Review: Samsung X360

Samsung showcased its newest ultra-portable laptop computer at IFA 2008 in Germany, presenting a light weight laptop design measuring 13.3 inches in diagonal at a weight of 1.27 Kg, with a retail price set for EUR 1.599. According to the press release, it will be available in the European stores by the end of September.

Samsung X360 with the 13.3-inch LED display of 1280 x 800 pixels is an elegant laptop coming in full black and dark red/black, with 3 USB ports, HDMI connectivity, VGA port, a 35-mm ExpressCard slot, 7-in-1 card reader, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, and the upcoming draft N support via the wireless 802.11n module. The built-in web camera for video conferences is not missing either, as well as the 1 Gigabit network connectivity. It is compatible with the Samsung P-Dock Docking Station.



„The X360 brings new standards regarding the form and functionality and convinces via the real style”, said Keith Wrampling, Porduct Marketing Manager Samsung Notebooks Germany. “It offers a high reduction in dimension and weight, without compromising power capabilities. This way the user has all the connectivity ports, an increasingly powerful battery, as well as the PC-comparable hard disk of 120GB.”

Using the removable 6-cell battery, the new Samsung X360 offers up to 10 hours of operating time. This is accomplished in part thanks to the new technology from Intel with low voltage processing.
The LED display technology increases the brightness up to 33% compared to the other non-LED models, which is required especially in low light conditions for clear viewability.
For security the laptop integrates a biometric fingerprint reader and the Trusted Platform Module hardware-based encryption.



It has also a durable construction thanks to the Protect-o-Edge housing technology based on magnesium alloy with nice aluminum accents. The SilverNano keyboard is, as its name suggests, based on the silver nano technology, which involves adding a silver layer on the keyboard in order to maintain it 99% bacteria-free.
The user can choose wither the 160GB HDD drive or the 128GB Solid State Drive for storing media.

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Introduction

This is an average laptop from Samsung however the performance is really good for its cheap price of 480 Euro.

Design

It is hard to classify this machine because it is a little bit to big to be a portable laptop and it is not suited to be a perfect desktop replacement either. However for only 500 Euro this machine can be yours and it offers a good value of money. The battery life on this machine is very good and when we did a battery eater intensive test it lasted 1 hour and 46 minutes. This is a lot better then many other average laptops. They keyboard features full sized keys which is of good quality. There is not much flex in the machine which is also a major plus. The touchpad is also okay and I don’t have much more to say about it.

Screen

The screen is glossy, pretty much like all other laptops these days and 15-inches. The laptop runs at a 1.280 x 800 pixel resolution and offers a good quality. I really find the design of the screen attractive with sleek curves and black casing.

Performance

Everything cannot be of highest quality when you pay 500 Euro for a laptop. We can see that clearly on the performance part. The laptop features a 2GHz Intel Core Duo T2450 processor, 1GB memory and the ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 graphics chip. The processor is very good and the laptop is quite fast in windows, however you will get a major problem if you want to play games with the poor performance graphic card. When we did a 3dMark06 test we got only 584 3DMarks. I believe even Intel’s GMA965 chip is faster then this. So if you buy a laptop for gaming this is not a laptop for you.

Conclusion

This laptop is very cheap but I clearly see many sacrifices have been made. The poor graphic chip makes it hard to play newer games and there are few connection facilities. However for 500 Euro this is still a great laptop if you not plan on using it for gaming.

Pros

+ Good screen quality
+ Fast in windows
+ Cheap

Cons

- Poor graphic card
- Few connection facilities

Value For Money

Our Rating

Review: SAMSUNG X22

Samsung has produced some great laptop designs of late and the X22 continues this style with a semi-lightweight machine anticipated for power users on the move. As revealed by us on one of the articles earlier, we take this opportunity to share with you our experience with the Samsung X22 and hence a complete review on the product; let’s jump in to walk it.


Design


Other models that we've got to see from the cradle of Samsung have had a glossy finish but this most modern machine has a matt-black finish, which we felt was more durable. The 2.2kg chassis is condensed and feels tough to the touch. It's made from plastic so will definitely stand out to the rigors of time on the road.


