Toshiba NB305-N600 10.1-Inch Netbook (Blue)
I have had this notebook for a couple of days now and I absolutely love it. I'm an upcoming senior so I needed something that could handle what a typical 17 year old needs:
(1.)Microsoft Office
(2.)Something that handles internet browsing well
(3.)Fast
(4.)Something with fast video playback
This netbook achieves well in all four. Mines came preloaded with Microsoft Office Starter. While the Starter version lacks PowerPoint and Outlook, at the moment I am perfectly fine with just Microsoft Office Word. I mean it did come free.
At first I was a bit worried about the internet browsing and the netbook freezing up because several reviews mentioned that the netbook is slow. My netbook has not frozen up once and I had 5 things open (Google Chrome- 5 tabs, Microsoft Word, Skype, and a couple of folders up). Video playback has also not been a problem. Youtube and Hulu do not buffer or freeze up. I even had a ripped copy of True Blood on my flash drive which I played with no problems.
The reason I dont give 5 stars is because the speakers are horrible. I wasn't expecting much since it IS a netbook but I wasn't expecting to practically have to strain my ear to be able to hear anything. Headphones are a must.
Other than that I have no complaints about the laptop. The keys are spaced nicely and you're not really prone to making typos (unless your just a bad typist). I did order a 2GB memory that I plan to put in but I don't think it's something you need to invest in unless you plan on downloading a lot.
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