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While a number of bloggers have taken to calling the Samsung NC20 a notebook, we know better. At 12 inches it is comparable to a Dell Mini 12 in size, its RAM and HDD combination are a well known netbook favorite, and the only outlying quality about it – the VIA Nano U2250 CPU – is at least comparable to the Intel Atom in power. The Samsung NC20 is definitely a netbook, but we will admit that it stretches the lines a bit.

It beats out Atom-based netbooks in most benchmarks, has a 3 hour 40 minute battery life, and weighs 3.3 pounds with a 12.1-inch LCD screen. For $550 it’s expensive for a netbook, but we’ve seen worse.

Samsung is planning to double its presence in the netbook market in the near future, and the NC20 shows it means to take this promise seriously. Be sure to take a look at the Samsung NC10 if you’re on the market for a Samsung netbook.

Via Wired.

The Samsung NC20 has a few nice features that should pique your interest. The first thing to note is its size, coming in at a larger 12-inches compared to the 10-inch standard of most machines. Secondly, it rocks a VIA Nano CPU, and is one of the only on the market to eschew the Intel Atom for its less well known counterpart.

Though the VIA Nano doesn’t have the big name of Intel’s chip, it’s turned out to be a decent competitor in basically all categories.

The NC20 netbook may assuage most laptop-to-netbook transitioners’ concerns about small screens, but it sacrifices some of the portability the category is known for.

Via CNet.

The Samsung NC10 and its NC20 contemporary were great netbooks, but if that was enough to impress consumers it seems the manufacturer couldn’t help but raise the bar in a curiously obsessive way.

It turns out that the new Samsung NC310 netbook has been decked out with a new antimicrobial technology for the keys. The netbook makes use of some kind of “special finish” making it “almost impossible for bacteria to live and breed.” Keyboard germs was number one on my list of things to worry about, but it’s comforting that someone out there is making some science happen to eradicate this most foul of terrors.

All joking aside, the NC310 netbook looks like it will be an interesting departure from Samsung netbooks of years past. It has a 10-inch frameless LED  display, a 5-hour 4-cell battery, and a three-in-one card reader. Replicated features include a smallish 1.3 megapixel camera, a 160 GB hard drive, 1 GB of RAM, and Windows XP Home.

Not only is the keyboard a scourge of filth, but it also seems to be particularly well made from a computing sense. The netbook keyboard is 93 percent of full-size, with pebble style keys. Previous Samsung netbooks have capitalized on great keyboards, so in all truth it’s hard to expect anything less than this latest, pristine development.

Pricing for the netbook is as of yet unannounced, but we’ll keep you posted.

Via CNet.

The Samsung NC20, an upgraded version of the highly esteemed Samsung NC10 netbook, is on the docket for new netbook releases. Samsung has announced that the netbook will be adopting the Nano processor by VIA Technologies.

The older NC10 has an Intel Atom inside, to contrast.

The VIA Nano chip will be the first 64-bit processor for the x86 platform, to be combines with VIA’s VX800 processor. This combo will support full Microsoft DirectX 9.0 graphics, HD video, and up to 4 GB of DDR2 system memory for your use.

In addition, as previously announced, the Samsung NC20 will have a comparatively massive 12.1-inch display with 1280 x 800 resolution. It weighs a full 3.4 pounds but comes with features like Wi-Fi, a 6.5 hour 6-cell battery, an 1.3-megapixel webcam, a card reader, and three USB ports. In addition, you’ll be offered the choice of either a SATA hard disk drive or an SSD for storage.

With an average price of $650, this new netbook is stepping it up towards a more luxurious price range. It should offer a lot, though, so we’re definitely excited for it.

Via CNet.

The new Samsung NC20 netbook is set for release next month. Interestingly Samsung published the user manual for the netbook, but nobody can really figure out why. Is it a marketing move? A strange kind of advertising?

The NC20 has a 12-inch screen with a massive 1280 x 800 pixel display, a 1.3 GHz VIA Nano processor, and an option for either a hard disk drive or solid state drives. They’ve moved some ports around since the NC10 was around for improved access to components using a panel near the bottom of the netbook.

The changes include shifts in the placement of the USB, VGA output, and audio in/out. The SD slot was moved to the front of the netbook as well. According to the specs sheet, it optionally includes Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. However, it’s likely that the final model will include both.

We have neither pricing info nor battery life reports for the Samsung NC10. However, the VIA Nano is supposed to beat the Intel Atom for efficiency, and most 6-cells do a good job.

It’s rumored to have a price of $500 in the US based on estimates from the UK and Europe. Be sure to check out the gallery of the manual over at SlashGear.

Samsung has been dropping hints about a new 12-inch, 3.3 pound netbook called the NC20.

According to its specs, this bigger sequel to the NC10 (a 10-inch netbook) seems like it will be set to compete with Dell’s Mini 12. It wil run some kind of VIA U225 processor, have a big 160 GB hard drive, 1 GB RAM, a 1.3MP webcam, and a price tag of $650. It sounds great except for that last part, but only the market will decide how successful the NC20 is.

It will be available in some parts of Europe around February, but the date of the US release is as of yet unknown.

Via Gizmodo.