Discount Samsung NC10-14GB 10.2-Inch Blue Netbook - 6 Cell Battery

Ok, this is a quick review after 1 full day of use of Samsung NC10 (blue). The battery claims seem true, it did hold 5-6 hours with heavy use (installing a lot of software, wifi on, Firefox w/hulu, vlc music player in the background). I am just estimating here, no precise measurements were done.The LCD is bright and a special Fn key made turning the brightness on and off easy. The overall computing power w/ the Atom processor is fine, no problem running basic office applications, email, media players. There is no crapware pre-installed. All the Samsung software added over win xp sp3 make sense and works well. Some custom drivers are included. The keyboard is not as good as HP 1035 but overall is decent, you can use it ok if you don't have extra large hands. The trackpad is small but gets the job done. 3 USB ports seems enough. The on/off power button on the right side is cool and practical. 160 GB HDD is plenty. I have installed also full Fedora Linux 10 distro. It works well, (including wireless), out of the box. No Linux voodo required. The hard drive is divided in 2 partitions initially. Wifi g is excellent, plenty of signal around the house at both floors, great speed surfing the internet.
Now, few complains: once overall seems like a ok solid machine, there are some touches of not-so-inspired chassis and cover designs. The interior of the netbook is matte but the exterior lid is glossy; I suppose, this is a matter of taste. Always will be people who like the shiny Iphone and others who like the Gphone. Same with the metal-trim around the edges. Also, making the edges thinner then the rest of the machine creates an illusion that the netbook is slimmer, but in the same time there is a concern if anything bumps into those edges. I rather like the understated simplicity of Lenovo S10 in this regard. These machines need to do some duty outside of the cozzy work desk of their owner and I would say Samsung still has some work in this area. All in all a great electronics piece but harmed by some cheap exterior design touches. One more thing: the 1GB memory can be upgraded to 2GB opening a small door on the bottom of NC10. However, if you intend to upgrade the HDD, you need to open the main cover of the machine for good and you will void the warranty. Would I recommended it?, yes, if one likes the glossy lid style and does no plan to harm the machine doing errants outside the house.Get more detail about Samsung NC10-14GB 10.2-Inch Blue Netbook - 6 Cell Battery.