Samsung NC10

Alanstrainor · 01-03-2010 11:56PM

el dude wrote: »

There's a good deal on a refurb of this machine. I'm just curious how it stacks up against current entry level netbooks like the Asus 1005HA for instance?

That would depend on the price.

Abelloid · 02-03-2010 09:16AM

basquille wrote: »

Bump..

So I'm mighty pissed off.

Earlier this week, my Macbook's battery has been only able to run off the mains, and switches off immediately when plugged out. Tried fully discharging it (etc) - no luck! But it's almost a 3 year old Macbook that would get 2 - 3 hours use every day minimum.. so it's not suprising!

Started working on my NC10 (which I don't use nearly as much as I should) yesterday and same thing has happened to it. I think the battery stayed fully discharged for a month or two and now won't hold a charge at all.

So, 2 laptops and both with dodgy batteries!

Need to go looking for replacements.. the official replacements for the NC10 are far too expensive to consider (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Standard-Cell-Battery-NC10/dp/B001PMMU7I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&s=electronics&qid=1265418966&sr=1-1), so I might pick up a cheap one on Ebay from either a UK seller or Chinese seller (cheaper than UK, but liables to customs). These can be quite hit and miss, right? Or does anyone recommend a decent seller?

Any recommendations or tips would be appreciated.

PS - Same above goes for the Macbook battery - official ones are too expensive (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Apple-Rechargable-Battery-13-inch-MacBook/dp/B000FQ0004/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1265419702&sr=1-1) - so sellers for cheaper alternatives here would be appreciated. But if not, I'll put in a post on the Apple forum.

I have a Dealextreme 9-cell and it's great - no complaints having used it since September. $52 inc. del.

Brimmy · 10-03-2010 11:56PM

Anyone else having the problem with the screen on this where it keeps jumping? I rang Samsung and as my nc10 was out of warranty by about 2 months they wouldn't take it yet while my brothers nc20 was in warranty they would. They wouldn't even suggest somewhere to get it fixed so I'm going to have to look for a place now or just go out and buy a new laptop.

Its been usable for the last month or two but now its just ridiculous.

Dopey · 11-03-2010 07:50AM

Does it stop when you adjust the brightness settings?

Try using Fn and up arrow. I had to replace the screen on my NC10 because it got broken and noticed this problem afterwards. It's pretty mild but goes away once I make the screen a little brighter.

Is it intermittent or persistent?

Brimmy wrote: »

Anyone else having the problem with the screen on this where it keeps jumping? I rang Samsung and as my nc10 was out of warranty by about 2 months they wouldn't take it yet while my brothers nc20 was in warranty they would. They wouldn't even suggest somewhere to get it fixed so I'm going to have to look for a place now or just go out and buy a new laptop.

Its been usable for the last month or two but now its just ridiculous.

mal_1 · 11-03-2010 06:05PM

Dopey wrote: »

Does it stop when you adjust the brightness settings?

Try using Fn and up arrow. I had to replace the screen on my NC10 because it got broken and noticed this problem afterwards. It's pretty mild but goes away once I make the screen a little brighter.

Is it intermittent or persistent?

I had the 'same' issue and posted it here a few months ago. Screen goes white, when brightness is turned up especially when on mains power. I managed to live with it.

Have left back to be repaired with supplier, as warranty was almost up , It is suppose to be back with me (5-7days turnaround ) however, three weeks later I haven't heard from them, so cant enlighten on what the fault is..:(

Dopey · 11-03-2010 06:26PM

mal_1 wrote: »

I had the 'same' issue and posted it here a few months ago. Screen goes white, when brightness is turned up especially when on mains power. I managed to live with it.

Have left back to be repaired with supplier, as warranty was almost up , It is suppose to be back with me (5-7days turnaround ) however, three weeks later I haven't heard from them, so cant enlighten on what the fault is..:(

That's different to what I am experiencing. Mine is a very mild flicker which corrects itself when the brightness is adjusted.

If it needs a new screen you can get them on ebay for about €90 delivered (next day). It's pretty easy to replace.

Ronanc1 · 11-03-2010 10:09PM

I had the same problem with mine my original idea was to "just live with it" as it used to be only present when i dialed the brightness up and i never had my nc10 screen that bright to begin with but low and behold it spread then even to when i had my screen on dim its a falty wire connection to the screen common problem on the nc10 so i finally pulled my finger out last week and called samsung to get it repaired as it was still under warranty sent if off next day and got it back five days later spanking clean and like new a very happy bunny

Poochie05 · 12-03-2010 10:37PM

Ours must have been in the repair place at the same time.

