Samsung N230, unboxing e prime impressioni

In questa preview ci occupiamo dell'unboxing del nuovo Samsung N230 , il netbook ultrathin , spesso meno di due centimetri e mezzo, che il produttore coreano propone in Italia dal mese di luglio ad un prezzo di listino di 399 euro.

The N230 model is presented in the usual cardboard packaging that distinguishes all the Samsung netbook. Il modello N230 si presenta nella solita confezione di cartone che contraddistingue tutti i netbook Samsung. The kit does not differ from the ordinary. Anche il corredo non si differenzia dall'ordinario. Inside the box are: All'interno della scatola troviamo:

• 3-cell battery to be 33,000 MWh; Batteria a 3 celle da 33.000 mWh;
• Printed manuals; Manualistica cartacea;
• Power supply with power cord. Alimentatore con cavo di alimentazione.

Obviously, the endowment of the Samsung N230 on sale to the public could be different or richer than that of our test sample. Ovviamente la dotazione dei Samsung N230 in vendita al pubblico potrebbe essere diversa o più ricca di quella del nostro esemplare di prova.

The first contact with this netbook confirms its appeal, the result of a skillful combination of glossy and matte black surfaces, and an attention to detail more than you usually see on netbooks. Il primo contatto con questo netbook conferma il suo appeal, frutto di una sapiente combinazione di superfici nere lucide ed opache, e di una cura dei dettagli maggiore di quanto si veda abitualmente sui netbook. Very elegant chrome hinges oval representing a signal of continuity with previous series of netbook Samsung N230, but that in the model acquire an elongated, almost rectangular. Molto eleganti le cerniere ovali cromate che rappresentano un segnale di continuità rispetto alle precedenti serie di netbook Samsung, ma che nel modello N230 acquistano una forma allungata, quasi rettangolare.

For those who do not stop to aesthetics, Samsung N230 offers some unique features based on the utmost pragmatism: mount a matte screen, which allows easier viewing outdoors or in bright ambient light, and has utility Enhanced Battery Life ( EBL) that promises to improve the energy efficiency for longer audonomia. Per chi non si ferma all'estetica, Samsung N230 offre alcune features improntate alla massima pragmaticità: monta uno schermo opaco , che consente una lettura più agevole all'aperto o in condizioni di forte luminosità ambientale, e dispone dell'utility Enhanced Battery Life (EBL) che promette di migliorare l'efficienza energetica per una più lunga audonomia.

For further details refer to a forthcoming review of the Samsung N230. Per approfondimenti rinviamo ad una prossima recensione del Samsung N230.

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LG To Debut Second Intel-Powered Smartphone At CES 2012

“If at first you don’t succeed, try try again.” It looks like LG and Intel have taken that old adage to heart, if a new report is to be believed. The Korea Times reports that LG will debut an Intel-powered smartphone at CES 2012, but the bigger question is whether or not the device will ever make it to market.

LG and Intel’s first mobile partnership yielded an Android smartphone running on Intel’s Moorestown chipset for CES 2011, but the device was ultimately scrapped. The reason for its premature demise? As the story goes, the device died because of it’s “lack of marketability.”

LG’s brass certainly thinks their Intel smartphone is viable — according to one of the Times’ executive sources, the device could be released as soon this March. Still, the original LG-Intel phone was pegged with a 2011 release date, so take those claims with a grain of salt for bow.

Hopefully LG’s second swing at an Intel-powered phone fares a little better — it’s said to run on Intel’s next-generation Medfield system-on-a-chip, and early tests have yielded some pretty impressive benchmarks when compared to NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon MSM8260 SoCs.

Of course, the real competition is yet to come, as nearly every player in the mobile chipset market is hard at work on their next-generation platforms. Intel has a lot of brand recognition when it comes to PCs, but their lack of presence in the mobile market to date could mean that Medfield could drown in a sea of established ARM-based chipsets.

That’s why the partnership with LG is so critical — despite their handset division spending a few quarters in the red, LG is still the number two handset OEM in the U.S. Having a major hardware vendor taking a chance on their new platform could establish Intel as a real player in the mobile space, and right now Intel’s mobile efforts could use all the visibility they can get.

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