Samsung NC10

Brimmy

I don't know about the blue because they haven't got it stocked yet but the blacks and whites are around 367 now, the 30 euro increased would bring it to just under the RRP but then collection...

Unless the RRP is going to be changed on all dispatches after the current lot which is still a bit weird..

slinger99

Kin Mak wrote: »

Still selling at 17.5% vat I see... can't believe those cowboys are still doing that. They are only €10-€20 cheaper than more legit companies and considering they charge in Sterling you will very likely lose a good chunk of your saving from the currency conversion on your card.

Buy from us, Dabs, Komplett... it does not matter. Just don't buy from these jokers. They are universally despised in the industry for their trading methods and standards.

Just wondering, I am based in Cork. Does Elara accept bankers drafts for delivering say, the Samsung nc10 to aan adress in Cork...and what do you charge for delivery...was considering buying from a certain website until i read the posts in the forum!!!

Doodah7

Fabulous service from Elara: ordered NC10 last Thursday and was delivered at 8.15 this morning as I was leaving for work.

Can't ask for better service than that...

Now to rush home this evening and wallow!!:D

Elara: Kin

slinger99 wrote: »

Just wondering, I am based in Cork. Does Elara accept bankers drafts for delivering say, the Samsung nc10 to aan adress in Cork...and what do you charge for delivery...was considering buying from a certain website until i read the posts in the forum!!!

Yes we accept drafts, just order as usual and at step 5 you will be given instructions on sending in cheques/drafts. Delivery is €10.89.

Elara: Kin

More blacks coming in tomorrow! Woo hoo!

Gumbo

Kin Mak wrote: »

More blacks coming in tomorrow! Woo hoo!

wahoo, ordering now.

swingking

Did none of ye hear of the recession? Ah well

Ricky91t

Why oh why didn't i wait a couple of day for elara to get stock in,
I'm now paying the price wit dabs!Customer care are pretty ticky to get stock in,and although it says on the page "In stock now" on my invoice page it says "Awaiting stock delivery"

Wow this is annoying!

Quick note to everyone:Dabs live care is very hard to get hold of,atleast with elara they reply to emails promptly and are on here!
If you've got a choice avoid dabs..

Ricky91t

kceire wrote: »

wahoo, ordering now.

How did you order it allready?

quarryman

Strange. Mine has started making a "tapping" noise. I guess it must be coming from the hard drive. Pretty annoying.

Anyone else get this?

Alanstrainor

quarryman wrote: »

Strange. Mine has started making a "tapping" noise. I guess it must be coming from the hard drive. Pretty annoying.

Anyone else get this?

My advent 4211 used to do this intermittently before i upgraded the harddrive. It only happened when the hard drive would spin up, is constant or intermittent?

quarryman

Alanstrainor wrote: »

My advent 4211 used to do this intermittently before i upgraded the harddrive. It only happened when the hard drive would spin up, is constant or intermittent?

Its intermittent. Seems to be happen when the drive is idling. If i give it a job to do, like copy a large file or defragment then its fine. Aghhh! Really annoying me now!

Its this drive: fujitsu mhz2160bh but I can't find anything on google about the problem.

I guess the fact that the unit is so quiet that its more noticeable.

I'm off to do a reboot to see if there is a HDD power saving option that i can switch off.

Ricky91t

Sorry about all the questions but hoping to get a black nc10 tomorrow,How are thye delivered?

And will just adding one to my basket keep it safe for the day?I'll be on my mobile and will hopefully be online when they come in,but i don't want to fill out bank details as for one its on a mobile and 2 its on a school wi-fi network which in un secure...

rc28

quarryman wrote: »

Strange. Mine has started making a "tapping" noise. I guess it must be coming from the hard drive. Pretty annoying.

Anyone else get this?

My hd seems to be making clicking sounds quite a bit, and it's whirring/vibrating practically all the time too.

Alanstrainor

quarryman wrote: »

Its intermittent. Seems to be happen when the drive is idling. If i give it a job to do, like copy a large file or defragment then its fine. Aghhh! Really annoying me now!

Its this drive: fujitsu mhz2160bh but I can't find anything on google about the problem.

I guess the fact that the unit is so quiet that its more noticeable.

I'm off to do a reboot to see if there is a HDD power saving option that i can switch off.

It's down to the fact the machine is so small rather than a drive issue, it's just the speed the particular drive hits when it's idling that cause it to click against the casing. Not too sure how my new samsung 250gig drive cured this, but there ya go!

quarryman

rc28 wrote: »

My hd seems to be making clicking sounds quite a bit, and it's whirring/vibrating practically all the time too.

I don't mind the vibrating, its a hard drive, moving parts etc. But the "tapping" is really annoying.

Alanstrainor wrote: »

It's down to the fact the machine is so small rather than a drive issue, it's just the speed the particular drive hits when it's idling that cause it to click against the casing. Not too sure how my new samsung 250gig drive cured this, but there ya go!