Like you I had been living with it but decided to do something before the warranty ran out. A courier picked it up on the Thursday and I had it back first thing on Tuesday morning. My only concern was that they didn't seem to want any details about the problem, I actually had to ask the customer services guy if he wanted to know what was wrong with it but don't think he took down any details and I had no contact at all with the repair company that was over in Limerick. I presume as it is a known issue they didn't need details and 'white screen' was a sufficient code word, but I would have thought they would like to have known more (like was it when I plugged it in, or was it on battery power, how often it happened, how did you get rid of it, etc.).

Ronanc1 · 12-03-2010 11:37PM

Could well have been pouchie could well have been, the guy i talked to on the phone immediately knew the problem when i said "nc10" and "screen" and basically confirmed what id read online, i too expected some questions but was just happy to have it collected and returned so promptly!

Brimmy · 13-03-2010 02:17PM

Dopey wrote: »

Does it stop when you adjust the brightness settings?

Try using Fn and up arrow. I had to replace the screen on my NC10 because it got broken and noticed this problem afterwards. It's pretty mild but goes away once I make the screen a little brighter.

Is it intermittent or persistent?

It used to stop when I brightened the screen and was only previous on battery power but now it happens when it's plugged in and on full settings.

Still intermittent as well but getting worse by the day. I'm not happy with Samsung at all as I rang them with the same problem with an nc10 and nc20 at the same time and was fobbed off for the nc10 as it was out of warranty by hte month. Couldn't tell me anywhere to go to get it fixed or anything. Looks like I'll be buying a replacement screen then :mad:

Zonda999 · 30-03-2010 08:06PM

My sister is just after buying a n110(practically the same as nc10) and it cant seem to play youtube video's smoothly at all. I always knew netbooks had trouble with HD but the video i tryed to play was only 360p(it was a good quality 360p video if that matters). surely this i'nt normal? The machine she bought is a refurb but it runs perfectly other than that. I downloaded google chrome as well and tryed it on that browser but it was'nt any smoother. Any idea's?

moonboy52 · 30-03-2010 09:35PM

I use CoreAVC with kmplayer and most 720p's run fine (downloaded of course). Not sure about HD youtube though as i usually watch SD and if i want the HD version i download it.

Run_to_da_hills · 31-03-2010 06:15AM

Am i entitled to a registered copy of XP with my NC40? i had to do a complete re installation of XP after a virus / BSOD on boot, The system systems disk dose not include XP.

This annoys me as I am using an old copy of XP pro that is prompting continuously for registration details.

Dman001 · 01-05-2010 04:38PM

I seem to be having the same White Screen problems as everyone else. I purchased the laptop in Argos, so would there be hassle in returning it? I don't think they sell the NC10 anymore so will they send it off to be repaired, or give my money back?

Abelloid · 01-05-2010 06:36PM

mal_1 wrote: »

I had the 'same' issue and posted it here a few months ago. Screen goes white, when brightness is turned up especially when on mains power. I managed to live with it.

Have left back to be repaired with supplier, as warranty was almost up , It is suppose to be back with me (5-7days turnaround ) however, three weeks later I haven't heard from them, so cant enlighten on what the fault is..:(

Have a look here -

http://www.sammynetbook.com/plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?32464

Mine is doing pretty regularly now too, its under warranty but I'm not sure what Argos will do... if its a case of sending off for repairs, I'll do it myself.

Dman001 · 01-05-2010 06:51PM

JustinOval wrote: »

Have a look here -

http://www.sammynetbook.com/plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?32464

Mine is doing pretty regularly now too, its under warranty but I'm not sure what Argos will do... if its a case of sending off for repairs, I'll do it myself.

Problem is that it probably will void the Warranty if you do it yourself.

Abelloid · 01-05-2010 06:55PM

Dman001 wrote: »

Problem is that it probably will void the Warranty if you do it yourself.

I might have done that already adding 1gig of RAM.

Dman001 · 01-05-2010 07:02PM

JustinOval wrote: »

I might have done that already adding 1gig of RAM.

I don't think adding RAM voids Warranty. Sure all your doing is removing the door from under the laptop. They wouldn't even know it was open.

Run_to_da_hills · 01-05-2010 08:50PM

I had to reformat my NC40 because it had a BSOD on bootup. I totally deleted the original XP op sys that came with the machine. On loading up the restore disk that came with the machine I noticed that there was no op sys on it. I have ended up installing an unauthorised copy which is constantly asking me for registration. I cannot update it beyond SP2.

