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Now that it’s been confirmed that the Samsung NC20 is indeed coming to US shores netbook and notebook fans will have some touch decisions to make. Is the NC20 the best kind of netbook or the worst kind of notebook. (I think most people around here would agree that it’s the former, not the latter.) Check out our full review of the 12-inch netbook and these from around the globe:
NetbookNews.de also has a great series of photos of the NC20 next to the NC10, the Dell Inspiron Mini 12, and, randomly, a cell phone.
There’s potentially drool-worthy news out of CeBIT for solid-state drive buffs: ADATA has just unwrapped a half-a-terabyte SSD, the 512GB XPG. ADATA rates the performance at 230 MBps (read) and 160 MBps (write), which would be mighty impressive if the drive lives up to it in real-world testing. Pricing has yet to be announced, but considering the capacity we expect it to cost a pretty penny.
ADATA is not the first company in the world to release a 512GB SSD nor is 512 the highest capacity available. In fact, pureSilicon has a 1TB SSD which ASUS releases put into its Lamborghini VX5. Nevertheless, this is yet another tiny nail in the coffin of magnetic media.
Now that it’s been confirmed that the Samsung NC20 is indeed coming to US shores netbook and notebook fans will have some touch decisions to make. Is the NC20 the best kind of netbook or the worst kind of notebook. (I think most people around here would agree that it’s the former, not the latter.) Check out our full review of the 12-inch netbook and these from around the globe:
