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... more
mind, the Samsung NC10 is expertly crafted to complement peoples fast-paced and digitally interconnected lives. The result is truly ground-breaking giving people...
mind, the Samsung NC10 is expertly crafted to complement peoples fast-paced and digitally interconnected lives. The result is truly ground-breaking giving people...
informatique polyvalente qui va satisfaire l'usager nomade que vous tes. Sous sa superbe robe noire, se cachent un processeur Atom N270 et une mmoire vive de 1024 Mo pou...
SAMSUNG NP-NC10-KA02UK
A class leading design built to fit in with people's fast-paced and digitally ... more
interconnected lives so you can do even more on the move - and still look good! It also incorporates a range of practical features like a normal-size ergonomic notebook PC st...
informatique polyvalente qui va satisfaire l'usager nomade que vous tes. Sous sa superbe robe noire, se cachent un processeur Atom N270 et une mmoire vive de 1024 Mo pour que toutes vos applications bureautiques tournent de faon fluide et stable.Confortable, son cran de 10,2\" vous offre une rsolution de 1024x 600 pixels idale pour travailler durant des heures sans ressentir lamoindre fatigue oculaire.Rsolument tourn vers la communication, le NC10 embarque un rseau sans fil WiFi 802.11b/g pour surfer rapidement. Sa webcam intgre est idale pour communiquer en toute simplicit avec vos proches.Compatible Bluetooth, le NC10 vous permet d'changer des donnes avec d'autres appareils Bluetooth mais aussi de connecter plusieurs priphriques simultanment grce ses 3 ports USB 2.0.Mobilit et souplesse sont donc au rendez-vous avec le NC10 pour vous accompagner dans tous vos dplacements professionnels ou personnels !
A review by non_sense on Samsung NC10 March 26th, 2009
Author's product rating:
Speed
Fast
Look & Feel
Excellent
Comfort & Portability
Excellent
Robustness & Durability
Good
Value For Money
Excellent
Advantages:
Small, stylish, excellent price .
Disadvantages:
Not for gamers, small touchpad
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
I've not had the highest success rate with small laptops. I dropped my 10" Vaio, shattering the screen, it's replacement got stolen and I followed on from these with a 9" Samsung with an external keyboard that eventually just drove me nuts. I'd settled for a larger screened Dell (a massive 13.3" screen) but after 13 months of successful and happy operation the GPU decided that it couldn't handle being so warm for so many hours each day and decided to give up, leaving me with no way to use my otherwise functioning laptop.
Swift action was required as I travel a lot and really really need a little laptop (slightly overstating the need I suppose, but I do go quite mad without one).
The previous month I had seen a shiny looking black Samsung NC-10 whilst out shopping and thought how nice it looked. A few weeks further on I saw a shiny blue one and spent rather too long looking at it, the seed was sown in my mind but I was determined to resist buying a new shiny thing, I didn't need another laptop. Then of course my Dell stopped working, giving me a perfect excuse to get straight on the net to order a blue NC-10.
My previous Samsung laptop experience had been a largely positive one, a nice Q1 that eventually just proved to be impractical because it was just too small and required an external keyboard. It still works and permforms surprisingly well given it's low spec, so I wasn't worried about buying another small Samsung laptop.
The Specs and features
Many small netbooks come bundled with a Linux operating system, usually Ubuntu. I'm no geek (alright, a little bit), but I'm more than comfortable with Linux as I have used it almost every day of my IT career. I always kind of liked Windows though, so wasn't disappointed that the NC-10 comes bundled with Windows XP. I wasn't going to leave it with XP installed anyway, but more of that later.
I'm going to shamelessly cut and paste the rest of the specs here, then discuss how they effect the performance.
Processor Intel® Atom™ processor N270 (1.6GHz, 533MHz, 512KB, 2.5W) System Memory 1GB (DDR2 / 1GB x 1) Display LCD 10.2" WSVGA (1024 x 600) LED Anti-Glare Display Graphic Graphic Memory Intel® 945GSE 128MB Integrated Graphics Graphic Processor Intel® 945GSE (Integrated Graphics) Multimedia Sound HD (High Definition) Audio Speaker 2W Stereo Speaker (1W x 2) Integrated Camera 1.3 Mega Pixel integrated digital motion camera Storage HDD 160GB (5400 rpm S-ATA) Wired Ethernet LAN 10/100 LAN Wireless LAN Atheros 802.11b.g Bluetooth Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR I/O Port VGA Yes Headphone-out Microphone-in Internal Mic Yes USB 3 x USB 2.0 Multi Card Slot 3-in-1 (SD, SDHC, MMC) Input Keyboard Type 84 Key with Silver Nano technology (Anti-Bacterial Keyboard) Standard Battery 6 Cell Physical Dimension (W x D x H mm) 261 x 185.5 x 30.3mm Weight, include Standard Battery (kg) 1.33kg
Much of this is standard stuff for a netbook, the processor is the same as you'll find in current models, the 1GB of memory is becoming more common now too.
