Samsung N110 Review

The Samsung N110 impressed us in a lot of categories, but we also found some areas that could be improved. The keyboard felt cramped compared some other netbooks and the screen felt washed out in some aspects. On the other hand the build quality was excellent, the design was great, and the battery life was phenomenal. The price is somewhat high when you look at some of the larger 11.6" and 12" netbooks on the market, but it does lead the way in battery life. If unplugged performance is the most important thing you are looking for the Samsung N110 easily has you covered.



The Samsung N110 uses the older 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270, instead of the newer and slightly faster 1.66GHz N280 with a faster bus speed. In terms of real world performance difference we didn't notice anything that stood out that made this model feel slower than others, outside of looking at the benchmark results. Boot and shutdown times were quick, and with the computer resting at an idle desktop screen shortly after you logged in. The netbook easily handled internet browsing, playing mp3s, watching streaming video, and 2D gaming without any hiccups. HD video played fine as long as it was 720P content or below. 1080P video pushed the Intel Atom N270 over the edge with many dropped frames and unsyncronized audio

Our Samsung N110 has an attractive design with a slick black cover, red accent trim, and matte finish interior. The looks are classy, looking appropriate for business users or even a parent using it inside of a coffee shop. Samsung doesn't go overboard with the brand logo, with a simple chrome raised letter "Samsung" on the front cover and a white painted logo underneath the display. Inside I think Samsung could have gone with glossy black paint, since it looks great on the outside cover. You might have had to deal with fingerprints and smudges, but it would have looked incredible. Outside we see that Samsung went with a flush mount extended battery that sticks down slightly in the rear, instead of sticking out the back. It doesn't stick down as far as the extended battery on the HP 2140, which is perfectly fine by me. One interesting and helpful think Samsung thought of when they designed the location



The Samsung N110 blew me away with its battery life. When we generally think of insane battery life figures from netbooks, we think of huge batteries with cells sticking out in every direction. It usually ends up being a hand grip of sorts. Samsung made an almost-flush mount 66Wh battery for the N110, which that in itself is pretty impressive. The manufacturer battery life claim was 8.5 hours, which is pretty good as is, but we managed to go longer. In our standard test where the screen brightness is reduced to about 70%, processor set to automatic, and wireless active the Samsung N110 stayed on for 9 hours and 44 minutes. This beats out the ASUS Eee PC 1005HA, which only got 9 hours and 37 minutes. Power consumption varied between 6 and 9 watts during the test. This is almost the perfect definition of all-day battery life, since it was turned on an hour or so after I got into work, and turned off two hours before I went to sleep later that night. With light usage this could easily last an entire weekend.

Samsung N110-12PBK Netbook

Description: The Samsung N110-12PBK Notebook comes with 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor which enables internet browsing and compatibility. With all Windows-based applications and 1 GB of RAM delivers maximum performance for everything you need to accomplish. Minimize

Powered with 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, the Black-Glossy Samsung Netbook N110-12 PBK is absolutely designed for mobile usage, ideal for all your online needs wherever you are, from home or WiFi hotspot. Samsung N110 Netbook weighing just 2.8 pounds has improve on its predecessors with a sleeker, curvier design, a glossy LCD screen, large touchpad & up to 9.5 hours battery life supplied by 6 cell lithium rechargeable battery. The 93% full size keyboard of this Samsung N110 Netbook is easy to type on, and complied with innovative coating that helps create a more germ-free environment, so you are having a more hygienic lifestyle with your mobile device.
If you need large storage for your files & downloads, no need to worry because the N110 Samsung Netbook gives you 160GB hard drive storage. With the N110 Netbook you will also enjoy a quick boot up system & fast access to stored information. The integrated 1.3 megapixel camera of Samsung N110’s combines the resolution and image quality of a still camera with the sustained high frame rates of a video camera.
You will enjoy a maximum Netbook delivering & streaming multimedia with Samsung N110-12PBK all through the 1GB installed RAM. Pre-installed with Windows XP, the Samsung Netbook N110-12PBK includes the following software: Samsung Recovery Solution III, Samsung Magic Doctor, Samsung Update Plus Easy Display Manager, Easy Battery Manager, Easy Network Manager, Easy SpeedUp Manager McAfee Virus Scan, Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Samsung Shows off New NC310 mini notebook (netbook)

Samsung is pulling the mini notebook out of the woodwork. On the heels of our exclusive review of the Samsung N110 ($326.95) which will be available in the U.S. starting in early April, it is also appears to have the NC310 in store.

