Samsung NC20

Samsung NC20 has long talked about a lot of people, especially fans of netbooks, the article NC20 is one of the few who dared to use the netbook for big screen (12-inch) including the netbook from Dell (Mini 12). And the most important points is the first netbook NC20 is a pair of Via latest processor, the Via Nano CPU, which is predicted to be a tough rival Intel Atom in netbook market to the fore.


Atoms are already very familiar among netbook users, almost all netbooks are certainly on the rise these processors. And the emergence of the first Via a "dark horse" competition will increase in the netbook processor called Nano CPU with presence. Evidenced by a number of benchmark results is included below, from a number of tests it seems that the Nano can beat the Atom CPU, although in some other test Nano CPUs have to admit defeat, but be aware that in this case Nano CPU must "lift" the screen size and resolution are more large compared to other test contestants. To be honest we were curious to wait Nano CPU is used again in other netbooks.

Although we can not lie that we felt a bit weird with the selected size for Samsung NC20, why should 12-inch? whereas Samsung NC20 deliberately placed in the netbook segment (as we know most of the netbooks that have never had this big screen). This could actually make a "blur" the line between netbook with ultraportable laptops in general. Starting from screen to keyboard suggests the presence of NC20 aura enough full-size laptop on this device.

Pointed out the price of NC20 will be marketed with a range between $ 500 to $ 600 for the American market, for the price in Indonesia we wait further news. And here are the specifications of the Samsung NC20

Like on a laptop 12-inch high-end other ultraportable equipped with ultralow voltage processor, with a thin shadow of a laptop, the charming designs like the Lenovo U110 or Toshiba Portege R600. However, if compared with both, Samsung offers a better side and the system looks more qualified. On the whole the appearance looks like a version NC20 refinement of NC10, which as we know NC10 including laptops directly hit the market since it was first marketed.

With a large enough size, NC20 offers a comfortable typing is very high, with the structure and quality are very good keyboard. Plus a touch pad that is also much wider than generally capable netbook shortfall relaxes NC20-media-button control or quick-launch buttons that are often found on other netbooks.

LCD wide-screen 12.1-inch screen with a resolution of 1280 × 800 native resolution it offers is often found on a laptop 13 or 15 inch. NC20 resolution is much larger than other netbooks make browsing activity is much more comfortable. Via also provide additional graphics chip through the Toys Screen feature to monitor management, screen rotation, and various other tweaking options.

In broad outline, so far not felt any difference between the use of Atom in the netbook NC20 with Nano, from a series of tests performed that are not visible difference so far between the two.

Samsung NC20 able to survive up to 4 hours 35 minutes by using a 6-cell battery. This result is good enough even if compared with 1000HE Asus Eee PC and Acer Aspire One AOD150 the highest ranked at the test with the results of 6 hours. Because Samsung NC20 must be to support the screen and resolution far greater than both.

System configurations Samsung NC20:

Samsung NC20
Windows XP Professional SP3; 1.3GHz VIA Nano U2250; 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz; 128MB VIA/SG3 Chrome9 HC3 IGP; 160GB TK 5400rpm

HP 2133 Mini-Note
Windows Vista Business Edition; 1.6GHz VIA C7-M Ultra Low Voltage; 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 256MB VIA/SG3 UniChrome Pro II IGP; 120GB Seagate 7,200 rpm

Acer Aspire One AOD150
Windows XP Home SP2; 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270; 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz; 224MB Mobile Intel GMA 950; 160GB Hitachi 5400rpm

Asus Eee PC 1000HE
Windows XP Home SP3; 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280; 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz; 128MB Mobile Intel GMA 950; 160GB Seagate 5400rpm