Samsung's NC10 netbook benchmarked and in the wild

Ah, how convenient! Just hours after finding out that Samsung's NC10 netbook would one day be at home here in the United States of America, along comes a host of unboxing / in the wild photos and even a few benchmarks to get you ready for its arrival. Granted, the writeup is in translated German, but fortunately for us the photographs do most of the talking. For what it's worth, the 10-inch NC10 seemed to edge out the Eee PC 901 in most tests, but not by any wide margin. Also of note, the keyboard was praised for having keys that weren't bite-sized, though the trackpad beneath it was a touch on the small side. For a few more impressions and JPEGs penned in the universal language, give that read link a visit.

[Muhammed @ Oct 11th 2008 3:09PM]

but will it run Crysis ?

[Ebel3003 @ Oct 11th 2008 3:31PM]

No, it wont.

[Chibi @ Oct 11th 2008 3:49PM]

Not like your cat will play the game, will it?

[KilgoreTrout @ Oct 11th 2008 9:11PM]

fuck you & crysis

[Muhammed @ Oct 12th 2008 5:33AM]

thanks

[Connor @ Oct 11th 2008 3:17PM]

But when will a major manufacture create a net book that doesn't look generic to all the others?

[MikeMacCana @ Oct 11th 2008 5:25PM]

Agreed, most Netbooks look like toys, but HP already created a good looking one with the 2133.

Unfortunately the CPU is slow and the OS didn't actually work with the hardware (see http://venturecake.com/hp-2133-mini-note-broken-by-own-updates).

[Callum Bush @ Oct 11th 2008 3:43PM]

You mean like give it wheels? .....because that would be a wheelie-book, not a netbook.

I'm liking the look of this. How does this compare to the Toshiba that was just announced?

Callum
http://www.phonedevil.com

[Ian @ Oct 11th 2008 6:06PM]

Judging from the photos, the Toshiba looks fantastic. I like it better than all the other netbook designs so far except that "light as a feather" EeePC.

And it looks like they got the keyboard right. Not too many of the extra, unnecessary keys you see on other netbooks, and the keys look big as a result. No messed up right shift key, either.

[Bobfromvegas @ Oct 11th 2008 3:50PM]

I'm sorry for being a troll :(

[kyle allen @ Oct 11th 2008 5:38PM]

yay! thats the first step towards recovery!

[noyp @ Oct 11th 2008 10:01PM]

The power of christ prevailed!

[Boyprodigy1 @ Oct 11th 2008 4:07PM]

I want my netbooks sub 300$ No matter how shitty they are...

[themovielife @ Oct 11th 2008 4:52PM]

Does this look JUST like the EEE 900 or is it just me?

[dotAaron @ Oct 11th 2008 6:55PM]

TBH every netbook looks the same lol

[Endejas @ Oct 11th 2008 5:11PM]

Knock off a $100 and I'd buy this thing next semester.

[d00b @ Oct 11th 2008 5:51PM]

By next semester, it'll be $100 lower, and you'll say, "Knock off a $100 and I'd buy this thing next semester." Recurse.

[Endejas @ Oct 11th 2008 6:03PM]

If there isn't some massive evolution in the build of netbooks within the course of now and February (or a preview of say, a sub-$500 touchscreen netbook, sub-$450 dual-core atom) this will be my next purchase (assuming it falls a $100).

I've been looking for a netbook, and I see myself buying this one [next semester].

[Ridgecity @ Oct 11th 2008 5:22PM]

"and JPEGs penned in the universal language"

universal language of love?

[kyle allen @ Oct 11th 2008 5:38PM]

no, binary

[OCEAN 'CLAK' NOW 20, SO HAPPY BEING AN EX ENGADGET EMPLOYEE @ Oct 11th 2008 5:28PM]

this macbook clone really needs an apple logo and osx to be perfect, for now ill just stick with my cheap macbook air netbook, this samsung sure is a lookerr it a shame about the samsungs high price

[phobic99 @ Oct 11th 2008 5:34PM]

You're trying too hard. Time to give it up.

[kyle allen @ Oct 11th 2008 5:40PM]

yah kuz apples are totally cheap right?

[kyle allen @ Oct 11th 2008 5:41PM]

dang, that was directed at "OCEAN 'CLAK' NOW 20, SO HAPPY BEING AN EX ENGADGET EMPLOYEE" ... sorry

[noyp @ Oct 11th 2008 10:03PM]

You can't reply to clak anymore, he's been fed too much.

[OCEAN 'CLAK' 20th Account Happy @ Oct 11th 2008 6:16PM]

@ kyle allen - yeah specs wise you get everything with an apple core 2 duo, high res screen osx, all connections so yeah the macbook airsgood value, if this machines half the price of the air then maybe this could be good

[Endejas @ Oct 11th 2008 6:28PM]

DO NOT reply to this guy. Quit being the typical geek and getting angry when someone has something wrong. Let him go. He's just here to get you riled up.

Why people still pay attention to Clak, I'll never know.

[kyle allen @ Oct 11th 2008 7:50PM]

course i could get everything i need with an apple. its just that i could get the same for half the price from anyone else

[One Vision @ Oct 11th 2008 8:55PM]

YAWN.....

[KilgoreTrout @ Oct 11th 2008 9:22PM]

I'm sitting here in front of my beloved MSI Wind (actually a Medion branded clone with some betterment over the original MSI) and I can't find any difference between it and this samsung. Everything down to the smallest detail is the same except for my mouse pad (made by Haptics) that appears of older design and much uglier in the Sammy, and possibly the screen hinges that in this picture samsung seem to have coloured gray and that luckily in my wind clone are as white as the rest of the machine.

[bebop @ Oct 11th 2008 9:57PM]

This is the identical keyboard to the one on the Aspire One.

[Ian @ Oct 11th 2008 10:26PM]

No it's not, but it's similar.

You can tell by the number of keys in the top row.

[bebop @ Oct 12th 2008 4:13AM]

Well I'll be .. you're right, one less. Good eye.

[Rob @ Oct 13th 2008 10:59PM]

Also, hopefully they'll keep the rectangular Enter key, even if they decide to sell it with a bilingual keyboad. The Aspire Ones in Canada have a bizarrely shaped upside-down Enter key and a \ key between it and the ' key. (As opposed to putting that key above the Enter key and beside the ] key.)

[Ron @ Oct 11th 2008 10:52PM]

When will one of these companies put a dual-core processor in these netbooks?

[Ian @ Oct 11th 2008 10:58PM]

When Intel releases dual-core processors for netbooks.

[GoodSyntax @ Oct 14th 2008 11:02AM]

Intel has already announced that the Atom 330 is a dual core model. I would guess that as soon as Intel releases it to OEM's that you will see a wave of netbooks with the dual core Atom (along with the requisite price increase).

I suspect that dual core Atom netbooks will cannibalize most OEM's ultra-portable notebook lines. Why would anyone purchase an $800 - $1200 ultra portable with a 12" screen when you can get as much (if not more performance) out of a 10" dual core netbook that costs about $500?

[pheer6224 @ Oct 25th 2008 4:11PM]

Best netbook yet.