Samsung’s NC10-11PBK Special Edition 10.2-inch netbook is now available in the US.

The NC10-11PBK, offered by Amazon, has a battery life of “up to 9.4 hours”. That’s an increase from 8 hours in the standard NC10 models. Furthermore, the Special Edition is black, whereas the standard NC10 has either white or blue chassis. The product page on Amazon.com also says that the NC10-11PBK’s touch pad is larger than on other NC10 models.

The core components remained the same and include the 1024 x 600 display, Intel’s Atom N270 processor at 1.6GHz, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, and a 160GB hard drive with Windows XP Home preloaded.

The Samsung NC10-11PBK Special Edition is priced at $469.

Samsung NC20

Samsung has recently unveiled the NC20, a netbook with a 12.1-inch display and VIA’s Nano processor.

Unlike the most of available netbooks, based on the Intel Atom technology, the Samsung NC20 uses the VIA Nano U2250 CPU (1.3GHz – 1.6GHz, 800MHz) and the VX800 chipset with the Chrome 9 integrated graphics. The netbook has 1GB of DDR2 RAM, up to 160GB of hard drive space, and a 6-cell battery.

Its widescreen display has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels and a glossy coating, while its ‘normal’ notebook keyboard has full sized keys.

There are also a built-in 1.3MP web camera, stereo speakers, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth, Ethernet LAN, three USB ports, and a 3-in-1 media card reader.

The Samsung NC20 runs Windows XP Home operating system.

The netbook is available overseas for around $480. It’s expected to start selling in the US by the end of March.

Samsung NC20 Netbook

The Samsung NC20, a 12.1-inch netbook based on VIA’s Nano processor, is now available in the United States.

Newegg sells the 3.3-pound NC20-21GBK black model with 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 160GB hard drive with Windows XP Home preloaded, the VIA Chrome9 HC3 integrated graphics, and a 6-cell battery. The VIA Nano U2250 CPU runs at 1.3GHz, while the display has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.

The Samsung NC20-21GBK also includes a standard-sized laptop keyboard, a 1.3-megapixel web camera, stereo speakers, 802.11b/g wireless LAN, Bluetooth, an Ethernet port, three USB ports, a VGA output, and a 3-in-1 media card reader.

The netbook is priced at $549.99.

Samsung Netbook N120

Samsung’s new netbook, the 10.1-inch N120, is now available in the US.

Amazon offers the white Samsung N120-12GW and the N120-12GBK in black. The 2.8-pound netbooks are based on the Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor and feature 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 160GB hard drive with Windows XP Home preloaded, a 6-cell battery, and a display resolution of 1,024 by 600 pixels.

The N120 also includes built-in stereo speakers accompanied by a subwoofer, a 3-in-1 media card reader, WiFi, Bluetooth, and an Ethernet LAN port.

According to earlier reports, the netbooks feature a full-size laptop keyboard, a battery life of up to 10.5 hours, a 1.3-megapixel camera, and three USB ports.

Priced at $465.99, the Samsung N120 can be purchased through Amazon.com.