Samsung N150 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook - Up to 7 Hours of Battery Life Reviews
Samsung N150 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook - Up to 7 Hours of Battery Life Reviews
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The Samsung N150 netbook gives you value without compromise. It starts with a powerful Intel Atom N450 processor and Windows 7 Starter OS. The non-glare 10.1 inch screen gives you plenty of room, while a 3-in-1 memory card slot and 3 USB 2.0 ports make it easy to connect a digital camera, printer and more. At a scant 2.7 lbs, you can pick up and go at a moment’s notice, and the 7-hour battery is good for all day. And what’s life without choices? The N150 netbook comes in your choice or glossy red, glossy black or fingerprint-free matte blue.Delivering high style while ensuring you have less to carry whie staying within your budget, the Samsung N150 netbook PC in blue features a 10.1-inch LED-backlit display, the latest Intel Atom N450 processor, Windows 7 Starter operating system, and up to 7 hours of battery life. This impressive battery-powered performance is possible because overall power consumption is reduced by the energy efficient LED display, optimized processing performance and Samsung's proprietary Enhanced Battery Life solution.
Great for writing e-mail and getting work done while on the go, it sports a 93 percent full-size keyboard for easy typing as well as a webcam for staying in contact via video chats. With the integrated Wireless-N Wi-Fi, you'll be able to connect to the Internet at home or at hotspots throughout town. Other features include a 160 GB hard drive, 1 GB of installed RAM, a 3-in-1 memory card reader, and three USB 2.0 ports.
 The Samsung N150 in blue with a 10.1-inch LCD screen, 93 percent full-size keyboard, and up to 7 hours of battery life. |
Pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium operating system (64-bit version), you'll be able to easily create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. Windows 7 is the easiest, fastest, and most engaging version of Windows yet. Better ways to find and manage files, like Jump Lists and improved taskbar previews, help you speed through everyday tasks. Windows 7 is designed for faster and more reliable performance, so your PC just works the way you want it to.
Key Features
 Ultra Mobility |  Simple Data Sharing |
 | Digital LiveCam Incorporate cool video effects into your webcam chats with Live YouCam. Liven up your chats with 'virtual' hats and masks or choose one of 12 3D avatars to mimic your facial movements. Once you're done, easily upload your video to YouTube and Facebook. And workaholics can use the Live YouCam to share PowerPoint files and capture desktop videos for quick do-it-yourself demos and tutorials. |
 | Gesture User-Interface A convenient gesture user-interface lets you scroll, pinch-zoom in / out, and rotate via touchpad. Fast Connectivity |
 | Easy Resolution Manager See the whole picture on your netbook with Samsung's Easy Resolution Manager. If your program or game supports a higher resolution you can easily upgrade to 1024 x 768 to see more details, crisper images and bolder colors. |
 | TCO Certified This netbook has been awarded the leading environmental and usability standard--TCO 3.0 certification--and is ECO RoHS compliant. As well as being ergonomically designed for optimum ease of use and performance, Samsung netbooks are also completely mercury free and consume significantly less power thanks to their LED backlit displays. Their ultra-lightweight, robust and compact design also offers other "green" advantages, as less power is used in the manufacture and usage phases of their product life. |
Key Specifications
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Technical Details
- 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 Processor- 1GB DDR2 Memory; 160GB Hard Drive
- Longer battery-powered performance of up to 7 hours*. *Battery life based on independent MobileMark test scores
- 10.1" Non-glare Display; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
- Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Starter Edition
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By P. Exline
Pro's: The netbook is light and sleek. The battery charged rapidly. The keyboard and display were both outstanding for a netbook.
Con's: I received a model with the Atheros AR9285 wireless adapter. I was surprised when it couldn't connect to my home network's Netgear router over WEP. Then I tried my neighbor's, then my other neighbor's, then the guy down the street's... I could only connect to 1 out of 8 various networks I tried. (I attempted all troubleshooting steps, including updating drivers, changing wireless security schemes, resetting routers, even reloading windows!) Windows reports that there are 'issues with the adapter or router'. Searching the internet finds that others are having similar issues.
I can't recommend this as a reliable netbook due to the unresolved wireless adapter issues.
