In fact the only difference appears to be that the ND10 does not come with an operating system and therefore is around $50 cheaper. This is great if you wanted to stick your own Linux distro on it without paying the ‘Windows tax’. It’s unlikely to make an appearance outside of China though. Check out the hands-on video after the jump.

João basically opened the bottom and replaced the Wi-Fi Mini PCI-E card with a 3G modem. Obviously this means that you’ll have no wireless access, but João solved this problem by using a small Buffalo USB 2.0 Wi-Fi dongle. The other issue is that once you insert your sim card into the slot it will remain there unless you take off the whole bottom casing again. Or, you could always hack a hole into the casing to provide easy access. JKKMobile says that this is one of the few netbooks where you swap out the Wi-Fi module for a 3G one.

Intel along with UQ Communications is promoting the widespread deployment of WiMAX Services in Japan. UQ is committed to cover 90 percent of Japan with its WiMAX service by 2012 and sees the official UQ WiMAX launch on 1st July. As a result of this, several WiMAX-enabled netbooks and notebooks have been announced in Japan.

Onkyo has also announced a WiMAX variant of its recently released C204 netbook called the C204A5. Once again apart from a WiMAX module, the specs remain unchanged. This 10.1-inch netbook is powered by a 1.6GHz N270 Atom CPU, 1GB RAM and comes with a 32GB SSD. The C204A5 will be available from July. A version of the Sony Vaio P with WiMAX has also been announced.

Finally, we have two WiMAX netbooks from Clevo, the M815L and the M811L. Both appear to be quite thick and have a boxed shape with square edges, it has been designed to look like a book. The M811L comes with two USB ports, 4-in-1 card reader, VGA, a pair of audio jacks, Ethernet and a Kensington lock. It is powered by the usual 1.6GHz N270 Atom CPU + 945GSE chipset combo. It also comes with 1GB RAM and a 160GB HDD. No pricing or availability has been announced at this time. Check out a hands-on video of the Clevo M811L below.

Via Portable Monkey and Akhibara News.

We have also now learned that the Samsung N110’s suggested retail price in the UK will be £349. Obviously, retailers will price this down slightly on release, but consumers need to consider whether the refresh is worth spending nearly £50 extra over the NC10, which retails for just over £300 on Amazon. We’ll keep you informed as soon as we have any details on the N110 release date.

The design is also slightly different with a glossy lid and red trim. The other main change is that the N110 will come with a glossy display as opposed to the matte one found in the NC10. Other than that, its specs are fairly similar. The N110 is powered by a 1.6GHz Atom N270 CPU and 1GB RAM. It also has a 160GB (5,400 rpm) hard-disk drive. It also comes with Wi-Fi (b/g), Bluetooth and Windows XP Home SP3.

TrustedReviews found that the Samsung N110 to be one of the best netbooks money can buy, offering a good keyboard, strong build quality, excellent battery life and attractive styling. Whilst current NC10 owners may not have anything to compel them to upgrade, those currently in the market will have a lot to find here. Overall they scored they the N110 9/10, if you head over to the site they also have a video review up. Click through for the key points of the review.

Key points from the review:

• Samsung has opted for a few well considered design changes. The faux-chrome trim is replaced with a thin strip of deep red that’s a nice addition. The edges have a greater curve and sculpted feel to them than the NC10. Glossy black lid finish is infused with a red glittery hue.
• The touchpad is slightly larger than NC10. A positive change.
• New glossy display will polarise opinion. Despite this, the screen is a very good one. It’s bright, has decent viewing angles and produces sharp and readable text.
• Connectivity, as you might imagine, is also identical both in composition and arrangement. On the left there’s an Ethernet port and two USB ports, while on the right you’ll find headphone and microphone jacks, another USB port, the VGA out and a lock slot. On the front, there’s the memory card reader, while above the screen is the webcam.
• Battery life lasted seven hours of general usage and eight hours of video playback.
• The keyboard hasn’t changed from the NC10 – as before it has a more or less perfect layout, while keys are large and easy to type on. Overall the N110 still has one of the best keyboards found in any netbook.
• No issues detected with heat or noise.
• Would have been nice to see the Wi-Fi upgraded to Draft-N.

The Samsung N120 has a similar 10-inch screen with 1024 x 600 resolution as the NC10. The Samsung N120 comes with a glossy screen compared to the matter screen of the NC10. To account for the full-sized keyboard, the chassis of the N120 keyboard is slightly wider and thinner. Check out the videos after the break.

Samsung N120 vs. Samsung NC10

Samsung N120 Unboxed

This is probably not surprising given that the Asus 1000HE costs a similar amount to the Samsung NC10 whilst having a longer battery life. However, it would be interesting to see how the 1000HE compares against Samsung’s upcoming N110 which Samsung claims will last for 9.5 hours. Click through for a full chart of the final result.

Now potential N110 buyers can rest with ease. The product page has been updated and the N110 does indeed support 2GB RAM. The Samsung N110 is available to pre-order from a number of US retailers, however still no word on a UK release.

With many mobile operators now offering netbooks as part of subsidised data packages, there will come a point that most netbooks will have the ability to access the internet in our view. Whether that means 3G modules will be included in most models from the start or we start to see the adoption of ARM based netbooks that are always connected to a 3G network, this can only be a good thing, giving more choice to consumers.

Surprise, surprise he found that owning a netbook requires making compromises. Some of the issues with each netbook include mouse buttons on either side of the touchpad for the HP Mini 1001, the Samsung NC10 costs too much, the Asus is too heavy and the Wind doesn’t have upgradeable memory. The video doesn’t cover any new ground but is meant to be a bit of light relief, check it out after the break.