Samsung N220 Review
Everest 4.6 CPU benchmarks
Atom N270 Atom N450 speed increase (percent)
CPU Queen 3703 3933 +6
CPU PhotoWorxx 2268 2382 +5
CPU Zlib (KB / s) 8199 8604 +5
CPU AES 1794 1907 +6
FPU Julia 764 814 +7
FPU Mandel 140 149 +6
FPU SinJulia 278 295 +6
In the CPU benchmarks, Everest 4.6, the new Atom chip is compared to the N270 only a narrow lead. The speed increase is indeed measurable, tangible in the daily work is not. Pine Trail netbooks are therefore suitable mainly for online applications. Demanding one should leave real notebooks.
The new logo of the type GMA 3150 has been compared with the old GMA 950 Performance-only slightly increased. In 3D Mark 06 it comes to 158 points. It remains in the netbook range in casual gaming. HD videos on Youtube (H.264 with Flash 10) does not play the N220 from liquid.
Prior to the performance of an Nvidia GPU-ion, which comes in many netbooks are used, the GMA is far from 3150th Also CUDA applications, including those suitable for the accelerated conversion of multimedia content, not run.
While the N220 is not in the works can not be deposed from other netbooks, it offers the above-average battery: the 5900-mAh power storage device is to provide eight hours of electricity. He stands below a little about the device out, so the keyboard is slanted. This helps the ergonomics.
While surfing via Wi-Fi and backlight dimmed down as much as possible the device actually works good eight hours away from the wall outlet – a very good value. Who performs less computationally intensive applications such as word processing, creating even more than ten hours. The N220 weighs 1.35 pounds, the power supply an additional 300 grams, the fan runs most of the time very quietly. Only under full load it is perceived.
Software
Samsung Delivers The N220 with Windows 7 starter. The new Microsoft OS is not responding quite as fast as previously used on netbooks predecessor, Windows XP Home. The performance is still acceptable. Compared with the Home Premium version, which is now included in almost every notebook, you have to give up some features: It is not possible, for example, change the background image. The Media Center interface is missing completely.
Instead of being rendered by DirectX Aero interface, there is only the base surface. Thus there is a lack not only of optical gimmicks such as transparent window frames and animations, but also open to the practical thumbnail previews and full-screen window.
In addition to the operating system a 60-day trial version of Office 2007, Windows Live Essentials, some games, a software to store wireless profiles and McAfee Internet Security pre-installed.
The N220 comes with a Linux environment called HyperSpace Phoenix, which is 15 seconds after turning on the device available. Are integrated including a browser, Skype and word processing. As usual in such solutions are settings like Wi-Fi networks, or e-mail accounts, but not accepted by Windows.
Conclusion
If you can live with the typical Netbook limitations in the areas of performance and display resolution, get with the Samsung N220 a solid device with real cross-country skiers qualities. Also, the matte screen like that. The price of 349 euros is reasonable.
For users who need more power, higher-resolution screen, are 11.6-inch sub-notebooks like the Acer Aspire 1810T or the MSI Wind12 U200 is an alternative. They are slightly more expensive at around $ 500, but they offer the utility of a notebook. However, the battery life are more likely in the range of five hours.
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