Samsung N210

The Samsung N210, a Best Buy exclusive, is one of the better-looking netbooks we've seen, with a shiny white top, sleek chrome accents, and a comfortable keyboard. Though it isn't great at playing video,inspiron 1525 battery it does have fairly decent speakers. It also features an instant-on capability that allows you to get online without having to wait for Windows to start up.

Our review model, priced at $379 (as of March 29, 2010),inspiron 6400 battery
features a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, 1GB of RAM,xps m1330 battery and a 250GB hard drive, and it runs Windows 7 Starter Edition. It also has a 10.1-inch matte display, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a built-in Webcam and microphone.

The Samsung N210 dell d620 battery is housed in a pearl white chassis; the top has a subtle textured pattern underneath a glossy finish. The interior features a matte white finish, with a chrome accent band around the edges.HP 510 Three USB 2.0 ports (two on the right and one on the left) are available; one of the ports is a sleep-and-charge plug,HP Pavilion DV9000 which allows you to charge USB devices even while the computer is in sleep mode. The N210 also has a VGA out-port, an ethernet connection, and microphone and headphone jacks.Sony VGP-BPS8 The power switch is located on the front, as is the three-in-one multiformat memory card slot.

Weighing 2.82 pounds including the battery,Sony VGP-BPS9 the Samsung N210 measures 10.5 by 7.4 by 1.15 inches. The six-cell battery--which is tucked under the chassis and sticks out only slightly--lasted about 6 hours,Sony VGP-BPS8A 43 minutes in our battery life tests, about an hour or two less than other netbooks with six-cell batteries. The instant-on option is not as attractive as it sounds, since it still takes a moment to start (you might as well just turn on the computer).

At 93 percent of the size of the keys on a normal keyboard,Sony VGP-BPS8B the white "island-style" (or Chiclet-style) keys are fairly easy to type on. The spacebar is a bit narrow, but the Shift keys are huge--practically the size of regular Shift keys--and the Tab key and Ctrl keys are also pretty big. A lot of netbook keyboards skimp on these non-letter keys,Sony VGP-BPS9/B but I'm happy to say that typing on the N210's keyboard is almost like typing on a full-size Chiclet-style keyboard. Even the function keys are a fairly good size, considering.Sony VGP-BPS9/S

The touchpad is also big for a netbook,Sony VGP-BPS10 and features a rocker instead of two distinct keys. It supports multitouch gestures (such as pinching to zoom in), and is reasonably sensitive and responsive to said gestures.apple a1060 battery The only issue I found with the touchpad was that its matte finish was almost exactly the same as the surrounding finish--making it a little hard for me to stay on the touchpad while I was flipping through Web pages. Fortunately, the touchpad is a good size, so my fingers didn't slide off of it frequently. The rocker button is somewhat slim, though,apple a1045 battery and I often found myself trying to press the table instead of the button.Dell inspiron 1525 battery

The N210 features a 10.1-inch, widescreen,Dell latitude e6400 battery LED-backlit matte display with a native resolution of 1024 by 600 pixels. The matte surface is a nice feature on a netbook, as it cuts down the chances of annoying reflections (and since netbooks are made to be ported about, you're unlikely to be working in ideal lighting conditions at all times). The matte finish does sacrifice a little color,Toshiba PA3399U-1BAS though--a lot of the hues on our test machine were washed out to the point of looking pastel. Nevertheless, the clarity is still pretty decent. A function on the keyboard allows you to turn off the LED backlight; doing so would presumably conserve battery life, but then you could barely see the screen, of course.hp pavilion dv6000 battery

Stereo speakers are located on the bottom of the chassis,Fujitsu lifebook s6510 battery and are actually quite loud for netbook speakers. I was able to hear an episode of Cougartown from Hulu pretty well in a midsize Starbucks with blasting speakers. The sound was a little tinny, as is the case for most small speakers, but the overall quality was good.

Video playback, on the other hand, was less than fantastic.Sony VGP-BPS13A/B We already know that the Atom N450 can't handle high-definition playback very well, but I found that even standard-definition playback on the N210 sometimes stuttered (only once or twice, though, in a full episode of Lost). Full-screen playback and high-def video were dismal.

The Samsung N210 runs Windows 7 Starter Edition (32-bit),Lenovo/IBM ThinkPad X60 the lesser version of Windows 7 that doesn't allow you to do any of the cool stuff--such as changing your desktop background or running Windows Media Player. Aside from CyberLink YouCam (for making videos) and Microsoft Works, the software bundle includes several useful Samsung applications: Easy Resolution Manager (for changing the display resolution from 1024 by 600 to 1024 by 768), Easy Network Manager, Samsung Support Center, and Samsung Casual Games. You'll find some trialware, too, including Microsoft Office 2007 (60 days) and the Phoenix FailSafe remote theft-recovery and drive-wipe service (60 days).

The Samsung N210 is one of the sleeker netbooks we've seen--the all-white design is professional-looking and attractive--and the keyboard is almost as good as a regular-size keyboard.Lenovo/IBM ThinkPad T60 Though this machine falls short in video performance, the included Samsung software is decent.