Over 1 million Samsung NC10′s sold

Posted by Steve Greer on June 9, 2009 in Netbook Market, Netbooks, Samsung Netbooks

Samsung NC10Samsung released the NC10 back in October of 2008. The company has announced that it has officially sold over a million NC10′s.

This is a big step for Samsung since the NC10 was their first entry into the  netbook market. 

One of the features that set the NC10 apart from the other netbooks was it’s keyboard.  The Samsung NC10 has one of the best keyboards on a netbook still to date. 

Samsung has also announced a new version of the NC10 that will have the option of WiMAX.  This NC10 will be a bit more pricy, which will probably turn some people away.

You can now pick up an Samsung NC10 for under $380.00.  Check out the latest prices here.

Since the NC10 Samsung has gone on to release the N110, Nc20, and N120 models recently.

Falling Netbook Prices – 5/31/09

Posted by Tom Greer on May 31, 2009 in Acer Netbooks, Asus Netbooks, Falling Prices, Samsung Netbooks

Today, we have a number of netbooks where today’s lowest price is $5.00 or more below yesterday’s.

Let’s start with a hot, recently introduced product that is now at a lowest-ever price.

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Video: Windows 7 On Samsung N120

Posted by Tom Greer on May 21, 2009 in Netbook Market, Operating Systems, Samsung Netbooks, Videos

Steve loaded Windows 7 on his new Samsung N120 netbook.  In this video, he shows us:

  • It boots quickly (comparable to XP)
  • Enhanced power saving features
  • Sweet multimedia features
  • Plays movies smoothly
  • Sound quality on the N120 is better-than-average-netbook

Take a look and listen.

Samsung N120 160GB 6-Cell XP
Samsung N120 160GB 6-Cell XP10.2" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, 6 Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Today's Best Deal
Black
$314.95
Comes in:
  • Black (N120-12GBK) - from $314.95
  • Blue (N120-13GBL) - from $329.00
  • White (N120-12GW ) - from $319.00

Falling Netbook Prices – 5/11/09

Posted by Tom Greer on May 11, 2009 in Asus Netbooks, Falling Prices, Samsung Netbooks

Here is today’s list of netbooks where today’s lowest price is $5 or more lower than yesterday’s.

On the top of our list is a hot new product, the Samsung N120.

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Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Video Review

Posted by Tom Greer on May 10, 2009 in Acer Netbooks, Dell Netbooks, MSI Netbooks, Samsung Netbooks

We’ve done an in-depth video review of the Dell Inspiron Mini 12.

In addition to the typical review and commentary on features, we also include:

  • A comparison of the thinness of the Mini 12 compared to a 9″ Acer Aspire One (at 1 minute 15 seconds).
  • A side-by-side comparison of keyboards with the Samsung N120 (at 3 minutes 15 seconds)
  • A comparison of overall size with the Acer Aspire One 9″, MSI Wind U100 and Samsung N120 (at 7 minutes 20 seconds)

Stay tuned.  We’ll be publishing more videos soon.

Samsung N120 Recieves 9 out of 10 stars.

Posted by Steve Greer on May 7, 2009 in Netbooks, Samsung Netbooks

Computer Shopper gives the new Samsung N120 9 out of 10 stars, and has awarded the N120 Editors’ Choice.

Computer Shopper states:

Overall, the N120 is one of the most-comfortable, least-compromising 10-inch Netbooks we’ve tested so far. Its full-size keyboard is a pleasure to type on, its quality audio makes it an excellent source of hotel-room entertainment, and its stellar battery life means you can get plenty of use from it on the go.

The Samsung N120 has hit the shelves this week and has shown to be a very successful product for Samsung.  So successful that Amazon has put it on their top 20 best selling Netbook list.

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Samsung’s new lineup of Netbooks – N110, N120, and N310.

Posted by Steve Greer on May 5, 2009 in Netbook Market, Netbooks, Samsung Netbooks

April was a big month for Samsung.  Samsung announced the N310 Netbook and released the N110, N120, and NC20.

After the success of the NC10, which is one of my favorite netbooks on the market, Samsung has followed up with the N110 and N120 which are very similar to the Samsung NC10.

I’ve posted information on the N110, N120, and N310 netbooks below.  Click through the tabs and look at each model.  While they are all very similar, there are a few significant differences between the models.

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NewEgg Has Samsung N110 and 120 In Stock

Posted by Tom Greer on April 17, 2009 in Samsung Netbooks

NewEgg has the Samsung N110 and N120 both in stock.

Samsung N110 160GB 6-Cell XP
Samsung N110 160GB 6-Cell XP10.2" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, 6 Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Comes in:
  • Black (N110-12PBK) - from $349.00
More Info

Samsung N120 160GB 6-Cell XP
Samsung N120 160GB 6-Cell XP10.2" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, 6 Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Comes in:
  • Black (N120-12GBK) - from $314.95
  • Blue (N120-13GBL) - from $329.00
  • White (N120-12GW ) - from $319.00
More Info

Both netbooks are very similar.  Their specs:

  • 10.1” LED WSVGA screen (1024 x 600)
  • Intel Atom 1.6 GHz processor
  • RAM 1 GB DDR2
  • 160 GB hard drive at 5400 rpm
  • 802.11b/g
  • Bluetooth 2.0
  • 1.3 megapixel webcam
  • Operating system: Windows XP Family Edition
  • Battery life 6 to 9  hours

So what is the difference?

The N120 has a slightly larger case to house a full-size keyboard.  It also has a more advanced audio system that includes a built-in subwoofer.

For now, it appears that NewEgg is the only online merchant to have these in stock.

N120 160GB 6-Cell XP

Posted by Tom Greer on April 17, 2009 in

The charts below show the current prices and availability for the N120 160GB 6-Cell XP from different online retailers.

Samsung N120 160GB 6-Cell XP
Samsung N120 160GB 6-Cell XP10.2" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, 6 Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Today's Best Deal
Black
$314.95
Comes in:
  • Black (N120-12GBK) - from $314.95
  • Blue (N120-13GBL) - from $329.00
  • White (N120-12GW ) - from $319.00

Selecting My New Netbook, Part 1

Posted by Tom Greer on April 14, 2009 in Acer Netbooks, Asus Netbooks, Dell Netbooks, Fujitsu Netbooks, HP Netbooks, Lenovo Netbooks, MSI Netbooks, Netbook Market, Netbooks, Operating Systems, Samsung Netbooks, Sylvania Netbooks

In an earlier post, I explained that I needed a new netbook.  In this post, I’ll select and list which netbooks that meet my requirements.  In later posts, I explore each of these individually.

Here is what is important to me.

  1. Must have  a Linux OS.  (It’s a personal preference.)
  2. Must have a keyboard that I can touch-type on.  That especially means a full-size right shift key.
  3. Must be thin and light (since I carry this and a laptop in the same bag).
  4. Prefer 6+ hours of battery life (so it lasts a whole plan trip), but I might be willing to accept shorter battery life to keep the netbook thin and light.
  5. If I can get better resolution than 1024×600, without adding too much to the size/weight, then I would do so.
  6. I don’t need a hard drive.  I don’t store much on the netbook.  Just about everything I need is online.  A solid-state drive with 8-16 GB is smaller and lighter.
  7. Of course, it has to be a good value.

I’ll review each brand and identify which models make the cut.

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