[UPDATED] Samsung NC10 Netbook £238.76

1cat2fish

i am looking to buy the NC10. it is on offer at PC world, however under the spec it says wifi enabled No. Does this mean that it has not got wifi on it? I assumed that it would have it on as standard. I know that DD will need wifi. Sorry if I am being a bit dense, I don't know much about computers. I am hoping someone could look at it and let me know whether it's worth buying.

chocolatepennyfarthing

Advice please, what is the difference between a netbook and a notebook?

jammin_2

chocolatepennyfarthing wrote: »

Advice please, what is the difference between a netbook and a notebook?

Broadly speaking, a netbook is smaller and lighter, more portable, and suitable for lighter tasks such as surfing the internet, emailing, maybe watching movies. Not so much for heavy tasks though.

Oneday77

chocolatepennyfarthing wrote: »

Advice please, what is the difference between a netbook and a notebook?

The main difference is: -
Laptop has internal Optical Drives ( DVD or CD or DVD-RW\CD-RW dives), larger screens, faster processors and more memory. Ideal for heavier use and as the home PC. Drawbacks are every day portability.
Netbooks are very light, small and have great battery life. Drawbacks to install software ideally for the un-initiated you need to buy an external optical drive to put discs into.

cooking-mama

Sorry if im repeating,not got time to read all the replies,currys have the Samsung NC10 refurbished for £219,or new for £259-with a £20 cashback,bringing it down to £239.It was instore today.
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1848733732.1257646007@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdeadeikhkjhhecflgceggdhhmdgmh.0&page=SimpleSearchProducts&low_bound=0&up_bound=0&criterion=samsung%20NC10&AtimeStamp=3435034242

lechat

Is the Curry's one the 6 cell version? Argos also have the NC10 at £239.99 new but 1 review says its the 3cell version yet both claim the battery life is around 7hours. Can someone advise pls?

Johntea

Bought my NC10 last Christmas, still use it daily. Upgraded it to 2GB RAM and Windows 7.

Excellent for loading up with films to watch on the train and for using free wireless hotspots in pubs etc.

Also fits in the front pocket of my small bag that I use which is actually a great security feature since it doesn't scream to criminals I am carrying around a laptop (Even took a while for the security people at Manchester Airport to figure out where it was in my bag when I took it on holiday with me earlier in the year!)

skr80

Currys has the 5200 mah (= 6cell battery) installed, whilst argos is the 2600 battery.

That said, I did get Currys to pricematch against Argos last week (+ a £20 coupon via the manufacturer) as I dont think the chao in Curry's realised they were different !

[Deleted User]

Oneday77 wrote: »

Drawbacks to install software ideally for the un-initiated you need to buy an external optical drive to put discs into.

Plenty of free and open source software available to download over the net. I've never used a disc to install software for years. Even things like printer drivers can be downloaded from the manufacturer's website without the need for a disc. :cool:

Roger_Rampant

Deleted_User wrote: »

Plenty of free and open source software available to download over the net. I've never used a disc to install software for years. Even things like printer drivers can be downloaded from the manufacturer's website without the need for a disc. :cool:

How about installing the software from your ISP, to enable you to access the net? :rotfl: