Samsung NC10 or Acer 2930

Stuck between these two - like them both so would like a bit of feedback!

General Questions

The Acer 2930 - http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,...9298393,00.htm
The Samsung NC10 - http://crave.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39...9299152,00.htm

1) What is your budget?
Both available for £35 a month with mobile broadband

2) What size notebook would you prefer?

a. Netbook; 10” screen or less
b. Ultraportable; 11" - 12” screen
c. Thin and Light; 13" - 14" screen
d. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
e. Desktop Replacement; 17"+ screen

3) Where will you buying this notebook? You can select the flag of your country as an indicator.
UK

5) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?
Basic photo editing (nothing complex, just color tweaking), web and email, old games like Unreal Tournament and GTA, music, watching films, and editting films in Windows movie maker

6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both?
Both

7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games or types of games?
Thinking games or the old 3d FPS and games like Toca, Colin MCrae

8) How many hours of battery life do you need?
I like the battery life of the Samsung, but have access to power in work and car. Is it worth trading uptime for processing power?

9) Would you prefer to see the notebooks you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK?
I have seen both

10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc.
Windows in any form

Screen Specifics

11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?

a. WXGA – 1280x800 or occasionally 1280x768; For people who like big text and icons that are easy to read. Less stuff fits on the screen, which translates into more scrolling.

12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
Not bothered

Build Quality and Design

13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
Gotta be smallish!

14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?
2 years

Notebook Components

15) How much hard drive space do you want; 80GB to 500GB? Do you want a SSD drive?
Minimum of 160 will do

16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a CDRW/DVD-ROM, DVD Burner or Blu-Ray drive?
DVD burner would be nice, but can use SD card for file transfer

So I'm stuck between the two! I need any advice on why I should get one and not the other,

Better battery life and smaller samsung verses faster processer, dvd drive, but would have to carry the power adaptor at all times. But then again I would have to carry a mouse to use the Samsung NC10 as the touch pad is a bit to small and not comfortable to use the click buttons with my big hands!

Thanks all

 

Well those are two pretty different notebooks. For one, the Samsung, although a nice netbook, is still a netbook, it uses and Atom processor, and isn't very decent for actual work other than surfing the web and emailing.

Second, depending on how important resolution is for you, the Samsung is only a 1024x600 resolution. Once again, okay for some web surfing and emailing, but for photo editing, it could be a pain. It's a pretty limited resolution. Even some websites will be cut off at the bottom requiring you to scroll down if they were formatted for 1024x768.

I really like my Acer Aspire One, which is also a netbook pretty similar to the Samsung, but it's a secondary computer for basic things when you're away from your main laptop or for something to carry around the house. I would never suggest it as a main notebook.

 

Thanks for the info there. When I saw the screen of the Acer I was struck at how much more vibrant the screen was compared to the netbooks too. I dont anything in the Acer forum though about the 2930. Doesn't seem popular. I think I shall have to do a bit of posting there. Thanks again.