Samsung Electronics is releasing a solar powered netbook, the Samsung NC215S, onto the Russian market in August. The solar powered netbook is equipped with a solar panels built into its lid, and according to Samsung two hours of charging in sunlight provides up to an hour of use with a battery life of 14.5 hours.
The NC215S netbook has a conventional netbook configuration with a 10.1in, 1024 x 600-pixel display and a weight of 1.3kg. It is powered by Intel Atom N570 (1.66 GHz) dual-core processor, 1GB of Ram and a 250GB or 320GB drive. The netbook has a very low power and is made of materials that are easily recyclable. NC215S provides a high quality picture with a screen 50% brighter than competing netbooks, and low noise.
Samsung says that with the USB-port Sleep-and-Charge, the netbook can charge portable devices such as smartphones or MP3-players, even if the computer is in sleep mode or turned off. And if the battery is discharged, devices can be charged through the use of solar energy.
Source and top image: Samsung Russia
