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    New Samsung NC20 Netbook coming in February?

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by Jayayess1190, Dec 19, 2008.

  1. Captain Fail

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    I'm torn on this now. The Via chipset isn't as good as an intel atom IMHO, and the battery life is just poor compared to the NC10.
     
    Captain Fail, Jan 29, 2009
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    DanyBui81, Jan 29, 2009
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    Focalpoint Notebook Guru

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    via unichrome 9 -- any good??

    ive never heard of it, and a cursory glance on google shows no information or benchmarks that i could find.
     
    Focalpoint, Jan 30, 2009
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  4. Red_Dragon

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    there isnt much information you'll find as its still relatively new butt he say the graphics can render 1080p movies well so i guess thats something.
     
    Red_Dragon, Feb 1, 2009
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  5. Jayayess1190

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    Jayayess1190, Feb 2, 2009
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  6. Red_Dragon

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    .......so does that mean that the person/website that posted this is gonna do a review? Thanks for the awesome link as always Jay :D
     
    Red_Dragon, Feb 3, 2009
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  7. Mark Larson

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    Oh man, I hate glossy screens... but I love the 12" design. If this is really $500 I'll probably recommend it to my g/f to buy... and complain to Samsung about the glossy screen lol.
     
    Mark Larson, Feb 4, 2009
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  8. Red_Dragon

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    yeah i know the matte screen on the NC10 was pretty sweet

    still though that screen definitely looks like no slouch :D
     
    Red_Dragon, Feb 5, 2009
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  9. John Ratsey

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    John Ratsey, Feb 6, 2009
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  10. Jayayess1190

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    Jayayess1190, Feb 6, 2009
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  11. SoundsGood

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    Subscribing... :)
     
    SoundsGood, Feb 6, 2009
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    Is it just me or has the release of this netbook been ridiculously quiet?
     
    jackMTN, Feb 8, 2009
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  13. John Ratsey

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    Sometimes the Samsung notebooks reach the shelves before they make any official announcements. A couple of years back, the R20 was available to buy in UK several weeks before it was shown as a new product at CEBIT.

    It's also possible that stocks won't be very big to start with. The NC10 had a quiet launch but they still flew off the shelves. Why spend money on advertising if it's not necessary?

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Feb 8, 2009
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  14. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    Jayayess1190, Feb 13, 2009
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    awesome link + Rep! :D
     
    Red_Dragon, Feb 14, 2009
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    Just browsing this morning and saveonsamsung and laptopsdirect claim to have the white ones in stock for between £390 and £400 in the uk
     
    badgerman, Feb 15, 2009
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  17. John Ratsey

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    Also Insight (who are usually reliable) while dabs is showing 3-4 days for both white and black. About a week back dabs had the white as as few days. I wasn't watching to see if stock came and sold out, since dabs was one of the first UK sites to list the NC20 for pre-ordering (about 2 weeks ago). Amazon.co.uk is also listing the NC20, but at a somewhat higher price.

    So it looks as if the month in the thread title is correct!

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Feb 15, 2009
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  18. Red_Dragon

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    im shocked to hear there is a black! Im sure it looks pretty elegant.
     
    Red_Dragon, Feb 16, 2009
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  19. Jayayess1190

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    Jayayess1190, Feb 16, 2009
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  20. markhedder

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    That's interesting. But the NC20 claims to be able to play 1080p videos and is significantly faster, the Atom N280 can only play 720p, and the Lenovo is more expensive? What gives?
     
    markhedder, Feb 16, 2009
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  21. justinl01

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    Different Chipset - Via not Intel. Better onboard Graphics and more powerful processor without the associated Intel restrictions. BTW mine just arrived a White one from Dabs, first thoughts are extremely favourable, I also have a Dell 12 and access to a few other netbooks. I'll post a bit later on my first impressions and of course ask away, I guess it's time to start an offical NC20 thread as it is now available :)
     
    justinl01, Feb 19, 2009
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  22. nelag

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    Can't wait til it comes to USA
     
    nelag, Feb 19, 2009
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  23. John Ratsey

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    A new NC20 thread is now created. Please carry on there.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Feb 19, 2009
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