Returned my beloved Aspire One to Amazon for several of the well documented problems it is know for. Amazon was amazing as always and gave me NO hassle, NONE! Nobody else gives you this protection, especially in electronics.
So I bought this Samsung someplace else (eggs ring a bell?)and for more money as Amazon sold out that day. It was love at first week and second week then I noticed something. In the lower left of this beautiful NON glare screen I see two "eyes" looking at me while reading! On a screen of any color, you will see 2 eyeball size BLOTCHES" LOOKING BACK AT YOU....a HEART BREAKER for me as the difference in this computer over the Aspire One is simply amazing. NO comparison. I can't even hear this one, it runs cool and silent. The engineering is SO much better thought out. How can Samsung have a screen problem???? It took me less that 3 minutes to upgrade to RAM to 2 megs, it is fast, I just love it but this screen problem disturbs me.
So Samsung wants me to send it back into some 3rd party repair facility in Texas! Nobody here or the UK has got theirs back yet so I am waiting to see how it goes BEFORE giving mine up. And it seems nearly everyone out there with this computer is discovering this flaw! Do a SEARCH on NC10 Screen Blotches and get your heart broken.
I am just about to give up on these wonderful MINI computers and just buy another 15.5 laptop or possibly a MAC 13 inch in white? I surrender! Then I feel that weight in my lap, the heat, that cumbersome feeling of setting it here & there and moving it around compared to this feather I am typing on now, and I just don't know what to do. If these EYEBALLS on this screen would just stop staring back at me.....
:-(
Something I want to add as a BIG plus that nobody seems to mention. As you look down at this beautiful keyboard and wonder where to plug in whatever you have that you WANT to plug in, this netbook has EVERYTHING clearly MARKED on top of the case. What I mean is, there is a LOGO visable from the top of this keyboard so you never have to pick up the computer to "search" for the plug in spot. Just one of the amazing attention to detail items Samsung took the trouble to offer you in this unit. Every jack or port is CLEARLY marked with a nice symbal so you can easily plug in your mouse, headphones or what have you. Forgot to mention this very handy feature.
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UPDATE! (see below)
FoE calls for Samsung "Nano Silver" washing machine recall in face of growing risk concerns
In the face of growing concerns about the toxicity risks that nano silver poses to environmental systems and human health, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced recently that it would move to introduce the world's first nanotechnology-specific regulations. The US EPA will now move to regulate products that contain nano silver and claim to act as "anti-bacterial" as pesticides, including Samsung's "Nano Silver" range of appliances (washing machine, refrigerator, vacuum cleaner and air conditioner).
Concerns have been mounting that nano silver poses unacceptable risks to beneficial bacteria in environmental systems and to human health. In 2005, a public backlash and concern from government regulators prompted the temporary withdrawal of Samsung's "Nano Silver" washing machine from sale in Sweden, although it is now back on the market. Friends of the Earth Germany has also called for the washing machine's withdrawal from the German market.
Samsung's "Nano Silver" washing machine will release nano silver directly into waste water systems. Nano silver is a powerful anti-bacterial. Samsung's own advertising claims that its nano silver products will "sterilise over 650 types of bacteria". There is a real risk that effluent containing nano silver could kill beneficial bacteria and disrupt ecosystem functioning.
In vitro scientific studies published in "Toxicological Sciences" and "Toxicology In Vitro" demonstrate that nano silver is also highly toxic to mammalian brain cells, stem cells and liver cells. It is completely unacceptable that products containing nano silver should have been allowed on to the market in the absence of regulations requiring safety testing.
In light of mounting evidence of nano silver's toxicity, and the US EPA's decision to regulate products such as Samsung's washing machine as a pesticide, Friends of the Earth Australia calls on Samsung to recall its "Nano Silver" range from sale in Australia until peer-reviewed studies can demonstrate its safety for the environment and human health.
Given the poorly understood toxicity risks of nanoparticles, the threat they pose to the health of workers, the public and environmental systems, and the absence of regulatory systems to manage these risks, Friends of the Earth Australia repeats our call for an immediate moratorium on the release of products containing nanoparticles. Products containing nanoparticles should not be on the market in the absence of regulations to protect the environment and the public from risk.
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Also, do a search for NVIDIA and the Atom Chip. Just announced product release for around just $50.00 to allow you High Definition and gaming add on for this and ALL Atom chip netbooks. What does this mean?
Netbooks
Explore new design possibilities that are portable and smaller than ever. With GeForce 9400 and Atom, create netbooks with features like:
# 10x faster graphics and video transcoding
# Full HD video decode and display
# ½ Size but the same battery life
# Windows Vista Premium and Windows 7 ready
Might want to wait?
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MikeGet more detail about Samsung NC10-14GB 10.2-Inch Blue Netbook - 6 Cell Battery.
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