Reviews - Monday, June 14, 2010 15:06 - 11 Comments

Samsung N220 netbook with Optus 3G: Review

The N220 is the latest netbook from Samsung to be launched into the Australian market. It comes with 3G mobile broadband access built-in and is being sold directly by Optus with a 3G connection included on a monthly plan.

The case is solid, with a high gloss “sophisticated crystal finish” in a tinge of blue-green that — with the combination of the curvature of the monitor casing — evokes images of HR Geiger’s Alien. Netbook-compact at 264 x 188.9 x 25.8~27.5mm dimensions, it is a good size packed in my bag when I cycle to and from work — I don’t notice the 1.32kg weight.

The 10.1-inch LED-backlit WSVGA (1024 x 600) non-glare LED display could have been made larger, however — without growing the physical dimensions of the machine — by expanding the display further to the edges of the screen, as it is there is a border of a few inches around it.

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