Toshiba Satellite NB100 netbook gets spotted, critiqued

Late last month, we found that Toshiba's Satellite NB100 netbook was making a beeline to the UK, and while a press shot is well, fine and good, there's just nothing like a little hands-on action to get you salivating. The crew over at TrustedReviews made it over to Zurich for Tosh's first ever Mobility Conference, and the star of the show wasn't one of those new Portégé machines or the Tecra R10; rather, it was the 2.29-pound NB100. Of note, the unit shown was a pre-production rig that shouldn't change much before it's loosed on the public, and contrary to earlier reports, it will boast three USB sockets to bring it in line with most of its closest competitors. Unfortunately, early impressions were that the keyboard was lacking, and the glare-filled display wasn't exactly smiled upon. Check the read link for additional shots and a few more blurbs.

[Thanks, Patrice]

[toxicpiano @ Oct 15th 2008 11:33AM]

What are they running on the left one?

[Canoo @ Oct 15th 2008 11:34AM]

looks like ubuntu MID? i think..

[ZSX @ Oct 15th 2008 12:03PM]

It is the Ubuntu netbook remix but with a blue skin rather than the default fudge brown colour.

[Testies, Testies, 1, 2... 3? @ Oct 15th 2008 2:20PM]

Wow, how long have those touchpads been in use?

[refriedbeans19 @ Oct 15th 2008 11:33AM]

so anyway....about those new macbooks...

[Hamidxa @ Oct 15th 2008 11:40AM]

You mean about those new bags of hurt?

[Conceyted @ Oct 15th 2008 11:34AM]

Looks like a pretty large netbook.

[Ian @ Oct 15th 2008 6:17PM]

Actually, looks pretty small to me. It's a 8.9" screen, and the bezel isn't as huge as it is on netbooks like the AA1 or HP, so they're at least smaller than the Aspire One.

[Fusion Fuzo @ Oct 15th 2008 11:36AM]

FUGLY laptops, surely nobody will buy this fisher price, vtec toy FUGLY

[7on @ Oct 15th 2008 11:37AM]

Your mom should like it then.

[deadcows @ Oct 15th 2008 11:39AM]

I thought they looked quite nice...

[StalematE @ Oct 15th 2008 12:22PM]

leapfrog!

[Justin Landeen @ Oct 15th 2008 11:38AM]

I'll pass on this one.

[Mike Cerm @ Oct 15th 2008 11:41AM]

What's up with all of the netbook manufacturers screwing up the right shift key? Is there just no use for the right shift key in Asia (where all of these are designed and built)?

[Ian @ Oct 15th 2008 6:18PM]

They're all contortionists who have no problems bending their fingers in such a way as to hit the right SHIFT key every time.

[Richard Daystrom @ Oct 15th 2008 12:01PM]

My first and worse laptop was a Toshiba. No more for me thanks, I'm driving.

[Macdelaney @ Oct 15th 2008 12:06PM]

I've been really hoping for a new netbook, but, as usual, this is just the same one with Tosh printed there.

[ChuChu @ Oct 15th 2008 2:33PM]

Did the greasy trackpads come standard or are those extra?

[ugg.tryptophan @ Oct 15th 2008 6:27PM]

pre-touched by the oily hands of your preferred Toshiba factory worker

[George @ Best Laptops @ Dec 27th 2008 9:31AM]

Toshiba laptops are definitely my personal favorite, especially the Satellite series, they rock. The sad thing is, after I bought the black one they came up with the colored versions. Sigh :)