The display is not the shiny type that I'm used to, but it doesn't really make much difference to my life other than smudges and marks aren't quite as visible and I get less reflection in bright light. The brightness of the display is quite remarkable, I rarely have it more than 50% of the available brightness, it's simply TOO bright to have it set to the maximum.
Being a tiny netbook the graphics are limited, not a problem for the kinds of games I play and not a problem for watching movies.
Another negative for many people is the lack of an optical drive. This is a sacrifice I'm willing to make, but if you're going to use this as your main machine you may have to invest in an external drive.
The speakers are a bit weak, but I expect that on a machine of this stature. Just plug in some headphones and things improve a lot. With the inbuilt microphone you can make all the Skype calls you want without any additional hardware, the built in webcam provides a good image too if you want to make video calls.
One thing I do miss is an HDMI output, but again I realise I'm spending small money on a small machine, so I can't have everything. The VGA output is there though, if you want to attach the computer to an external monitor.
Connectivity is provided via a standard LAN port, wireless internet and bluetooth. I never have much need for bluetooth so haven't tested it. I can report that the wireless is excellent though, not quite as good as my Dell XPS which benefits from a larger aerial, but still better than most laptops I've tried.
Other goodies include 3 USB ports, a good number to have and an SD/SDHC/MMC card reader. I only use SD/SDHC so that works great for me.
With a 160GB hard drive I have enough space to store some movies and also keep my photos on my travels.
The final feature I will mention here is the battery. 3 cell batteries are common for netbooks, but the NC-10 comes with a 6 cell that allows me to confidently roam without my charger for hours at a time. I've been able to squeeze over 5 hours from the battery whilst using a wireless connection, that still left some spare capacity. The power management options help this, the screen dims when left for a little while and the CPU is designed to be low voltage, but even so the battery life is very impressive.
Styling
I personally find most netbooks to be ugly little things, something always seems wrong. The Dell mini has a strange hole under the screen, the Acer's look dinstinctly cheap and the others just seem to waste space around the screen with needless plastic. The NC-10 may be a tiny bit bigger than most of these and I'm sure that gives the Samsung design team more scope.
The look and feel of the NC-10 is certainly impressive. The lid is shiny, a nice metal stripe flows around the edges, even the lights are a nice blue colour (green or orange for the power supply), lined up on the front left edge to tell you when things are switched on. The power button itself is located in the barrel of the hinge for the lid and is also lit a nice bright blue, this choice of location is my only concern with the design however, I have accidently hit the button whilst moving the machine off my lap and it's has shutdown. I've now changed the option that makes it do that :-)
Even the power supply is smaller, it has a nice long cable but the actual transformer is small, so it won't take up more room in your bag than the NC-10 itself.
The keyboard is a very comfortable size, I don't mistype much (if I do it's my own fault, not the keyboard's). A common complaint is that the touchpad is too small, it is a little on the short side and I stray into the scrollbar area sometimes, but you get used to it.
The build quality is also excellent, better than my Dell was. No creaking parts or misaligned hinges here, everything feels solid and I never feel scared to really bash on the keys or travel with it in my backpack.
Upgrades
When my NC-10 arrived I took the memory out and replaced it with the maximum 2GB. I also upgraded it to Vista, not something that currently comes as standard with netbooks.
The Vista upgrade was quite painless, a few drivers had to be reinstalled from manufacturers websites but it was finished quite quickly. I was expecting the performance to be quite bad with Vista running, but I'm happily typing away now writing this review with multiple browser windows, Skype, MSN, a movie playing and it also runs Vista Aero with the glass feature enabled. The Windows Experience Rating is a mere 2.6, but that's not so bad in my opinion, if I wanted a gaming machine I wouldn't be buying a netbook.
I'm sure lots of people would be horrified at the thought of 'upgrading' to Vista, but it works for me and I'm happy.
Summary
For me this has been a great purchase, I'm almost glad that my Dell broke. I now have a smaller laptop with which to travel with. It looks nice, performs well and runs Vista. I wouldn't ask for much more. The cheapest prices are a little over £300, a bargain.
Advantages: Good performance, Good connectivity options, Good webcam, 160GB HDD, Upgradeable Disadvantages: Not very good accessories, Picks up Fingerprints, Weird button under touchpad
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Advantages: Lots of connectivity - Big keyboard - excellent screen - Good spec Disadvantages: bad sleeve to store netbook - battery life not that long - small touchpad
I managed to pick up this netbook for £299 which is oustanding value - from play.com.
The netbook is very light and can fit almost anywhere - it is very easy to carry around - you can set up anywhere and very easily connect to the internet where available. The netbook looks very stylish and everything is laid out well. The keyboard is the biggest i have ever seen on a netbook - its almost full size which is a bonus as I have a lot of typing to do. ... ...made very small which is a nuisance - you do get used to it but it is not ideal. The specs for this netbook are impressive I mean a massive 160GB hard drive, a 10.2 inch screen. 1 GB of RAM and a 1.6GHZ intel atom processor. This spec allows the netbook to operate very fastly - the whole 6 months I have had this netbook - it has never froze and I run a lot of demanding programs at once e.g Word and Paintshop.
