The Blitz-adopted NC10 continues to Large.
Miscellaneous Forums/General Discussion/The Blitz-adopted NC10 continues to Large.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/laptops/2008/11/26/samsung-nc10/1 Conclusions
The Samsung NC10 is, quite simply, the best netbook money can buy at the moment. While there's no one feature that puts it head and shoulders above everything else out there, the combination of superb build quality and attention to detail gives the NC10 a distinct edge over the competition.
Things like the matte finish which doesn't attract fingerprints (I'm not a fan of the White, but there are Blue and Black variants as well), the excellent keyboard and one of the best screens we've seen on a netbook to date just demonstrate the thought and effort Samsung has put into this little device.
Of course, there are downsides like the trackpad and accompanying buttons, which we would have preferred to be a bit bigger, and we can't forget the performance limitations imposed on netbooks. Forget about watching high-definition video and doing other CPU-intensive tasks if you're not prepared to wait because, like every other netbook out there, the heart of the NC10 isn't designed with high performance in mind. Instead, the Intel Atom processor inside this device is all about delivering good enough computing and that's exactly what the NC10 delivers in spades.
Frankly, that's about all we have been able to come up with and, as far as we're concerned, if that's all that is wrong with a device that costs less than £300 (including VAT) then we're onto a winner.
* Build Quality - 10/10
* Features - 9/10
* Ease of Use - 9/10
* Performance - 9/10
* Value - 10/10
* Overall - 9/10
The NC-20 is imminent, which is the only reason I'm not getting an NC-10! Slightly better CPU, slightly bigger screen, which I think would make ti just about right for me.
I'm sure it'll be nice, but the NC20 is quite a bit bigger (12" screen) and isn't really a NC10 replacement. Some say that that size isn't really a netbook. It's also £100 more. Does look great tho.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/14/video-samsungs-nc20-unboxed-with-fervor?icid=sphere_blogsmith_inpage_engadget
My company bought me (and the other employees) an NC10 for Christmas, and I love it! It's a cracking piece of kit (although the webcam could be better). It boots up so quickly, and it's a joy to use. The touchpad would benefit from being a bit larger (and its edges more defined), but I use an external mouse 95% of the time anyway tbh. I can't rate the NC10 highly enough. Some of my colleagues have installed Windows 7 beta on it, and claim that it positively flies.
The NC20 is too big to be of interest to me. I already have a nice 14.1" laptop that fills that space.
Some say that that size isn't really a netbook.
I'd agree, but the screen res on the NC-10 is just a tad low for me. And when my main laptop is a desktop-replacement size, the NC-20 will be much more portable in comparison!
The NC20 defeats the point of the NC10 - the NC10 is perfectly small and portable - not too small, just big enough to have a circa 95% sized keyboard. Anything smaller than the NC10 will have a small, cramped, keyboard.
The NC10 has the appeal of a puppy.
The NC20 defeats the point of the NC10 - the NC10 is perfectly small and portable - not too small, just big enough to have a circa 95% sized keyboard. Anything smaller than the NC10 will have a small, cramped, keyboard. Likewise, anything bigger is too big.
The NC10 has the appeal of a puppy.
EDIT:
I think this must be my first ever double-post.
EDIT
No it isn't, it is an edit that became a double post.
Agreed.
The NC20 defeats the point of the NC10 - the NC10 is perfectly small and portable - not too small, just big enough to have a circa 95% sized keyboard. Anything smaller than the NC10 will have a small, cramped, keyboard. Likewise, anything bigger is too big.
Wouldn't say that. NC20 has the NC10's superb battery life, for one thing. I wouldn't say an extra two inches invalidates the entire concept.
While I could take the NC20 on holiday and do web development and other bits and pieces, that isn't true of either my current laptop (thanks to airlines cracking down on bag sizes!) or the NC10 (there's a limit to the size of screen I can effectively work in, and I'd guess it's just a tad underpowered).
Yes, yes, netbooks aren't really made for all that, well I guess I don't quite fit into the tidy niches that I need to.
The NC10 is cuter than the NC20.
I'd have to get a bigger bag if I had an NC20. My NC10 only just fits if I'm not carrying much else. :)
NC10 is small with powerful battery.
How are the cursor keys to use on the NC10?
They look too small for my liking. I can see myself constantly pressing UP+PG UP instead of just UP for example
Why, when the keyboard seems to get so much praise, do they go and make the most commonly-used keys small .. grrrr
Does BB3D (DX7) stuff run well on this NC10?
The cursor keys are a bit small, but I haven't really had a problem with them. They are half an inch wide.
Blitz3D runs fine.
It's not suitable for serious gaming - I can run Call of Duty fine on it. It is a DX9 system.
Sounds good, thanks for pointing that out, puki!
id love it if someone would make some blitzmax stress tests and run them on the nc10 as id love to see how it holds out when under load.
maybe oddballs physlite demos would be a good test.
its the size and battery life that making me want one, how long does it last when you use it non stop i wonder.
Yeah, I want to buy one for myself. I just hope it will compile BlitzMax code fast enought, let's say as fast as my old 1.6MHz AMD desktop machine :)
You should get circa 4 and a half hours on full-load and 100% brightness.
Conservative use will yield circa 7 to 8 hours.
Thats cool my laptop i have now is really great performance wise, but the battery is almost pointless 2 hours tops
Hah. I remember when my laptop used to last that long. After two years, battery life is down to about ten minutes :(
Stupid batteries.
thats why the atom is so great, anything with a dual core and a good graphics card is going to have very poor battery life unless its the size of a house.