Toshiba NB200 gets a WiFi Radar

I’ve mentioned Toshiba’s own netbook here on a couple of occasion and have been spotted in store shelves since last month. We got a better look at the netbook this afternoon along with a couple of other Toshiba multimedia laptops.

The NB200 will come in very bright pink and blue but I prefer the brown or the white one. The specs are still the same standard list I pointed earlier.

toshiba nb200

The suggested retail price of Php29,990USD 511INR 43,324EUR 487CNY 3,722 still stands — a little steep on the price spectrum, IMO.

toshiba nb205

Of course, there’s option to upgrade to 2GB RAM and get a 6-cell battery but that’s extra cost already. Like Sony, Toshiba puts a premium on their brand so that should explain the price discrepancy from other netbooks currently available in the market.

wifi radar

One pretty nifty utility this model has is the WiFi Radar that shows all access points in a radar-like screen.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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15 Comments

lance says:

15 years ago

awesome~ :)
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Jhay says:

15 years ago

Neat! And so geeky! :D
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Patrick says:

15 years ago

Lenovo also has this radar thingy which I think is easier to understand because they also show the percentage of signal strength. The new one is on a horizontal format but it’s still a bit similar to this:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2287/2968743319_28a946bbf2.jpg
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Victor says:

15 years ago

Still a little bit pricey pero ok na din.
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jong says:

15 years ago

as far as i can remember, my old laptop has this feature… its a toshiba L20 series.. but this one looks better…
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Dustin says:

15 years ago

Look closely at the right side of the picture. it says ConfigFree. That program comes with Toshiba laptops by default I believe. My 2yr-old A215 also has that.

For a similar program, you can use the Xirrus Wi-Fi Monitor. You need to have a sidebar though (easy for Vista, dunno for XP).

http://lifehacker.com/5054802/xirrus-wi+fi-monitor-detects-wireless-networks

*The Xirrus website seems to be down as I type this.
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Cezar C. says:

15 years ago

I also have a Configfree radar. It’s kinda useful. I have a Toshiba A80.

Btw, i saw a keychain-like device that can detect a hotspot in one of the chain of CD-R King. This might be very useful, so you don’t have to open your laptop to detect a wifi. Do you guys have any suggestion what brand should I buy?
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Cheeseter says:

15 years ago

Does it have a SONAR like sound? hehe…
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Jonathan says:

15 years ago

A bit off-topic but SMART BRO just got a nice boost

Smart BRO Fixed Plan 999 Now at 512 Kbps

Cheers
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Juno Limjap says:

15 years ago

Hey Yuga – Nice stuff you got here. definitely news worthy!!!! =) (wink!)

Nice meeting you, finally. =)
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Juno Limjap says:

15 years ago

Hi Yuga!!

nICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU!!! U got nice stuff here, this is definitely news worthy. =) (wink!)

Hope to see u again soon.
Again thanks very much.

Juno
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Abe Olandres says:

15 years ago

Hi Juno! Likewise and thanks for inviting me.

badong says:

15 years ago

mga gago kayo, kung ano ano ang mga pinagsasabi nyo.
ala lang kayo pera..

nasinga…
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bilog says:

15 years ago

Proud owner here..and honestly I agree with Yuga, nice research gurl! article/review is excellent as well.
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gerald says:

15 years ago

hi how to get the easy wifi radar blue skin…f u have a details please send to my email this is my email rinb****@****.***…
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