Samsung NC10

Rsaeire · 13-01-2009 03:14PM

Gran Hermano wrote: »

I still reckon thehut have some of the best pricing on the NC10 - especially when you include delivery. The next cheapest is Elara
and they're around the €360-370 mark compared to approx €320-325.

Given the current exchange rate, you're probably talking more €340-350, give or take a couple of Euros, regarding The Hut pricing of the NC10.

Kotek Besar · 13-01-2009 03:15PM

Pixmania.ie is €343.90 delivered for the white one. Add €70 to that if you want the black one!

Gran Hermano · 13-01-2009 03:22PM

Rsaeire wrote: »

Given the current exchange rate, you're probably talking more €340-350, give or take a couple of Euros, regarding The Hut pricing of the NC10.

The rate is really worsening for us, looks like I ordered mine at the right time just after Christmas.

Elara are now €363 to €379 plus delivery (depending on what colour you want).

I'd only use Pixmania if they were 30% cheaper than the rest - not worth the hassle with their Customer Service for a small saving.

What mice are people using with their NC10? I'm looking at the Logitech V450 or V470.
DVD.co.uk have the V450 for GBP18+ delivery - it's GBP 30-35 on most sites.

Rsaeire · 13-01-2009 04:23PM

Gran Hermano wrote: »

The rate is really worsening for us, looks like I ordered mine at the right time just after Christmas.

Elara are now €363 to €379 plus delivery (depending on what colour you want).

I'd only use Pixmania if they were 30% cheaper than the rest - not worth the hassle with their Customer Service for a small saving.

What mice are people using with their NC10? I'm looking at the Logitech V450 or V470.
DVD.co.uk have the V450 for GBP18+ delivery - it's GBP 30-35 on most sites.

I know. I was practically forcing myself to buy something around Christmas, just to avail of the great exchange rates and not have them pass me by. Alas, I didn’t get anything.

I currently user the Logitech VX Nano, that comes with a micro-usb receiver, with my NC10 and it works a treat. It is a smaller mouse than say the Logitech VX Revolution, but not hugely so. The prices for both mice, with and without delivery, are as follows:

Logitech VX Nano
€44.59/€57.25 = Dabs.ie
€48.50/€61.05 = Komplett
€46.17/€55.17 = Elara

Logitech VX Revolution
€38.64/€51.30 = Dabs.ie
€43.74/€52.74 = Elara

vibe666 · 14-01-2009 12:53AM

JohnOwonga wrote: »

Windows 7 you talking about Internet Explorer 7.0 ?

no, we're not.

JohnOwonga wrote: »

Are have Microsoft released a new version of windows after Vista?

yes they have, for beta testing. didn't you know?

JohnOwonga wrote: »

You would have been better of with a Lidl Netbook 10 inch 2 monitor with 3years gaurantee.

no we wouldn't that's why this thread is all about the excellent nc10. just about everyone here bothered to read all the reviews that showed the nc10 to be the best netbook on the market and bought one for that reason rather than lidl's re-badged msi wind.

JohnOwonga wrote: »

For a computer manufacturer Samsung really do have only 1 years limited support,they have the least number of support centres in the world and customer support is terrible.

do you have any evidence to back that up?

JohnOwonga wrote: »

www.laptopreviews.com

why are you posting links to a dodgy malware/junk search site john? :rolleyes:

JohnOwonga wrote: »

Thanks

John

yeah, thanks but no thanks john. :rolleyes:

vibe666 · 14-01-2009 12:57AM

Rsaeire wrote: »

I currently user the Logitech VX Nano, that comes with a micro-usb receiver, with my NC10 and it works a treat. It is a smaller mouse than say the Logitech VX Revolution, but not hugely so. The prices for both mice, with and without delivery, are as follows:

not sure of the model, but microsoft do a small optical bluetooth laptop mouse that i picked up in pc world for 30 quid before xmas (the box was ripped a bit, and it looked like it might be old stock).

i went for bluetooth over rf in the hope that the onboard BT would pick it up on the nc10 and it does so perfectly.

it's pretty cool actually, and even works on the fabric of our sofa or your leg or whatever, so no need even for a mouse mat and altho it's small it's much better than using the trackpad and looks in proportion with the sammy.

