Samsung N130
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Average of 11 scores (from 14 reviews)
Reviews for the Samsung N130
Source: Trusted Reviews
Archive.org versionThere's nothing flashy about the Samsung N130, but that's kind of the point. It's everything a netbook needs to be - no more, no less - and is priced accordingly. If that sounds good to you then it's well worth looking at.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/10/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 60% features: 60% mobility: 80%
Source: It Pro
Archive.org versionNetbooks are ever becoming the tech gadget of choice for both consumer and business users alike. The light-weight design and long battery life that tend to typify the models are tempting people away from the full-size laptop along with an often much more appealing price tag.
Although an average netbook in all the specs, the Samsung N130 is enjoyable and comfortable to use and proves to be a sturdy reliable machine you can take out when you are on the move.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/08/2010
Rating: Total score: 67%
Source: Notebooks.com
Archive.org versionFor the most-part I liked the trackpad; I found it responsive, of usable size and the buttons are on the bottom where they belong. The only issue I had was that there is little difference in the palmrest and the touchpad which makes finding the pad troublesome at times. It possible that both of these issues could be overcome with practice and in the case of the trackpad a bit of clear nail polish to mark the edge of the palmrest, but you may want to take a look at your typing style or practice before purchasing the Samsung N130.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/17/2009
Rating: display: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: Laptop Mag
Archive.org versionWe’re fans of the budget-priced Samsung N130’s ergonomics. However, when compared to the N140, which is only $50 more, it comes in behind in overall performance and—more importantly—battery life. If your budget is flexible, the N140 is definitely the better choice. If $349 is your sweet spot, however, you can also pick up a Toshiba mini NB205 running Windows XP, which has comparable benchmark scores and hours more battery life, for around the same price. Overall, the Samsung N130 is a decent netbook, but there are better choices in this price range.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/03/2009
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: V3.co.uk
Archive.org versionOf the many netbooks released by Samsung recently, the N130 is, on paper, the least interesting. It shares the 10in screen, Intel Atom N270 processor and 1GB of memory with most of the other computers in its class. It’s well-designed, though, with a sturdy body and nice curved edges. Overall, the N130 is a good laptop although it doesn’t stand out.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/18/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Channel Web
Archive.org versionOf the many netbooks released by Samsung recently, the N130 is, on paper, the least interesting. It shares the 10in screen, Intel Atom N270 processor and 1GB of memory with most of the other computers in its class. The battery, which juts out of the bottom of the computer slightly, is larger than average, which gave our test N130 an impressive battery life of around four hours in general usage. Overall, the N130 is a good laptop although it doesn’t stand out
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/18/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Computer Active
Archive.org versionA decent netbook without too much to shout about
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/18/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Techradar
Archive.org versionCan this 10.1" netbook swim in an already drowning netbook market? With its already comprehensive netbook range, Samsung's N130 enters an over-saturated market. Thankfully, great usability, a long battery life and low price help it to stand out from the crowd. While the N130 has no truly standout features, its great usability and battery life at such a low price mean that it betters many of its more expensive rivals. In a market where low prices are key and yet increasingly rare, this makes it a true breath of fresh air.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/16/2009
Rating: Total score: 60%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Cyberbloc
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/25/2010
Rating: price: 80% display: 80%
Source: Connect - 2/2010
Comparison, online available, Long, Date: 01/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 76% performance: 53% features: 78% mobility: 91% ergonomy: 79%
Source: c't - 1/10
Comparison, , Long, Date: 01/01/2010
Rating: performance: 35% features: 40% display: 70% mobility: 90% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 90%
Source: Notebookinfo
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/23/2009
Rating: Total score: 73% performance: 37% features: 93% display: 85% mobility: 93% workmanship: 75%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/14/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 70% features: 30% display: 40% mobility: 50% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 70%
Source: Les Numeriques
FR→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/09/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 60% display: 60% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 100%
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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).
These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Atom: The Intel Atom series is a 64-Bit (not every model supports 64bit) microprocessor for cheap and small notebooks (so called netbooks), MIDs, or UMPCs. The speciality of the new architecture is the "in order" execution (instead of the usual and faster "out of order" execution). Therefore, the transistor count of the Atom series is much lower and, thus, cheaper to produce. Furthermore, the power consumption is very low. The performance per Megahertz is therfore worse than the old Pentium 3M (1,2 GHz on par with a 1.6 GHz Atom).
N270:
Power efficient, cheap and slow Netbook single core CPU. Because of the in-order execution, the performance per MHz is worse than Core Solo or Celeron M processors.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.10.10":
This is a standard display format for tablet computers or small convertibles. You see more on the screen than on a smartphone but you can't use big resolutions well. On the other hand, mobility is not a problem.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Samsung: Samsung Group is the largest South Korean conglomerate and was founded in 1938. Samsung Group employed 489,000 people in 2014 and is one of the world's largest companies in terms of revenue and market strength. The name Samsung means "Three Stars" in Korean and represents the three sons of the company's founder. The company was founded in 1938 as a grocery store. With its subsidiary Samsung Electronics, founded in 1969, Samsung took up the production of electrotechnical items, focusing on consumer electronics and household appliances at an early stage. Other branches in which the large corporation is active include mechanical engineering, automobiles (Hyundai), insurance, wholesale, real estate and leisure. Samsung manufactures a wide range of electronic products, including smartphones, televisions, home appliances and semiconductors. The company's Galaxy line of smartphones is one of the most popular in the world. Samsung is also a major player in the semiconductor industry, making memory chips and processors for many other electronics manufacturers.
74.18%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
