Tuesday, March 9, 2010

A Lightweight Road Warrior solution

Yesterday, I went out and bought a new Samsung N150 Netbook. At only 11,500 baht (approx $350), it was the cheapest portable computer I could find.

My computing needs are twofold. At home, I need the power and fexibilty a desktop computer supplies.

On the road, I need mainly email ability and basic computer functions in a small, lightweight footprint. Of course, it’s nice to be able to listen to music, watch movies and play a few games too.

For a road machine, the Samsung fit’s the bill for me. My travel requires constant internet access with my agents, extended battery life for trans-national flights and a machine that is light on the shoulder.

An ample 220 gig HD, I gig of ram onboard, built in webcam, Wifi & bluetooth enabled, screen resolution of up to 1152x864 , Windows 7 installed, an eight hour + battery life and all under 3lbs in weight!

It has three USB ports, video out, mic input, audio output , Wired LAN port, and a multi-card slot and utilizes the Atom Intel processor.

Sure, the keyboard is a little cramped and it’s not the speediest machine on the market but it certainly does the job.

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