Toshiba NB305 vs. Asus eee 1001P-PU17: From what I understand, they're pretty much the same except for looks?
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I did my homework and these were the two I came down to as well. Honestly, I think you'll be pleased with either. I haven't had the Asus in hand; I went with the Toshiba, as that's where my heart kept going back to. They're very close, feature/spec-wise. (I trust you're not expecting 720p+ video, because that does not play well on most netbooks.) Asus should have longer battery life, and it has built-in bluetooth. (Bluetooth USB adapter runs $20-25 otherwise.) The Toshiba is downright beautiful, and its texture won't pick up fingerprints. I don't know what the Asus screen is like; the Toshiba screen is excellent. I can vouch for Toshiba's multi-taskability, though I don't doubt Asus' capability at the same. I really think they'll both be loveable; what does your heart say?
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I spoke with customer service right now and they double checked. Unfortunately there is absolutely no ETA on the item. Is it even possible to get the ASUS U50Vg-B1 model which IS in stock and put a 500GB HDD, the 2.53GHz Intel P8700 Core 2 Duo Processor and the Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) Operating System? I mean.. Thats the only difference between them.. I would assume its possible and would be great if they would since we have been waiting so long for this product. Its about to be a month since its been released.. Help us! lol :(
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It is an see model therefor it is as good as newer Toshiba such as the encore2 or Samsung product. It was excellentIn its day but if you are looking for speed etc. the newer models would be better.
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I currently have a Toshiba NB205-230 and the keys feel good, soft, and very quiet. My only complaint with the one a bought is Win7starter, but that is easily fixed. Even for what I used it for, which was long distance communication and holding data it was a great help to me.
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Hello, main specs already listed on the Amazon page, you can actually search the part number and first site that shows will be that of Toshiba were you can find specs as well.Thank you,
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Well in reality there both good, but if you asked me id go with the i5 if I had the money, the i5 operates on 2.7ghz and the Intel Celeron well 1.9ghz. Right of the bat you can see the difference. Now if the money is not available for i5, I would not hesitate to take the Toshiba, its not that is slow or bad, its just there are better laptops out there. I hope this answered it.
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Just rec'd this model Crucial as recommended on Amazon to upgrade new ASUS 1005 PE but now hesitant to with what I'm reading.Spoke with Crucial rep and advised slower than the recommeded CT1166735 they show on their site but should work. Anymore feedback from anyone before I give it a whirl. Thanks R.Moore
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Like a lot of people, I ordered this laptop on the Lightning Deal. The attraction was the great price break plus Blu-Ray. The next day I saw that they had removed the Blu-Ray in the product description. When the Samsung was delivered, I immediately returned it (unopened) to Amazon. I then decided to buy an Asus N61 model which has similar features, but is priced slightly more. Reason? Asus has received (PC Magazine 2010 customer survey) excellent reliability and customer service ratings, comparable to Apple. Because Blu-Ray is still desirable, I ordered the Asus slim-line external Blu-Ray player. It works great!!! Like a lot of people, I ordered this laptop on the Lightning Deal. The attraction was the great price break plus Blu-Ray. The next day I saw that they had removed the Blu-Ray in the product description. When the Samsung was delivered, I immediately returned it (unopened) to Amazon. I then decided to buy an Asus N61 model which has similar features, but is priced slightly more. Reason? Asus has received (PC Magazine 2010 customer survey) excellent reliability and customer service ratings, comparable to Apple. Because Blu-Ray is still desirable, I ordered the Asus slim-line external Blu-Ray... » Read More Like a lot of people, I ordered this laptop on the Lightning Deal. The attraction was the great price break plus Blu-Ray. The next day I saw that they had removed the Blu-Ray in the product description. When the Samsung was delivered, I immediately returned it (unopened) to Amazon. I then decided to buy an Asus N61 model which has similar features, but is priced slightly more. Reason? Asus has received (PC Magazine 2010 customer survey) excellent reliability and customer service ratings, comparable to Apple. Because Blu-Ray is still desirable, I ordered the Asus slim-line external Blu-Ray player. It works great!!! « Show Less
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I believe it was the exact same model and therefore specs because the model number is an exact match. That is how I found this Amazon page. I plugged the model number into Google. I wanted to see what others thought about this netbook as we bought it after only a few minutes of shopping. This isn't my normal style but we bought it for our son-in-law who flew out tonight and we wanted him to have a computer.
