While I’m more than happy with the Toshiba NB205 netbook I purchased in August, there are refreshed models out from Toshiba. The model numbers are different, but the hardware looks to be the same. Windows 7 Starter Edition is the big difference, since my device came with Windows XP. I have my netbook set to dual-boot in either XP or Windows 7 Ultimate for the moment, but for a true review of the Windows 7 experience, I recommend reading Brad Linder’s latest look.
Aside from the second opinion on the device, I was most intrigued by some Toshiba software that I don’t have on my device. And I can’t find it for download on the Toshiba site either. Specifically, there’s some nice power management bits, a PC health monitor and some diagnostic tools that I’d love to get on the Windows 7 partition for my Tosh.
I had a feeling that something was missing when I got the latest power management bits for Windows 7 from Toshiba directly. The XP version has a well-detailed graphical user interface that I lost with the Windows 7 utilities from Toshiba. I can’t even find the software available on Toshiba’s site under the new NB205-330 model that Brad reviewed. Bummer!

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