By gcb (Santa Clara, Ca)
The main reason I became interested in this product is that I absolutely must have a non-glossy display, and this is one of the few models out there advertising this. Unfortunately -- there is a thin highly reflective strip around the edge of the display -- that will spike light into your eyes and interfere with viewing if there are many lights in the room. I don't understand why they needed to do this -- matte means MATTE -- EVERYWHERE. Similar problems exist on other so-called 'matte' netbooks -- most notably the HP mini -- which has a very wide black shiny band around the display that totally defeats the purpose of having a matte finish on the display. Ditto the matte asus netbooks. Manufacturers, we are STILL WAITING For a fully matte netbook display -- which includes the display and also the framing surfaces around the display!
By D. lopaus (cape cod ma.)
bought this to download old folks games. mahjong, hidden objects etc. now i can do this in any room or outdoors even on visits. makes for fun passing time at mall,beach or elsewhere. not fast but i knew that. well made and i like it[[ASIN:
By SC (Los Angeles, CA)
It takes some time for the initial set up but I usually spend a day or two to set up a new computer and install programs I need so I do not have much complain about it.
The screen is small and the resolution could have been higher. Some programs like MSN messanger, if you make some adjustments in the preference, you can barely get to the OK button if you pull the window all the way to the top to see only the top 1/5 of the buttons located at the bottom of the windows. There were a couple of other programs like that. Most other programs were ok. I still like the fact that it is compact and easy to carry around compared to my laptop I got in December 2009(Samsung R620-64G, not available from Amazon anymore but still sold online on Bestbuy's website)
The biggest complain I have is the 30 day price guarantee policy with Amazon. They do not offer any since 2008. I ordered this computer on April 1st at $329 and it was delivered on the 6th. The price dropped by $20.
My biggest mistake was that I just ordered it from Amazon as I was accustomed to buying stuff from Amazon than any other online merchants. However, nowadays, you could find better prices elsewhere. Some other places has it about $10 or more cheaper than Amazon's price. I wanted to return the computer unopened when I saw the price dropped but then Amazon would charge me for the shipping so no advantage on me whatsoever.
I am sure Amazon sells a lot of products and make huge money but not offering any kind of price guarantee will eventually hurt them. It has to.
Do your research on the price before you buy anything on Amazon.
Now, all the ones that came out first (blue, black,red) are priced at $309 and the ones came out a little after (pink, yellow, cyan) are priced at $319. But for a day or two, all models were priced at $309 and then on Saturday or Sunday last week, they raised the price of those three models by $10. I wonder what's up with their price.
I read a news article that netbook prices dropped due to the iPad. I strongly believe that netbooks are way more practical than the iPad. No matter how fancy iPads are, it can never be as versatile as a computer.
Ultrathin laptops will eventually have an option that you can detach the screen and take the screen like an iPad. That will kill the iPad. Much of the iPad is essentially the same as the iPod Touch but larger. I wonder why the price is so high as I assume the product development cost wasn't that high compared to the original iPod Touch or the original iPhone.
Lastly, the netbook manufacturers should offer 2gb ram option so that we do not waste money and materials on the 1gb ram. It is not environment friendly when pretty much over 50% of buyers are upgrading their ram.
Oh, one more thing. Why did they remove the bluetooth feature on the n150 when it is still available on the models sold in Korea? I know that the price there is about $100 more expensive than the US but still it would be nice to have. N150 sold in Korea only come in Windows XP too which makes the system run faster and it might not require the memory upgrade as much as it does here in the US market with Windows 7 Starter.
And I just found out that the 2gb memory I ordered yesterday (Crucial Technology CT25664AC800 2GB 200-pin SODIMM DDR2 PC2-6400 Memory Modul)was 4 dollars cheaper than what they have today. Now it is sold at $54.99. I guess they saw a strong netbook demand with the price drop and disappointing iPad.
BTW, I am not so against Apple products. They are good but I tend to wait till I can accept the price I pay and the quality I expect from the product matches. That is why I still have not bought an iPhone even though I like it. I think there is room to improve especially with 1. the ability to change the battery on my own, 2. Battery life, 3. LED screen.
The biggest drawback with the apple products is that they cannot play AVI files as is which made me to go with Cowon S9.
