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    Samsung N510 netbook with Nvidia ION chipset and 9400 graphics

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by Phil, Jun 5, 2009.

  1. hanybanoub

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    Oh you're right red dragon thanks for clearing this up for me :)

    Must be 'bad' drivers you and Phil are right.

    There is hope for the N510 yet - hoooorah! :D

    Now about the battery life - please please let it be 6.5 hours and up - I'm being optimistic :) At least the UK version has a large(r) battery, I think.

    Guys please correct me if I'm wrong.

    Thanks again both!
     
    hanybanoub, Sep 4, 2009
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    6 hours is possible in Energy saving profile and with dimmed display.
     
    Phil, Sep 4, 2009
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    Good enough for me :)

    It's now listed on Samsung UK website, and some high street shops are listing them on their sites - although with very little info, it must be the N510. None are pickup from shop only delivery.
     
    hanybanoub, Sep 4, 2009
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    Phil, do you think that when n510 is released with windows 7 it will be more expensive?

    its logical to assume yes.
     
    hanybanoub, Sep 4, 2009
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    Seems logical yes. But competition will force Samsung to sell it at the same price point.

    I mean Acer 1810T is a little cheaper but has Windows 7 and a much stronger CPU. A Dual Core version is expected soon, priced very similar as N510.
     
    Phil, Sep 4, 2009
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    I think you missed the next quote I posted from Netbooksnews, it's in German, though. That guy who made the vid had the drivers set to max quality at first. He did another test with drivers set to "let application decide" and got much better results. At least he claimed it, there is no video proof.
     
    der_mali, Sep 4, 2009
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    Good point phil. I'm hoping samsung do drop their their pricing for the 7 release.

    You're right about acer and their higher spec machine at a lower or same price, but samsung is much better quality.

    I'm considering the acer 1810 or the n510 but I think a fair comparison with the acer is the samsung x120 - which is likely to be higher priced than acer's 1810.

    Hmmm....food for thought

    do you think when 7 is released and drivers mature, battery life in n510, and also in the 1810, will improve over xp and vista? Or will it stay the same or decrease owing to 7's extra features?
     
    hanybanoub, Sep 4, 2009
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    I'm expecting it will stay the same. Vista can be quite good with battery life.
     
    Phil, Sep 4, 2009
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    Thanks phil. What about xp to 7?
     
    hanybanoub, Sep 4, 2009
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    Yeah, The battery life i think samsung claimed was 6 hours. If my memory serves me right Samsung is pretty conservative with there numbers so it will probably be higher then that :)

    Not necessarily, the economy sucks i think when it is realeased with 7 on it(At least here in north America) the price should be exactly the same.

    Hm, interesting i guess we will have to wait and test it ourselves.

    1300 3D mark eh? that isnt that bad. The N10 got about 1500 stock. So once some new drivers drop it will be interesting to see where this thing goes.

    You know what i want to see? NEO + 4330. That would be a nice combo in a netbook
     
    Red_Dragon, Sep 5, 2009
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    Just had a thought guys, this might be the best time to buy the N510. £389 isn't such a bad pricing considering that when Win 7 is released with it, it'll have the full ION not LE, and probably cost more.

    I'm also inclined to think MS will charge Samsung more for Win 7 licenses, and they in turn will charge us more.

    I can see the full ION with Win 7 selling for £449 at the end of October - making £389 a hot buy now!

    XP is also likely to run smoother with ATOM than Win 7. And considering that Netbooks are intended for web surfing, word processing and the like, and long battery life, this might be perfect right now.

    This is just my use of Netbooks - I appreciate others may want more and thus would opt for Acer's 1810 with faster processors (but with a glossy screen - sorry just can't get passed that).
     
    hanybanoub, Sep 5, 2009
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    Well if you buy it, that is awesome. Let us know what you think about it, we would love to hear.
     
    Red_Dragon, Sep 6, 2009
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    Video playback results are getting better now. 1080p H264 movies play with 25% CPU load.
     
    Phil, Sep 6, 2009
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    That's great news thanks for update Phil.

    Red dragon, I'll def update you guys if/when I get it :)
     
    hanybanoub, Sep 6, 2009
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    VERY nice links thanks Jay :)

    Looks like a beauty! High quality too.
     
    hanybanoub, Sep 6, 2009
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  18. Red_Dragon

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    I've always said that 11" IMO was the perfect size for a "Netbook". This one seems to seal the deal. And with all the 11.6" coming out its gonna be fun.

    Hany, agreed it looks good in person.
     
