Samsung N150 Verizon Wireless Review Discussion

Low-performance, low-cost "netbooks" remain a popular computing solution for many consumers and business professionals despite the fact that these little laptops lack the capabilities of full-featured notebooks. Why bother with a netbook when you can just use a smartphone? Verizon Wireless believes the large keyboard, physically larger screen, USB ports and Windows 7 interface are all reasons to buy the Samsung N150 netbook. Oh, and let's not forget that you can buy it for $30 with a two-year contract and stay connected to the internet anywhere the Verizon network has coverage.

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Thanks for the review.

Have I been sleeping? I thought that all "netbooks" were stuck with the 1024 x 600 displays in order to get a lower price on the Intel CPUs and Windows. This restriction may be sub-par compared to what we would all like, but more usable hardware comes at extra cost.

I recently had the chance to use one of the N150's siblings, the N140, and I was impressed for what it had to offer within the constraints of the netbook format. I quickly adapted to the smaller keyboard.

John

 

In order to squeeze every drop of performance out of the single core atom CPU, I would immediately ditch Windows starter or what ever the heck it is and install a netbook flavour of Linux. Then this computer would be perfect for a 2nd or 3rd computer to stay connected on the road.

 

The 1024x600 display limitation was what Microsoft originally dictated for Windows XP licenses for netbooks. Since the release of Windows 7 Starter Microsoft hasn't been so restrictive to manufacturers.

If you look at the Atom-based netbooks from most manufacturers today (ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc.) you'll see the majority of recent netbooks now have a 1366x768 display. The cheapest netbooks still have 1024x600 resolution screens, but that's only for the cheapest models at this point.

We're also seeing dual-core Atom CPUs showing up in netbooks which helps with multitasking and general performance in Windows. That, and a few netbooks now offer the Broadcom video accelerator, Nvidia Ion graphics or the AMD-based netbooks use Radeon graphics for better video performance.

Is the N150 terrible? Absolutely NOT. However, there are more than a handful of netbooks now on the market with better specs.

The real benefit here is getting a netbook with built-in broadband access for a low purchase price if you sign up for a Verizon contract.

 

damn, I was beginning to write a review for this netbook :/

there is one thing I would mention in the review:
screen tilts only 110-120 degrees backwards, so if you use it on your lap, you may be forced to use an uncomfortable viewing angle.

 

get a windows free netbook if you can . samsung might be having a N147 as a windows free version . Most samsung netbooks have a windows free version (N127,N137...)

 

I'd say the bigest advantage for this netbook is price. You can get the same model from Costco (/w bluetooth now) for 280$. I had one of these netbooks (the N150 Plus) and it worked really well, and it was quick with Win 7 Pro for Office and internet needs. I could play 720 mkv files on it's near widescreen ratio (almost filled the entire screen). On this model, you can also push the resolution pass the native, it gets blurry, things get stretched, but if you adjust dpi settings it gets pretty clear (forgot what the highest res was, (1156 x 1024?). So that works if you need a bit more resolution when you work with documents or something. . One other thing to mention, you can get 10 hours of battery with wifi off vs 6-7 I was getting with wifi one.
The biggest drawback I got was the screen angle as someone mentioned was really limited. Also, they use an ELAN trackpad so it's horrible with the drivers instealld (uninstall the drivers you get buttery smooth scrolling but you lose the gestures), and the trackpad felt really cramp to me, it's super sensitive too.

Oh forgot to mention I returned it to just opt to get an HP tm2t, lol.