Gizmodo: nc20

Samsung NC20 Available Stateside March 16th

Mark Wilson — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:15:36 EST

The Samsung NC20, the first netbook donning the latest VIA Nano processor (full specs here), will probably sell for under $500 when it hits New Egg on March 16th. (We say "probably" on the price since we're converting currency from Amazon's UK page). [Laptop]

Samsung Jumpstarts The VIA Nano Bandwagon With Its 12" NC20 Netbook

John Herrman — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:07:26 EST

Samsung has (finally) become the first major netbook manufacturer to adopt VIA's hot, hot Nano platform, announcing today the 12", fat-batteried NC20.

Catered to a niche well above its 10", Atom-powered NC10 stablemate, the NC20 is has decidedly un-netbooklike specs. Aside from the 1.3GHz VIA Nano ULV U2250 processor and the choice of XP Home (wise!), the list is straight laptop: 1GB of RAM, a 160GB HDD (with an SSD option), a generously resolved 1280X800 LCD, a 6-cell battery that promises more than 6.5 hours of operation and an uncompromised set of ports, adapters and inbuilt accessories. No price has been announced yet, and therein lies the rub: it's almost certainly going to be expensive.

That said, if Samsung can undercut the initial $650 rumors by a c-note or so, they might have a fighting chance against the sparse competition in the "not a netbooooooook, not yet a woman" category. [Samsung]

Leaked Samsung NC20 Is Another Pricey 12-Inch Netbook

Mark Wilson — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:40:00 EST

According to Notebook Italia, it looks like Samsung is readying the release of their own 12-inch netbook, the NC20. The Dell Inspiron Mini 12 has a challenger!

A big-sized sequel to the 10-inch NC10, purported specs include an unnamed VIA U225 processor, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, 1.3MP webcam and a weight of 3.3lbs. Slated for February (in Italy at least), the system is said to retail at $650. That's probably a bit too expensive for the public to embrace it with open arms. [Notebook Italia via Crunchgear]