Toshiba has made a splash with a pocket-friendly concept laptop called the Libretto W100, which has two 7-inch touch screens that can be used in tandem. Of course, since it has no keyboard, the second display can also be used for writing or drawing.

As for the details, we are told that it weighs around 800 grams, and each display has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. The processor is an Intel Pentium U5400 running at 1.2 GHz. There’s 2 GB of RAM, a 64GB SSD, webcam, Bluetooth, 802.11n wireless network and it runs Windows Home Premium 7. Toshiba says the battery life is about 5 hours.

Libretto W100 is really more a concept than a model ready for mass production, but in conjunction with Toshiba’s 25th anniversary, a small number will be sold on the consumer market – probably sometime in August. The pricing will allegedly be about $ 1,100.

Source: Toshiba

Other than some new hardware, the specifications for the new mini laptop look look similar to most modern netbooks, i.e., with a 10.1-inch screen that displays 1024×600 pixels. On the inside it has been upgraded to Intel’s latest platform, including an Atom N455 running at 1.66 GHz, 1GB of DDR3 memory, a 250 GB hard drive, and GMA 3150 integrated graphics.

It will be available soon with either a 3-cell or 6-cell battery and weighs around 2.5 pounds depending on which battery you choose.

The wait was worth it and Toshiba has launched a product that promises to eliminate all the drawbacks that are there in the existing mini notebook brands that have been rolled out by its competition. Thus, this model promises to be an ice breaker for Toshiba in a big way. While considerable work has gone into increasing the size of the keyboard and in including larger batteries to power this mini-powerhouse, the most visible feature of this mini notebook is the design aesthetic with which the overall finish has been carried out.

Weighing in at just less than 3 pounds, the Toshiba Mini NB205 is slightly bulkier in terms of the first look when compared to other mini notebooks in the market (especially the Asus and HP models), but the flat, edgy and husky looking design is what sets this note book apart. And, for a larger keyboard and 6 cell batteries, the slightly increased size is a very meager tradeoff, in our opinion.

The texture and the overall finish of the Toshiba NB205 sets it apart from the rest of the crowd, in our eyes. While the others are focusing on glossy metal finish, which eventually ends up getting marred with finger prints and scratch marks, the Toshiba NB205 depends heavily on a dull, matte finish. The matte finish not only lends a great texture to the overall looks of the netbook, it is also a great departure from the mundane glossy finish, which actually made all the mini laptops look alike to the general user. Toshiba, thus, has created a new benchmark in style by pioneering matte finish. A lot of manufacturers seem to put effort in the design of their mini laptops at the moment, another example is Asus new Seashell design used in the 1005HA.

Besides, the notebooks are available in 6 colors, giving a whole range of options to choose from, for the end user. The 10 inch screen, however is begging for an upgrade, but the 93% keyboard is an asset par excellence!

The Atom N270 processor being used in the notebook is a standard and delivers a pretty good performance. The Toshiba NB205, however, goes a step ahead by embedding a N280 processor, which gives a small boost to the performance with its slightly higher clock rate – 1.66GHz vs. 1.60GHz. Couple this processor with a 1 GB RAM (extendable to 2 GB) and a battery that outlasts almost every other competitor, by giving a run time of more than 8 and a half hours, you get an all out winner in the mini notebook market- the Toshiba NB205!