JohnOwonga · 14-01-2009 01:49AM

vibe666 wrote: »

no, we're not.
yes they have, for beta testing. didn't you know?
no we wouldn't that's why this thread is all about the excellent nc10. just about everyone here bothered to read all the reviews that showed the nc10 to be the best netbook on the market and bought one for that reason rather than lidl's re-badged msi wind.
do you have any evidence to back that up?
why are you posting links to a dodgy malware/junk search site john? :rolleyes:
yeah, thanks but no thanks john. :rolleyes:[/quote
>>>>
Theres part of the review a 3 year warranty with Samsung costs more than the laptop itself.
Samsung despite the brand reputation do not give good customer support on known issues that other manufacturers do accept.

Lidl Targa brand give you 28 days to evaluate their product which shows they have confidence.
I guess the Samsung does have kudos lets face it Lidl is very downmarket:)

Regards,

Enjoy your purchase they already have a different version of the Samsung NC10 with embedded 3G Aerial or dongle thingy it was on the market there December 2008
www.sammynetbook.com

Do you use yours in Public places like the Dart / Luas just from a security prospective these things are a easy snatch for thieves and would have high resealability:)

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4728

Do-more · 14-01-2009 09:41AM

vibe666 wrote: »

not sure of the model, but microsoft do a small optical bluetooth laptop mouse that i picked up in pc world for 30 quid before xmas (the box was ripped a bit, and it looked like it might be old stock).

i went for bluetooth over rf in the hope that the onboard BT would pick it up on the nc10 and it does so perfectly.

it's pretty cool actually, and even works on the fabric of our sofa or your leg or whatever, so no need even for a mouse mat and altho it's small it's much better than using the trackpad and looks in proportion with the sammy.

Vibe can you tell me if your mouse is quiet?

I'm looking for a nice quiet mouse and someone on sammynetbooks suggested the Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 saying the clicks are quieter than the keyboard on the NC10.

Is that the same mouse that you have?

Cheers

D-M

Ricky91t · 14-01-2009 08:22PM

Can i dualboot my mac osx/xp/windows 7?If so does it do it automatically or do i have to set it up..
Also will it edit my previos boot file?

art · 14-01-2009 10:06PM

Rsaeire wrote: »

Logitech VX Nano

I've used a number of wireless mice, including MS ones, and that Logitech one is by far the best one I've come across. I'd recommend it to everyone too.

Alanstrainor · 14-01-2009 10:15PM

Ricky91t wrote: »

Can i dualboot my mac osx/xp/windows 7?If so does it do it automatically or do i have to set it up..
Also will it edit my previos boot file?

So you want to triple boot your system correct? with 3 different OS's? Just use software like partition magic or similar to create a partition for windows 7. And use the windows 7 installer in xp to install it to the newly created partition. The install took around 30 minutes on my advent, very easily done.

vibe666 · 14-01-2009 11:11PM

Do-more wrote: »

Vibe can you tell me if your mouse is quiet?

I'm looking for a nice quiet mouse and someone on sammynetbooks suggested the Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 saying the clicks are quieter than the keyboard on the NC10.

Is that the same mouse that you have?

Cheers

D-M

I just checked and that's actually the exact mouse I have.

just did a little clicky test and it is indeed as quiet as a mouse should be.

vibe666 · 14-01-2009 11:23PM

JohnOwonga wrote: »

Theres part of the review a 3 year warranty with Samsung costs more than the laptop itself.

show me. EDIT: actually, how about I just call you a flat out liar? HERE is a link to a site selling the nc10 with an optional 3-year extended warrnat for £94.99 inc. UK VAT.

JohnOwonga wrote: »

Samsung despite the brand reputation do not give good customer support on known issues that other manufacturers do accept.

again, show me.

JohnOwonga wrote: »

Lidl Targa brand give you 28 days to evaluate their product which shows they have confidence.

Targa don't have a product. what Targa have is a re-badged MSI Wind and to make it more attactive they have to dangle carrots for people to buy them because they have nothing to offer that you can't get somewhere else (i.e. online) for less money.

