Digital Home Thoughts: Toshiba Makes a Flashy, If Late, Entrance to Netbook Game

"At first glance, it would seem that there’s very little a manufacturer can do these days to make its 10-inch netbook stand out from the hordes of others on the market. Yet, despite being more than a year late to the game in North America, Toshiba’s mini NB205 does just that. It has created a netbook that, while housing a standard Intel Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, and Microsoft Windows XP Home, manages to break the mold. With a beautiful chassis, a spacious keyboard and touchpad, an exemplary 8.5 hours of battery life, and a competitive $399 price tag, Toshiba’s netbook rises above the competition."

That keyboard is pretty slick looking. Looks like something I'd expect on a Mac netbook. I think some of the other design features are love it or hate it. While I like the idea of a textured lid, I think they could have gotten a little more creative than essentially a corduroy pattern.