Samsung N150 - Intel Atom

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 18 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

6
Average:

5
Bad:

5

Pros:

Good battery life, Low cost with Verizon 3G service.
Sturdy design; cool color palette; matte screen.
Excellent looks, Good performance, Good battery life, Excellent price point

Cons:

Difficult to upgrade, Weak performance, Lowresolution screen.
Narrow touch pad with flimsy buttons; cramped keyboard; merely average battery life.

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Last revision on January 23, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Good battery life, Low cost with Verizon 3G service
Sturdy design; cool color palette; matte screen
Excellent looks, Good performance, Good battery life, Excellent price point
Responsive multitouch touchpad, Decent battery life
AntiGlare Screen, Above Average Build Quality, Thin Profile

Reviewers Didn't Like

Difficult to upgrade, Weak performance, Lowresolution screen
Narrow touch pad with flimsy buttons; cramped keyboard; merely average battery life
Slightly low on ergonomics
Feels cheap and fragile, Middling netbook performance
Smaller Sized Hard Drive, SD Cards Stick Out, More Expensive Than Many Similarly Equipped Models

Expert reviews and ratings

Almost every technology journalist on the planet (including this one) is less than impressed with what can only be called sub-par netbooks. On the surface, the Samsung N150 is precisely that. The N150 delivers a low-resolution screen, weak speakers, a...

By Notebook Review on November 19, 2010

Samsung's solid N150 Netbook feels very roadworthy, but other Netbooks have a longer battery life....

By CNET Asia on August 05, 2010

The Samsung N150 cleans up in the netbook segment in one point after the other. It does not ascend the throne, however. Worthy of mention are the stable case including the very good display hinges, the good input devices and the low noise emissions....

By NotebookCheck on June 15, 2010

PerformanceIt’s a known fact that netbooks don’t differ much from each other when it comes to performance. So what we did is, we compared the performance of this netbook to two netbooks, one with similar hardware as this one and the other...

By Tech2 on June 10, 2010

Samsung's N150 netbook is good for creating basic office documents, browsing the Web and watching standard definition video. We like its keyboard and think it's a comfortable netbook to use overall. However, its battery life could be a little...

By PC Advisor on May 07, 2010

Samsung’s N150 netbook is good for creating basic office documents, browsing the Web and watching standard definition video. We like its keyboard and think it’s a comfortable netbook to use overall. However, its battery life could be a...

By Good Gear Guide on May 06, 2010

This middle-of-the-road product delivers your money's worth, and not a dime more....

By PCWorld on April 22, 2010

A stylish and light netbook, the N150's average battery life, tiny touchpad and fuzzy screen let it down...

By Expert Reviews on March 29, 2010

This netbook has a good battery life but it’s let down by a poor...

By Computeractive on March 17, 2010

The decent screen and keyboard mean that Samsung’s latest netbook gets off to a good start, but the experience soon sours thanks to average build quality and a disappointing specification....

By IT PRO on March 08, 2010

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