Comments on: First look: Samsung N310

By: Stephen Sinclair

Stephen Sinclair — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:08:39 +0000

Hi,
I bought the samsung N310 in singapore last month and I’m very pleased with the 9hr battery.
I have returned home this week and was looking to purchase another two for my sons.
I have searched everywhere for a 6 cell N310 and have been told Samsung has dumped all the 4 cell battery models into the UK for the Xmas period to get rid of them and then will bring in the popular 6 cell models.
I would be grateful if anyone can let me know if any dealer is selling the 6 cell model.

regards

Stephen Sinclair

By: Habaday11

Habaday11 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:34:37 +0000

My girlfriend has one of these and I love it. Typical ‘wintard’ review though. I really like the iPhonesque ‘pinch’ feature on the trackpad. Also I think the keyboard is really good. I agree with some of the comments above though regarding the Windows Tax. I would consider buying one should they remove this Tax, and pre-install an OS that is at least internet compatible! I too cannot wait for Chrome.

By: DannyB

DannyB — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:45:04 +0000

I should also point out that the N310’s build quality and quality of internal components isn’t really close to a MacBook (and of course the deafult os is virus prone and adds a M$ tax), but it’s price reflects this appropriately I think. I would say that the N310 has a better build quality than the Lenovo Idea Pad I also looked at though.

By: DannyB

DannyB — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:36:07 +0000

I’ve had this netbook for a couple of months now, and it’s a really nice machine. Fast enough to run run BackTrack4 on VirtualBox pretty much seamlesly. I find the ‘doing an Apple’ comments quite funny as this product borrows much more than the keyboard design from several Apple laptops (I have a G4 iBook and a black MacBook and the N310 is like a ‘bastard son’ of the two) the screen hinge, screen finish, keboard, ports only on the sides etc. Like any other consumer product form is as important as function, and this netbook IMHO represents an excellent trade off of the two. There are a lot of us out there who value a quality build and finish and it is good to see PC vendors other than Apple looking beyond the ‘cheapest is best’ market. I agree with the comments on the keyboard feedback though – it does feel cheap compared to a real MacBook. What would be great is if manufactures gave users a choice of OS and provided a supported Open Source alterative similar to how Asus have done. Hopefully Chrome will come to the rescue ;o)

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By: Peter Tennant

Peter Tennant — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:08:25 +0000

So the NC310 will be about £100 pounds more than the NC10?;If nothing else it’s proof that the netbook market doesn’t have to be a race to the bottom.

@ David Wright: Surely if Samsung were ‘doing an “Apple”‘ then they’d initially charge about £800 to milk the Applephiles?

By: Tim Danton

Tim Danton — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:35:37 +0000

We’ve heard that the NC310 will cost £399 inc VAT, but I’m still waiting for written confirmation from Samsung.

@Paul – yes, you’re quite right, and I’ve changed that reference!

By: David Wright

David Wright — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:16:49 +0000

ZDNet reported the 310 was $150 more than the NC10

By: Peterwgtennant

Peterwgtennant — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:03:48 +0000

With regards to the comment made by David Wright, has there been any announcement on price? Will these simply replace the NC10/20 series, or are they considered a more premium range?

By: David Wright

David Wright — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:20:35 +0000

Isn’t this just a way to get more money for the same product? They seem to be doing an “Apple”, taking the same components from the cheaper NC10 and charging a premium for a pretty case…