Samsung Rumored to Release NC20: 12-Inch Notebook with VIA Nano CPU

December 21st, 2008 by Joanna Stern  

nc20Now here is a rumor we can really get behind. According to a few Italian sites, Samsung is planning to build out its NC line and give its popular netbook the NC10 a sibling. Rumored to be called the NC20, we will call it the half brother to the NC10 since its made of some different DNA. Rumor has it that the NC20 will sport a 12-inch screen and a VIA Nano CPU. Notebook Italia, says the system could arrive by February. This could mean that VIA’s Nano chip will hit the market before its reported  March 2009 release. Details are slim but it is reported to have a 1.3GHz VIA Nano U225, 160 GB hard drive and 1GB of memory. Similar to the current NC10, it will have Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11 b/g/n and a 1.3 megapixel webcam. Again, no official details but the price is expected to be $642. Perhaps we will hear more about the Samsung NC20 at CES, but we surely expect a number of these type of hybrid netbook and ultraportables to pop-up in the coming months. The Dell Inspiron Mini 12 might have been the first to put netbook guts into a larger chassis but MSI and ASUS have hinted at following this trend. Stay tuned, because we expect this emerging category of affordable 12 to 13-inch laptops to be a real headliner next month in Vegas.

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4 Responses to “Samsung Rumored to Release NC20: 12-Inch Notebook with VIA Nano CPU”

  1. Camera Says:
    December 22nd, 2008 at 11:22 am

    This notebook is cool~

  2. tal Says:
    December 25th, 2008 at 6:29 am

    12″ is too big in my opinion to be carrying around compared to the 9-10″ netbooks.
    size will hit the comfort border and will stop at 10″. no way these laptops are going to rule once more.
    the future should be bringing the next gen of netbook forms. like the fujitsu p1610/20/30 and the Gigabyte m912 swivel touch is the right direction.

  3. Jersey Dave Says:
    January 1st, 2009 at 11:08 pm

    I agree, 10″ is the portable sweet-spot. I believe websites will start tailoring their layout\content for a 10″ netbook with no adjustment required. At the end of next year, they will review the 10 Best 10″s (prediction).

  4. Andrea Says:
    January 5th, 2009 at 4:58 pm

    I use a 12″ Dell 700m and it is a fantastic size – the perfect hybrid of big and clunky and tiny but too small to type on, with an unbeatable resolution of 1280×1024. The only reason I considered a netbook was when I saw one that had a 9″ screen and that resolution – amazing.

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