RSSSamsung readying netbook with 6 cell battery, but probably not for US
By Jacqueline Emigh | Published September 12, 2008, 5:00 PM
Anticipated for delivery in October, Samsung's first ever netbook is likely to offer five hours of battery life. It will be priced at the equivalent of $550 USD. If you'd like to buy one of these devices in the US, however, don't hold your breath.
While an official announcement still awaits, Samsung is expected to step into the netbook (or sub-laptop) fray during October in Korea, the United Kingdom and some other markets, although not initially in the United States.
Samsung's Intel Atom 1.6 GHz netbook device will stand out from the pack due to its six cell battery -- a type of battery generally able to last five hours without recharging -- and integrated Bluetooth wireless, based on reports emanating out of Korea by way of the UK.
Unlike Dell's recently launched Inspiron Mini 9 netbook, which uses a solid state disk drive (SSD), Samsung's device will be outfitted with a hard disk drive (HDD), in a choice of 80GB, 120GB, or 160GB configurations.
Other specs for Samsung's netbook will include a 10.2-inch, 1024x600 screen; 1GB RAM; a 1.3-megapixel webcam; integrated WiFi; LAN support; a 3-in-1 card reader; VGA out; and three USB ports.
Pricing in the Korean market is anticipated at 600,000 won, the equivalent of about $550 USD.
Although it isn't known yet whether Samsung's netbook will ever be available in the US, this hasn't happened yet with any of Samsung's laptops.
Toshiba, meanwhile, has launched its own Atom-based 1.6 GHz netbook with an 8.9-inch screen, 120GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM. Running Windows XP Home and known as the Satellite NB105, the nearly handheld device was unveiled Friday by Toshiba Meixco and will be available in November.
Any other news not of interest to the US market?
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|You mean a news reserved to the us only on the US - Wide - Web ?
UWW that's so new : you got your news.
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|Didn't you know? America is the center of the universe... [smiles]
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|Yeah, why should you be bothered about children in other nations getting a decent education when you don't even care if the children in your own nation get one, and it actually shows as well.
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|I know! New and shiny indeed
Actually, though foxfyre may have a hard time understanding it, MOST Betanews' readers are from outside the USA (when I say "MOST" I mean precisely 64.5% , according to Alexa: http://www.alexa.com/dat...ic_details/betanews.com)
So, let me thank Jacqueline in particular, and BetaNews in general, for taking that into account and publishing an article that, for once, is not of direct interest to American readers.
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|Yup, like your empty words mean sh!t to other markets or your oh so concerned phoney posturing?
Yeah, like "save the rainforest" and "don't hunt tigers...or elephants".
Empty platitudes as opposed to making a real difference within your real sphere of influence.
Your symbolism over substance is hilarious.
Ironically, I have more real direct influence in several countries each day than you do in this one in your entire day.
But I know - its "all about the children". LOL!
What shows is that you evidently were one that was on the rather short end of not only education, but evidently nutrition that effected your fundamental ability to reason at all.
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|Then I would suggest you geniuses get off your collective butts and start becoming more productive producers of innovation, food and technology. Or will we simply hear more cries at the UN and elsewhere that the US should be giving you more foreign aid and more money and more support of every kind?
Especially the EU who can't seem to figure out how to defend themselves.
So much angst amongst so many with their grubby little hands out crying for more more more...
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