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Advantages: Great battery mileage Disadvantages: Cap lock button
...notebook bit, in particular, this Samsung NC10, and so here I am writing my first dooyoo review on it, all very appropriate. And I'm glad he did suggest the notebook and not the laptop as my portable browsing world has just changed dramatically; only this week sat in the garden in that gorgeous spring sunshine rating away on dooyoo. And with an impressive five hour battery life I may just be able to keep up with the torrent of new reviews on site. ... ...the sound is more MW than FM. My current record on the oddly named generic Windows classic 'Free Cell' is 28 straight completions. With a Samsung NC10 Notebook in your back pocket you may well get the chance to beat my record. Summary: The future of the internet ...
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Advantages: Read review, too many to mention in this box Disadvantages: errm, are you kidding? NONE that i know of
...caught my eye was the Samsung NC10. For ages, I wanted the really sleek and stylish NC10, in white, however after seeing one in real life, in comparison to the Black model (the one i eventually settled for), it didnt seem to look as nice. Despite the smaller size, i dont feel that I am missing any functions or features of my old Envy. I have a near to full size keyboard, a decent sized 10.2" screen (which is not as small as it appears to be once ... ...town, to pick up my Samsung NC10, in gloss black. Being someone who is always after a bargain, I also eventually managed to talk a 3 Mobile USB dongle and an 8GB memory stick into the deal, at no extra cost, all for the price of £329.99, very reasonable considering my now failed HP Envy had cost virtually twice that price. Rushing home, unboxing my lil netbook, I realised that the NC10 really IS small, so much so I initially doubted purchasing it, ...
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Advantages: Very compact and lightweight, excellent value for money, great design with brilliant screen Disadvantages: No dvd drive but this is to save on weight and you can pick up an external one for reasonable
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Advantages: Great value for money; nice keyboard for the size. Disadvantages: Short battery life, no built-in 3G, unconventional mousepad layout.
...and including the sort of office, web browsing, media applications and games that'll make it a useful machine without any additions. However, unless you've got reasonably good hacker skills you won't easily be able to add much to those and run the risk of having to reinstall from scratch if you attempt anything too ambitious and mess the machine up in the process. The Windows version will set you back another £50 and is probably the one to go for if you do need to set up custom additional software. However that runs it into the same price bracket as some rather better netbooks such as the SamsungNC10 and Advent 4211. If Linux won't do, you should probably look at one of those.
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Advantages: Small, compact, good battery life Disadvantages: Expensive for a notebook
...I'm writing away on this little netbook at this very moment, which is the newest model from Samsung following on from the very successful NC10. I own the white model but this machine is also available in glossy black.
Reasons for Purchase
My main use of a computer tends to be for emailing and surfing the web. At £375 from Amazon this seemed expensive for a netbook - which this machine is- but I was hoping for a better build quality and for it to be quieter than a cheap notebook at about this figure. The VIA processor appealed as promising a long battery life and the 12.1" display looked to be good, the lack of a CD rom drive is not a problem for my use but might be something you want to consider.
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Advantages: Fast speeds, Reliable, Stylish Disadvantages: I had wireless problems, Gets a bit warm, no restart router option in config
.... When I have machines connected to the wireless network, download speeds are like they were on a wired connection. On my laptop (Samsung X460), it gives me a 130Mbit wireless connection which is probably the laptops maximum wireless speed. Signal strength ranges from Good to Excellent around the house and it connects to the wireless network quite quickly (of course, problems can also be to do with the operating system). My netbook (SamsungNC10), also gives me good speeds at the wireless 54G standard (54Mbit). It's also easy to connect new machines to the network via the wireless assuming you've entered the wireless key correctly. It supports all the usual WEP, WPA, etc wireless security standards as well as MAC code control.
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Compliant Standards: Enhanced Digital Sound (EDS), High Definition Audio, High Definition Audio
Audio Input: Microphone
Notebook camera
Camera Type: Integrated
Sensor Resolution: 1.3 Megapixel
Manufacturer's product description
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 complete sense.
Input device(s)
Type: Keyboard, touchpad
Features: Anti-bacteria coating
Networking
Networking: Network adapter
Wireless LAN Supported: Yes
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.1, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Compliant Standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.1, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free): 1 ( 0 ) x memory, Memory
Interfaces:
1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories: Carrying case
Features: Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), system password, hard drive password, noise reduction, Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), system password
Battery
Technology: 6-cell Lithium Ion, 3-cell Lithium Ion
Capacity: 5200 mAh, 2200 mAh
Installed Qty: 1
Operating system / software
Microsoft Office Ready: Includes a preinstalled image of select 2007 Microsoft Office suites. Purchase a Medialess License Kit (MLK) to activate the software.
This product has not yet been reviewed. 
01.10.2009
