The Samsung NC10 does not come with a functioning HSPDA module, although the when the battery is removed there is certainly a SIM card slot which has been deliberately blocked. I use a USB HSDPA (Huawei E220) dongle to achieve web access on my NC10. It works out of the box with Ubuntu 8.10 or Intrepid Ibex. It also works with Mandriva 2009 aswell.

im more confused than ever… since the announcement of the MSI Wind 110 & 115 ..

i think ill hang in there for the time being.. lets hope the wait is worth it !!

has your NC10 the HSPA card? If so, does it work on Ubuntu?
I’d like to buy this netbook, but only with such a card and only when Ubuntu supports it…

Thanks & regards

If it’s true, the Sammy is the ultimate deal-breaker of all time.

A well-known store beginning with M. The guys did not ‘have to’, but they were happy to let me use my live USB so long as I did not damage the Windows partition.

Anyway, I’ve now got one and absolutely loving it. Apart from from a few very minor issues ( such as the headphone port not silencing the speakers) everything about it is great. Phreaker, the price has gone up! That is, from £299 to £329. The netbook jungle is crowded with several machines coming in at around the £299. Samsung and the retailers have probably caught on to what’s going on in that our Sammy NC 10 stands out in two areas : a highly usable keyboard and superb battery-life. The Toshiba NB100 @ £299 for instance is a crying JOKE. The keyboard is unserviceable!!! Made for a three-year old!!! You’d have thought that the alleged world-leader for mobile computing would have learned from ASUS. They had year to LEARN! A year!!
The Acer Aspire One I must has served me well. But the battery-life is not up to it and it has bricked on my at least four times. I simply reload a bios upgrade from a USB flash drive. Annoying.
The ASUS S101 may be sheer class, but out of my reach at £449 with a diminutive 16GB SSD.
I’d greatly recommend the Samsung NC10. (Yes, I am typing this message on the above mentioned and in Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex. Works a treat).

NB The memory slot is easily accessible (unlike the Acer Aspire One), but already occupied by a 1GB DDR2 memory module. I’d be suprised if this cannot take 2GB max. Samsung’s website does not state on the spec page that it can.

On another note, I’ve been looking at the ASUS EEEPC S101. Very well designed. The specs however are quite underwhelming for the price. Available in 16GB (Windows XP) 32/64GB SSD variants, is second to none in elegance. But the Samsung NC10 is sheer value for money for you get.

For interested parties seeking get Ubuntu working with the Samsung NC10.(amendment)

I tried Intrepid Ibex from a 4GB Sandisk USB flash drive. Booted up no problems and the partition manager loaded without any issues. This is far as I got as I did this with the kind permission and in the presence of a sales person in a London computer store.Sound card works, brightness and volume controls responded. The problems I had initially stemmed from an earlier kernel. Will I be buying? Maybe. I’m now smitten by the ASUS S101 -, which is far more classier but the price is savage @ £449! In addition, it has an SSD drive of only 60GB. But it does support WiFi 802.11.b/g and N. Everything about is beautiful. Although I did not get a chance to try my Intrepid Ibex Live USB, I cannot imagine any issues with the latest Linux kernel.

For interested parties seeking get Ubuntu working with the Samsung NC10.

I tried Intrepid Ibex from a 4GB Sandisk USB flash drive. Booted up no problems and the partition manager loaded with any issues. This is far as I got as I did this with the kind permission and in the presence of a sales person in a London computer store.Sound card works, brightness and volume controls responded. The problems I had initially stemmed from an earlier kernel. Will I be buying? Maybe. I’m now smitten by the ASUS S101 -, which is far more classier but the price is savage @ £449! In addition, it has an SSD drive of only 60GB. But it does support WiFi 802.11.b/g and N. Everything about is beautiful. Although I did not get a chance to try my Intrepid Ibex Live USB, I cannot imagine any issues with the latest Linux kernel.

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