As previously reported, it appears the Toshiba Mini NB200 (or Dynabook UX if you happen to live in Japan), comes in at least two versions. There’s a cheaper, plasticky version with wider keys. And there’s a nicer, metallic model with a chiclet-style keyboard reminiscent of the keyboard on the Asus Eee PC 1000HE. Portable Monkey has posted a review of the latter model.

If you’re thinking about picking up a Toshiba Mini NB200, you should check out the detailed review. But here are some of the highlights:

• Excellent build quality
• Decent keyboard
• Large keyboard with two distinct buttons but no multi-touch support
• Speakers are clear but quiet
• Glossy screen
• Lasts for about 3.5 hours with a 3 cell battery

Portable Monkey also reports that the RAM can be upgraded to 2GB, despite the fact that Toshiba says the netbook maxes out at 1GB.

We already knew that the Toshiba NB200 had another name. In Japan, it will be called the Toshiba Dynabook UX. But it turns out that even in Europe not all Toshiba NB200’s are created equal. Sascha from NetbookNews.de got a chance to spend some time with two different versions of Toshiba’s latest netbook: The Toshiba NB200-11H and the Toshiba NB200-11L.

It looks like the NB200-11H will be the top of the line item, with a metallic (possibly aluminum) chassis and a chiclet-style keyboard that’s reminiscent of the keyboards found on newer Asus Eee PC netbooks. The NB200-11L, by contrast has a black plastic case and flatter keys that are placed closer together. Sascha says it more closely resembles the keyboards found on the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 and HP Mini 1000.

It’s likely that the NB200-11L will sell for a little less than the NB200-11H, although final pricing hasn’t been revealed yet.

Sascha was also impressed with the responsive touchpad and its two distinct buttons. And in case you couldn’t tell from the photo, both netbooks feature glossy displays.

The recently announced Toshiba Mini NB200 has an Intel Atom processor, a 10 inch display, and a nice looking keyboard. But it looks like you get a few choices when it comes to other features like the battery or CPU.

The Toshiba UK web site lists 5 different configurations, with options ranging from the NB200-10G with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU and a 3 cell, 3.5 hour battery to the Toshiba NB200-110 with a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 CPU, a 6 cell, 9 hour battery, and integrated Bluetooth.

Prices range from £277 to £321 (excluding VAT) or about $412 to $478 US.

via Netbook 3G