September 4th, 2010
There’s a new Samsung netbook at IFA in Berlin this weekend. It looks a lot like the current Samsung N210 (Amazon, £288.95) , but the N350 features both 3G and 4G modems. The unit on display at IFA has an HSPA+ 3G modem and an LTE modem for connecting to 4G networks.
Ther rest of the specs include a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 CPU, 1GB of DDR3 memory, a 250GB hard drive, and WiFi. There’s also something called S’amsung Easy Share’, which is a system for streaming content from a Samsung computer to a DLNA capable device such as a TV. Notebook Italia shot a video of the Easy Share system, which you can check out after the break.
via Electronista
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September 3rd, 2010
We first heard about the upcoming Samsung NF series netbooks yesterday, and already we have our first hands-on. Liliputing took a look at the Samsung NF210. You’ll remember the NF210 slots in right between the low-end NF110 and the slightly more expensive NF310. Brad mentions that initially, the NF210 will be exclusive to Sam’s Club (think Walmart, but bigger) in the States, where it will be priced at $379.99.
The Samsung NF210 has a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 processor, a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, and a pretty funky curved design. See more pictures after the break. There’s a recessed keyboard situated between two fins. Samsung added a thin lip to the top of the display, which makes it much easier to grab and open the lid when the laptop is closed. The touchpad is perfectly level with the palm rest area around it, but does have a textured surface soyou can easily detect the edges of the touch area.
Samsung is shipping the NF210 with a 6 cell, 8850mAh battery which the company says should provide up to 14 hours of run time.
Samsung will also launch the NF310 netbook in the US which adds a metallic finish and the now famous dual core Intel Atom N550 processor. There’s also a high-res 1366 x 768 pixel display. Pricing should be around $429 or less. Unlike the NF210, the NF310 will be available through a variety of retailers.
Check out more of Liliputing’s pictures after the break.
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September 3rd, 2010
Genesi USA has launched somewhat of a rarity in today’s netbook market. It’s a netgbook with a 10.1 inch display like most other netbooks, but under the hood is an 800MHz Freescale i.MX515 ARM Cortex-A8 processor. It’s called the Efika MX, and Genesi says it’s powerful enough to handle 720p HD video playback. The device has a 1024 x 600 pixel display, 16GB of storage space, WiFi, Bluetooth, and an optional 3G modem, as well as a 1.3MP camera, SD card reader, and mic and headphone inputs.
The netbook weighs about 2 pounds and measures about 0.8 inches thick, runsLinux and uses less than 12 watts of power. Pricing should comes in at $349, directly from Genesi USA. Unfortunately for them, one can get a Windows 7 netbook for about $50 less in the US. Then again, it uses much more than 12 watts and weighs more than 2lbs. We just wish it would come to the UK, and for about half the price.
via Blogeee and Netbook News
September 2nd, 2010
We’ve seen lots of netook manufacturers jump on the Intel N550 bandwagon recently but this morning Samsung stepped it up a notch by introducing a brand new series of netbooks – the NF110, NF210, and NF310. The top of line mode, NF310, gets tej 1.5GHz Intel Atom N550 CPU and a 10.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display. It runs Windows 7 Starter Edition and should cost about $399 (in the US) when it goes on sale this Fall.
The middle of the range, Samsung NF210, also gets the sleek new design that is thicker in the back than the front, but drops the dual core 1.5ghz N550 for a single core 1.66ghz N455 chip. There’s a the usual 1024 x 600 pixel display and a starting price of $379 (again in the US).
We don’t have any information about the budget minded NF110, but we assume a N455 processor, low spec battery and minimal features.
More info when we have it, in the meantime, check out the full specs and some more pictures after the break.
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September 1st, 2010
Packard Bell is owned by Acer, so it comes as no surprise that the new Packard Bell Dot SE, appears to be awfully similar to the recently launched Acer Aspire One D255. Netbook News.de spotted the listing for the new Packard Bell Dot SE.CH/001 at Alltron. Just like the Aspire One D55, it has a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display and a 1.5GHz Intel Atom N550 dual core CPU. There’s also 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 250GB hard drive, and Windows 7 Starter Edition. The 6 cell battery is said to be good for up to 7.5 hours of run time, and the netbook weighs about 2.8 pounds.
The Packard Bell Dot SE is available in Europe for about 400 Euros, or about £300 -£350 when it launches here in the UK.
