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Samsung N510

Verdict

The Atom and Ion netbook combination is a success, and this is a solid, though dear, first attempt

Review Date: 29 Sep 2009

Price when reviewed: £332 (£382 inc VAT)

Buy it now for: £385.75

Overall Rating
5 stars out of 6

Features & Design
5 stars out of 6

Value for Money
5 stars out of 6

Performance
4 stars out of 6

PCPRO Recommended

Details
Part Code	NP-N510-KA02UK
Review Date	29 Sep 2009
Price ex VAT	£332
Price inc VAT	£382
Overall rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance

Warranty
Warranty final	1 yr return to base

Physical specifications
Dimensions	289 x 200 x 31mm (WDH)
Weight	1.410kg
Travelling weight	1.7kg

Processor and memory
Processor	Intel Atom N280
Motherboard chipset	Nvidia nForce 730i
RAM capacity	1.00GB
Memory type	DDR2
SODIMM sockets free	0
SODIMM sockets total	1

Screen and video
Screen size	11.6in
Resolution screen horizontal	1,366
Resolution screen vertical	768
Resolution	1366 x 768
Graphics chipset	Nvidia ION LE
Graphics card RAM	512MB
VGA (D-SUB) outputs	1
HDMI outputs	1
S-Video outputs	0
DVI-I outputs	0
DVI-D outputs	0
DisplayPort outputs	0

Drives
Capacity	160GB
Hard disk usable capacity	149GB
Spindle speed	5,400RPM
Internal disk interface	SATA/150
Hard disk	Samsung HM160HI
Optical disc technology	N/A
Optical drive	N/A
Battery capacity	5,900mAh
Replacement battery price inc VAT	£0

Networking
Wired adapter speed	100Mbits/sec
802.11a support
802.11b support
802.11g support
802.11 draft-n support
Integrated 3G adapter

Other Features
Wireless hardware on/off switch
Wireless key-combination switch
Modem
ExpressCard34 slots	0
ExpressCard54 slots	0
PC Card slots	0
USB ports (downstream)	3
PS/2 mouse port
9-pin serial ports	0
Parallel ports	0
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports	0
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports	0
3.5mm audio jacks	2
SD card reader
Memory Stick reader
MMC (multimedia card) reader
Smart Media reader
Compact Flash reader
xD-card reader
Pointing device type	Touchpad
Audio chipset	Realtek HD Audio
Speaker location	Front edge
Hardware volume control?
Integrated microphone?
Integrated webcam?
Camera megapixel rating	1.3mp
TPM
Fingerprint reader
Smartcard reader
Carry case

Operating system and software
Operating system	Windows XP Home
OS family	Windows XP
Recovery method	Recovery partition

Battery and performance tests
Battery life, light use	6hr 30min
Battery life, heavy use	3hr 44min
Overall application benchmark score	0.42
Office application benchmark score	0.54
2D graphics application benchmark score	0.35
Encoding application benchmark score	0.38
Multitasking application benchmark score	0.42
3D performance (crysis) low settings	17fps
3D performance setting	Low

Comments

User comments

2GHz 2GB

Put a 2GHz Atom in it and add another 1GB of RAM and it would be a great netbook. Unfortunately Intel don't allow that do they. Sigh.

By ukdm09 on 29 Sep 2009

2GB is OK

The 1GB can be replaced with a 2GB module.

Not certain but out of the box 2GB may be an option.

By simmotech on 30 Sep 2009

Still no HSDPA?
I know they can do it since there's a HSDPA version of the NC10 available from a few online stored like Dabs.

By simbr on 1 Oct 2009

11 inch display?

10 inch displays should be the standard for netbooks.

Any larger and we have a laptop.

The ASUS 1005HA may be small… really small but do not underestimate the power of 802.11G, 2 logical CPU’s and Windows XP Home in a 1.1Kg package!

I even figured out how to overclock my netbook.

I ran some benchmarks and give more detail in this review: http://bit.ly/44CHFm

By rgathright on 2 Oct 2009