Netbooks
I am thinking about getting a mobile computer (for quite a whileby now…). I am looking for something really handy to surf the internet and to work with the common MS Office applications when on the road. Therefore I have followed the recent trend of netbooks and after seeing them in action I was actually convinced to get one.
However, when it comes to choosing the ‘right’ solution things become more difficult. I had narrowed down the choice to actually two candidates already (using, amongst others, the ranking here and reading the actual test results):
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- Samsung N120
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- Asus Eee PC S101
I was just about to go with the Asus one (due to the SSD resulting in better performance) when I read this article on http://www.goodcleantech.com :
“Samsung N120 was recently named the first netbook to ever gain TCO certification; an eco label that also lists ergonomic features as part of its criteria.“
So, it looks like I will have to go with Samsung now… (although test results showed that there is a little bit of blue shimmer when looking at the screen) checking the eco-friendliness of the Asus might be a necessary step now.
July 19th, 2009 at 20:37
Hi Carsten, thanks for sharing that with us. Your choice seems to be good. Probably the most important criteria for choosing portables are the effective battery backup time and upgradeability. When on the move, nothing could be more frustrating than running out of battery power. You don’t want to be stuck with the same features either. So these two are really important.
Thanks for the nice post!
Joost Hoogstrate
September 15th, 2009 at 16:33
Dear Joost,
Just to let you know I have actually bought the Samsung and so far I am very happy with it. The battery lasts for way more than 4 hours which exceeds my requirements. I read somewhere that an anti-relfection coating is not really necessary, however, I now think it could be useful especially when working outside…
Carsten