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Samsung N128: Review
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28 Dec 09
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Samsung finally manages to gate-crash into the netbook party with the introduction of their impressive netbook lineup in the middle of a market already dominated by majors such as Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Dell etc. Surprisingly affordable, these ultraportable laptops have become popular travel companions for people who do not want to drag a heavy notebook to presentations!

Their latest and the most affordable offering, the 10-inch Samsung N128 offers a great balance of features at a starting price of INR 13, 500 (equates to less than 300 USD!). So, is the Samsung N128 the most affordable netbook in the market ? Will it prove to be a worthy contender to the other netbooks? Is this netbook the one you've been waiting for? Read on to find out!

Specifications:

Processor: Intel Atom N270 @ 1.60GHz

Memory: 1GB DDR2 SDRAM @ 533MHz

Internal storage: 160GB 5400rpm SATA HDD

Display: 10.1 inch LED backlit WSVGA panel (1024 x 600)

Graphics: Intel GMA 950

Wireless: 802.11 b/g

Expansion: 3-in-1 media card slot (SD, SDHC, MMC)

Ports & connectors: 3 USB 2.0 ports, VGA out, DC power-in, RJ-45/Ethernet (10/100), Stereo headphone/line out, Stereo microphone in, VGA webcam, Kensington lock port.

Dimensions (H x W x D): 28.5mm x 185.5mm x 263.8mm

Weight: 1.25kg (not including the weight of AC adapter)

Power: 6-cell Li-ion battery (4000mAh, 44Wh)

Warranty: 1 year standard International warranty

OS: DOS

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By logistopath on 29 Dec 09, 12:04 AM
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Nice and crispy review. Do let us know how responsive the various routine applications like Word, Powerpoint, web browsers, etc. are.

I'm really tempted to buy a N140...
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By Ritvik on 29 Dec 09, 12:10 AM
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Nice review. Good job with the pics too. I'm using the N128 right now and its very good VFM.
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By FaH33m on 29 Dec 09, 12:52 AM
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Nice and detailed review. .
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By Gaurish on 29 Dec 09, 04:41 AM
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you should have covered web browsing experience as well. How much scrolling one has to do ?
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By krates on 29 Dec 09, 04:50 AM
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nice review.. I Guess I will get this one for schooling purpose..
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By Metalspree on 29 Dec 09, 04:59 AM
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Nice review there.I might pick one for myself when i come to India
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By Desecrator on 29 Dec 09, 09:23 AM
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^Thanks a lot for the appreciation and your feedback guys! Much appreciated.

@Gaurish and hp-india: Shall update the review with the browsing experience by the evening. Stay tuned!
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By universal on 29 Dec 09, 10:39 AM
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nice review ... & congo

for browsing i find this netbook amazing...website looks good....touchpad is quite responsive...two finger scrolling works like charm and its quite enjoyable and i can control speed and accuracy for scrolling via synaptics touchpad.

lets see what gannu has to say about it.
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By Desecrator on 29 Dec 09, 12:08 PM
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^Quite true - the scroll features provided on the touchpad, the dedicated page-up and page-down keys help a lot while browsing the web.

Many thanks to universal for posting the first impressions on the netbook. TBH I considered this netbook after universal posted his book in the Everyday Show-Off thread.

Besides, I've decided to swap the stock hard drive with a WD 5000BEVT drive. Shall post the updated results once I lay my hands on the new drive.
Last edited by Desecrator; 29 Dec 09 at 12:11 PM.. Reason: Post merged automatically to prevent bumping.
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By Vasishta.Sushant on 29 Dec 09, 12:39 PM
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Hey gannu, were you able to activate windows 7 ?
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By Desecrator on 29 Dec 09, 12:52 PM
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^Have not done that yet.
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By Vasishta.Sushant on 29 Dec 09, 01:02 PM
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But in the pic i am seeing win 7.

I tried a lot of methods to activate win 7 on my nd10 but nothing worked.
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By Desecrator on 29 Dec 09, 01:06 PM
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^That issue does not pertain to netbooks or this model per se. If you have bought a legit version of Win 7, I see no reason why it could not be activated.
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By archat68 on 29 Dec 09, 01:10 PM
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Excellent review - repped.
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