Purchased Samsung N128 Mini Laptop -Samsung Netbook review

I purchased a Netbook from Samsung(Samsung N128 Mini Laptop) two weeks ago and I think it is the time to write about it. Now a days I need to travel a lot and I found it is difficult to carry my conventional Laptop with me. So I decided to purchase a netbook which is really convenient for using while travel. After searching many brands finally I decided to buy Samsung N 128. The configuration of Samsung N 128 netbook is:



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Samsung N 128 Mini Laptop configuration is:



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Processor : Intel ATOM 1.6 Ghz Processor ( ID:N270)

RAM : 1 GB DDR-2 Ram

Harddisk : 160 GB HDD

Monitor: 10.1" Wide LED Screen (Extra bright)

It includes a webcam, Wifi and Fast Ethernet port.


Available Ports and connectors in Samsung N 128 Mini Laptop:

1. 3 USB 2.0 ports,

2. VGA out,

3. DC power-in,

4. RJ-45/Ethernet (10/100),

5. Stereo headphone/line out,

6. Stereo microphone in,

7. VGA webcam,

8. Kensington lock port.


Total weight of this netbook is around 1.25 kg and it has a 6 cell battery. This product is protected with one year warranty. This piece is not an OS installed one and I installed Windows 7 and Ubuntu in it. The functionality of this netbook is pretty good in both Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux.


Prons and cons of Samsung N128




This mini Laptop works pretty good than my expectation. First I failed to find wifi adapter driver compatible with Windows 7 as the CD came with Windows XP driver. But this is available in Internet and I downloaded it. Another negative thing I need to point out is the speaker volume. The speaker they use is 1.5 watts Speaker. The volume is very low and I need to use headset to hear the sound properly.
Another point I need to say is about the battery backup. The reseller promised me about 8 hour battery backup but I experience only 6 hours. Beside this speaker volume issue ,I am satisfied with Samsung N 128 netbook.

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28 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dear George,

Thanks for posting review, and pics, I will certainly buy this netbook. Its very handy, sleek with nice looks and a value for money item!

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Siju George said...

Hi ,

I have received some disputes about the content of this article (Samsung N 128). So I request you to send the details to the following email address.

admin@corenetworkz.com

Ashu said...

Please tell me the battery backup U mentioned or company promised was While Continuously Working to its full potential??

Or
It was in Sleep Mode??

Can U give in details of battery backup of the netbook individually ib Both situations i.e. - how long While Continuously Working to its full potential??
AND

How long while almost totally in Sleep??

Siju George said...

The battery backup of Samsung N 128 I mentioned here is working backup with full potential. But I need to add one thing...

* When I run this Samsung netbook in Windows 7 ,I am failed to see a good battery backup. In Windows 7 I am only getting around 4 working hours (Battery backup).

I didn't test yet to to find its sleep time battery backup.

Ashu said...

HEy FEW Last things I wanna know is:
1. Whether this is available in INdian stores?? And
2. How much is the cost Totally. Also
3. WHETHER IT IS POSSIBLE TO WATCH A *.AVI MOVIE OF A REGULAR RESOLUTION.... ON THIS NETBOOK?? (I am talking about thos ones 700 MB files we download DVD rips movies)
N.B. -
I am planning to get one, But Questionable Multimedia performance is scaring me off before putting my money into it.

Siju George said...

Sansung N 128 is available in Indian market. It may cost around Rupess 14000 in local stores(In eBay India the cost is 13900 only).

You can watch regular movies including .avi but you cannot run high definition videos in Samsung N 128 netbook.

Speaker volume is low and I am using an external speaker to over come this while in my room. When I am in tour I adjust with regular headset.

Ginesh J.P said...

Hello Sir your Samsung netbook review is really awesome. Where are you living ? How much you spend for this Samsung N128 netbook ?

Anonymous said...

I installed Windows XP in my Samsung N128 and the battery backup is really good. I heard Windows 7 is not good for Netbooks.

biotech. said...

i have buy it but i face some problems that i want to mention to you,
firstly on instaling window 7 i the Fn key doen't work and i have downlode derivers but easy display manager does not work.
Secoundly i have try to see its warrenty on the internet on sumsung site they do not mention n128 in category.
otherwise it is good.
If any one have solution for this please mention it to me also.
Thanx

Siju George said...

About the Fn key.. It is working fine in my netbook with Windows 7. I heard Sansung n128 netbook is pretty good with Windows XP tahn with Windows 7. I am planning to change to Windows XP soon to check it.

Riyas said...

Thanx buddy , a professional netbook review about Sansung netbook. Write more netbook reviews

Anonymous said...

I purchased Samsung netbook from ebay. It seems fine

ashok said...

hello friends,
i have decide to purchase a netbook and saw your commands pls tell again about samsung n 128 fully i ment about the home os battery life speed or if you found any problem

Siju George said...

Hi Ashok,

I have this netbook (Samsung N128) for last 6 months and still now don't have any complaint. Battery life I am getting is 6 hours and work perfectly. I heard newer versions have much more battery backup time (even up to 11 hours).

Karthiganesh said...

Hi All,

I own this netbook since Dec-2009. I found it is fine and keyboard is better.

I am having ubuntu netbook remix 9.0. Once I tried windows 2003 server also. The performance is not bad. Satisfactory.

As for as audio output is concerned, I am not happy as its volume is very low. I have to attach an external speaker.

Other than the audio output, this is one of the most suitable netbook for business computing and browsing.

Regards
Karthiganesh

Siju George said...

@Karthiganesh

Thanks for your review on Samsung n 128

Ranjeet said...

My cousin had this laptop,But he was not happy with it,god knows for what reason.Sometime i used to borrow his laptop and its really great laptop.I liked the laptop just because of its keypad which is wide and keys are little user friendly.



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Louis said...

Thanks for that review. That netbook has a lot of great features.

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sanjeeva said...

i am going to buy it but can you tell the website

Siju George said...

Hi Sanjeeva,

I am not sure Samsung n128 is available at this time. You can check ebay.com for this model.

sanjeeva said...

What is the battery Backup if i Use Windows Xp

Siju George said...

I have seen one hour more in battery backup while using XP on it.

Luc!f3r. said...

hello!!
can anyone tell me that where can i get the drivers for this laptop. I had tried finding on google but its waste. Please help me soon.

Luc!f3r. said...

I have been getting problems in finding the above mentioned laptop drivers.
Please help me.
I want only the graphic and audio drivers for my samsung N128.

Admin (CoreNetworkZ) said...

Go to the following page and search for the necessary downloads.

http://www.samsung.com/in/support/download/supportDownloadMain.do

sumeet said...

have a samsung n128 and in which xp is installed, actually m nt able to use fn key to increase brightness can anyone help

Admin said...

If function key is not working, you may need to go

control panel > Power options > Adjust brightness