PHOTOS: Samsung N310 laptop

Hands on with the new netbook from Samsung

PHOTOS: Samsung N310 laptop

24 March 2009 14:24 GMT / By Stuart Miles

Just a day after it's official launch, Pocket-lint has already managed to grab a hands-on with the new netbook from Samsung, the N310.

Coming in four colours, the N310 has a rubberised feel to it and comes complete with an embossed logo on the back of the display.

The company says the new netbook "represents that ultimate union of class-leading design and performance as it features the sophisticated styling of Naoto Fukasawa, a leading international designer".

Aimed at the style conscious, with a "lightweight and minimalist form", the N310 gets a sleek frameless screen and 93% of full size "pebble design" keyboard.

With a battery life claim of up to 5 hours, the mini notebook weighs in at 1.23kg, is Intel Atom powered and offers Windows XP.

Other features include a 1.3-megapixel webcam, microphone, 3-in-1 card reader, three USB ports and optional Bluetooth.

The Samsung N310 will be available from May in Europe, Asia and the US, pricing is said to be around £399.

Full tags
Hardware, Laptops, Samsung, Intel, Photos
UK Shopping
Amazon.co.uk, play.com, pixmania.co.uk, Currys.co.uk, Dixons.co.uk, 7dayshop.com, ebay.co.uk
US Shopping
Amazon.com, bestbuy.com, ebay.com

share Subscribe to RSS feeds email story save story print story pdf

Comments

  • Looks great in detail, now I can see why it is priced £399.
    Keep it up,
    Michael
    http://www.notebooknotes.com
    Posted by Michael, Germany
  • Why does the N120 get 10hrs battery life and the N310 only 5 hrs? Posted by Steve, USA
  • Crazy expensive. They'll only sell to people who don't know anything about netbooks. Which is probably what they are after anyway.
    Goodlooking though. Wish they had 720p screens, but I have been wishing that for quite some time now.
    Posted by okeribok, netherlands
  • Nice samsung again you proved that you are also best in Laptop field. Really your laptop is very well in all sense. http://12inch-laptop.com/ Posted by Sam - Tablet PC, India
  • what a piece of s**t!

    if you´re one of the "happy idiots oh starbucks guys", pls. go ahead...

    oh my
    Posted by Supertrooper, stt
  • Good! I like netbook very much and just want to get one, this one looks pretty good!
    thank you for your good review!
    Posted by abby, US
  • Horrible looking keyboard. Come on Samsung, take a look at a Lenovo keyboard. THIS is not for people who type.

    http://wombatdiet.net/2009/03/18/bluetooth-keyboards-again/
    Posted by Eats Wombats, UK
  • It looks a cool piece of kit! Posted by James Sebastion, UK
  • Wow nice bit of kit, may be time to upgrade my old eeepc 701 Posted by Simon Noyce, UK
  • a dream netbook! Posted by Sandra, Philippines
  • I like the size of laptop . The laptop is priced high as its a netbook but it looks cool. One more thing I will appreciate if it is available in other colour combinations because besides being looking sporty it looks odd in blue. Posted by Prashant Bansal, India
  • Nice clean lines. Choice of colours is good too, I'm getting a bit bored with silver and black. Posted by Len Worker, United Kingdom
  • Great little Netbook, though it would be perfect with better battery life (9-10 hours - something along the lines of the N120 or EEE 1000HE) and the Intel N280 (coupled with GN40 chipset) add that Samsung, and you would have quite a few new customers! Posted by Alex, France
  • It seems a good Little Netbook. It is rated even the Gadget show said it was the best out of the ones they tried. Posted by yasmin, england
  • Very nice design , and i love the keyboard Sony\Apple style .. it's great ..if it will come with Intel Atom+nVidia Ion it might be the only laptop\netbook i will ever have Posted by Andrei, Romania
  • "what a piece of s**t!

    if you´re one of the "happy idiots oh starbucks guys", pls. go ahead...

    oh my"

    actually you are happy idiot with your shiny MAC logo
    Posted by jimbo, USA
  • Those pictures look awesome, definetly a step up from the original Asus Eee PC!

    Thanks for sharing,

    http://www.mini-laptops-and-notebooks.com/
    Posted by Ed Fry, UK
  • Still think the HP Mini 2140 (FM839UT) with 1366x768 screen & 6 cell battery is a better deal, $479:
    http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF25a/321957-321957-64295-3841267-306995-3872994.html
    Just waiting for it to come out in the UK any time now.
    Only thing the N310 might have over it is the speakers.
    Posted by Sam, UK
  • @supertrooper you need to relax. It's got a superb vaio-/apple-style keyboard for 1/4 the price, and draft-n at last. Posted by gavin winton, UK
  • is the body rubberised or something?
    how is the texture and feel?

    samsung is bloody reliable.
    and definitely not stupid.

    this machine may be a surprise and may top the selling tables.

    awesome keyboard layout.
    battery upgrade may be an option offered later
    Posted by Aeros, India
  • I really like how it looks, but I'm so disappointed with its battery life. Even though, an extended battery is an option, it wouldn't look as good. The price is wayyyy too high for this. I'd rather go for the N120. Cheaper, great battery life, and works just as good. Posted by M, United States
  • I just bought in here in South Korea. I love it! Posted by Musteteer, United Kingdom
  • We just replaced our Macbook...this Samsung is damn sweet. You have to use it and feel it to appreciate it. It is not a gaming rig, it is for the day-to-day users that don't want something that overheats or is terribly complicated.

    PS: We just bought it here in South Korea...we, too, love it.
    Posted by Rob, Canada
  • I have just bought one here in Korea. It's lovely, especially the red one! Posted by Bob, Romania
  • I have it too, in China and can sell it.
    http://pierreheitmann.0fees.net/index.php?p=1_7#SamN310
    Posted by Pierre Heitmann .Biz, China
  • it's a cracker. Keyboard is great, good battery life (asian model), good design . Functional and good looking. not for gamoing though....but which netbook is? Posted by Raj, singapore
  • i like it but needed more colors in this, if they leave more colors em shore em gona
    take 1...
    Posted by Raj, india

(Will not be published)

  (Next time sign in to bypass captcha)

Latest in Hardware

Latest on Pocket-lint.com

About Pocket-lint

Pocket-lint is your one stop shop for gadgets, technology and consumer electronics, bringing you the low-down on the latest televisions, cameras, phones, GPS and much more. Whether it's learning about what's hot in the world of Apple, finding out about the latest home cinema kit from Samsung and Sony or merely seeing what not to buy, we have you covered. So check out our reviews, news, comment, hands-on photo galleries and videos. Enjoy.

Pocket-lint.com poll

Q. Do you still buy CDs?

Vote YES Vote NO

» LAST TIME
When asked Do you want the Droid by Motorola? 53% said yes and 47% said no

Top 10 Broadband

Compare 50+
broadband packages

Home Broadband »

Top products

tip us on news

Rss feed

Follow us on Twitter