UK Netbook Review

Remember Crome OS – and the Chromebook?  Well, Samsung does, and they have introduced a new version of the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook priced at just $350 in the States.  That’s a significant saving from the original version offered for $430.  Unlike the Silver and White of the other models, this new Chromebook Series 5 [...]

Allthough they’ve only been available for purchase since June, Samsung is already discounting it’s Series 5 Chromebooks in the US. The Wi-Fi only version is now $30 less at Amazon.com, priced at $399. The 3G version is now only $449 — down from its original $499.

Budget netbooks seems to be all the rage these days, and along those lines, Samsung is preparing a new 10 inch netbook with a low power processor. The new Samsung N102 will feature a 1.33 GHz Intel Atom N435 processor and run Windows 7 Starter Edition. Truth be told, the N102 is just the Windows version of the Samsung N100 —a netbook that keeps the cost even lower by forgoing Windows7 for the open source MeeGo Linux and ship in India and other developing nations.

Remember that Samsung NC215 netbook with the solar panel on the lid we mentioned a while ago? Well, today you can pick one up (if you’re in the US) from Buy.com for $392. Samsung first announced the NC215 netbook a few months ago in Kenya, and it makes a lot of sense for developing nations where access to sunlight is a lot more reliable than access to an electric grid. Samsung promises that, direct sunlight, you can charge the netbook for two hours to get about one hour of run time.

It looks like the Asus Eee PC X101 won’t be the only budget netbook running Meego Linux and a 1.33 GHz Intel Atom N435 processor. Samsung also recently unveiled a MeeGo netbook called the Samsung N100. The only hitch is that it appears that the Samsung N100 will only be available in India, whereas the Asus Eee PC X101 will launch worldwide.