A few weeks ago Toshiba introduced a new version of its T115 thin and light 11.6 inch laptop. The new version is available with an AMD Neo processor and ATI Radeon 3200 graphics, while the earlier versions shipped with Intel CULV processors and graphics. Notebook Review forum member Aerows is one of the first people to receive a new Toshiba T115D and she’s posted some initial impressions.

Unfortunately, she had meant to get the dual core version and accidentally wound up with a single core model. But here’s what we know so far:

• The battery on the single core version is good for about 3.5 hours of moderate use (watching a movie, installing applications)
• The laptop gets a little warm, but the fan isn’t loud
• Some of keys (Tab, Alt, Win, and Fn) are smaller than you’d expect

Aerows plans to return the laptop and get the dual core version. If you’re interested in this laptop, you might want to keep following the thread to see how that model compares with the single core version.

via Netbooked

The Toshiba Satellite T115 is the first 11.6 inch laptop from Toshiba to use an Intel CULV processor. It goes head to head against similar laptops from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and others. I’m hoping to get my hands on a demo unit soon, but those crazy kids at Laptop Magazine have beaten me to the punch with a detailed review of the Toshiba Satellite T115 thin and light laptop.

The long and short of it is that this isn’t the most powerful notebook in this size, and it doesn’t get the best battery life (although 7+ hours ain’t nothing to sneeze at). But it’s reasonably priced and fairly well designed, although Laptop suggests that the keyboard could be a little wider. The single core Intel Celeron SU2700 CPU isn’t as fast as the dual core processors found in competing laptops such as the Asus UL20A or Acer Aspire 1410/1810T. But it outperforms the average netbook.

For more details and photos, make sure to check out Laptop’s complete review.

The Toshiba Satellite T115 is available from Amazon with a starting price of $449.