Toshiba NB200 netbook

03. Feb, 2010 3 Comments

One of Toshiba’s strong entries into the netbook world is the NB200. The NB200 is what a netbook is all about. It’s strong and lightweight at the same time, offers good battery life and some good features for those who wish to use a netbook on the go. The NB200 comes with 1Gb of RAM which is great for those wishing to use the netbook for browsing, e-mail, music and movies on the go. The Toshiba NB200 comes with a 1.67GHz Atom N280 CPU with the 945 chipset which is pretty standard for a lot of netbooks.

The 10.1 inch screen with a resolution of 1024×600 is also a good screen which is good for browsing most websites and offers a good resolution for movies. There is a 160Gb hard disk which is ample for computing on the go. If you need more there are 3 USB ports allowing you to plug in external hard disks or memory sticks. A 0.3 MP webcam is also present allowing friends to see you while you are out and about. Standard with netbooks comes a wireless option and also bluetooth is also included.

The Toshiba NB200 also comes with Windows 7 starter.

The Good
The Toshiba NB200 is a good size and weight for a netbook but doesn’t compromise on features. At under 2kg it is a nice weight to be able to carry around. Also the keyboard is a good size so typing is pleasant rather than awkward and fiddly on some netbooks.

What we really like here at GizmoSpy is that the USB ports charge USB devices even when the netbook is switched off. This is great if you want to charge your MP3 player on the go. It obviously drains the batteries of the netbook but if you have some power spare and want to charge something its a great option.

The Bad
We can’t find too much wrong with this offering from Toshiba. For a netbook it ticks all the right boxes. Maybe some more memory would be ideal but if you are using the netbook for what they are designed for, mobile computing, then 1Gb should really be enough.

Spy Rating
We like this Toshiba NB200 netbook. If portable computing is what you want then we don’t think you can go too far wrong with this excellent offering from Toshiba.