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Samsung N110 Mini Notebook maybe small in size but big in performance. It runs on Intel Atom Processor N270 (1.6GHz), 1GB DDR2 800MHz RAM, and 160 GB Hard Disk Drive.

Firstly the talking point for this Notebook will be its battery backup. It gives me 7plus hours of usage in a single charge, running in Max Battery mode. SAMSUNG achieves this by including a bigger 6 Cell Lithium ion batteries (other Notebooks in this class mostly come with 4 Cell battery as standard), less power consuming Intel Atom Chip and a 10.1" display, which in fact is small, but consumes less power, and, adds to the overall portability of the unit.

With it's nice and glossy piano like outer casing (beware, it retains you finger prints and needs constant cleaning), the N110 looks more professional and upmarket. Keyboard comes with 84 full sized Keys with Silver Nano technology (which have Anti-Bacterial coating or so Samsung claims!), which considerably reduces multitapping and are easy to use.

Build quality is good and in par with other high end Notes. Sound is taken care by inbuilt High Definition Audio and two small speakers at the front, which plays music without distortion even at higher volumes and rates at 3 Watts RMS (1.5W x 2), which is pretty decent for notebooks.

Display supports 1024 x 600 pixels (but you can't run utilities like Power DVD, Which needs higher resolution). Bright LED back lit Display (Yes, It's LED), is sharp and crisp and colors are vibrant and visible even in bright day-light. 128MB Integrated Graphics works fine. The only problem I face is while playing Yahoo! pool where the chat screen at the bottom end is not visible. (Of-course you can drag the screen up) I think this will always be a problem with Java applets while using smaller displays.

SAMSUNG N110 score high in connectivity department. Wireless connectivity includes WiFi 802.11b.g and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, there is also Wired 10/100 Mbps LAN, 3 in 1 Card Reader (SD, SDHC, MMC) and three USB 2.0 ports. 1.3 Mega Pixel Digital Motion Camera takes care of Video Conferencing needs.

The N110 performs flawlessly through most of the apps. and is pretty fast too. I can safely say it is faster than many other "standard " laptops available in the market today. It also comes with Genuine OS and at the retail price of Rs. 22, 500 is well worth it. N110 now ships with external DVD Rw, worth Rs. 4500, free! (if you are lucky you also can get an additional 2GB pen drive!)

For Rs.1400 more you can also opt for SAMSUNG N120 with display mounted speakers, in-built Sub-Woofer! and SRS TruSurround XT and SRS WOW XT sound effects(Other specs. remain same)

Having excellent battery life, and weighing just 1.26 kg this Mini Notebook coupled with a Mobile Internet Broadband Connection will make you go truly mobile.

SAMSUNG had placed this product really well with balanced Power, Performance and Price. If the smaller display doesn't bog you and portability is your priority, then here is a Mini Notebook which makes real sense and is a good buy.