Samsung Go N315 Pine Trail netbook outed

The Samsung Go N310 was one of the more striking netbook designs from Samsung with its bold coloured lid, large embossed Samsung logo, flush glossy display and chiclet keyboard. Samsung is set to launch a Pine Trail update with the Samsung Go N315 according to the official Samsung US site.

The Samsung Go N315 has a 10.1-inch (1024 x 600) matte display powered by a 1.66GHz N450 Atom Pineview processor, 1GB RAM, 250GB HDD and Windows 7 Starter. Other features include a 1.3MP webcam, Wi-Fi (b/g/n), three USB ports and a 4-cell battery good for 4.5 hours of runtime. It also comes with The New York Times newsreader application. Amazon already has pre-orders up for $429. Check out the full list of specs after the jump. Read more

Samsung Go’s (N310) battery lasts nearly 8.5 hours

The Samsung N310 netbook has been rebranded the ‘Samsung Go’ in the United States. The Samsung Go is near enough identical to the N310 sold in the UK, however one (crucial) area in which it differs is the battery included.

The US version comes with a high capacity 6-cell (8850mAh) battery, which the company claims to last over 10 hours although it does not sit flush with the case. This replaces the 4-cell battery found in the UK version.

Laptop Mag has reviewed the Samsung Go and under their tests, it lasted for 8 hours and 23 minutes. They claim that the battery isn’t too big either which is always a bonus. Considering that the relatively poor battery life in the European SKUs was one of the main areas of criticism (along with price), Samsung has done well in addressing this issue for the US market.