SAMSUNG NF310 DUAL CORE PROCESSOR NOW SHIPPING IN THE US

The Samsung NF310 dual core netbook has started shipping in the US. The NF310 has a 10 inch display.It has the same case design as the NF210, but while the later is a Sam's Club exclusive in the US, the former will be available from most retailers. Right now Amazon and TigerDirect offer the netbook for $399.

At that price it isn't exactly cheap, but the Samsung NF310 has a 1.5GHz Intel Atom N550 dual core processor, 1GB of DDR3 memory and a 250GB hard drive.The 10.1 inch display has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. The laptop comes standard with a 6-cell battery and runs Windows 7 Starter Edition.

Although the mini-laptop doesn't have a discrete graphics option, Samsung and Intel says that the dual core processor is powerful enough to handle local playback of 720p HD videos. 1080p HD videos are still out of reach.