I am so confused. The race for the netbook market is so intense that I am not able to make up my mind on my next netbook. Yeah, I know I just purchased a laptop about a month ago but I really think a netbook would be great for surfing and blogging. Now that I am subscribed to the Maxis 3G service, I would love to have a 10" netbook so that I would not suffer from shoulder ache lugging that 14' laptop around.
When the first netbook saw the light of day about a year ago, I was among the first in Malaysia ( I think) to get my paws on the Asus EEE PC 701 from MTCS at The Pavillion. During that time, I was constantly on the go as I need to travel to site every week. I can still remember the stares I got every time I turned on the EEE PC at airports, in the airplanes or even in the ERL for writing my reports (or pretending to write one hehe). Sigh.. those were the days haha. Now, netbooks are so common as more manufacturers are joining the race to dominate the market.
About 2 weeks ago, I was so sure that I was going to get the Lenovo S10 to replace my Asus EEE PC 701. I loved the 701 for it's portability, the ultra fast start up thanks to the SSD and the super compact charger. But I have to admit that the 7" screen is not enough for me. Other that that, the keyboard are too cramped for my big boned fingers.
In terms of specifications, the Lenovo S10 is about the same standard as other 10" netbooks from MSI or Asus. However, the clean retro Macbook-ish design stole my heart. And there is also an Express Card slot onboard, none of which the other competitor has. Yeah.. I know, I would not be using the Express card anyway as my 3G modem is USB. It's just one of those nice-to-have features so that I would have something to brag about against my rival MSI or Asus competitor hehe. But, there are reports on the net that this netbook has some heat and the battery life issues
Then, the Samsung NC10 joined the race. This 10" beauty from Samsung still sports the standard specs for netbooks, Intel Atom N270 processor and 1GB RAM but there is no Express Card slot. But, it comes with a 6 cell battery as standard and is getting lots of good review on the net. It is reported to be able to run on Wifi for about 5-6 hours, that amount of juice would last me a whole night of surfing and blogging. But, the problem is Samsung Malaysia does not distribute their laptop here. So I am not sure how the warranty would be like if I were to purchase this netbook from the net. I managed to find a seller in lelong dot com who sells the NC10 at less than RM1800. Tempting as it is, I am still contemplating whether I should go for it or just settle for the Lenovo S10.
I am so confused, Sigh..
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I generally get over 7 hours from my nc10, and the screen looks so much cleaner than the s10.
lol, I have the exact same problem as you, Richard. I've been doing research about netbooks for a LONG time now, and now that the EEE PC 1000HE and HP Mini 2140 came out, it just made things more difficult.
However, my end comparison was still between the Samsung NC10 and Lenovo Ideapad S10. hmmm, have you considered the NC20 with the Via Nano processor?
Well, tell us if you decide anytime :)
btw, I mean Harfad, not Richard in my previous comment. hehe
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