The NC10 seems to combine the best bits of the EEE 901 and 1000, but in a nicer package.
Only wish would've been for an SSD *option*. Ruggedness is arguably more important than vast storage in a machine like this.
And perhaps you could've stretched to mentioning the HSDPA version that's available for an extra £100.
On the subject of price, it seems a little odd to balk at a £323 price tag. John Lewis' price, yes, but it's widely available for less than £310, delivered (or sub-£300 if you dig around a bit) and even that's inflated due to retailers taking advantage of short supply. Check the price history at Foundem for a quick reference of how the price has fluctuated (http://www.foundem.co.uk/M/computing/Laptop/Samsung/NC10.jsp).
Predictable noise from the AAO fanbois too. Yes you can spend £150 at Asda. But you'll get a £150 machine. If they have any of them left. Match an AAO spec for spec with an NC10 and the AAO costs more than the NC10. And you'll have a machine that that will have 6cell battery (essential £70 add-on £70) noticeably jutting out of the back, and you'll still be looking at a 8.9" mirror compared to the Samsung's 10.2" screen. And when the tme comes for an upgrade, the NC10 will hold it's value better, no question. Face it: you've paid the price of early adoption. Though wasn't it ever thus?
Across the intertrons, you struggle to see anyone with a bad word to say about the NC10. The only legitimate grumble seems to be the nod towards the touchpad. I can live with that. I've been holding out for the right machine and this is the one for me.
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Got there in the end, eh, El Reg?
The NC10 seems to combine the best bits of the EEE 901 and 1000, but in a nicer package.
Only wish would've been for an SSD *option*. Ruggedness is arguably more important than vast storage in a machine like this.
And perhaps you could've stretched to mentioning the HSDPA version that's available for an extra £100.
On the subject of price, it seems a little odd to balk at a £323 price tag. John Lewis' price, yes, but it's widely available for less than £310, delivered (or sub-£300 if you dig around a bit) and even that's inflated due to retailers taking advantage of short supply. Check the price history at Foundem for a quick reference of how the price has fluctuated (http://www.foundem.co.uk/M/computing/Laptop/Samsung/NC10.jsp).
Predictable noise from the AAO fanbois too. Yes you can spend £150 at Asda. But you'll get a £150 machine. If they have any of them left. Match an AAO spec for spec with an NC10 and the AAO costs more than the NC10. And you'll have a machine that that will have 6cell battery (essential £70 add-on £70) noticeably jutting out of the back, and you'll still be looking at a 8.9" mirror compared to the Samsung's 10.2" screen. And when the tme comes for an upgrade, the NC10 will hold it's value better, no question. Face it: you've paid the price of early adoption. Though wasn't it ever thus?
Across the intertrons, you struggle to see anyone with a bad word to say about the NC10. The only legitimate grumble seems to be the nod towards the touchpad. I can live with that. I've been holding out for the right machine and this is the one for me.