Toshiba NB200 netbook sells shy of Php30k

Toshiba’s entry into the netbook market never really landed in the Philippines with the first model (the 9″ NB100) launched last year in Singapore. The 10-inch Toshiba NB200 now goes on sale at CompLink.

There are two models, the NB200-11H that has an N270 and the NB200-11L with the newer N280.

toshiba nb200
Intel Atom Processor N270 1.6GHz
1024MB DDR2 RAM
160GB HDD
Intel GMA 950 graphics
WiFi 802.11 b/g
5-in-1 Card Reader
VGA webcam
3-cell battery
Microsoft Windows XP Home

Complink is selling the Toshiba NB200-11H for Php29,990USD 511INR 43,324EUR 487CNY 3,722. Looks like Toshiba is just doing the me-too strategy with netbooks and is not really looking to sell a lot (unless you’re a loyal Toshiba customer). Their price points for the 9″ and 10″ are like a year too late.

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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23 Comments

william says:

16 years ago

that looks sleek
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loadex says:

16 years ago

hard core Toshiba fanboys will definitely snap one, though pricing it a tad lower will make it more appealing for a broader market
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Anne says:

16 years ago

Price is high for those specs. Granted, Toshiba machines are quite sturdy, but gah, you can get those same specs for P5k-8k less. I’d still choose my HP Mini 2140 over that even though I’m a big Toshiba fan.
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John Ray Cabrera says:

16 years ago

maybe Toshiba NB200 is postioning itself at the same market with the Asus Eee PC S101, hence the insanely hyped up price tag.
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ALPSaguado.com says:

16 years ago

Expensive. :(
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jojo says:

16 years ago

toshiba is known to be more expensive in laptops just like to sony
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Frank says:

16 years ago

uu nga masyadong mahal..e core 2 na yan..
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neo says:

16 years ago

just as expected from toshiba… mahal.
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bintoytech says:

16 years ago

Please note that Complink did sell the Toshiba NB100 last year for P27,990. The page for this product is no longer available but I noted this at my blog last December 2008.

http://bintoytech.wordpress.com/2008/12/19/toshiba-netbook/

Guess it never really caught on.
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Jay says:

16 years ago

Tosh are definitely nuts.

Who in the right mind gonna buy a netbook with all the same spec as with every other Asus, Acer, HP, Lenovo..? Well unless it’s feature packed they could actually sell this unit at 30K. Let’s say..

Unlocked 3G/HSDPA/HSUPA
Atom 2GhZ Z550
Nvidia ION / GN40 Graphics
12Hour Battery Life
Wifi a/b/g/n
HDMI
Express Card Slot
1.3Mgpxl Camera
250GB SSD
2GB RAM
Good keyboard
Responsive touchpad and
Light weight

move along now.
nothing revolutionary here.
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John Ray Cabrera says:

16 years ago

while i am dazzled at the Toshiba NB200 as I saw it in one of the computer shops in Trinoma, this leaves to a question, will it ever take off at a price point like that?

Jay, you’re correct, unles they will crammed those specs you mentioned into that netbook, people will reconsider their buying frenzies.
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John Ray Cabrera says:

16 years ago

UK i think is alreday selling NB200 with a 6cell battery.
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ostrich says:

16 years ago

correction: it’s not 5-in-1 card reader, it’s just a 2-in-1 card reader (SD card and MMC). it’s only selling S$799 here in sg. it’s always more expensive jan sa pinas.
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Jonathan says:

15 years ago

I got mine for $479 Canadian dollars. 6 cell battery which is good for 9 hours. Also, it came with slim external hard drive for free. The only thing I change was the memory. I purchased 2 Gig memory chip for $29 bucks, replaced the old 1Gig original memory.
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Jonathan says:

15 years ago

Correction: It should read: External slim multi DVD-burner instead of “external hard drive”
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fortress says:

15 years ago

so whats ur verdict? must buy or not?
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gino says:

15 years ago

no buy!
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jomz says:

15 years ago

i got my new nb200 for 28,000 pesos and its so great and perfect sulit na sulit kahit mahal. walang sinabi ang asus kahit yung pinaka top of the line nilang netbook. thanks toshiba i love you…
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nudol says:

15 years ago

This is ridiculous. The NB200 is about 10grand more expensive than the US release and it doesn’t even include the 9-cell battery that’s supposed to boost the NB’s battery life to up to 9 hours. Processor isn’t even updated. >:(
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nudol says:

15 years ago

I mean 6-cell. My bad. :P Pero bad trip ha! So unfair!
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bogsy says:

15 years ago

id really go for this nb-200 if only it has 2GBRAM, the package must include ODD, and at least 250GB capacity of HDD, to make it fair for the price of 28k-30k pesos..just my opinion..
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sami says:

14 years ago

I think the latest of the series a Toshiba NB250-10D which is priced much lower at just 13K.
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