Can You Play Games on the NC10?
A question that comes up often about the Samsung NC10 is “is it powerful enough to play games?”
Well the answer is “it depends what you’re playing”!
If you’re looking for a full-time gaming machine to play WOW on, then you should probably look for something more powerful… BUT if you’re looking for something that can handle most games and can fit in your bag, then the Samsung NC10 can probably handle what you need.
To prove it, here’s some footage of the NC10 running a high-spec game (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City):
Still not convinced? Here’s the NC10 running Unreal Tournament 4:
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Jez - Samsung NC10 Community Said,
December 11, 2008 @ 6:03 am
Yay my hand is famous! To be fair I was playing gael, you will get different results on bigger DM maps and don’t even bother trying to play Onslaught. But for a quick blast on the train – yeah it works
zpe Said,
January 14, 2009 @ 7:25 pm
Hey, thanks for showing those vids.
Samsung NC20 Hands-on review | Samsung NC20 Said,
February 1, 2009 @ 10:39 am
[...] games on netbooks, to put it mildly, does not work. This should be expected. (Editors note: We’ve seen some great gaming performance on the NC10, so can only expect better from the [...]
Magnus Said,
June 8, 2009 @ 3:24 am
Have you ever upgraded the graphics card? Can it be done easily?
I’m getting a 2GB memory chip upgrade.
I was thinking of playing ROME TW on it. Dungeon keeper ought to be good mind!
BTW you suck at UT2004!
Saturn118 Said,
July 10, 2009 @ 9:33 pm
I just got my nc10 and I’m suprised how many games it can play. It even runs Half-Life 2 on low settings.
Harry Chapman Said,
July 27, 2009 @ 12:42 am
I have a nc10 at the moment and it can run spore! On the lowest settings with about 18-30 fps only 30fps in creator and i havent tested it in massive space battles
James Said,
October 20, 2009 @ 3:26 am
I have just brought an NC10, and am waiting for a game to be delivered – I just noticed though that there is no disk drive so I can’t install the game… Any ideas how I can get round this cause i’m gutted?!?!