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chortle updated Samsung NC20

chortle — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:07:17 -0400

April 25, 2009 at 1:07 am

new pro/con: Glossy screen (unusable in many environments)
new pro/con: Fire hazard. Switches itself on after a while (not healthy in a laptop bag)
tapped as "have it"
agreed: "expensive for a netbook - the price of a full notebook"
agreed: "respectable battery life"
agreed: "12" screen allows for an enhanced 1280 x 800px resolution"
agreed: "extremely thin"
agreed: "larger than average screen for a netbook"

chortle commented on Samsung NC20

chortle — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:05:56 -0400

April 25, 2009 at 1:05 am

"The laptop turns itself on after being switched off for a while. This happens in the bag (which is a fire hazard where I've been recently in Kuwait and Bangladesh) and also if the laptop is just left out on (say on a table). I shut the laptop down carefully and after waiting a couple of minutes to be sure I close the screen. When I come back I can see a white glow around the laptop. I open the screen which is bright white. I have to press the 'on' button to bring the laptop back into Windows and shut it down again. I just noticed that the laptop also crashed on the screen saver. I was left with a black screen. I had to hold down the 'on/off' button for a few seconds to get it to reboot. One other problem with the netbook is the glossy screen which makes it unusable in most environments. I don't know why Samsung went for this but it is a really stupid idea. Wait until they sort this out before buying. I upgraded mine to a 2GB ram stick right away. Suggest you do the same. "

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chortle — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:03:09 -0400

April 25, 2009 at 1:03 am