Samsung out with a Dual-Core Netbook and Laptop

Samsung out with two new portable computers for India. The Samsung NF210 is a 10.1-inch screened Netbook housing a dual-core Atom processor; the N550 with each core running at 1.5 GHz. That coupled with the 2GB RAM should keep the pre-installed Windows 7 (not mentioned which one, but we assume it to be the 'Starter Edition') running without an annoying lag. For people wanting to know more about the processor, it supports 1MB L2 cache memory, hyper-threading (that'll show four cores in the Windows task manager) and the GMA 3150 graphics chip on the CPU die itself. It weighs a fairly light 1.34 kilos and has better connectivity options as compared to other netbooks in the form of Wi-fi 802.11n and Bluetooth 3.0 support. There's also fairly ample 320GB hard disk space to store all your content on (especially since nowadays companies like Google aren't very affectionate with that idea). Samsung's banking on the 6-cell battery to deliver 10.5 hours of up-time; with netbooks doing 7-8 hours on an average, this is not entirely unbelievable. Lastly, they've also integrated an "Fast Start" feature that helps boot the netbook faster. The Samsung NF210 sells for Rs. 22,990.

Think Netbooks are too puny for an Hombre like you huh? Maybe the Samsung SF510 will be big enough for ya. Powered by either a Core i3 or i5 processor, the SF510 is a 15.6 incher desktop replacement. It weighs a fare 2.4 kilos, and has a similar curvy shape to the one above. 4GB of RAM, 500GB hard drive and a DVD writer sound well-spec'ed enough. Graphics are powered either by the entry-level NVIDIA GeForce 310M or the mid-range GeForce GT420M. They mention the touch-pad to be "button less" and gesture friendly - let's see how good (or bad) that is once we use it. The Samsung SF510 is priced at Rs. 55,490.