Samsung N130
It’s well-designed, with a sturdy body and nice curved edges

Samsung N130

Battery life is the stand-out feature for this netbook

Written by Anthony Dhanendran, Computeractive

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Verdict:

A decent netbook without too much to shout about

Rating:

4

Price:

£279

MORE: Watch our video review of the Samsung N130 by clicking here

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.

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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.

It also comes with the very useful Samsung power management software that allows the user to decrease the speed of the processor, quality of the graphics and brightness of the screen to save power when the computer is not plugged into the mains.

The screen itself was a decent model with anti-glare protection to counter reflections under bright light, while the keyboard, which stretches the width of the case, was a little small for our liking and shallow.

Also, the trackpad was too small for our fingers, although that is something shared with most similar computers.

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.

MORE: Watch our video review of the Samsung N130 by clicking here

Manufacturer: Samsung 01932 455 000

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