Performance


When it primes up to performance, this is a striking machine compressed in a compact design. You'll discover an Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 chip, which clocks at 2.2GHz and punches the raw dual-core power. Backed with 1GB of memory, we found this laptop could handle any task we set it forward too. Right from editing photos to running manifold tasks, with no real signs of slowing down. The 160GB hard drive is a little standard for the price.

Open the reassuringly solid hood and you'll stumble on a 14.1-inch Super-TFT screen. It's not the brightest of panels but we found it spiky enough for office works during the day and watching the odd movie over the night. An integrated camera sits right above the display. The keyboard is of a real good handy size and compiles the main body of the machine. We found the keys to be highly responsive enough and comfortable to employ. The touchpad and mouse buttons are also of a good decent size and easy to utilize. Considering the hyper portable capabilities of the X22 we were hoping this would be a real great machine to take on the road. Sadly, the result of the commanding specification is a rather pedestrian and lower graded battery life. Even in Vista's Power Saver mode we only scraped to achieve as little as mere 2 hours from the battery. Run this laptop in Performance mode and it's drastically lesser battery life than that. When it comes to graphics, the dedicated ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400, which as the name suggests, offers hold up for high-def sources.

Other accessories comprise a dual-format DVD rewriter, which supports Light Scribe so you can make your own labels directly scribbled on to the disc.

Taking into consideration the power on offer here, we were satisfied with how cool the system ran, only getting noticeably warm after prolonged usage for a couple of hours. At the asking price of £880 this is an impressively multitalented laptop.


Overall


The Samsung X22 is an influential and portable machine that misses out on Hot-shot Product status only because its battery life is less than idyllic. If, however, battery life is not a botheration, then this is a great all-round laptop at an excellent bargain price.


Pros


+ Ultra Portable
+ Good speed
+ Light scribe feature
+ Amazing value for money


Cons


- Poor Battery

Value For Money

Our Rating

Review: Samsung's R700 Aura

Samsung's R700 Aura T9300 Dillen, a 17 inch laptop, proffers a lot of presentation at a reasonable price. This skinny 17 inch multimedia laptop comes with authoritative and contemporary components and evaluates just 3.1 kg.


Design


The Samsung R700 Aura T9300 Dillen has a lustrous black lid, which is susceptible to dust and fingerprints. Providentially, the accessories comprise a micro-fiber cloth. Regrettably the lustrous double clear-coat cease is also responsive to excellent scratches. Although the forceful lid looks solid, pressing adjacent to the back side results in clear changes on the powered exhibit. The design is straightforward, the matte indeed a matter of taste. Compared to pioneering designs, like of the Acer aspire 6920G for instance, the Samsung R700 Aura T9300 Dillen seems to be an ordinary and boring.


Performance


Computational influence is the core potency of the Samsung R700 Aura T9300 Dillen. Even challenging picture and video editing are no predicament for the Core 2 Duo T9300 (2, 5 GHz) with 6 Mega Byte L2-Cache. Intel’s powerful Penryn-CPU and 3 GB RAM offers the top of the line performance for all applications - even with the challenging operation system Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium. There are 2 express DDRII-667 RAM modules within, a 1-GB and a 2-GB module.


An additional advantage for the R700 Aura is its low temperature emanations. The temperature augment of this influential 17 inch laptop is also subordinate than of many other laptops. Despite commanding core components and high on the whole performance, the Samsung R700 Aura does not command an assortment of energy.


Overall


Despite the competitors are also good-looking, we particularly liked the Samsung R700 Aura T9300 Dillen, for the reason that of its low down emissions. If you necessitate a low mass and low sound emissions and also elevated performance, you should acquire a nearer look at the Samsung R700 Aura T9300 Dillen.


Pros

+ High overall performance
+ Huge RAM capacity
+ Draft-n WLAN (300 MBit/s)
+ Superior workmanship
+ In-built 1.3 Mega Pixel web cam
+ Quick hard disk
+ 24 month service contract


Cons

- Rattling input devices
- Creaking holder
- Hardly any interfaces


Value For Money

Our Rating

Review: SamsungQ1 Ultra Premium UMPC

Samsung today unveiled the Q1 Ultra Premium UMPC, which advances the Q1 Ultra line by delivering “enhanced performance, extended battery life, and superior text entry”.

The Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium sub 2-pound ultra-mobile PC features the Intel Core Solo U1500 ULV processor at 1.33GHz, 1GB of DDR2 system memory, and an 80GB hard drive. This UMPC has a 7-inch touchscreen 1024-by-600 display and the new Version 1.5 of its split-QWERTY keypad, which now provides larger, improved keycaps for easier text entry. Samsung says the Q1 Ultra Premium has up to 7.5 hours of run time with a standard 6-cell battery.

The device includes integrated 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections, a 300 pixel webcam for video conferencing, an additional 1.3 megapixel camera for video recording and taking still pictures, and an SD/MMC memory card slot.

The initial Q1 Ultra Premium UMPC model - the Q1UP-XP (part Number: NP-Q1U/P01) - is based on the Microsoft Windows XP Tablet Edition operating system, and will be available for around $1,399.

Samsung has also announced it will be lowering the price of their entire family of Q1 Ultra UMPC systems.

Review: Samsung X22

Samsung has produced some great laptop designs of late and the X22 continues this style with a semi-lightweight machine anticipated for power users on the move. As revealed by us on one of the articles earlier, we take this opportunity to share with you our experience with the Samsung X22 and hence a complete review on the product; let’s jump in to walk it.


Design


Other models that we've got to see from the cradle of Samsung have had a glossy finish but this most modern machine has a matt-black finish, which we felt was more durable. The 2.2kg chassis is condensed and feels tough to the touch. It's made from plastic so will definitely stand out to the rigors of time on the road.


Performance


When it primes up to performance, this is a striking machine compressed in a compact design. You'll discover an Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 chip, which clocks at 2.2GHz and punches the raw dual-core power. Backed with 1GB of memory, we found this laptop could handle any task we set it forward too. Right from editing photos to running manifold tasks, with no real signs of slowing down. The 160GB hard drive is a little standard for the price.

Open the reassuringly solid hood and you'll stumble on a 14.1-inch Super-TFT screen. It's not the brightest of panels but we found it spiky enough for office works during the day and watching the odd movie over the night. An integrated camera sits right above the display. The keyboard is of a real good handy size and compiles the main body of the machine. We found the keys to be highly responsive enough and comfortable to employ. The touchpad and mouse buttons are also of a good decent size and easy to utilize. Considering the hyper portable capabilities of the X22 we were hoping this would be a real great machine to take on the road. Sadly, the result of the commanding specification is a rather pedestrian and lower graded battery life. Even in Vista's Power Saver mode we only scraped to achieve as little as mere 2 hours from the battery. Run this laptop in Performance mode and it's drastically lesser battery life than that. When it comes to graphics, the dedicated ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400, which as the name suggests, offers hold up for high-def sources.

Other accessories comprise a dual-format DVD rewriter, which supports Light Scribe so you can make your own labels directly scribbled on to the disc.

Taking into consideration the power on offer here, we were satisfied with how cool the system ran, only getting noticeably warm after prolonged usage for a couple of hours. At the asking price of £880 this is an impressively multitalented laptop.


Overall


The Samsung X22 is an influential and portable machine that misses out on Hot-shot Product status only because its battery life is less than idyllic. If, however, battery life is not a botheration, then this is a great all-round laptop at an excellent bargain price.


Pros


+ Ultra Portable
+ Good speed
+ Light scribe feature
+ Amazing value for money


Cons


- Poor Battery

Value For Money

Our Rating

Review: Samsung's R700 Aura

Samsung's R700 Aura - A class within itself

Samsung's R700 Aura T9300 Dillen, a 17 inch laptop, proffers a lot of presentation at a reasonable price. This skinny 17 inch multimedia laptop comes with authoritative and contemporary components and evaluates just 3.1 kg.


Design


The Samsung R700 Aura T9300 Dillen has a lustrous black lid, which is susceptible to dust and fingerprints. Providentially, the accessories comprise a micro-fiber cloth. Regrettably the lustrous double clear-coat cease is also responsive to excellent scratches. Although the forceful lid looks solid, pressing adjacent to the back side results in clear changes on the powered exhibit. The design is straightforward, the matte indeed a matter of taste. Compared to pioneering designs, like of the Acer aspire 6920G for instance, the Samsung R700 Aura T9300 Dillen seems to be an ordinary and boring.