According to Akihabaranews.com Samsung plans to launch the NC310 internationally in Korea, Asia, CIS, Europe, and North America. From the images the NC310 seems to have a rounder chassis and a flush, bezeless screen. It also has a chiclet style keyboard similar to that on the ASUS Eee PC 1000HE ($384.99).

The full specs are not known but it appears to have a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 576 resolution screen, 1GB of RAM, 160GB The storage device that holds your OS, programs, and data.
Learn Morehard drive, Bluetooth 2.0 and, a 1.3 megapixel webcam. Additionally, its standard battery is rated for 5 hours but will be available with a larger capacity one that can last up to 11 hours. We hope to have more details soon on the U.S. availability of the NC310.

Samsung is Developing High-Definition TFT-LCD for Notebook PCs

The thin-film-transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) is bringing moving images to life on portable PCs. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has developed a 15.4` TFT-LCD for high-end notebook PCs that features Super eXtended Graphics Array (SXGA) resolution, the highest available for notebook PCs. Mass production is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of this year. TFT-LCD resolution is classified as VGA, SVGA, XGA and SXGA in ascending order. The new Samsung product has 1,280 (horizontal) by 1,024 (vertical) pixels. This is 1.7 times more than the XGA (1,024 by 768 pixels) TFT-LCDs used on notebook PCs. To date, SXGA TFT-LCDs have been used on some 17` and 18` desktop monitors. Use on notebook PCs is expected to increase as DVD-ROM drives are installed and as more notebook users connect with the Internet to transmit and receive moving picture data.

Samsung Electronics will begin to mass-produce its new high resolution TFT-LCD in the second quarter of this year. Monthly production this year will be set at 5,000 units, which will be expanded to 50,000 units per month next year. And the company expects to take an early lead in this market. Importantly, the SXGA TFT-LCD will sell for 20-30% more than XGA models. Coupled with the fact that world TFT-LCD prices are rising, Samsung Electronics officials expect profitability to be very high. Samsung Electronics plans to add a 14.1` model to its high-resolution TFT-LCD product line.

The company is using existing production lines that yield four 15.4` high-resolution TFT-LCDs from a single substrate. With the top share of the world market, Samsung Electronics will be in a position to make the SXGA TFT-LCD the world standard for notebook PCs. Technical Details: Panel Size 15.4-inches (Diagnol) Resolution 1,280 x RGB x 1,024 (4 million pixels) Application Notebook Personal Computers Aspect Ratio 5:4 Number of Colors 262,144 Outline Dimension 320mmk x 258mm x 7mm (h x w x d) Weight 720g Contrast Ratio 250:1 Brightness 150 cd/ Viewing Angle Horizontal 100°, Vertical 80° About Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., recording 1998 sales revenue of more than 17 billion dollars (US), is a world leader in the electronics industry, with operations in more than 50 countries and 60,000 employees worldwide.

The company consists of three main business units: Multimedia & Home Appliances, Semiconductors and Information & Telecommunications.

Samsung X420

Samsung presents the latest Samsung X420 notebook which uses Intel Core 2 Duo processor with up to 4GB memory (DDR3 / 2 x 2GB). 14-inch LED display High Definition with the aspect ratio of 16: 9 and a resolution of 1366 × 768 pixels. Features and specifications include Samsung X420 else is using Intel GMA 4500MHD, 160-500 GB HDD (5400 RPM SATA), Webcam, Wifi, Bluetooth v2 + EDR, 10/100 LAN, 3 in 1 card reader (MMC, SDHC and SD ), 3 USB ports, 1 HDMI port and a VGA port.

Try Samsung notebooks Beat Macbook Air

Samsung has just released a new notebook is claimed to be the lightest notebook in the world. Samsung claims it tried to beat the Macbook Air from Apple in January 2008 and claims to be the lightest.

Samsung X360, Samsung's latest notebook have the 1:27 weigh-kg weight. Compare this with the Macbook Air, which weighs 1.5 kg. But the thin side, Macbook Air is not exceeded.

Samsung X360 LCD has 13.3 inches, with a 120GB hard drive, or you can add a 64GB or 128GB. Besides its features is USB ports, PCI Express Card Slor, VGA, HDMI, RJ45 (Ethernet). Thus quoted from Smarthouse, Tuesday (2/9/2008).

For the keyboard keys, Samsung uses nano silver technology that can reduce the number of bacteria that comes from our hands. Processor used in Samsung X360 uses an Intel Centrino 2.

The other supporting features include Wi-Fi, webcam, Bluetooth and a battery that can be used 10 hours. Unfortunately, the Samsung does not provide what price will dibandrol for the lightest notebook.