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Asus is a New brandvaround here, but the specs are much nices than toshibait looks that the processor is pretty much the same
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Well, there are a few reviews now! There's also a review of a similar earlier model at pcmag.com. The A53E-EH71 has an upgraded processor and a USB 3.0 port. --Also, the leading product ratings magazine rated the Asus U56E-BAL7 as being very quick and suitable for moderate gaming. It has the slower core i5 processor, and the same integrated graphics (Intel 3000 HD) as the Asus A53E-EH71. ; )http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2389349,00.asp
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The CPU is indeed the only difference. Everything else is identical, according to Lenovo spec sheet.
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mine is the same 1005PE-PU17.. It's not that bad though, just a bit frustrating when i was setting it up. It works fine with 800 mhz as long as I remember to do manual restarts instead, so atm I'll stick with it until another solution comes up :)
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I believe it is. I recently installed it in an a205 that I upgraded for my son in law. I couldn't find my notes, so I can't be sure of the specific model # of the Toshiba laptop. I have read in several blogs that the Toshiba will only recognize 2 gb ram. This may, or may not be resolved by updating the bios. Since i only put in the 2 gb card, I don't know if updating the bios will let you add more ram. I put this the laptop, along with a new CPU and hard drive, it booted up and recognized the ram with no problem.
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I must say its false marketing from Asus saying it has USB 3.0 on some models when its impossible to buy it, at least no sellers on the net specify it, what I have found.. (perhaps only one model is sold in one copy and is locked in the Asus test lab in China, yeah right so much fuss for that extra *** in the finetext of the specs) Why not be more clear on what models are with USB3.0 why not name it 1015PED-U3 instead?
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The U100 is upgradeable to 2gig memory and has more wireless capability, incl bluetooth. I want the memory for photo editing. After I purchased this little puppy, I dumped my new entertainment pc and desktop. I found that I just kept reaching for the U100. I had evaluated the Asus HE and the Samsung. Both weighed more, and the Samsung cost a lot more. I am quad booting this with XP, OSX, Linux, and Windows 7 so that I can test my web site on several platforms. What a solid, well-designed little machine! The keyboard and speaker issues are minor compared to the tremendous value and flexibility of this laptop, and are easily dealt with. The U100 is upgradeable to 2gig memory and has more wireless capability, incl bluetooth. I want the memory for photo editing. After I purchased this little puppy, I dumped my new entertainment pc and desktop. I found that I just kept reaching for the U100. I had evaluated the Asus HE and the Samsung. Both weighed more, and the Samsung cost a lot more. I am quad booting this with XP, OSX, Linux, and Windows 7 so that I can test my web site on several platforms. What a solid, well-designed little machine! The keyboard and speaker issues are minor compared to the tremendous value and... » Read More The U100 is upgradeable to 2gig memory and has more wireless capability, incl bluetooth. I want the memory for photo editing. After I purchased this little puppy, I dumped my new entertainment pc and desktop. I found that I just kept reaching for the U100. I had evaluated the Asus HE and the Samsung. Both weighed more, and the Samsung cost a lot more. I am quad booting this with XP, OSX, Linux, and Windows 7 so that I can test my web site on several platforms. What a solid, well-designed little machine! The keyboard and speaker issues are minor compared to the tremendous value and flexibility of this laptop, and are easily dealt with. « Show Less
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The US and CA models of the 1005pe mu17 only come with the white asus that has the black lcd frame. The models you see on youtube were from countries other than the United States and Canada, and their model contains the white lcd screen. I bought the white asus 1005pe myself and I own the black lcd screen. To be honest, /i like this design. it's a great contrast to the glossy white and the outside is all white just like the models you saw in youtube.