    Red_Dragon, Sep 7, 2009
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    Hm jay congrats on the netbook

    *Snickers*
     
    Red_Dragon, Sep 8, 2009
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    hanybanoub, Sep 8, 2009
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    LOL, i was joking thats not him :p
     
    Red_Dragon, Sep 8, 2009
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  23. hanybanoub

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    whoops hehe!

    do you know where they are buying it from?
     
    hanybanoub, Sep 8, 2009
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    I dont know, i know its available in europe already(apparently)

    Dont know about Stateside.
     
    Red_Dragon, Sep 8, 2009
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    Looks like an oct 5 release for the uk

    Too bad :(

    maybe ill fly to germany to visit friends and pick one up ;)
     
    hanybanoub, Sep 8, 2009
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    I everyone. I've been looking at this forum a lot but i never took part of the discussion.
    I'd like to ask you something. I just ordered a Samsung NC10 for 360€. I was hesitating between the n120 and this one. Finally i decided to go for the nc10 and his matte screen and i'm writting with it right now.
    But today i just found out about the n510 for 420€ ! And i don't know what to do ! i still have 9 days to send my nc10 back and change for the n510 but are the 60€ extra worth it ?
    What could i do with the n510 that i can't with a nc10 ? Except for the bigger screen/keybord/mousetrack ??
    If you could answer fast...
    Thanks.

    EDIT : i was wrong, i looked at the "pro" version of ldlc site. For normal people, the n510 is 500€ and that's too much for me..
    I guess i'll just keep my new nc10 !
     
    Tarikjml, Sep 9, 2009
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  27. Phil

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    Playing some games and better video playback (720p/1080p).
     
    Phil, Sep 10, 2009
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    OK, i don't need that :) thank you
     
    Tarikjml, Sep 12, 2009
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    Hey,

    I am actually looking for new videos about the N510 on Youtube and found some really interesting gaming tests.


    Call of Duty 4

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCjaoEFOoRg

    World of Warcraft

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUsbOqV8xbM

    Battlefield Heroes

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEfR6Af001Y

    Battleforge

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvhCGO5Ym8M

    HD Video Test 1080p

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEjmo6NsojE

    I think Call of Duty 4 is the game which needs the most resources, it runs pretty smooth, what do you think?

    Is it looking as fast as the ACER N10?
     
    Devin009, Sep 12, 2009
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  30. hanybanoub

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    As the acer what?
     
    hanybanoub, Sep 12, 2009
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    I am sorry, I meant ASUS N10
     
    Devin009, Sep 12, 2009
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    Does anyone know where we could find actual user feedback/reviews? I found one on amazon.de, but nowhere else.

    Any help is very welcome :)
     
    hanybanoub, Sep 12, 2009
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  33. Phil

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    Much user feedback in this thread: http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/list_messages/1366372/0

    It's in dutch, Google can translate it.
     
    Phil, Sep 12, 2009
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    Many thanks Phil :)
     
    hanybanoub, Sep 12, 2009
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    Nice! Thanks Jay.

    N510 is abs beautiful. Quality and perfect size.

    Samsung continue their excellent netbook series. Well done sammy!
     
    hanybanoub, Sep 15, 2009
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    Red_Dragon, Sep 16, 2009
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    Some videos, in case you were starting to forget the N510:

    V1
    V2

    And matte (MSI U210) vs glossy screen (N510): V3
     
    Jayayess1190, Oct 3, 2009
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    LOL @ running Crysis and getting the BSOD. That was funny it ran pretty well though. I am definitely impressed over what was originally seen. Thanks Jay
     
    Red_Dragon, Oct 4, 2009
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    The Asus N10 had the ability to be nicely overclocked to 2,0 Ghz and sometimes 2,2 Ghz.

    Since they both have the same Atom(or similiar... N270 and N280).. wouldnt the samsung n510 be able to be OC'ed to 2,0 ghz as well?

    When the N10 came up to 2 Ghz, suddenly many games where possible like TF2. Games that required intense CPU usage. From what I have seen on samsung nc10 sites, people seem only to be able get to 1,7 GHz OC on their machines...


    Why can the CPU in the N10 Asus, OC higher than the samsung netbooks, when the atom is the same?



    Other questions:

    1)Is there any kind of laptop bags/sleeves for N510 or any other 11''?

    2)Whats the maximum ram you can have? it will only accept up to 2 GB right? What about the quality of the ram.. will it be worth it to go buy high quality fast SDRAM DDR2? if you buy the best you can buy?

    3)is there any slim-external DVD/Blu-ray drives from samsung that would go well together with the n510?

    4)If you wanted to put in a new harddrive in the N510, would any 2,5'' fit? Like the average 500 GB Western digital drive?
     
    luffytubby, Oct 7, 2009
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