Here’s my first attempt at a podcast, I tried running Half-Life 2 on my Samsung NC10 Netbook, the results weren’t as bad as you would think. Check it out.
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Here’s my first attempt at a podcast, I tried running Half-Life 2 on my Samsung NC10 Netbook, the results weren’t as bad as you would think. Check it out.
not bad at all! how much ram do you have installed?
It’s maxed out at 2GB, read my review (check related posts link) I explain further.
I looked at netbooks for about 2 months, comparing all of the various features. Then I went on the road to see them in person and put my hands on the keyboard. I ended up choosing the Toshiba NB205-N325 because it met all my criteria (Windows 7, upgradable RAM, great battery life, and overall quality construction) and because it has the best keyboard for my hands. The chicklet keys are great and the sub-sized keyboard only slows me down a little from a full-sized version.
After shopping all around I ended up buying it direct from Amazon. They had the best price on cyber monday of 329.99. Interestingly, the price is now back up to 380 so I guess I got lucky with the timing.
I tossed the 2GB RAM upgrade into my shopping cart and the machine showed up at my door about 8 days later.
Start up was a breeze. It found my home network and network printer without a problem. I downloaded chrome as my browser with no problem, activated the Norton trial (still shopping for an antivirus pr