Do not need my laptop anymore!
After two weeks of testing of this machine, I am ready to walk away from-laptops.This is our second NB305. We have the NB305-N442. The N600 is a dual-core Atom processor while the N442 is single core. The top of the case is brushed aluminum, plastic against the N442 is. These are the only two physical differences I see.
We exchanged the disk drive standard for a Zalman solid N128 (“SSD”). Installed Windows 7 Professional (you only need 32-bit version for this machine only supports 2 GB of memory). Most load the drivers with the Win 7 installation, but you’ll need a few where you can download from the support website Tosh. Although this route is more work, get rid of the bloat-ware that is preinstalled on the disk it comes with. We have had many laptops Tosh bloatware since 1995 and continues to worsen. In our experience, it slows the machine down. Swapping the hard ships and do a clean install on an SSD gives you speed gains in the OS and loading of large programs you install.
In this configuration, the load time is fast OS, especially out of hibernation. If you use your laptop for word processing, VPN, remote office or e-mail, you will love this machine. Using the above configuration with Office 2010, Word or Outlook gets loaded in about 5 seconds! I used my PowerPoint out of it to make presentations without a hitch.
I travel a lot and this is where the machine shines. At the airport it is easy to get out of a bag, it weighs less than three pounds. On the plane, I did not have to worry about my screen is stuck when the seat in front of me tilts. It is lightweight and powerful, but the battery life is exceptional. Based on the parameters of your output, you can stretch it to more than 8 hours (make sure to turn off the WiFi!). Thus a flight from coast to coast is not a problem. I have not run out of power on a flight with either the N442 or the model.
I also carry an extra battery just in case. The machine will charge your mobile phone with one of its USB ports and have the extra battery can be a life saver when your flight is delayed and sockets are rare.
Some noted that the SSD extends the battery life. I can not say since I have not run it without an SSD.
The performance of this machine, coupled with its low weight and battery power really make a laptop replacement for me.
Disadvantages? Netbooks are not on video playback, and although this machine is much better than the N442 is the video is not as robust as a multimedia notebook. That goes for the sound too. The speakers are very low. You can work around this problem by using a USB external speaker as the orbit Altec iML227. However, if you use the machine as I am, playing video and high fidelity sound is not of concern.
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