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

This is my first Netbook, although I have worked with "portable" computers since they were the size of, designed like, and weighed as much as a mechanics tool box.

I have been using it exclusively now for about two weeks and I couldn't be happier. It is very peppy, the keyboard is exceptionally comfortable and it is portable enough to stick in my hydro-pack for those days I feel like working in the great beyond. The battery lasts for the entire day+ as long as I shut the lid when I am not engaged or I'm not wired to an external drive that sucks power.

The only draw backs are so minimal that they are only worthy of mention in that there is an easy solution. The touchpad is small and takes some getting use to, but that is easily eliminated by using a mouse and turning the touchpad off (Function/F10). The screen is small but headers and task bars and be easy toggled on/off (F11), as was pointed out to me by another reviewer. The speakers do leave something to be desired, but they will do in a pinch. The solution however is a good Bluetooth headset, as the built-in Bluetooth offers easy paring with several devices. Partitioning the harddrive on initial set up was not something that I was familiar with so I let it do its own thing and the 50/50 split works well for me as it offers another level of organization (I like my ducks in a row, otherwise I get lost).

I can't offer a great technical review, as I am a computer user, both in my personal life and my professional life, not a technician. This machine is however worth looking into from a user level, bigger, more powerful, and with all the gadgets is not always the way to go. I just wanted a computer that I didn't have to share with anyone, that I could leave on my nightstand for insomia induced inspiration, take with me and have enough juice for the day without taking the power cord or crashing into people with a heavy, oversized bag, and I didn't have to break the bank for the system or necessary add-ons that are only "necessary" once a year(borrow them). I do have an external HDD where I keep my photos, music, memory intensive programs, and personal files, but that stays at home. And somewhere in the house there is an external CD/DVD if I really feel incline to watch a movie or need to download a new program.

If you work on the go there couldn't be a better solution than a Netbook and from my limited experience, Samsung has it figured out, This is a keeper and by all means an acceptable primary computer.



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