JohnOwonga wrote: »

I guess the Samsung does have kudos lets face it Lidl is very downmarket:)

it's got nothing to do with kudos, what it has to do with is the NC10 being a better netbook than ANYTHING else on the market based on every single online review that there has been of the thing.

JohnOwonga wrote: »

Enjoy your purchase they already have a different version of the Samsung NC10 with embedded 3G Aerial or dongle thingy it was on the market there December 2008

now you're just being stupid as well as totally wrong.

if you are going to post retarded comments like that at least try and be right about their contents. the NC10 with HSDPA isn't going to be released until March 09 as has already been discussed here by people who actually have a clue what they are talking about.

JohnOwonga wrote: »

Do you use yours in Public places like the Dart / Luas just from a security prospective these things are a easy snatch for thieves and would have high resealability:)

i'm sorry, but do you have something wrong with you, what sort of idiotic statement is that supposed to be?

why don't you just tell people not to wave 400€ about when they're walking the street?

if you want to honestly discuss the merits and possible pitfalls of the nc10 then go right ahead, but DO NOT come on here bull$hitting and expect to get away with it.

AlmightyCushion · 14-01-2009 11:38PM

vibe666 wrote: »

show me. EDIT: actually, how about I just call you a flat out liar? HERE is a link to a site selling the nc10 with an optional 3-year extended warrnat for £94.99 inc. UK VAT.
again, show me.

Targa don't have a product. what Targa have is a re-badged MSI Wind and to make it more attactive they have to dangle carrots for people to buy them because they have nothing to offer that you can't get somewhere else (i.e. online) for less money.

it's got nothing to do with kudos, what it has to do with is the NC10 being a better netbook than ANYTHING else on the market based on every single online review that there has been of the thing.

now you're just being stupid as well as totally wrong.

if you are going to post retarded comments like that at least try and be right about their contents. the NC10 with HSDPA isn't going to be released until March 09 as has already been discussed here by people who actually have a clue what they are talking about.

i'm sorry, but do you have something wrong with you, what sort of idiotic statement is that supposed to be?

why don't you just tell people not to wave 400€ about when they're walking the street?

if you want to honestly discuss the merits and possible pitfalls of the nc10 then go right ahead, but DO NOT come on here bull$hitting and expect to get away with it.

Banned for abuse.

thewools · 15-01-2009 09:32AM

Finally ordered one from TheHut... Got an email yesterday stating that the netbook has been dispatched.

How long should it take to get into my eager hands??

The_Conductor · 15-01-2009 10:44AM

thewools wrote: »

Finally ordered one from TheHut... Got an email yesterday stating that the netbook has been dispatched.

How long should it take to get into my eager hands??

Once they've dispatched it- I'd say 2 days tops. The problem we all experienced before Christmas was TheHut taking orders without having any stock to dispatch. I think you'll be very happy with your new lappy.

Dyr · 15-01-2009 12:29PM

basquille wrote: »

Ooohhh nice. Was looking for something to improve it, so will give this a shot later.

Was even listening to a podcast (simple speech recorded at 128kbps MP3) and it sounded shocking!

Is the audio on the NC10 bad? that would be a deal breaker for me I think

I'm thinking of over headphones btw, not the internal speakers

thewools · 15-01-2009 12:33PM

smccarrick wrote: »

Once they've dispatched it- I'd say 2 days tops. The problem we all experienced before Christmas was TheHut taking orders without having any stock to dispatch. I think you'll be very happy with your new lappy.

Do you know who they (TheHut) use to deliver their products to Ireland?

Rsaeire · 15-01-2009 12:43PM

Bambi wrote: »

Is the audio on the NC10 bad? that would be a deal breaker for me I think
I'm thinking of over headphones btw, not the internal speakers

The sound on the NC10 that everyone is referring to is the external sound through the speakers. If you plan on using headphones, you shouldn't have any issue with sound quality.

The_Conductor · 15-01-2009 05:07PM

Headphone sounds depends entirely on the headphones. You use cheap crappy headphones- you get cheap crappy sound. You can get reasonably priced headphones (or indeed headsets complete with mikes) from Creative, Sennheiser etc reasonably enough priced (you're probably still looking at 50-60 quid for something half reasonable though).