I have an external 320GB drive. If I took that apart and swapped out the drive from the NC10 would that be compatible?

Ricky91t

quarryman wrote: »

I don't mind the vibrating, its a hard drive, moving parts etc. But the "tapping" is really annoying.




I have an external 320GB drive. If I took that apart and swapped out the drive from the NC10 would that be compatible?

Oh you're using an NC10?
I'd return it first...as long as the HD is a 2.5" sata should work fine...

AlmightyCushion

It should be, the warranty for the external will be voided though.

quarryman

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

It should be, the warranty for the external will be voided though.

I don't mind voiding the warranty on the external but i assume it will void the warranty on the NC10 also right?

Alanstrainor

quarryman wrote: »

I don't mind voiding the warranty on the external but i assume it will void the warranty on the NC10 also right?

Dont quote me on this now, But, when i changed out the drive on my advent, there was no warranty sticker i had to break, and it was all very easy to swap out the drive. If i had a catastrophic problem, i would just swap the old drive back in. No one would be the wiser:pac:
However obviously the machines are different, so do some research first before taking anything apart. I doubt you'd be the first to do it.
And as for the clicking noise, it's a known problem on a lot of smaller form machines, even the dell m1330 is known to suffer from it with certain drives. The advent was particularly bad now, wouldn't want to be caught with it happening in a library or anything.

slinger99

Kin Mak wrote: »

Yes we accept drafts, just order as usual and at step 5 you will be given instructions on sending in cheques/drafts. Delivery is €10.89.

Thanks a million...will get a nc10 from you and a wireless router for my existing laptop and my new nc10 at the time,

Ricky91t

You can order them now!Just ordered mine
Payment received too
Much quicker than dabs!

sk8board

Ricky91t wrote: »

You can order them now!Just ordered mine
Payment received too

just ordered mine. First time with elara. Have to say I found the whole registering/buying/billing process and data-entry very user-friendly and safe.

Ricky91t

sk8board wrote: »

just ordered mine. First time with elara. Have to say I found the whole registering/buying/billing process and data-entry very user-friendly and safe.

Agreed,
Now lets hope the postgage/courier is just as quick and easy

savemejebus

Had my first real session with the NC10 last night and overall i am very very impressed, lovely machine. One thing though, and i don't know if it's just me but the plastic grille over the exhaust fan seems a bit flimsy, it actually creaks if you push it on mine.

sk8board

savemejebus wrote: »

it actually creaks if you push it

so don't push it :P

Elara: Kin

Just to confirm the 30 x NC10 Blacks are in. We will try get the orders packed as soon as possible but I can't put any through quickly for collection immedately as the warehouse is busy and they have told me they will kick my ass if I asked them.

fdegir

just ordered one. last week i wasn't sure, but i'll get it this time.

hope it'll be delivered this week.

Ricky91t

Kin Mak wrote: »

Just to confirm the 30 x NC10 Blacks are in. We will try get the orders packed as soon as possible but I can't put any through quickly for collection immedately as the warehouse is busy and they have told me they will kick my ass if I asked them.

Excellent!
Thanks for keeping us posted.:D

sk8board

Kin Mak wrote: »

Just to confirm the 30 x NC10 Blacks are in. We will try get the orders packed as soon as possible but I can't put any through quickly for collection immedately as the warehouse is busy and they have told me they will kick my ass if I asked them.

the delivery estimate dates are tomorrow or thursday anyway, so its no worries.

(or you could just take one for the team )

Ricky91t

Will orders that were put in this morning be shipped today?
Or is it just wishfull thinking :P

Elara: Kin

You should have more faith in us... :P

Ni.Ni

I notice Elara only have black and blue in now. Any idea when the white will be in? Would love to collect one soon

Elara: Kin

Ni.Ni wrote: »

I notice Elara only have black and blue in now. Any idea when the white will be in? Would love to collect one soon

It will appear again once it comes avaliable. It is like a little game, they disappear and when they show up you have to grab them quick or they disappear again.

Ni.Ni

How much is the white one if I collect it?

Elara: Kin

Should be the same price as the black but I can't confirm the price until they arrive.

rc28

My nc10 had a BSOD this evening and I've only had it 3 days
Does anyone know how to diagnose and fix the source of a blue screen? It restarted immediately so I didn't get a chance to read the error message. I hate bsod's as they never really get fixed/go away permanently in my experience

It was having trouble connecting to a wifi network just before it crashed. I have a feeling it has something to do with what the techies in IS Services did in getting it connected to the college network yesterday (they removed mcafee and put in avg 8 among other things).
It definitely isn't a virus, I don't do torrents etc and only mainstream, well known software has been installed on it. I made a new backup just to be safe.

