NC20 to Australia?

Hi all,

There is nothing on the Samsung Australia site that suggests anything about buying any of their notebook/netbook range here in Australia.

I was just wondering if this is something worth importing or whether I should go for the Dell Mini 9 or the 1000HE.

I have heard nothing but good things about the NC20 and it sure looks impressive.

Thank you for your time.

 

Samsung were selling some notebooks in Australia a couple of years ago. I presume they didn't get enough business since they then stopped.

They recently started selling notebooks in North America and also some more European countries and, at the moment, there's no over-supply.

John

 

Thank you for your reply.

May I ask what you thought of the NC10?

Again i'm trying to add up whether it's worth importing that over the Aspire 1 or Mini 9.

How are international warranties and where is a good place to buy such things?

Thank you again very much - it's greatly appreciated.

 

My thoughts on the NC10 are in my review.

The market seems to have decided that the 10" size is more usable than the 9" - the display is easier to read and the keyboard is less cramped.

However, Samsung are now adding confusion by the release of the 12.1" NC20 (it has arrived in Europe) which overlaps into the normal notebook segment but is lighter than anything else in the size and price range.

I can't advise on the best place for you to buy. The Samsung warranty guide lists the international service locations which includes Thomas Electronics in Australia.

John

 

Thank you for all your input John - It is greatly appreciated.

Just another quick query, what are the resolution differences between the 10 and the 20?

I'm really looking to use this thing at uni so browsing and word functions are important.

Is there any vertical scrolling associated with the 10?

 

The NC10 is 1024 x 600 and the NC20 is 1280 x 800. The latter is a much more usable screen size if you are happy with the extra size and a little more weight.

Effectively, the NC20 is a low cost normal 12.1" notebook and can be used as a main notebook if you don't need dual core power.

The touchpad on both the NC10 and NC20 support Chiral scrolling: Put your finger on the scroll area on the right side of the touchpad and then rotate the fingertip to go up or down (clockwise = down and anti-clockwise = up).

John

 

Thank you kindly for all your help John.

As much as I would love to own an NC10 I think should anything go wrong with it I might be in a bit of a pickle.

Furthermore, Samsung boasts being the largest conglomerate in the world which raises questions as to why they do not think there is a fertile Australian market. It leaves potential customers like me none too impressed/frustrated.

Anyway. It looks like i'm going to have to settle for something like the Lenovo S10 or Asus 1000H.

I know this is going off topic but if you have any pearls of wisdom I am all ears.

Once again thank you.

-Alistair