Sound out of the NC10 is fine at lower volumes- its when you crank up the volume that the limitations of the built-in speakers becomes apparent.

Do-more · 15-01-2009 05:39PM

Bambi wrote: »

Is the audio on the NC10 bad? that would be a deal breaker for me I think
I'm thinking of over headphones btw, not the internal speakers

I don't know it it's unique to mine but I find that the max. volume is not great with headphones it's fine for normal use but you wouldn't want to be a hardcore metal head. I have three different sets on Sennheisers, OMX 52, MX 55 VC and IE 8's it's the same with all of them. Anyone else find the same?

Holsten · 15-01-2009 08:13PM

Was just about to press the checkout button till I saw this.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks/news/2009/01/14/Samsung-Manual-Leaks-NC20-Details/p1

Gotta wait now.

The_Conductor · 15-01-2009 08:20PM

Holsten wrote: »

Was just about to press the checkout button till I saw this.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks/news/2009/01/14/Samsung-Manual-Leaks-NC20-Details/p1

Gotta wait now.

Its a lot bigger (12.1"), heavier and doesn't have the Intel Atom processor (its a Via Nano 1.3Ghz chip). Added to this the RRP is almost EUR300 more than the NC10...... It really depends on what you're looking for. I don't think the NC20 is aimed at the same market as the NC10 at all tbh.......

AlmightyCushion · 15-01-2009 08:26PM

smccarrick wrote: »

Its a lot bigger (12.1"), heavier and doesn't have the Intel Atom processor (its a Via Nano 1.3Ghz chip). Added to this the RRP is almost EUR300 more than the NC10...... It really depends on what you're looking for. I don't think the NC20 is aimed at the same market as the NC10 at all tbh.......

According to that link it's actually going with a 1.3Ghz atom over the 1.8Ghz via they were originally rumoured to be. That's just daft. They should stick with the 1.6Ghz atom or the via.

The_Conductor · 15-01-2009 08:30PM

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

According to that link it's actually going with a 1.3Ghz atom over the 1.8Ghz via they were originally rumoured to be. That's just daft. They should stick with the 1.6Ghz atom or the via.

If you download the flash presentation- its quite emphatic- its a Via 1.3Ghz Nano processor. There is no 1.3Ghz Atom (as far as I know- correct me if I'm wrong someone). You could always underclock it- but why bother, its a frugal little puppy as is......

AlmightyCushion · 15-01-2009 08:38PM

smccarrick wrote: »

If you download the flash presentation- its quite emphatic- its a Via 1.3Ghz Nano processor. There is no 1.3Ghz Atom (as far as I know- correct me if I'm wrong someone). You could always underclock it- but why bother, its a frugal little puppy as is......

According to this part of the article it is an atom.

Powering the system, which at 12.1in is clearly too large to be considered a netbook, is a 1.3GHz Atom processor, not VIA has had been doubtfully speculated. That confusion, though, is helpfully explained by the NC20's use of a VIA VX800 chipset, rather than Intel's 945GSE, although the benefits or lack thereof of the change aren't particularly clear.

So if the presentation says otherwise then they mixed something up. Also, the atom z520 (might be the z530 can't really remember) is clocked at 1.33Ghz.

Basq · 15-01-2009 08:43PM

Samsung NC20 is teh suck to be honest..

Holsten · 15-01-2009 08:55PM

smccarrick wrote: »

Added to this the RRP is almost EUR300 more than the NC10......

Eeek! :eek:

They can feck off if it's that price.

Dyr · 15-01-2009 09:04PM

smccarrick wrote: »

Headphone sounds depends entirely on the headphones.

umm..no it doesnt, it depends on every component that's being used to produce the sound? I'm using various seinnheiser phones but that won't make up for a crappy soundcard or the powersupply causing ground loop etc

Basq · 15-01-2009 09:08PM

Bambi wrote: »

umm..no it doesnt, it depends on every component that's being used to produce the sound? I'm using various seinnheiser phones but that won't make up for a crappy soundcard or the powersupply causing ground loop etc

I think what smsmcarrick means is that the poor sound out of the NC10 is the fault of the speakers, not of the sound card.

Samsung NC10

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