Samsung NC10-13P Netbook - Up to 6 Hours of Battery Life

by Samsung

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.7 x 5.1 inches ; 4.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.9 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002JVWBOQ
• Item model number: NP-NC10-KB03US
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,280 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 1, 2009

Product Description

Stay connected with the Samsung NC10 netbook. Weighing just 2.8 pounds, the NC10 will keep you online and up to speed. The latest wireless technology lets you surf the internet, shop and chat on IM from practically anywhere. You can zip through online applications with a speedy Intel® Atom processor. The 160 GB hard drive gives you plenty of room to store your favorite music, photos, videos and movies, and they'll be big and bright on the Samsung industry-leading 10.1" wide LED-backlit display. And with up to 6 hours of battery life, youâ?TMll never have to slow down.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great But Missing A Few Things, February 2, 2010

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M. Lee "Merlin" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung NC10-13P Netbook - Up to 6 Hours of Battery Life (Personal Computers)

I originally bought this for my wife. She always complains about my 15" Thinkpad T series especially if we go on vacation. It's just way too big and too heavy so given the numerous reviews and the fact she likes pink, I sprung for one. First thing I did was double the memory as suggested by virtually every power user out there. Memory is cheap so it was a no brainer. Then I picked up an external mouse. I can't live without one. I also picked up an external portable burner (the ones that runs on 2 USB ports) otherwise you can't install anything off discs including using one of my 3 user licenses of virus protection.

So got home, installed the memory, removed the installed virus scanner and installed my own, downloaded winzip, textpad, etc etc.

Pros:
- Despite it's size, it's pretty powerful and fast especially without all the other junk that I have on my Thinkpad.
- Camera added with built in microphone is great for web chatting
- keyboard is almost full sized so no cramping there
- ~$500 or so for everything. Not bad considering my Thinkpad is over $1500 (well ok it's got way more power and way more functionality)
- built in wireless
- Doesn't come installed with a bunch of useless software like you get with Dells, HP, Vaio, etc
- Wow... video out on something this small?

Cons:
- The mousepad has a scroller on it. I'm not used to it so I keep hitting it trying to use the mouse.
- Screen doesn't have a very high resolution. If you try to install something that uses more screen than what fits, you're screwed or you have to understand how to use hot keys.... which most don't.
- No optical drive. I know it slows the machine down. I know it reduces battery life. I know it makes it heavier. I know virtually no netbook has one but seriously it needs one. It makes life better. Imagine using it as a DVD player on long trips. Imagine installing software without having to buy an external drive. With the invention of thinner flat screens using less power and generating less heat, I say someone's got to include one. It's also kind of weird they have a VGA out especially if it doesn't have an optical drive.

Overall, it's not a desktop replacement by far. It's not even great for old people. It's great for mid level computer users that wants a portable system for trips or a great second web surfing computer that is very portable. It's also great for kids (well assuming they are old enough to treat laptops with respect) for note taking and entertainment.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great size and features., February 15, 2010

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T Enix (Pathfork, KY USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Samsung NC10-13P Netbook - Up to 6 Hours of Battery Life (Personal Computers)

I bought one of these for each of my 3 daughters. They have been heavily used for the past 5 months. They take them everywhere. No complaints whatsoever. I love the dual monitor function. You have to pay extra to get that at dell. I thought they would miss having a dvd drive, but todays' kids only need a usb port for their jumpdrives. Daemon Lite (freeware) is what they use to put on software (ISOs).

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good, December 29, 2009

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Selena Gomez "Sel" (California, SF) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung NC10-13P Netbook - Up to 6 Hours of Battery Life (Personal Computers)

I bought this netbook for school less than a month ago. It is pretty good and the battery life lasts long. I like the color, size, and the touch pad is also very sensitive. The keypad is also very easy to type unlike my old one that has a really small keypad. I am very satisfied with this purchase except for one thing: the description says the battery life is 6 hours, but my netbook almost overheated in less than 5 hours. It is probably no difference from a 3 cell battery.