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Netbook winner
Samsung N110
Verdict
Superb build quality, battery life and usability - quite simply the best netbook around.
Review Date: 13 May 2009
Price when reviewed: £304
Overall Rating
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Comparison
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Asus Eee PC 1005HA
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Samsung N510
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Samsung N110
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Toshiba NB200-11N
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| Part Code | 1005HA-BLK083X | NP-N510-KA02UK | N110 | PLL20E-00S00JEN |
| Review Date | 7 Jul 2009 | 29 Sep 2009 | 13 May 2009 | 20 Oct 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £234 | £332 | £304 | £233 |
| Price inc VAT | £269 | £382 | £350 | £268 |
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| Warranty | ||||
| Warranty final | 1yr collect and return | 1 yr return to base | 1 yr return to base | 1 yr return to base |
| Physical specifications | ||||
| Dimensions | 262 x 178 x 37mm (WDH) | 289 x 200 x 31mm (WDH) | 261 x 186 x 37mm (WDH) | 264 x 211 x 31mm (WDH) |
| Weight | 1.160kg | 1.410kg | 1.250kg | 1.310kg |
| Travelling weight | 1.4kg | 1.7kg | 1.7kg | |
| Weight with extended battery | N/A | |||
| Travelling weight with extended battery | N/A | |||
| Processor and memory | ||||
| Processor | Intel Atom N270 | Intel Atom N280 | Intel Atom N270 | Intel Atom N280 |
| Motherboard chipset | Nvidia nForce 730i | Intel GM45 Express | ||
| RAM capacity | 1.00GB | 1.00GB | 1.00GB | 1.00GB |
| Memory type | DDR2 | DDR2 | DDR2 | DDR2 |
| SODIMM sockets free | 0 | 0 | ||
| SODIMM sockets total | 1 | 1 | ||
| Screen and video | ||||
| Screen size | 10.2in | 11.6in | 10.1in | 10.1in |
| Resolution screen horizontal | 1,024 | 1,366 | 1,024 | 1,024 |
| Resolution screen vertical | 600 | 768 | 600 | 600 |
| Resolution | 1024 x 600 | 1366 x 768 | 1024 x 600 | 1024 x 600 |
| Graphics chipset | Intel GMA 950 | Nvidia ION LE | Intel GMA 950 | Intel GMA 950 |
| Graphics card RAM | 512MB | 128MB | ||
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| HDMI outputs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S-Video outputs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DVI-I outputs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DVI-D outputs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drives | ||||
| Capacity | 160GB | 160GB | 160GB | 160GB |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 149GB | 149GB | 145GB | 149GB |
| Spindle speed | 5,400RPM | 5,400RPM | 5,400RPM | |
| Internal disk interface | SATA | SATA/150 | SATA | SATA |
| Hard disk | Samsung HM160HI | Toshiba MK1655GSX | ||
| Optical disc technology | N/A | N/A | N/A | None |
| Optical drive | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Battery capacity | 4,400mAh | 5,900mAh | 5,800mAh | |
| Replacement battery price ex VAT | £88 | £61 | ||
| Replacement battery price inc VAT | £101 | £0 | £0 | £70 |
| Networking | ||||
| Wired adapter speed | 100Mbits/sec | 100Mbits/sec | 100Mbits/sec | 100Mbits/sec |
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| ExpressCard34 slots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ExpressCard54 slots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PC Card slots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USB ports (downstream) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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| 9-pin serial ports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parallel ports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Optical S/PDIF audio output ports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical S/PDIF audio ports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.5mm audio jacks | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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| Smart Media reader |
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| Pointing device type | Touchpad | Touchpad | Touchpad | Touchpad |
| Audio chipset | Realtek HD Audio | Realtek HD Audio | ||
| Speaker location | Front edge | Bottom | ||
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| Integrated microphone? |
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| Camera megapixel rating | 0.3mp | 1.3mp | 1.3MP | 1.3mp |
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| Operating system and software | ||||
| OS family | Windows XP | Windows XP | Windows XP | Windows XP |
| Recovery method | Recovery partition | |||
| Software supplied | Microsoft Works 9 SE | Microsoft Works 9 | ||
| Battery and performance tests | ||||
| Battery life, light use | 6hr 34min | 6hr 30min | 545 | 9hr 42min |
| Battery life, heavy use | 3hr 44min | 139 | ||
| Overall application benchmark score | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.39 |
| Office application benchmark score | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.48 | |
| 2D graphics application benchmark score | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.32 | |
| Encoding application benchmark score | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | |
| Multitasking application benchmark score | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.40 | |
| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | 17fps | Fail | ||
| 3D performance setting | Low | Low | ||
