Samsung N150 brings 3G and GPS to Pine Trail party, spotted at FCC and retail sites

"The Atom is dead, long live the Atom." The long awaited upgrade of Intel's netbook platform is gathering pace, and latest to join the ranks is Samsung with its 3G and GPS-equipped N150. Powered by Qualcomm's Gobi 2000 chip, the connectivity on this lite laptop will not go lacking, though Sammy disappoints with the rest of its specs. According to a very early listing on Neobits, the 10.1-inch screen sticks with a now barely acceptable 1,024 x 600 resolution, while RAM and storage are limited to the eons old 1GB and 160GB, respectively. Windows 7 Starter Edition, a 4,400mAh battery, and the typical 3 USB ports, 802.11b/g/n wireless and a 3-in-1 card reader fill out the rest of the unremarkable data sheet. Still, the presently listed price is under $374, which is right on par with the N140, meaning complaints are allowed (but should be kept to a low hush of disgruntlement, ya dig?).

[Cash9007 Posted Dec 22nd 2009 7:28AM]

Yawn. I don't expect this to be the only new netbook from Sammy though, so I'm not concerned.

In all fairness, anything higher then 1024x600 is just migrane bait on a 10.1 inch screen.

[Cheesus Crust Posted Dec 22nd 2009 12:37PM]

@(Unverified) Uhh not really. My mini 311's screen is epic. And if you don't like the high res(most of the earth does), you can just re-size it. Alternatively, you can use windows to make the text size bigger.

[KAL326 Posted Dec 22nd 2009 1:32PM]

@(Unverified) I run 1680x1050 on a 15.4 all day long without issue, but to each their own.

[Kesey Posted Dec 22nd 2009 7:58AM]

1024x600 is a deal breaker. Try reading engadget or espn on a screen of that resolution. Hope you like scrolling.

[KAL326 Posted Dec 22nd 2009 9:15AM]

The Atom is dead, but what about the Church of the Children of the Atom?

[Tams Posted Dec 22nd 2009 10:06AM]

Netbooks seem to be getting more and more different types of hardware (gps, 3g etc.), which is often more than larger laptops (it puts mine to shame in that respect). It really baffles me that manufacturers can do this but not put the same technology in a larger laptop (yes, I know laptops are more powerful, but surely that means they would be more apt for more hardware?).

[fokka Posted Dec 22nd 2009 12:33PM]

battery life or it aint true!