Samsung N130
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Average of 11 scores (from 14 reviews)
Reviews for the Samsung N130
Source: Trusted Reviews

There'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

Netbooks 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

For 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

We’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

Of 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

Of 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

A decent netbook without too much to shout about
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/18/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Techradar

Can 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

Single 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

Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/23/2009
Rating: Total score: 73% performance: 37% features: 93% display: 85% mobility: 93% workmanship: 75%
Source: Notebookjournal

Single 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

Single 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 typical display size for tablets and small convertibles.
Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.
1.3 kg:
In former time,s this weight was typical for big tablets, small subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles with a 10-11 inch display-diagonal. Nowadays, often 15 inch laptops weigh as much.
Samsung: The Samsung Group is composed of numerous international businesses, all united under the Samsung brand in South Korea. The meaning of the Korean word Samsung is "tristar" or "three stars". The Samsung brand is one of the most important brands of South Korea. Samsung is an international notebook manufacturer of medium size according market shares and reviews.
In 2015 and 2016, Samsung had a market share of around 24-25% in the global smartphone market and was undisputed market leader. In the laptop sector, Samsung is on the 8th place in the global manufacturer rankings from 2014-2016 with 1.7-2.7%.
In 2016 Samsung slipped into a crisis due to exploding smartphone batteries and a failed recall action.
74.18%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.