Samsung NC10 Review
This is slightly off piste for me, you know, I’m not really a gadget type even though in the last few months I’ve already bought a Flip Video Camera and now my lovely Samsung Notebook.
It started back at New Year, we don’t really ‘do’ New Year, I realise that some may find this a bit strange given that I live on the doorstep of one of the biggest and most popular parties in the world, Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party.
So instead of partying the night away I ended up playing a couple of online poker tournaments and managed to make around a ?350 profit, so I decided to treat myself to a notebook, which as I found out was a smaller version of a laptop minus the disk drive, apparently they aren’t as powerful as a full size laptop but my laptop is a little…ahem…dated and I get just as much power from my notebook as I do my laptop. Well, I did say I wasn’t a gadget type 
Why a notebook?
Well I fancied something portable that I could take out and do some blogging or work on my project. A notebook offers that, my notebook isn’t much bigger than the last Harry Potter and it offers me seven and a half hours of use without needing to charge.
Why the Samsung NC10?
Initially I simply wanted a notebook and as the Samsung was the newest (and most expensive) it wasn’t at the top of my list. Firstly I ruled out all the notebooks that ran Linux, namely the lower Acer range. I ruled out a Toshiba mainly because of screen size and length of use without needing to charge. Finally it was down to this Acer and the Samsung, the spec for both was pretty similar and with a ?60 price gap it took a while to make the final decision. The Samsung won out in the end, the screen size and the battery length were the main reasons, but I have to be honest and say it was the ‘bling’ factor that pushed me over the edge.
Nice review. I love my netbook (that’s what we call it) and can just pick it up and walk around with it, from room to room. Very useful for blogging.
I have this one: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/08/25/review_advent_4211/
Your battery life sounds much better, I have to say.
I forgot, I considered that model too, the only reason I didn’t get it is because I have an advent already and fancied something different.
I didn’t think I’d use the battery as much as I do, I only really plug in to charge up now.
Interesting. I’ve just bought a “normal” Dell laptop but I havent’ started using it yet. Maybe because I’m still too “attached” to my old desktop…I’m always too busy to transfer data etc. But daughter has already eyed it…For her messenger activities, I suppose. All the best. Ciao. A.
Oh, I’ve got that one too. Love it, especially the battery life. I had a Vaio before but it kind of died on me, so already used to the notebook size.
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