Samsung N210 - a New Wave in the Netbook World

Samsung is a new player in the netbook market and they intend to play seriously. The heavy task of breaking the market is now in the hand of their new netbook the N210. Here are some of the good and bad points for Samsung N210.

Pros

The first good point of this netbook is the design. Samsung N210 looks much better than its predecessor. The chrome edges make it stand out among its competitors. The look is also improved because of the cover. This netbook is has glossy brick-like pattern that covers the whole body.

If you hold it in your arms you can feel that the body feels solid and you won't hear any clacking noise when you shake it.

At the bottom side there is a sure sign that Samsung is trying to make it easy for end user to upgrade their netbook's RAM. To upgrade the memory modules you only need to work on two screws. Now that's what I call simplicity.

The keyboard is big enough type in comfortably. Even if you have large fingers you won't have any problem using it. The touchpad has multi-touch gesture feature where you can zoom in and out easily by using two fingers.

For travelers the battery performance of Samsung N210 would bring smile on their faces. On default settings plus Wifi turned on the battery can last over 5 hours. When maximum brightness and sound are set the battery can still last for about 2.5 hours. Such battery life will save you from the hassle of carrying adaptors anywhere you go.

The Samsung N210 comes with Windows 7 Starter Edition plus several mighty useful tools from Samsung. One of those tools is the Easy Resolution Manager. With this tool you can easily switch the screen resolution from 1024 x 600 to 1024x768 and vice versa.

Another tool is called Speed Mode which Samsung said can maximize their netbook's performance. Next on the list (and the most useful one) is called HyperSpace. It's an instant Operating System similar to the ones you can find on Lenovo and HP netbooks.

Cons

For a netbook Samsung N210 is a little expensive. While an HP Mini-Note will only cost you about $400 you need to spend $100 more to get a Samsung N210.

Next is the touchpad. Even though people with large fingers won't have a problem with the keyboard the same cannot be said for its touchpad. It's smaller than the touchpad on other netbooks.

Sound is another minus point for this netbook. In short the audio quality is plain sucks. That is understandable though since this is just a netbook and not a multimedia notebook.

Conclusion

Although Samsung is a new player in the world of netbook they know how to play it right. The Samsung N210 is a great companion for travelers and commuters. It's stylish, has long battery life, convenient to use and comes with plenty of useful tools.