Hold onto your hats, because here comes the surprise of the day — Samsung has new netbooks and they run on the Intel Atom N450 CPU! OK, perhaps that wasn’t much of a shocker after all, but I’ll humor Samsung since it’s CES week. No less than four new netbooks will appear on shelves shortly: the N210, N220, N150 and NB30. Samsung hasn’t mentioned official pricing nor a complete list of specifications — hey, something has to be held back for that Vegas trip — but does offer a glimpse of these device refreshes.
All models offer the standard 10.1″ LED backlit display which I’m assuming use a 1024 x 600 resolution. Included software can “increase” the res to 1024 x 768, but that’s either with some panning or loss in image quality, I suspect. The NB30 stands out with some rugged features like a watertight seal and a hard-drive sensor to protect against sudden drops. Both the N210 and N220 offer “instant on” via the included Phoenix HyperSpace solution, which is great to see bundled in. (Related: a video look of HyperSpace just prior to last year’s CES.) There are also two free software trials specific to mobile computing devices: AnyPC allows for remote access to primary computers and the Phoenix FailSafe solution tracks your netbook if it ever walks away. With so many similar netbooks on the market today, I expect 2010 to bring more included software solutions to help differentiate devices.


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