Fancy a small netbook with ultra-bright screen display? Well, Samsung has one and it is currently being displayed somewhere in the East. This Samsung 7-inch netbook boasts of WSVGA AMOLED screen in 1024×600 pixel resolution display and 16:9 aspect ratio. For its brightness, this netbook wallops a 3000cd/m2 and 1000000:! contrast ration. Considering that those too many zeros, it’s safe to say that this netbook displays graphics pretty well.

Unfortunately there’s not much we could gather about this netbook, aside from the fact that it has a nice-looking keyboard.

Whether this will be available commercially still remains a mystery. In the meantime, enjoy some more high-res photos courtesy of Akihabara News.

The Samsung N130 is already available in the US from both Best Buy and Amazon. Amazon are currently selling the netbook with Windows XP for $362.43 in blue. The Samsung N130 with Windows 7 has now shown up for pre-order but the specifications still refer to Windows XP as the operating system and there’s no image for this model. The page lists the netbook as being available to pre-order for $350.99 making it cheaper than it’s XP counterpart. Another difference among the two listings, is the Windows 7 model is available in pink and not blue. It doesn’t state the release date but, bets are on for October 22nd.

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If you’re looking for a new netbook, or still haven’t picked one up, Amazon.De have a great price on the Samsung NC10. The netbook has proved to be very popular with over 1.5 million units shipped and is a top netbook. Last time we saw a price reduction on the NC10 on Amazon.de it was down to 375 Euros, or more for the black model. The netbook can now be found in both white and black on Amazon for 299 Euros including free shipping.

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Two major US retailer are now carrying the new Samsung N310 netbook. Best Buy has it for around $329 with free shipping while Amazon.com is making it available for around $351 with free shipping as well. Both retailers are selling the blue model of the Samsung N310.

And here are the official specs of the Samsung N310 in case you are interested in getting this netbook:

• Intel Atom N270 CPU
• 10.1 inch (1024×600) display
• GMA 950 graphics
• 1GB of RAM
• 160GB HDD
• 0.3 webcam
• Wi-Fi
• Windows XP
• 6-cell battery

Either you get this or wait up for the higher end model, the Samsung N140 which is expected to come out at the end of this month.

Check out the Samsung N310 at Buy.com or Amazon.com

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The Samsung NC10 has proven to be very popular, which is now backed up by shipping numbers. Not surprisingly, the sleek netbook has shipped 1.5 million units worldwide since it’s release 8 months ago. The NC10 features the standard netbook specs, 10.2 inch display, 160GB HDD, 1GB of RAM etc but, at a slightly higher price in the UK. However when browsing the netbook display in my local PC World, the NC10 is still the netbook which stands out above the rest, so it isn’t surprising to see so many units shipped. It would be more interesting to see how many have actually been purchased though. Hopefully this figure will become public soon as well.

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Do you own the Samsung N310 netbook with 1GB of RAM? Do you want to upgrade it to a 2GB RAM capacity? Well you might want to check out with your local netbook dealer and find out if they are offering this RAM upgrade for the Samsung N310.

JKOntheRun reports that Samsung informed him about the deal. That is RAM upgrade from 1GB to 2GB. If Samsung is really offering this upgrade it’s a pretty good deal since the 2GB module normally costs $69.99 and the offer will give it for only $19.99.

Also included in the deal is a case worth $20.

Digitimes is reporting that pretty soon Samsung may be overtaking major netbook manufacturers Asustek and HP as the number 2 netbook seller Europe (for now may be, who knows the U.S. market may be the next). If that happens Samsung will be closely trailing behind Acer which is said to be the number 1 netbook seller in Europe today.

Although Samsung has just shipped around 2.15 million netbooks in 2009 globally, 1 million of those units were shipped in Europe alone. This gave Samsung a 5% of the overall netbook market share in Europe. This also places Samsung at the no.6 overall in the European netbook market.

Now, the possibility of emerging at the number 2 spot depends on whether Samsung could deliver on the expected netbook shipment of around six million units for the rest of 2009 and over 10 million units in 2010. If that happens, it can finally reclaim the number 2 spot from Asus.

And mind you, this is said to be not too far from happening since Samsung has been enjoying a good sales performance in Europe, partly because it has successfully bundled its netbooks with major mobile telecom carrier.

So now we have the official specs and features of the three new Samsung netbooks – N130, N140 and N510. The prices – 329 euros, 349 euros and 499 euros for the N130, N140 and N510 respectively. Take a gander at these Samsung goodies folks.

Samsung N130 Specs and Features:

• Processor: Intel Atom N270, 1.6 GHz, 512KB L2 cache, FSB 533 MHz
• Memory: 1024 MB DDR2
• Display: 10.1-inch WSVGA (1024 x 600) Gloss, LED-backlit, non-gloss
• Video Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
• Hard Disk: 160 GB SATA 5400 rpm and 250 GB (5400 rpm SATA with Windows 7 only)
• Optical Drive: DVD DL external purchases
• Ports: 3 x USB 2.0, 1 x VGA, 1 x RJ-45 jack 1 x Microphone, 1 x Headphone jack, 3in1 Card Reader (SD, SDHC, MMC)
• Networking: WiFi 802.11b/gn, 10/100 Ethernet LAN
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
• Battery: Li-Ion 3-6 Cells
• Dimensions: 263.8 x 185.5 x 28.5 mm
• Weight: 1.26 kg kg
• Others: 1.3 MP Webcam

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While the IdeaPad S12 from Lenovo is available already with an Intel Atom processor in the US and Europe, with the US also able to purchase the netbook with a VIA Nano processor, we’ve yet to see the NVIDIA ION powered model. It was touted to be the first netbook using NVIDIA ION, but Samsung could possibly release the N510, which also uses NVIDIA ION, before Lenovo do, as we’ve already seen photos of the netbook next to the NC10.

The delay in release is because instead of shipping with Windows Vista, the company are holding off until Windows 7 is released and will ship with that sometime in October. Samsung will also be doing the same with the N510, so it really will be a race then, to see who can get their NVIDIA ION netbook out first. When it is released, it will retail for $550, making it only $50 than the Intel Atom model.

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Over at NetbookNews.de one of their lucky readers has received the new Samsung N510 which is not considered a netbook, but rather part of the CULV movement. Specs of the N510 are quite similar to what you would find on a netbook, apart from the screen size and using NVidia ION technology. The Samsung N510 features an 11.6 inch display, along with 1GB of RAM, 160GB HDD, Intel Atom N270 CPU along with built in WiFi, Bluetooth and a web camera. One other small feature you won’t find on many netbooks, is the N510 features one HDMI port as well as three USB ports. With the larger display also brings a larger resolution of 1366 x 768.

Joerg has unboxed the Samsung N510 with photos and shown it in many different angles. But not only that, the N510 has been put along side Samsung’s popular netbook the NC10.

When looking at the two machines while closed, there doesn’t seem to be much of a difference, but when the devices are opened up the difference is size is clear. The keyboard spreads out a bit and makes use of the extra chassis size. The trackpad is also considerably bigger than that of the NC10, but still small in comparison to notebooks. You can view the rest of the photos after the jump.

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