Samsung NC10 10.2-inch Netbook
Developed with the needs of the “kinetic elite” in mind, the Samsung NC10 is expertly crafted to complement people’s fast-paced and digitally interconnected lives. The result is truly ground-breaking – giving people a powerful, stylish and convenient way to share information, photos, music, personal content and stay connected to the Internet at home and on the move. And for that extra touch of style, the superb look and feel of its ultra-compact and elegant chassis is accentuated with a choice of colours and haptic styling. Even though it is one of the world’s lightest netbook in its 10. 2″ class, weighing just 1. 33kg with a powerful 6 cell battery, the NC10’s innovative design is packed with the latest technology for maximum mobility and productivity. It also incorporates a range of practical features, like a normal-size, ergonomic notebook PC style keyboard, to simplify life on the move. So when you need to stay in touch, but want to make a good impression the NC10 makes
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13 comments
Rafiki on July 3, 2009 at 3:39 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent product, good price
I was looking for a netbook with long-life battery, 10″ screen and reasonably sized keyboard, and it showed that Samsung NC10 has all that.
Tabananica on July 3, 2009 at 4:11 pm
I got this a couple of days ago, and set it up yesterday. Set up was very easy, even for a non-technohead. It leads you through the setup clearly. Don’t expect a hardcopy manual though – there’s a brief leaflet that pretty much just tells you how to connect the power cord and switch it on. The system then leads you through basic setup on screen (N. B. when it asks you what type of keyboard you have, choose UK – it suggests US as default, but then you’ll never find your “@” symbol). There’s an electronic manual on the desktop which is worth a look at some stage, although isn’t required to get started. Attaching to my home wireless internet was easy (once I’d remembered where I’d stored the network settings). Comes with Windows XP, Internet Exporer, Media Player and PDF viewer pre-installed. Also a 3 month license for McAfee anti-virus (if you want to install other anti-virus such as Kaspersky, make sure you uninstall McAfee first to avoid conflicts). So you’re ready to roll with the internet, playing music/movies, reading PDFs. However, if you want to do Word, Excel etc you’ll need to buy MS Office (if you don’t have it already). Once set up, it does a backup of the initial setup so that you can always (if worst comes to worst) roll back to its original state. It also had to download some updates for Windows and it recommended I download Internet Explorer 7, which I did. I guess it’s a shame that wasn’t the pre-installed version but updating it was easy enough. While it may not be up to the power of the high spec laptops out there, so far it seems to more than keep pace with my 3 year old Acer laptop – and in a much smaller package. So long as you’re not looking to do lots processor-hungry applications (e. g. serious gaming or video editing may struggle) this should fit the bill nicely. I got this primarily as a very portable laptop for doing a quick bit of web browsing and also for reading PDFs and taking notes, all of which it handles well. Highly recommended!
Galya on July 3, 2009 at 5:15 pm
This netbook is just a great travel companion. The 10″ screen is great (personally I find 9″ and 8″ too small) and the almost full keyboard is a must. The most problematic key is the right shift key, but after using it for about 2 hours I got used to it and to use the fn key (needed to press home, end, and other keys). The battery life is amazing, I used it for a bit more than 2 hours and the battery had more then 50% of charge. One weak point is the size of the touch pad, it’s not very big, but this is because the keyboard uses most of the space. Another issue is that it has a single rocker button, so you can’t press both buttons at the same time. Other positive points are: - The built in camera is quite good. - Very silent. - Speakers (they are very good considering the size) Negative points - Touchpad and rocker buttons - The default wifi driver doesn’t work very well (it doesn’t have a large range)
Anonymous on July 3, 2009 at 5:54 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best value netbook on the market!
For years I have been looking for a reasonably priced laptop which is small enough to carry around without weighing me down but powerful enough to do all those day to day tasks…
Gunther on July 3, 2009 at 7:21 pm
This is an excellent netbook which in terms of features has it all plus the usual spec of 1Gb RAM, an Intel Atom 270 processor but with a slightly larger hard drive than one might expect at 160Gb. The only additional thing I could think of is that it lacks a SIM card slot for integrated mobile broadband – you still have to have a USB dongle sticking out of it. Otherwise it is well proportioned with an excellent keyboard/screen(10. 2″ widescreen) and built in Bluetooth. The integrated camera offers amazing quality even in low light and battery life is exceptionally good at around 4-5 hours. Overall, hard to criticise and a worthy entry to the netbook arena from Samsung.
Rafael on July 3, 2009 at 8:16 pm
3.0 out of 5 stars
fine but fragile
excellent product but it did blow up on me whilst i was using it abroad – and where i was (japan) had no support for it.
Kyleigh on July 3, 2009 at 10:56 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Samsung NC10 10.2-inch Netbook
Bought this Netbook in May this year and have not been disappointed.
It has certainly lived up to the excellent reviews about it on other websites.
Othniel on July 4, 2009 at 12:05 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Bit of Kit!
I was a bit nervous about this product since it is relatively expensive for the amount of power you get.
Lutisha on July 4, 2009 at 1:05 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Samsung NC10
First purchase of a netbook, read the reviews and independant research beforehand, quite a few on the market but this product was without doubt the best of the bunch for me…
Jenny on July 4, 2009 at 4:00 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
A really effective machine
I bought this about 4 months ago. I am now travelling abroad with it and it’s brilliant; connects easily to Wi-Fi has a super screen and a long battery life what more could you…
Jago on July 4, 2009 at 5:50 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Samsung NC10
As described in other reviews and by manufacturer.An excellent net book. Outstanding battery life, responsive key pad. Excellent picture quality.
Wilmer on July 4, 2009 at 8:22 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very good laptop, worth a 2Gb upgrade and ubuntu
The NC10 is a great laptop, fast enough and with 160Gb great for dual boot with ubuntu netbook remix (Which needs a bit of work and has now broken.
Etenia on July 4, 2009 at 11:06 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
samsung NC10
Samsung NC10 10.2-inch Mini-Notebook (Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Windows XP Home, Black)
This product does exactly what it says on the tin.