Cheapest Samsung NC10-11GP 10.2-Inch Pink Netbook - 6 Cell Battery

As a college student with a full courseload, I find this laptop fits my needs well: thoughtful and intuitive design, overall great usability / portability. I've heard a lot of arguments against the "underpowered" netbooks, but I find that with this and a desktop that I'm building, I'll have the best of both worlds -- power and performance where I need it (nerdy gaming at home) and portability for everything else. (All for cheaper than a 15" laptop compromise!)

I've actually been able to significantly cut down on my paper usage as well as back strain by keeping everything that I would normally put in my binder (notes, handouts, etc) on here and recycling the originals (I'm even considering scanning portions of my textbooks, but that's just my OCD acting up). Some things I've done:

1. Cut down the size of start menu / icons to save screen space
2. Started using Opera with the "standard slim" skin, which takes up signitifcantly less vertical space than firefox
3. tweaked trackpad settings & purchased a microsoft arc mouse
4. Got a portable DVD player sleeve that fits it perfectly (Belkin)

My only complaint is the speaker quality -- pretty bad, not very loud, but it's only a problem when I want to watch movies with someone else. I'll be using earphones or speakers with this.

As far as in-class use goes, I've found that it fits nicely on the ridiculously small pseudo-desks we have (although not enough space for the mouse) and typing is not obnoxiously loud. It's pretty snappy out of standby / hibernation, which is also a plus. It fits in my lap comfortably and I've had no problems staring at the small screen for hours writing a paper. Also, the fn commands are extremely useful and easy to understand. I regularly use these to adjust brightness, volume, check battery power, use standby, etc. I also like the relatively minimalist design of the white model -- I don't feel so ostentatious whipping this out during class. Battery life is as described.

The concerns I had before purchasing this have been absolved, and I'm glad I didn't wait for the slightly larger (and more expensive) nc20.Get more detail about Samsung NC10-11GP 10.2-Inch Pink Netbook - 6 Cell Battery.