Stylish Netbook from Samsung

[Timothy Huber]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/samsung-n310.aspx' target='_blank'>http://www.laptopmag.com/review/lap...msung-n310.aspx</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"For the past several months Samsung has led the netbook parade in terms of quality, creating solidly built systems that boast long battery life. With the new N310, the company is trying to establish itself as the leader when it comes to style, too. At $479, the N310 is one of the most unique and chic 10-inch netbooks on the market, and its island keyboard is a pleasure to type on. However, end users will have to be willing to pay a premium for a netbook that has the same specs as the competition (an Intel Atom processor, 1GB of RAM and Windows XP) and considerably less battery life than more affordable systems."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1243028880.usr147.jpg" /></p><p>I haven't gone down the netbook path, yet, but it's turning into a very interesting category.&nbsp; One of the latest from Samsung gets a hands-on review over at laptopmag.com.&nbsp; As with other product categories, it seems that style comes for a premium in netbooks, too.</p>

[stlbud]

Hey Samsung. I'll trade this piece of crap Q1 you sold me for one of these N310s and we can remain friends.

[Jason Dunn]

Hey Samsung. I'll trade this piece of crap Q1 you sold me for one of these N310s and we can remain friends.

Hehe...I have a Q1 as well and I just don't know what to do with it. If you're near a power plug, it makes a decent "movie tablet" but that's about it... :rolleyes:

[stlbud]

I have one of the newer ones. They put a 800 MHz Atom in it. It won't even play MP3s. Forget movies.

[Jason Dunn]

I have one of the newer ones. They put a 800 MHz Atom in it. It won't even play MP3s. Forget movies.

An 800mhz Atom?? I don't think Intel even makes an 800mhz Atom...you sure it's not a VIA processor?

[stlbud]

An 800mhz Atom?? I don't think Intel even makes an 800mhz Atom...you sure it's not a VIA processor?

The Z500 does 800MHz.

[Jason Dunn]

The Z500 does 800MHz.

Wow...the 1.6 Ghz processors are pretty cheap, I mean they put them in $299 netbooks, so I wonder why Samsung didn't use one of them? I doubt the Z500 uses less power, the 1.6 Ghz Atom chips use very little power.