Performance


Computational influence is the core potency of the Samsung R700 Aura T9300 Dillen. Even challenging picture and video editing are no predicament for the Core 2 Duo T9300 (2, 5 GHz) with 6 Mega Byte L2-Cache. Intel’s powerful Penryn-CPU and 3 GB RAM offers the top of the line performance for all applications - even with the challenging operation system Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium. There are 2 express DDRII-667 RAM modules within, a 1-GB and a 2-GB module.


An additional advantage for the R700 Aura is its low temperature emanations. The temperature augment of this influential 17 inch laptop is also subordinate than of many other laptops. Despite commanding core components and high on the whole performance, the Samsung R700 Aura does not command an assortment of energy.


Overall


Despite the competitors are also good-looking, we particularly liked the Samsung R700 Aura T9300 Dillen, for the reason that of its low down emissions. If you necessitate a low mass and low sound emissions and also elevated performance, you should acquire a nearer look at the Samsung R700 Aura T9300 Dillen.


Pros

+ High overall performance
+ Huge RAM capacity
+ Draft-n WLAN (300 MBit/s)
+ Superior workmanship
+ In-built 1.3 Mega Pixel web cam
+ Quick hard disk
+ 24 month service contract


Cons

- Rattling input devices
- Creaking holder
- Hardly any interfaces


Value For Money

Our Rating

REVIEW: Samsung Q1 Ultra

Specs:

Display: 7" color touch screen with 300 nit brightness running at 1024 x 600 native resolution (scaling to 800 x 600 and 640 x 480 also supported). Intel GMA950 graphics with 128 megs shared memory. Can drive an external monitor up to 2048 x 1536 resolution.

Battery: Lithium Ion Prismatic rechargeable. Battery is user replaceable. 29.6mw. Claimed runtime 4.5 hours. Extended battery available with claimed 8.5 hour runtime.

Performance: 800MHz Intel A110 with 400MHz front side bus. 1 gig DDR2 (400MHz) RAM, 1 SODIMM socket. Intel 945GMS chipset with 400MHz FSB.

Drive(s): 1.8" hard disk, 4200 RPM. 40, 60 and 80 gig capacity, depending on model purchased.

Size: 9.95 x 4.87 x 0.94 inches. Weight: 1.52 pounds.

Camera: Front facing video chat camera (1/3MP) and rear still/video 1.3MP camera (one model is available without the camera).

Audio: Built in 1.6 watt stereo speakers, dual array mics and 3.5mm standard stereo headphone jack. Voice Recorder, voice command and dictation built into the Windows XP Tablet Edition OS. HD Audio, SRS Surround Sound.

Networking: Integrated WiFi 802.11b/g (Atheros AR5006), Bluetooth 2.0 and 10/100 Ethernet (Broadcom 4400x). HSDPA available on model #NP-CMV(HSDPA).

Software: Windows Vista Home Premium operating system. Microsoft Touch Pack which includes the DialKeys on screen keyboard, Origami Experience. Navigon Navigator 2.0 mapping and navigation software. MS Reader. Samsung software for managing the device, Samsung updater, AVS and AVS NOW!

Ports and Expansion: 1 SD/MMC card slot (except base model), two USB 2.0 ports, VGA port, 3.5mm stereo out, Ethernet port.

Security: Biometric fingerprint scanner included on some models.

Optional Accessories: Available for purchase are a docking station, GPS package, extended battery, dual layer DVD drive, USB keyboard, portfolio case, car DC adapter, stylus pack and USB data cable.

Pro: Full Windows in a very portable format. Screen resolution is high enough for a near-notebook experience and the touch screen is accurate and responsive to finger touch. Good networking with Bluetooth, WiFi and even HSDPA on one model. Navigation software is a plus.

Con: Quite slow. Interacting with small on-screen elements like Start Menu program lists, hyperlinks and close boxes take a precise hand (and use of the stylus rather than a finger). The tiny keyboard is better than nothing, but not by much.