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Large, Spacious Keyboard
When it comes to the keyboard, the NC10 easily bests those on the MSI Wind and Eee PC 1000H. The 93 percent–full size layout is comfortable, and the raised keys provided nice tactile feedback. Unlike the Eee PC 1000H, the panel didn’t flex at all. The feel of the keys and the size of the keyboard isn’t all the NC10 has got going for it: unlike the 1000H and the Wind, the key positioning of the NC10 is near perfect. The right Shift key is full size and directly below the Enter key. When typing this review in WordPad we rarely mistyped words
Small Multi-Touch Touchpad, Plethora of Ports
In order to accommodate the spacious keyboard, Samsung had to make some compromises. At 2.3 x 1.1 inches, the NC10’s touchpad is disappointingly small and vertically very narrow, requiring more movement and backtracking than we would like. While the mouse button—a single rocker bar—lacks a divot to separate the left and right sides, we didn’t have any problems clicking and didn’t have to press too hard on it to get a response. We would prefer two dedicated buttons, but this arrangement is still better than the vertically oriented touchpad buttons like those on the HP 2133 Mini-Note or Acer Aspire one.
The touchpad has a dedicated scrolling bar, which was useful for moving through long Web pages. It also supports multi-touch controls and drivers from Synaptics, which allow for the typical pinch-and-zoom functions for pictures and Web pages.
The NC10 houses the typical netbook ports, including 3 USB ports, a 3-in-1 memory card reader, mic and headphone jacks, a VGA port, and an Ethernet jack. Unlike Lenovo’s S10, the NC10 lacks an ExpressCard slot for adding a mobile broadband modem card, but you can always use a compact USB modem.
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SAMSUNG NC10-KA01ZA
SAMSUNG® NC Series Netbook - Intel® Atom® N270 1.66GHz,
1GB DDR2 667MHz, 160GB 5400RPM SATA HDD,
Optional External Optical
WHITE 10.2" LED Backlight 1024x600 LCD, 10/100 LAN,
WiFi b/g, 3-In-1 Card Reader, 3xUSB 2.0, 1.3MP Webcam,
VGA Out, Mic & Headphone,
Bluetooth 2.0, Up To 8 Hours Battery Life, 1.33KG Only, Windows XP Home Live Edition
SUGGESTED RETAIL R5600 INC VAT
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011 7042738
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When it comes to the keyboard, the NC10 easily bests those on the MSI Wind and Eee PC 1000H. The 93 percent–full size layout is comfortable, and the raised keys provided nice tactile feedback. Unlike the Eee PC 1000H, the panel didn’t flex at all. The feel of the keys and the size of the keyboard isn’t all the NC10 has got going for it: unlike the 1000H and the Wind, the key positioning of the NC10 is near perfect. The right Shift key is full size and directly below the Enter key. When typing this review in WordPad we rarely mistyped words
Small Multi-Touch Touchpad, Plethora of Ports
In order to accommodate the spacious keyboard, Samsung had to make some compromises. At 2.3 x 1.1 inches, the NC10’s touchpad is disappointingly small and vertically very narrow, requiring more movement and backtracking than we would like. While the mouse button—a single rocker bar—lacks a divot to separate the left and right sides, we didn’t have any problems clicking and didn’t have to press too hard on it to get a response. We would prefer two dedicated buttons, but this arrangement is still better than the vertically oriented touchpad buttons like those on the HP 2133 Mini-Note or Acer Aspire one.
The touchpad has a dedicated scrolling bar, which was useful for moving through long Web pages. It also supports multi-touch controls and drivers from Synaptics, which allow for the typical pinch-and-zoom functions for pictures and Web pages.
The NC10 houses the typical netbook ports, including 3 USB ports, a 3-in-1 memory card reader, mic and headphone jacks, a VGA port, and an Ethernet jack. Unlike Lenovo’s S10, the NC10 lacks an ExpressCard slot for adding a mobile broadband modem card, but you can always use a compact USB modem.
SOUTH AFRICAN MODEL AVAILABLE FROM ACUMEN TECHNOLOGIES
SOUTH AFRICAS NUMBER 1 COMPUTER DEALER
www.acumentech.co.za
SAMSUNG NC10-KA01ZA
SAMSUNG® NC Series Netbook - Intel® Atom® N270 1.66GHz,
1GB DDR2 667MHz, 160GB 5400RPM SATA HDD,
Optional External Optical
WHITE 10.2" LED Backlight 1024x600 LCD, 10/100 LAN,
WiFi b/g, 3-In-1 Card Reader, 3xUSB 2.0, 1.3MP Webcam,
VGA Out, Mic & Headphone,
Bluetooth 2.0, Up To 8 Hours Battery Life, 1.33KG Only, Windows XP Home Live Edition
SUGGESTED RETAIL R5600 INC VAT
Order direct from [email protected] or call her on
011 7042738
Nationwide deliveries