Toshiba NB305/009

In the current market the combination of Windows 7 Starter, a 250GB hard drive, and an Intel Atom N450 should cost around $399.


For $499 the Toshiba Satellite NB305/009 is a functional but expensive older netbook. The main let down for current buyers is the processor; new netbooks that cost around $350 have one that's much faster than N450 in this one. However, if you can find it for half the RRP you're still getting a good deal.

Under the hood there's a Intel Atom N450 (1.66GHz) processor that can run Windows 7 Starter decently, and easily handles word processing and surfing the internet. Only basic casual games will run due to the combination of onboard graphics and 1GB of RAM, but that’s normal for a netbook.

A 250GB hard drive is as large as you can get in a netbook, but it should still be sufficient for most low-end computing tasks. A 10.1in (1,024x600 resolution) screen is standard for most netbooks, and is just big enough to make sure you can see what you’re doing. The NB305 weighs just 1.18kg, and measures 36.4mm thick, 192.3mm deep, and 266mm wide. There is a blue version of this netbook called the Toshiba NB305/01E which is otherwise completely identical.

Spec Data
Processor series : Intel Atom
Processor model : Intel Atom N450
Processor speed (GHz) : 1.66
Graphics system : Onboard
Drive 1 Capacity : 250
Standard Memory (GB) : 1