10 Reviews of the Samsung NC10

There’s a decent range of reviews of the Samsung NC10 around the web. I’ve gathered together 10 of those here. I actually trawled through a few dozen to gather these and, across the whole lot, I found only a single review that didn’t recommend buying the NC10. Even that review was based on an early prototype of the machine.

You can tell most of these reveiwers have actually had the machine & given it a good test. A few are in-depth with several pages of benchmarks, images, videos.

I’ve included a quick quote from each that sums up the overall tone of the review.

1. Laptop Mag:

Until now, no other netbook has been able to match the 10-inch MSI Wind’s endurance, strong performance, and spacious keyboard. Samsung’s NC10 is the only product that provides comparable—and even improved—features for a lower price. 4 stars out of 5.

2. Tackling Technology:

Overall I am very happy with the NC10. I know it’s going to make a great travel companion for me on the road and in the air. It will be especially useful on those longhaul flights between Europe and South America, where trying to use a heavy 17″ desktop replacement is a complete waste of time given the lack of space (even in business class). I won’t even need the in-seat power with 8 hours battery life more than a enough juice between sleep on the longest of journeys.

3. Bit Tech:

The Samsung NC10 is, quite simply, the best netbook money can buy at the moment. While there’s no one feature that puts it head and shoulders above everything else out there, the combination of superb build quality and attention to detail gives the NC10 a distinct edge over the competition.

Things like the matte finish which doesn’t attract fingerprints (I’m not a fan of the White, but there are Blue and Black variants as well), the excellent keyboard and one of the best screens we’ve seen on a netbook to date just demonstrate the thought and effort Samsung has put into this little device.

4. Digit Geek:

The Samsung NC10 is a superb product which outperforms all the other competitors especially when it comes to battery life and keyboard. It is aptly priced and is a very good buy. It does have some minor shortcomings, but they almost disappear when compared to its positive aspects.

5. The Chronicles of a Geography Nerd

I cannot imagine upgrading for a while because it has the right combo of screen size, screen resolution, and keyboard usability. The Eee was lacking in those areas.

6. Techno Talks

I think the forte of Samsung NC10 is its long battery life, which is capable of lasting up to 7 hours and 34 minutes, with the built-in Samsung Battery Manager 2.0. Among all other netbooks available today, this is touted to be the longest battery life.

7. Netbook Now

The NC10 might not be the best looking netbook out there - It has a white matte lid but with its smooth, rounded square edges, it has a much more professional look than a lot of other netbooks. The NC10 measures 10.3 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches and weighs 2.8 pounds.

8. Sammy Netbook (if you read just one of these reviews in full, make it this one)

The Samsung NC10 to date has handled everything that I’ve thrown at it with very reasonable performance. I am fast getting the impression that this little netbook will be able to run everything that I need on the move and do it a solid fashion.

9. Slash Gear

It’s always tricky to say “this is the best machine”, especially with new netbooks being announced seemingly every day, but Laptop Mag are calling the Samsung NC10 “the most well-rounded 10-inch netbook on the market.”  It undercuts the MSI Wind for price and only lags behind it on trackpad size; for the moment, the NC10 is where the sensible 10-inch netbook money must go.

10. TechRadar

So, has the Samsung NC10 been worth waiting for? Clearly the answer is yes. While it does nothing new, it takes all the proven good points of other devices, tightens them up and delivers an excellent package at a great price. It’ll be interesting to see how other companies respond but for the time being, Samsung has set the benchmark for 10-inch Netbooks and set it high.

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