NB520 featured speakers for top sound quality, modern design suitable for young people.Although the netbook was no longer "popular" as more than a year ago but still pretty much in NB520 features make users pay attention. This model is equipped with brand-name speakers for high-class entertainment Harman / Kardon, processor dual-core Intel Atom next generation, feature charging via USB or music player with MP3 player through the speakers even when the machine was off.
Toshiba NB520 version was tested and also the model including 10.1-inch screen resolution 1024 x 600 pixel configuration includes an Intel Atom N550 1.5 GHz speed , 2GB RAM, Intel GMA 3150 graphics chip and 320GB hard drive.
Design
Quite compact in size but NB520 still feels very solid in hand. This model has the crust on the metal frame with solid and plastic coated exterior. Design dot ball just made that point just stick the machine is not easily sweat stain, fingerprints. Type patterns are also included in both the Toshiba to the side of the hand.
With compact size, 10.1-inch screen should NB520 is not equipped with an optical drive under. It also does not have an HDMI port for playback of high definition video to HDTV.
Right side of this model appears only two USB ports. This one features two ports for charging other devices even when the computer is turned off as mobile phone or music ...
The left side includes Kensington lock machine (built right into the hinge unit), power jack, LAN, heat sink, VGA, USB, microphone (and a gateway to feeling connected to your MP3 player) and headphones.
Keyboard, touchpad
To save space and help the user easy operation, the NB520 keyboard is designed to flush spills the two sides of machines. This keyboard is designed according to traditional forms of popular Toshiba not like chiclet as the model that the company recently introduced. The keys have good spacing, but feeling a bit heavy press, press trip was short, so users will take some time to get acquainted.
A pity because the area is quite small so required Toshiba integrated speakers on both sides touchpad. When using office applications and listening to music and entertainment, uncomfortable feeling appears to be so hands will not stay on the space useful as conventional laptop.
Unlike normal keyboards, touchpad's NB520 quite excellent. Touchpad has an area larger than most other netbooks on the market. surface roughness also allows users to not be slippery when your hands and use more accurate operation. The zoom in, zoom out with two fingers is also made easy. Two buttons are also high enough.
Monitors
NB520 equipped with 10.1-inch screen resolution 1024 x 600 pixels like most netbooks today. Although this was a standard but popular netbook aimed towards high-class entertainment, the modest size of this little experience when watching movies or surfing the Web for images, the standard font size is slightly smaller.
With the mirror technology monitors, computer displays realistic colors and sharp single mistake is "inherent" is shiny when used outdoors or light source behind it.
Performance
Toshiba NB520 using Intel dual-core Atom N550 1.5 GHz processor speed, 2GB RAM, Intel GMA 3150 graphics chip and 320GB hard drive.
With the configuration of a netbook despite equipped dual-core processor Intel Atom next generation, but of course the NB520 is only serving users in tasks like office applications, watching videos or playing high-definition HD flash games on the site.
NB520 can run well the 720p high-definition video without any difficulty. However, it is unfortunate that the machine does not have an HDMI port to develop this feature.
However, it is still sometimes encountered situation "that" a few seconds when using heavy applications or opening multiple windows surf in reality testing.
Radiator
Using Atom NB520 should be less heat compared with conventional laptops. Cavity radiator left side of the machine is not used to heat the steel sheets. Even when watching HD movies or play computer games all flash radiates relatively little heat between the touchpad and speaker for hands just a little bit warmer.
Battery
Equipped with the Toshiba NB520 battery 61Wh capacity. To fully charge the battery after using about 10% less than you need to about 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Tested open Firefox 10 loading site and automatically reloaded every 15 minutes, add a page to open online music and for continuous playback using headphones instead of speakers and the volume level to 70% of 50% light machine run until it automatically shut down (the 5% level), the time it reached 4 hours 43 minutes.
Meanwhile a treadmill test for HD movie playback 720p and continuously until the machine off, turn off Wi-Fi connection, instead of using external speakers and headphones at the volume level to 70% (negative bar of Windows Media Player program to 100%), 50% brightness until the machine runs itself off (also at 5% battery), the time it reached 4 hours 15 minutes.
The figures show that testing machines have battery life is quite impressive.
Audio
The speakers are the most special feature on the Toshiba NB520. Speaker System Harman / Kardon speakers includes two 2 Watts power on either side of the touchpad area take a break. The speakers for great sound quality, than most other popular netbook or laptop is on the market.
Sound from the machine, bass. Even when open 100% volume, negative phenomena and deformation hardly occurs (using lossless music files for testing). Sound of big speakers in a room full of entertainment under 30m2 big.
Sleep & Music feature, NB520 can listen to music even when turned off with a player comes and is connected via a microphone. The connection is quite simple, users only need to use wire with two ends are 3.5 mm jack to plug into ports on the NB520 micophone, other end plugs into the player or phone.
A pity that the ability of music entertainment NB520 not perfect when it is used to connect external music players, Toshiba's netbook does not have keys or wheel for speaker volume control. Furthermore, these speakers when using the player is not as large as the volume used directly by computer. .
