intel GMA 3150 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0
  • Weight 2.6 lbs

Scott Stein, a CNET senior editor and laptop reviewer, is a bit of a New York Jets fan. He has written about tech, entertainment, video games, and viral culture for publications including Maxim, Esquire, and Men's Journal. When he's not busy being a dad, he's obsessively mapping out NY's restaurant landscape and doing his best to write a novel. Full Bio

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