Digital Home Thoughts: Stylish Netbook from Samsung

"For the past several months Samsung has led the netbook parade in terms of quality, creating solidly built systems that boast long battery life. With the new N310, the company is trying to establish itself as the leader when it comes to style, too. At $479, the N310 is one of the most unique and chic 10-inch netbooks on the market, and its island keyboard is a pleasure to type on. However, end users will have to be willing to pay a premium for a netbook that has the same specs as the competition (an Intel Atom processor, 1GB of RAM and Windows XP) and considerably less battery life than more affordable systems."

I haven't gone down the netbook path, yet, but it's turning into a very interesting category. One of the latest from Samsung gets a hands-on review over at laptopmag.com. As with other product categories, it seems that style comes for a premium in netbooks, too.