Remember the Samsung GO N310 which rocked up in the US back in July packing integrated 3G? Well, Samsung have taken their finest microfiber buffing cloth to the Atom-based netbook, and relaunched it with Windows 7 and AT&T 3G as the plain Samsung GO.
Update: AT&T have announced that the Samsung GO will retail for $199.99 (after rebates) and presuming a new, two-year data contract of $35 or more per month.
Samsung’s N310 GO rubber-clad netbook has officially arrived in the US, with sales of the distinctive ultraportable kicking off at Newegg and CDW. The N310 has a 10.1-inch display and uses Intel’s 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor with 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard-drive.
All eyes may be on Samsung’s latest 10-inch netbooks right now – the N110, N120 and N310 – but we shouldn’t forget the company’s VIA Nano marvel. The Samsung NC20 is a slightly larger machine, at 12.1-inches WXGA, and uses the VIA Nano U2250 1.3GHz processor; it’s now on sale at Newegg, priced at $549.99.
We must confess, the first round of Samsung N310 photos we saw didn’t exactly fill us with lust. Not rubbery enough to be properly rugged, and not innovative enough to stand apart from the crowds of other netbooks on the market, the N310 rocks its curvy casing and Atom N270 processor but doesn’t carve much of a niche. It’s an opinion this Blogeee hands-on video does nothing to diminish.
The Samsung N310’s claim to fame might be its VAIO-style keyboard and rubbery shell, but in a segment with as little model differentiation as netbooks they could be enough to single it out. Pocket-lint snagged some hands-on time with the Naoto Fukasawa-designed ultraportable.
As well as the N110 and N310, Samsung have a third new netbook, the Samsung N120. Equipped with the same 10.1-inch display as the N110, the Samsung N120’s party trick is a full-sized 12.1-inch notebook keyboard; the Intel Atom-based netbook also promises up to 10.5hrs runtime from the 6-cell battery pack.
Samsung’s N310 netbook has been priced and fully-spec’d, at least in the UK. The seemingly rubber-clad budget ultraportable apparently has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor to go along with its 1GB of RAM and 160GB hard-drive.
We should perhaps have known something was up when the Samsung N310 launched with neither leaks nor inklings earlier today, but the company has surprised us a second time with another new netbook. The Samsung N110 replaces the NC10 and has already been across Laptop Mag’s test bench; its predecessor was well-esteemed, so there’s a lot for the new 10.2-inch netbook to live up to.
Samsung have announced a new netbook, the Samsung N310, a 10.1-inch budget ultraportable with unspecified Intel Atom processor, 160GB hard-drive and optional HSDPA or WiBro connectivity. The N310 boasts up to 5hrs runtime from the standard battery, or up to 11hrs from the extended pack.
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