Netbook Review UK

The Samsung N210 Pinetrail powered netbook has been available for a few weeks now, but the N220 was elusive from Amazon’s offerings until now.  We saw it appear just now, and it looks like there’s only 4 left.  Quick!

Check out our upcoming post for an in-depth look at the N210 and N220 and also what distinguishes the different models from one another.

So, click here for the Samsung N220 at Amazon for £329.00.

The Eee PC 1201T another iteration of the Asus Eee PC 1201-series of laptops – as their name indicates, they all share the same 12.1 inch, 1366  x 768 pixel display, chassis and keyboard. The biggest difference between this, the  1201T, is that is uses an AMD NEO MV-40 processor bundled with the ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics, while the  Eee PC 1201N, 1201HA, and 1201NL all have Intel Atom processors.

Yugatech have posted a review of this netbook and have found some pretty interesting results.  Most notable perhaps the sluggish performance of the AMD and ATI combo, combined with poor battery life.  The 1201T  scored 3.1 on the Windows Experience Index (with the graphics notching the lowest score and the CPU weighing in at 3.2).  By comparison, the Eee PC 1201N  scored a total index of 3.3, with a 4.3 graphics score, but a 3.3 for the CPU.  Now, that might be acceptable if the cpu and graphics chips were very power efficient, but the 4400mAh battery only lasted 2.5 hours in their testing.

Yugatech reports that the Eee PC 1201T sells for about 21,900 Philippine pesos ($471 US) in the Philippines.

via Blogeee

Finally, we’re getting some Pinetrail N450 powered netbooks here in the UK.  Before now, the Samsung N210 was the only Pinetrail netbook available here, despite many Pientrail models being available in the US ad around the world.

Well, now you can get the all new Dell Mini 10 with the Pinetrail N450 and best of all, it’s launching at a VERY reasonable price – just £177.  For that price you can a 10″ 1024×600 screen, 160GB HD, 1GB RAM and of course that new energy sipping N450 processor.  This versions ships with Windows XP and a 3 cell battery, but there’s also a more expensive option that gets the 250gb hard drive, Windows 7 and the 6 cell battery for £246 directly at Dell UK.

Here are some direct links at Dell UK.
1.  3 Cell, Windows XP Dell Mini 10 Pinetrail N450  - £176
2. 6 cell, Windows7, Dell Mini 10 with Pinetrail N450 – £246

Via Blogeee we find that a French retailer called ‘fnac; has posted a new product page for a new Asus netbook called the Eee PC 1005PE-H. It looks identical to the Asus Eee PC 1005PE sharing the same design, keyboard, and N450 processor, but this new Eee PC 1005PE-H comes with more RAM and a bigger hard drive and ships with Windows 7 Home Premium instead of Windows 7 Starter Edition.  So far it’s only been spotted in France, but we wouldn’t be surprised at all if this makes it to UK and US markets.

We’re very happy to see netbook specs creeping up in off-the-shelf models.

Here’s the full specs for the new 1005PE-H.

• CPU: 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450
• Display: 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixels
• RAM: 2GB
• Storage: 320GB hard drive
• OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
• Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth, Ethernet
• I/O: 3x USB, SD card reader, mic, headphone
• Battery: 6 cell, 4400mAh
• Dimensions: 10.3″ x 7″ x 1.4″

Fnac is charging 349 Euros for the Eee PC 1005PE-H, whichi s the equivalent of $476 US, although European prices tend to be higher than prices in the US.

via Blogeee

Finding that netbooks are all starting to look alike?  Well, Asus apparently thought the same and decided to hire leading industrial designer like Karim Rashid to design the new 1008p for them.  The 1008P is a mixed bag of specs — it has got the new netbook standard Intel Atom N450 processor, boasts 2GB of RAM and larger than usual 320GB hard drive, and a suprisingly small three-cell battery. US pricing has been revealed, and it looks like it will command a $100 premium over most netbooks.  So, how does it stack up?  And how long does that 3 cell battery last?  Read past the break to find out.

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