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 #1 Samsung NC20 Netbook
- Via Nano ULV Processor U2250 (1.3+GHz, 800MHz)
- 1GB RAM | 160GB HDD
- 12.1" LED WXGA (1280 x 800)
- Windows XP Home
- White, Black
Product Review:
Samsung decided to pass on the Intel Atom processor and went with the Via Nano and Chrome9 HC3 integrated graphics for better performance. Most manufacturers still use the Atom processor along with the somewhat dated graphics chipset. The Nano loads HTML, XML and JavaScript pages faster than the Atom.
It also ups the mini-notebook ante by going with a glossy 12.1-inch 1280 x 800-pixel WXGA display instead of the standard thus making it more in the class of an ultra-portable notebook.
Externally, the Samsung NC20 looks very much like a bigger Samsung NC10. The Samsung NC20 has a battery life of up to 6.5 hours and the keyboard is now a whopping 97 percent versus the 93 percent found in the previous model. This is still the largest size available for all netbook models and accommodates almost all hand sizes.
Interestingly, the Samsung NC20 has a display viewing angle of about 150 to 160 degrees horizontally and 90 degrees vertically. This comes in real handy when playing back 720p and 1080p video content. The device handled these multimedia formats easily without overtaxing the processor - the Via Nano and Chrome9 processor did an excellent job.
The one negative? Maybe it's the slightly higher price than other 10-inch netbooks but for a 12-inch mini-notebook, it is way cheaper than the MacBook Air and the upcoming Asus Eee PC 1008HA (MacBook Air clone).
The Samsung NC20 could be the perfect multimedia portable Internet device and destined to the best mini-notebook of 2009. That's two years in a row...
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