I have just purchased a Samsung NC20 from Amazon. I originally planned on getting the NC10 after reading lots of fantastic reviews, but I was apprehensive about the size, being approx 10" screen. Anyway I heard about the NC20, and after seeing a HP notebook of the same size, I decided to wait for that instead...
Amazon have had the white version in stock for a few weeks, but the Black one only came in this week. Customer service was excellent, I ordered on Wed evening, but due to a problem with my card, the order only went through at 6.30pm on Thursday...it was then delivered at 8.30am on Friday!!! That's what I call express service! The cost was about £375, so it's not the cheapest on the market, but the reviews of the NC10 swayed me in spending a little extra.
Anyway I've been pretty much glued to it ever since. The following are my thoughts and opinions based on a couple of days use... The set up was quick and easy, and I managed to connect to the internet straight away. The 12.1" screen means that you can see the full width of internet pages without having to scroll across, a huge plus for me. The sound isn't fantastic, but then I didn't buy it for that. WIth headphones plugged in, it's much more acceptable. The speed is good, with internet pages being displayed almost straight away. Being a notebook I was concerned the keyboard would be a bit small, but it's fine, practically full size, and I'm quickly getting used to it. A few of the keys are in odd places, such as the \ being on the right hand side, and the Home & End keys are on the arrow keys bottom right, so you have to press the Fn key to use these. As with most things, once you get used to it, it's fine. Battery life seems to be great. Fully charged when I first used it, and I got about 5-6 hours use. Recharged it last night and have only just had to plug it in again now. The notebook itself is nice and light, so would be convenient for carrying it round with you. It comes with a soft suede feel cover, which is fine for putting it in around the house, but wouldn't offer any protection in your bag. The keyboard etc is a matt black and cover is a glossy black. It picks up fingerprints quite easily, but it looks very smart. The sides have a silver trim. There are 3 USB ports which should be enough for most users, and there is also a SD memory card slot.
All in all, I'm really impressed. It fulfills my needs, which were something portable that I can use at home mainly for the internet and music (which is stored on externa hard drive), and then small and light enough to take places such as holiday etc when it's handy to have around...
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Advantages: Good performance, Good connectivity options, Good webcam, 160GB HDD, Upgradeable Disadvantages: Not very good accessories, Picks up Fingerprints, Weird button under touchpad
Deru 21.02.2009 (25.03.2009)
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