By Jesse S (Norwood, MA)
I ordered the Samsung N150 after much research and have not been disappointed. The main reasons for my choice were: 1. Matte screen, which I prefer over the glossy screens of other netbooks I've seen in stores, 2. Battery life, 3. Matte blue finish of cover doesn't show fingerprints, 4. Positive reviews of keyboard, 5. Super-quiet fan. And so far, all of these features have lived up to my hopes. Other nice features: silky smooth operation of lid hinges, and the built-in webcam and microphone.
One downside as noted by a previous reviewer: the initial setup of the hard drive and software takes a LONG time (one hour, more or less). From what I've read, there are other netbooks out there with much shorter setup times. Fortunately, you only have to go through setup once with this netbook. Be patient, and you'll get through it fine. Just don't expect to be doing useful work until the day after your box comes in the mail.
Another negative is that the processor seems relatively slow (compared to desktop PCs or full-size laptops) at some operations like booting, doing data transfer, and unpacking/installing software. This is just because of the processor, which has been optimized for low power usage. And I imagine that other netbooks have the same shortcoming, so it's no particular knock against the N150. It's the price all netbooks pay for being small and power-stingy.
Having said that, once the Samsung gets itself booted and ready to go, it does fine at web browsing, email, word processing, and video watching. I was able to watch a streaming Netflix video with no problems. Speakers are decent, but a battery-powered iPod speaker like an Altec Lansing iM237 plugged into the headphone jack gives a much better and louder sound.
Suggestions:
1. Allow at least one hour for initial setup. Be patient.
2. Either turn off the automatic "Windows Update" in the control panel, or change the frequency of updates from "every day" to "one day per week." The automatic update hogs the processor each time it runs, and you'll be wondering why the netbook is running so slowly every morning.
3. In the Start menu, type "Task Manager" in the search box and put a shortcut for the Task Manager in your Start menu or on your taskbar. Get familiar with the Task Manager because it shows you CPU usage, memory usage, and what processes are running in the background. When the blue "hard disk" light starts flashing and the netbook slows down, the Task Manager will tell you why.
4. In the Start menu, type "gadgets" in the search box, and install the "CPU" gadget on your desktop. The large dial gives a constant readout of CPU usage, and the small dial a readout of RAM usage. Another good tool for monitoring the CPU workload. When the needle is pegged in the red zone (e.g. at startup) you're not going to get much done. Wait til the needle drops out of the red zone before trying to do any other CPU-intensive tasks.
5. Forget the installed McAfee antivirus program and download the free "Microsoft Security Essentials". It's free and it works great. Saved my other laptop from numerous attacks. Also download the free "Malwarebytes" program.
6. Forget the MS Office "trial" software and download the free Open Office, which works just like MS Office and can open MS Office files, and an save in MS Office format. (Open Office also plays better with this netbook than the included MS Works package. I downloaded Open Office and then uninstalled both MS Office and MS Works.)
Some owners have reported that replacing the 1GB RAM stick with 2 GB RAM improves performance. Before going that route, I tried the Windows ReadyBoost feature, which Microsoft says will improve performance in some operations. Exactly which operations is not clear, and when I tried using ReadyBoost with a 4GB USB emory stick, I wasn't able to discern any difference.
All in all, the Samsung is a competent netbook in a nice package. Two thumbs up.
Update: After upgrading to 2 GB RAM and having used this netbook for a couple of weeks, I like it even better. Upgrading the RAM definitely helped performance. And the matte screen is definitely better than the glossies, and the keyboard is much better than my friend's Asus eeePC keyboard. The trackpad is just too small for more than occasional emergency use, though, so I use an iHome mid-size wireless optical mouse, which I love and highly recommend. Being freed from the tiny trackpad and the marginal 1 GB RAM makes this little machine a pleasure to use.
PS--If you do install Microsoft Security Essentials, be sure to follow their instructions for uninstalling other antivirus programs first (in this case, McAfee). I apparently failed to do so, and eventually noticed an oscillation in CPU usage as shown by the Task Manager when the CPU should have been idle. A Google search suggested a conflict between two competing antivirus programs. I went back and uninstalled McAfee by using the "appwiz.cpl" command per instructions on the Microsoft Security Essentials site, and problem solved.
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