The Samsung NC10 claims up to 8 hours of battery life. In practice you get a little less than this, but it still way outperforms any competition. While some netbooks boast long life at under 3 hours, the NC10 goes comfortably for just under 7.

Why does it perform so well? While some manufacturers brought out ‘me too’ laptops, Samsung realised that the point of a netbook is you can take it anywhere. And anywhere doesn’t necessarily have power sockets. So they sacrificed a little weight (around 35g extra – the weight of a bag of crisps) to boost the life with a 6-cell battery.

This test graphic from LaptopMag shows just how great it is:

That’s right – at 37.5% brightness (comfortable if youre not in direct sunlight) the NC10 goes for almost 7 hours.

LaptopMag came up trumps with one of the first video reviews of the Samsung NC10 netbook laptop. The video takes you through all of the features, user interface, performance quality and build features.