Ricky91t

rc28 wrote: »

My nc10 had a BSOD this evening and I've only had it 3 days
Does anyone know how to diagnose and fix the source of a blue screen? It restarted immediately so I didn't get a chance to read the error message. I hate bsod's as they never really get fixed/go away permanently in my experience

It was having trouble connecting to a wifi network just before it crashed. I have a feeling it has something to do with what the techies in IS Services did in getting it connected to the college network yesterday (they removed mcafee and put in avg 8 among other things).
It definitely isn't a virus, I don't do torrents etc and only mainstream, well known software has been installed on it. I made a new backup just to be safe.

Update your drivers for wi-fi and anything else new on the site...


On a plus note,my nc10 is allready in or near the kerry depo will be here tomorrow

rc28

Ricky91t wrote: »

Update your drivers for wi-fi and anything else new on the site...


On a plus note,my nc10 is allready in or near the kerry depo will be here tomorrow

Samsung don't have any drivers available for the nc10 on their support site. Thanks anyway.

Ricky91t

rc28 wrote: »

Samsung don't have any drivers available for the nc10 on their support site. Thanks anyway.

Yeah they do,gimme a few mins i'll dig out the link

Ghost Train

rc28 wrote: »

My nc10 had a BSOD this evening and I've only had it 3 days
Does anyone know how to diagnose and fix the source of a blue screen?

You can disable automatic restart on error in
control panel->system->advanced->startup&recovery settings

You could check the system logs for what the error was
right click on my computer, click on manage
the logs are under event viewer

Ricky91t

Had it favourited
http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/download/supportDown.do?group=itbusiness&type=notebookcomputers&subtype=notebookothers&model_nm=NP-NC10&disp_nm=NP-NC10&language=&cate_type=all&dType=D&mType=DR&vType=R&prd_ia_cd=05012400

Save that if i were you,will come in handy!

Also the unofical samsung netbook forming is growing daily,if you need help have a look on there!http://www.sammynetbook.com/

slinger99

Ricky91t wrote: »

You can order them now!Just ordered mine
Payment received too
Much quicker than dabs!

Hallo Ricky,
Just to tell you that when i clicked on "gallery" I was told that the web page couldnt be found...Just passing on the info for you.

Ricky91t

slinger99 wrote: »

Hallo Ricky,
Just to tell you that when i clicked on "gallery" I was told that the web page couldnt be found...Just passing on the info for you.

Edit:You're talking about my site?
Yeah i know have never got round to finding a good solution for editing it,and my dreamweaver on my pc is lost as pc was rebuilt

slinger99

Ricky91t wrote: »

Edit:You're talking about my site?
Yeah i know have never got round to finding a good solution for editing it,and my dreamweaver on my pc is lost as pc was rebuilt

No prob.. and when i get my NC10 from elara..Ill give you a shout i also want to buy a wireless router..someone told me than Belkin wernt the best??? x? or Netgear ? etc, will post a message on payday ie buy day...

rc28

Ricky91t wrote: »

Had it favourited
http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/download/supportDown.do?group=itbusiness&type=notebookcomputers&subtype=notebookothers&model_nm=NP-NC10&disp_nm=NP-NC10&language=&cate_type=all&dType=D&mType=DR&vType=R&prd_ia_cd=05012400

Save that if i were you,will come in handy!

Also the unofical samsung netbook forming is growing daily,if you need help have a look on there!http://www.sammynetbook.com/

Thanks, how do I know if I have the latest version because when I open up the 'samsung update' thing that came preloaded it says all my software is up to date. Anyway, if it has a BSOD again I'll install the driver on that site.

sk8board

Mine just arrived, 24 hours exactly after pressing the buy button. well done elara. Now to crack it open.

fdegir

sk8board wrote: »

Mine just arrived, 24 hours exactly after pressing the buy button. well done elara. Now to crack it open.

what is written in you order status? mine is still "Purchasing & Allocating Stock".

I'm wondering where is my one? it's almost 20 hours.

sk8board

fdegir wrote: »

what is written in you order status? mine is still "Purchasing & Allocating Stock".

I'm wondering where is my one? it's almost 20 hours.

It was initially payment processed. then something like 'Packing and ????', then 'Out on Delivery', with a tracking number for NPX (on delivery at 7.30 this morn).

First impressions:

-Very sturdy design - I've eee pc's and Acers aplenty to compare it to here in the office; the Acer guys in particular say that you can see its worth the extra €80 before you even power it up. A few of the Eee Pc's lads had already broke their keyboards because of flimsy design semingly.

-using it is easy, although there are a good 20-30mins of start-up screens to pass through once you power up for the first time. (along the lines of "Relax, you're installing Windows" )

- the carry case is a typical afterthought; pity it desn't have some velcro to keep it closed.

- the gloss lid is an absolute magnet for fingerprints. You could film a whole episode of CSI off it.

All in all a top class product, and will suit my specific requirements perfectly.

savemejebus

I just compared mine to a Dell Mini9 that was delivered to work. The Dell doesn't compare well at all, screen, keyboard, lack of F keys. I'm very glad i went with the NC10.

@ Sk8board - What do you think of the build quality around the fan exhaust?