Samsung N350 and N250 Plus premium netbooks announced
I’ve said it before: I’m more and more impressed with Samsung devices everyday. They’ve showcased at IFA Berlin a couple of new interesting premium netbooks, the Samsung N350 and N250 Plus machines. That’s next to the NF310, NF210 and NF110 presented earlier this week, plus the already famous now Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet.
These new machines come with improved specs and top notch build quality.
The Samsung N250 Plus is in fact an upgraded version for Samsung’s entry level N150, already available in the US. It comes with the same body, with a glossy finish for the lid cover and matte plastic for interior (palm rest and areas around keyboard and display). There’s also a new chrome0like trackpad, with a metallic feel. And an improved chiclet keyboard, a 92% full-size one with pretty small keys, but with one of the best layouts seen on 10 inchers so far (see the big left TAB, SHIFT and CTRL keys, plus the big Enter.
More is changed inside. You’ll probably get the Atom N455 processor (this is not confirmed yet) with 1 GB of DDR3 memory, Intel 3150 graphics and Windows 7 Starter. But there’s now more storage space (320 GB hard-drive offered by default), Bluetooth 3.0, optional 3G and a bigger 6 Cell 66Wh battery that should be enough for up to 13 hours of life.
Prices and availability are yet unknown, but I’d reckon it should go for the same base price as the N150, which is around 300-330 bucks. Getting extra features will add to that price though. And will probably hit the stores next month, in October. See the clip below for more details.
The Samsung N350 is even better. It brings the same design as the Samsung N230, with the matte aluminum-like casing and matte 10 inch display. However, specs are better, as we should see Atom N550 dual-core processor inside this one (although the showcased version came with N455), with 1 GB of memory, 250 GB hard-drive and Windows 7 Starter, plus top notch connectivity, which includes 3G and 4G with support for HSPA+ and LTE.
Samsung N350 - premium business netbooks with great looks and top connectivity
No word on battery for now, but hopefully there’s the same big 6 Cell one prepared for the N250 Plus.
Also no details on pricing and availability, but I’m looking forward to more info, as this is right now one of the most interesting netbooks scheduled to enter the market in these next months, probably next to the Asus 1015N EEE PC.
Hopefully Samsung will have these available in the US as soon as possible, as they mostly targeted their previous netbooks towards Europe, where they are neck in neck with the Asus EEE PCs on bestselling tops.
I for one am pretty sure quite a couple of these new Samsung mini laptops would make it to the list of Best 10 inch netbooks. So let’s wait and see, as I’ll update once i know more on these N350/N250 versions, but also on other Samsung machines.
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Last updated: September 5, 2010 | Published: September 5th, 2010 | See the comments or add yours!
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Andrei Girbea, aka "Mike", is the Owner and Editor in Chief at netbooklive.com . He's been dealing with gadgets and writing about them for years and now focuses more on portable computers, like netbooks, mini laptops and touchscreen tablets. You can follow him on Twitter.
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