You are right. The N130 and N140 are way too similar to what is already on the market now. Strike that, they are pretty much the same as all the netbooks currently flooding the market. I don't know why Samsung would be releasing GMA 950 netbooks now. The least they could do is throw in a Broadcom chip or something. I understand that the GMA 950 is the most power efficient IGP on the market but the next few months will signal the large wave of HD video capable netbooks. Releasing a GMA 950 only netbook amid those 1080p video capable netbooks just doesn't make sense. The N150 looks promising but the price is going to be killer here in the U.S. 499 Euros translates to $712 U.S. Samsung probably won't charge $712 but they will more than likely stay in the $500+ range. What is up with companies releasing these $500+ netbooks? The whole point behind netbooks is to give someone a portable, inexpensive computing platform. People can run out and spend $650 to get a really good notebook that can last for about 6 hours on a single charge. What is stopping them from paying the extra $50-$100 for a much, much, much better computing experience?
Then again, this is all new hardware so initial prices are going to be high. Technically speaking, the Nvidia ION platform is rather old as it is essentially a 9400M chip in a new package. So it shouldn't be that expensive to begin with but manufacturers (whoever makes the Nvidia chips) had to modify their assembly lines for ION production thus making it cost higher than it should. Still, I don't see why companies are charging over $500 for their ION and Intel GMA 4500MHD (or X4500). These netbooks should be priced at a maximum of $430.
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