I would prefer to have the original of which I feel I’m entitled to, all the service tag stickers are worn off and I have no record of its original.

Is Samsung obliged to foreword me an original copy of XP?

My last EEEPc came complete with XP and original restore all on the one disk.

Fizzical · 25-10-2010 01:25PM

Hey guys, any advice? Spilt orange juice on the keyboard last night, tried to clean it up as best I could and quickly but several keys no longer work. Im afraid to lift out the keys, looks kinda complicated beneath. Any ideas or do I send it to the shop?

Banji · 25-10-2010 01:32PM

Fizzical wrote: »

Hey guys, any advice? Spilt orange juice on the keyboard last night, tried to clean it up as best I could and quickly but several keys no longer work. Im afraid to lift out the keys, looks kinda complicated beneath. Any ideas or do I send it to the shop?

The keys clip in and out so you probably should have done that when cleaning it

Fizzical · 25-10-2010 03:56PM

Banji wrote: »

The keys clip in and out so you probably should have done that when cleaning it

Do they? Any trick to that? Did investigate underneath them but looked very breakable...

astaines · 02-01-2011 08:47PM

Hi,
We have one of these, and it has worked fine for just over a year. Now there is something astray with the screen. When we turn it on all that is visible are series of thin coloured lines running from top to bottom of the screen. I've plugged in an external monitor, and this works fine. I've updated the graphic drivers and had no joy.
Two things - any bright ideas - this is not the 'white screen' problem already identified on this thread.
Second, any suggestions for a good laptop repair in Dublin, preferably North Dublin, (though we will go south, if necessary!).
Best wishes,
Anthony

The_Conductor · 02-01-2011 08:55PM

Hi Anthony,

First of all- by virtue of the fact that it works fine on the external monitor- the graphics chip in the NC10 is in fact fine. Thats the good news. The bad news is that there is a problem with the screen- or rather with transporting the video signal to the screen.

It sounds like there could be a fault with the ribbon cable that connects the screen to the motherboard (if the cable gets slightly scratched, this can be the issue.

Its very repairable- but at a price. A new screen is about EUR70, EUR4 for a ribbon cable- and possibly EUR 50 or 60 for labour- possibly as much as EUR130 or so all in (depending on where you go).

Can you justify spending this sort of money when it vastly exceeds the economic value of the repaired product- is a good question?

mal_1 · 16-03-2011 05:51PM

Hi all
I've had my NC10 stolen from my car. (sh't happens)
It was an amazing useful machine, especially its capacity to run full blown programs such as CAD on such a small machine.

Anyway should I replace it with a new NC10 or is there something better there in a netbook to move onto.

Suggestions welcome.

Ronanc1 · 16-03-2011 06:14PM

http://elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=WCENPNF210A03UK&productID=S8608579

Latest range with dual core atom n550 i'm planning on moving up to this, the dual core should be even better at handling things like CAD and you still get the portability of the netbook.

The_Conductor · 16-03-2011 08:40PM

Ronanc1 wrote: »

http://elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=WCENPNF210A03UK&productID=S8608579

Latest range with dual core atom n550 i'm planning on moving up to this, the dual core should be even better at handling things like CAD and you still get the portability of the netbook.

CAD? On a netbook? Much as I love my netbook (and I've a 10.1" android tablet too)- I'd shoot myself before I'd try to run CAD on either of them........ For anything thats not resource intensive they're fine- but CAD?

Ronanc1 · 16-03-2011 11:54PM

If you read Mal_1's post you'll see that hes the one that mentioned CAD on a netbook, ive no idea how resource heavy it is nor do i know anything about it I'm just commenting on a possible upgrade

mal_1 · 17-03-2011 09:29AM

Ronanc1 wrote: »

If you read Mal_1's post you'll see that hes the one that mentioned CAD on a netbook, ive no idea how resource heavy it is nor do i know anything about it I'm just commenting on a possible upgrade

Apologies if I've caused a minor spat here, Been an architect I have CAd on it which is seriously handy to show builders drawings on site. Yes is slower and not practical with the 10" screen but it worked fine. Also what I found very practical is to have sketchup on the netbook which I've linked across a VGA cable to run on clients TVs to run through projects with them.

Thanks for the recommendation; considering it.

The_Conductor · 17-03-2011 09:31AM

No spat- I think we're all friends here......:)

Personally I'd be inclined towards a 12" rather than the 10"- and a Core i3 (Lenovo have several on special at the moment).

My issue (aside from the screensize- and resolution) is the keyboard is just too annoying for prolonged usage.

S.

Samsung NC10

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