I did a lot of research and finally decided on the nc10. I purchased an HP Mini 1035nr which I kept all of 3 days, after deciding the battery life was horrible. I was getting about 1% decrease in battery per minute. The NC10 hands down kills the HP mini in both keyboard and battery life. I also considered purchasing the Samsung N120 which has a full size keyboard but after deciding that I really am only buying this machine for web surfing and e-mail or for travel there was no need to spend the extra $65-$70 dollars for the larger keyboard, upgraded speakers and battery life. I think 6-7 hours ought to do just fine. And from what I'm reading with folks who have the n120 thus far they "reasonably" expect about 8 hours not 10.5 as samsung states.
I'm able to type very fast on the NC10 keyboard, much better than the hp mini. The nc10 build quality is fantastic it is also very quiet and cool unlike the HP. The screen brightness is great and I normally max it out but on this thing I can run about half brightness which also saves on battery. The wifi picked right up although samsung updater did update the wifi drivers which helped quite a bit. I did purchase the 2gb ram upgrade per amazon and this thing is really fast. I also own a Dell XPS M1210 with a 12" screen and keyboard and I honestly would put this netbook up against it in speed. The nc10 is very light and I really like the fact that I dont have a large battery protruding from the back. I would say if you are on the fence with other netbooks vs. the NC10, don't be just order it you will be very happy! I consider myself a fairly anal person when it comes to techie stuff and this has so far exceeded my expectations.
***Also if you are in the market for a netbook bag which can hold the NC10 and the charger adapter look into a Golla Mini Sleeve. This thing looks nice and can hold the netbook on one side and an adapter on the other inside pouch. The bag doesn't take up much room but is easy to travel with. Best buy carries them at the moment although the color options appear to be geared towards females. But you can also find them online on various auction sites. Get more detail about Samsung NC10-14GB 10.2-Inch Blue Netbook - 6 Cell Battery.
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