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Product Description
The NC20's class leading design and high performance features let you do even more on the move. The superb look and feel of its slim and elegant chassis is accentuated with unique styling, and mirrored by the high quality of its components and materials. Even though it is one of the worlds lightest netbook in its 10.2" class, weighing just 1.5kg with a powerful 6 cell battery, the NC20's innovative design is packed with the latest technology for maximum mobility and productivity. It also incorporates a range of practical features, like a normal-size, ergonomic notebook PC style keyboard, to simplify life on the move. So when you need to stay in touch, but want to make a good impression the NC20 makes complete sense.
Customer Reviews:
Samsung N20 netbook
I am very impressed with the Notebook. The only disappointment was that I had to load Office 2003 on to it. It wasn't included in the deal. Apart from that, it means all my expectations. Well done!
Samsung NC20 12.1-inch Mini-notebook - Awesome
This Mini-notebook is just amazing.. I've had Dell & Sony laptops before.. this performs just as well, but half the weight, the battery lasts approx 4 hours and although alittle tinny, the sound is better than my previous Sony. I can make calls via skype without requiring a headset and all my programs run perfectly. The Atom processor is fast enough and thank God, it had XP and not the dreaded Vista, so all my applications ran as fast as I required.
I checked out maost of the mini-netbooks before purchasing the N20 and came to the conclusion the 10" screens were just too small for comfortable reading and the weight saving was insignificant.
A minor grumble is that the mains lead, etc, was disproportionately bulky, considering the size of the N20.. it would be nice if they could have slimmed that down, plus it required a three pin connection, instead of the more versatile 2 pin, which meant I had to carry the additional lead.
The main grumble I have and it doesn't just apply to the NC20, is the glossy screen. When i visited PC World, there were only 3 computers with a matt screen, including 1 laptop and no netbooks. This is crazy... for years we used to put filters on glass VDU's to avoid reflection and now all screens have this stupid reflective glossy screen... what's the industry up to... so they find that glossy screens look better in the showroom and as a result, sell better! As a consumer, I like to be treated with more respect! I find that there are times when i cannot read my screen because of reflection and I'll never- ever buy another reflective screen!
That last rant doesn't 'reflect' on the quality of the NC20 (forgive the pun).. it's an excellent machine When I was recently on vacation, I was able to stay totally up-to-date with my work, albeit I missed my twin 22" screens. I thoroughly recommend it.
Better than the NC-10
I previously had an NC-10 and thought that was great...but this netbook is even better. The larger screen is well worth the extra cash to avoid excessive scrolling. The machine is fast and screen resolution is excellent. It will even run Windows 7 ! all in all well worth my pennies and a worthy upgrade from the NC-10
Does what it says on the tin... 
So far the only issues I've had with this laptop are minor - it's taking a while to get used to the keyboard - a longer right hand shift would be very useful. And the fingerprints... arrrgh the fingerprints! (The shiny outer case is covered with my greasy paw marks.)
Otherwise, it's light, but sufficiently large enough to make everyday use convenient. I prefer it over the lighter, but tiny, 10.1 inches.
Doesn't have the grunt for any heavy duty applications - but for music (itunes/spotify), films (via external dvd player), writing, emails, internet - it's perfect.
Not bad at all!!!
Have been using this for a while now. Great little netbook. It isn't really a full laptop replacement, it is a little slovenly to boot, or load apps etc, lacks a bit of grunt for more intensive work. However, it is a netbook, primarily aimed at light duties, like web browsing. It is great for this.
Battery life is fairly good.
chassis is nicely built, screen is great.
All in all, it is a great purchase, I'm very happy with it.
(Just expect too much out of the little via nano cpu!)
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