Samsung N120 - netbook laptop keyboard

This 10.2-inch screen laptop has a standard laptop keyboard but is still equipped with Atom's universal processor .

Samsung N120 does not look outstanding. Photo: Laptopspirit .

At first glance, the N120 does not stand out from other netbooks of the same size, but besides the large and comfortable keyboard, there's a good sound system.

The N120 is still only available in black and white. Different from the shiny but easy-to-save casing of the NC20, the N120 looks "quieter" with a beautiful and slightly rough coating. When opening the lid, every detail of this machine is slightly better than the NC10. With a larger body length of about 2 cm, Samsung has arranged two small speakers located right on the edge of the LCD screen. The N120 is nearly 30 mm thick with the length and width of the body being 272 x 188 mm respectively. Larger in size, but the N120 weighs less than 1.3 kg.

Samsung NC120 has a large keyboard. Photo: Laptopspirit .

The large keyboard of the N120 is comfortable to use with standard width keys. The layout of the keys is a little strange with the "space bar" collapsed to make room for the "~" tilde on the left, and the Windows key is placed on the right side of the space bar ". It is also equipped with a vertical scroll bar and a convenient multi-touch touchpad, and the instant mouse button is not separated into left and right keys but still allows the use of two separate keys each time.

The speakers are located on both sides of the screen along with a small subwoofer subwoofer for good sound quality. It is possible that the N120 is a netbook with the best sound system with a loud and clear sound but the sound is still not as deep and powerful as with external speakers. The N120 can do the job of a "music box" or show movies with much better sound than many models of the same type.

Still with basic equipment and machine configuration, the N120 has not improved with the 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 1 GB RAM, 10.2 inch LCD screen with 1,024 x 600 px resolution. , Intel 945 integrated graphics card, 160 GB HDD and Windows XP Home Edition operating system. The N120 has 3 USB ports, 10/100 Mb Ethernet port per second, Micro / Headphone jack, VGA video output, integrated 1.3 Megapixel webcam, Atheros 802.11b / g Wi-Fi connection.

10.2 inch screen. Photo: Laptopspirit .

In terms of performance, also with the Intel Atom N270 processor, the N120 performs a bit faster than other machines. The N120 finished its "iTunes encoding" test in 19 minutes 1 second 23 seconds faster than its rival HP Mini 1000 and 1 minute faster than the Lenovo IdeaPad S10, but 1 minute 30 seconds slower than the Asus Eee PC 1000HE. using N280 processor and slower than Samsung NC20 using VIA Nano chip for 5 minutes.

The N120 took 27 minutes 52 seconds to perform a Windows Media encoder test, while the HP Mini 1000 took 27 minutes and 8 seconds, while the Samsung NC20 took 29 minutes and 16 seconds. Compared to other netbooks that use Intel's integrated graphics card, the N120 has a lower 3DMark06 test result with 93 points - which is suitable for running 3D games in the late 1990s.

The N120 has a battery life of up to 5 hours and 50 minutes while watching online video over Wi-Fi, less than 6 minutes less than the battery-powered Asus Eee PC 1000HE with the same test. When using the device for lighter applications like web browsing and e-mail, the N120 has a battery life of about 8 hours continuously.

Overall, the Samsung N120 is a 10-inch netbook model that is worth choosing with a large standard keyboard of a laptop, a speaker system that satisfies entertainment needs in a spacious room. The large battery life is suitable for using the device when traveling on long distances.