Increase Samsung NC10 Battery Life with a 9 Cell Battery
The Samsung NC10 ships with an excellent 6 cell battery that can get you about 4 - 6 hours proper usage at a reasonable brightness. This is great, but for people who use the NC10 on the go when chargers aren't around a bigger longer lasting battery could be the solution. 9 cell batteries offer this opportunity. The 9 cell batteries are rated in mAh (milliampere-hour) with some at 7200 mAh and others claiming up to 7800 mAh.
The 7 cell battery that ships as standard allows up to 4-6 hours of normal usage.
The 9 cell batteries allow for around 7 - 9 hours of normal usage.
Note: It has come to my attention that Samsung are shipping some NC10's with weaker 3 cell batteries. Even more reason to upgrade!
Below I've put together a quick list of 9 cell batteries available on Amazon. Make sure you buy one that matches the colour of your NC10.
(White) (Blue)
UK Buyer (amazon.co.uk)
Extended High Capacity 7800mAh White Battery
(Black)
Extended High Capacity 7800mAh Black Battery
Extended High Capacity 7800Ah Blue Battery
(White)
High Capacity High Quality Li-ion Battery [9 Cells]
(Blue)
High Capacity High Quality Li-ion Battery [9 Cells]
Upgrade the Samsung NC10′s Hard Drive
LaptopMag.com have produced an excellent guide on how to upgrade your NC10 to a better hard drive. The guide is, like all the guides on LaptopMag, illustrated and step by step. Make sure you have the correct screwdriver before you start. You should decide between a 5400rpm drive, a 7200rpm drive or a Solid State Drive. There is a definate measurable and noticable performance different between the speeds of drive so I highly recommend moving up to 7200rpm even if you are just looking for increased hard drive capacity.
Remember that the NC10 uses SATA drives and only slim (2.5 inch) laptop size ones. Don't make the mistake of buying an IDE drive or a full size (3.5 inch) one. It's also important to note that there is no room inside to use an IDE to SATA convertor so don't bother trying. As standard the NC10 comes with a 160GB 5400rpm drive, from varying manufacturers.
Heres a quick outline of the pros and cons of each type of drive before you buy:
5400rpm
[Advantages] - Low Cost, Low Noise, Lower Power
[Disadvantages] - Lower Speed
7200rpm
[Advantages] - Faster Speed
[Disadvantages] - Higher Cost, Slightly Noisier, More Power Drain
SSD
[Advantages] - Very Fast, Silent, Low Power
[Disadvantages] - Very Expensive, Less Storage
Need to buy your Hard Drive? I've produced a list of brand name hard drives that will work in your NC10 that are available on amazon.com & amazon.co.uk.
Prices Updated Hourly - Where no price is shown, the drive may be out of stock.
US Buyer (amazon.com)
5400rpm Drives
| Western Digital 'Scorpio Blue' 750GB 8MB Cache 640GB 8MB Cache 500GB 8MB Cache 320GB 8MB Cache 250GB 8MB Cache |
Seagate 'Momentus' 500GB 8MB Cache 320GB 8MB Cache 250GB 8MB Cache |
7200rpm Drives
| Western Digital 'Scorpio Black' 500GB 16MB Cache 320GB 16MB Cache 250GB 16MB Cache 160GB 16MB Cache |
WD 'Scorpio Black' (w/ Drop Sensor) Helps to prevent data loss if you drop your NC10. 320GB 16MB Cache 250GB 16MB Cache 160GB 16MB Cache |
SSD Drives
| OCZ Vertex 2 240GB MLC 120GB MLC 80GB MLC 60GB MLC |
Kingston V100 256GB MLC 128GB MLC 64GB MLC |
UK Buyer (amazon.co.uk)
5400rpm Drives
| Western Digital 'Scorpio Blue' 750GB 8MB Cache 640GB 8MB Cache 320GB 8MB Cache 250GB 8MB Cache |
7200rpm Drives
| Western Digital 'Scorpio Black' 500GB 16MB Cache 320GB 16MB Cache 250GB 16MB Cache 160GB 16MB Cache |
WD 'Scorpio Black' (w/ Drop Sensor) Helps to prevent data loss if you drop your NC10. 320GB 16MB Cache 250GB 16MB Cache 160GB 16MB Cache |
SSD Drives
| OCZ Vertex 2 240GB MLC 120GB MLC 80GB MLC 60GB MLC |
Upgrade Your Samsung NC10 to 2GB RAM
laptopmag.comLaptopMag.com have produced an excellent guide on how to install a 2gb module of RAM for your NC10 to improve its performance. RAM is important for having multiple applications open at once and any NC10 owner who has upgraded will agree that it is worthwhile. If you are planning on installing Windows 7 on your NC10 then The guide is illustrated and step by step. Make sure you have the correct screwdriver before you start.
Need to buy your RAM? I've produced a list of brand name RAM that will work in your NC10 that's available on amazon.com & amazon.co.uk
Still having trouble? I found this useful video guide on Youtube.
US Buyer (amazon.com)
Crucial 2GB 667 Mhz DDR2 SODIMM Laptop Memory
OCZ 2GB PC2-5400 667MHz DDR2 Value SoDIMM Module
Corsair ValueSelect 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SODIMM Laptop Memory
Kingston 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SODIMM ValueRam Memory
UK Buyer (amazon.co.uk)
ByteStor 2GB PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz
