Toshiba Netbook: New Toy Oh ay Oh!

"I want a New Toy (oh ay oh), to keep my head expanding.
I want a New Toy (oh ay oh), nothing too demanding.
Then when everything is in roses everything is static"
- Lene Lovich

Dear MacBook. I still love you. I just need a more portable friend to take with me to meetings, conferences, and on the space shuttle. Really. That's All. ~Gwyneth

So, I pinged my peeps out there in my PLN:

Trying to find a Netbook for #ISTE10 that has a USB & Video out under $500 and 5lbs: Any Suggestions?

And this is what i got:
lazygal@gwynethjones does this work? http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=10485


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Features:
  • 10.1-inch LED backlit widescreen display (1024 x 600-pixel resolution) provides richer colors and clearer definition--perfect for browsing the Internet.
  • 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N450 processor (512 KB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB) combines performance and energy efficiency to explore the Internet and stay connected while mobile.
  • 250 GB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 RPM) with an impact sensor that helps safeguard your data by "parking" the hard drive heads in the event of a drop or sudden movement.
  • 1 GB of DDR2 RAM (800 MHz; 1 memory slot; upgradeable to 2 GB)
  • Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 video processor with up to 384 MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory
  • Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n) for greater speed and range.


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  • Three USB ports with one Sleep and Charge port on the left side, allowing you to charge your mobile phone and other devices even when the notebook is asleep or off.
  • Full-size 85-key keyboard
  • TouchPad pointing device with multi-touch gesture control
  • Built-in stereo speaker
  • Fast Ethernet (10/100)
  • Secure Digital memory card reader also compatible with Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC, and MultiMedia Card (MMC)
and 11 flippin hours of Battery Life!

Found On Amazon for $399.00 \\FTW!//

Comments

  1. AnonymousMarch 3, 2010 at 8:19 PM

    That looks great! I love my MBP to death, but on some level I know it's a school machine and will not last forever.

    Are you still running Windows 7 on it? When I saw the 1GB of stock RAM, that was my only real concern. I'd love ot hear how you feel about this machine two weeks in!

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  2. Eleanor AndertonMarch 16, 2010 at 9:42 AM

    And does it run Second Life?

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  3. The Daring LibrarianMarch 19, 2010 at 10:00 AM

    i don't think it can run SL - i didn't expect it to....meaning i bought it just to do minimum stuff like take notes, and show presos. Hmmm
    and being not a PC grrl wouldn't know how to judge a graphic card / memory to see if its enough. do you know? anyone? Bueller?

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