Samsung Series 5 NP530U4C-A01US 14-Inch Ultrabook (Light Titan)
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- Intel Core_i5_3317U Processor 1.7GHz
- 4 GB RAM
- 750GB Hard Drive
- 14-Inch Screen
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Samsung Series 5 PC Weighing in under four pounds and thinner than the diameter of a U.S. nickel, the Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook PC was designed for mobile users who need the ease of portability without sacrificing an exceptional computing experience. This striking laptop features sleek lines and a cool, sophisticated design, and its looks will make an impact everywhere–from the office to the corner coffee shop. The high performance Series 5 Ultrabook with 14-inch display (view larger). Ultra-light, ultra-thin and ultra-sleek (view larger). NP530U4C-A01US
At a Glance: 14-inch HD display
1.7 GHz Intel Core i5-3317U ultra-low voltage, dual-core processor
750 GB hard drive with ExpressCache
4 GB installed RAM
Integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000
Wireless-N Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.0
HDMI output
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
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Samsung Series 5 NP530U4C-A01US 14-Inch Ultrabook (Light Titan)
List Price: $ 849.99
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The perfect Ultrabook for the price.,
I have been looking at Ultrabooks for the past six months. Each week, a new entry is offered from one of the many vendors. After reading all the reviews and trying out some of the products, I ordered the Samsung Series 5 and am thrilled with my choice. I was sending emails within 5 minutes of getting it out of the box. The software loaded in no time without the need for written instructions. At the end of the first week, I can’t think of a negative to mention–it is exactly what I was looking for and under $1,000. Next week it goes on its first business trip and I can learn about “true battery life”. Wish me luck.
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|Good Laptop Overall,
I read the reviews from the previous model and compared it with some other laptops and based on the reviews and problems thereof I decided to buy this one.
The Good:
1. Laptop Visually looks nice overall
2. Webcam works well
3. Laptop doesn’t heat up too much
4. I haven’t heard or am bothered by the fan
5. Ram is good. Videos, and multiple programs play well.
6. Laptop works well.
The Neutral:
1. Touchpad is not in the center of the laptop. I suppose this is a new thing and common in modern ultrabooks but still unappealing; After working with a Giant Touchpad from an Apple MacBook Pro this is somewhat of a letdown. HOwever, it does work fine and the location is chosen off center because the location of the home row keys to aid in using the thumbs to browse with mouse. Overall Aesthetically center would be nice but practically with the layout of the keyboard and length of the laptop it would not be practical. So neutral there.
The Mediocre:
1. Laptop is filled with 3rd party Bloatware. This isn’t too bad, though I spent a couple hours removing much of it.
2. Most Samsung programs are junk. A program to transfer files between Samsung PCs? Bah, not necessary. I kept a few of them, Samsung Easy Settings and Fast Boot are worth keeping.
3. NVidea Control Panel is Installed, but this laptop uses Intel Graphics 4000. No Graphics Card = Software has nothing to do = Waste of space.
4. Laptop sleeps often. I have to click several times to get it to wake up. Somewhat annoying but passable.
5. Can’t open Laptop with one hand. The laptop is good in that it stays well-closed. Just opening it takes too hands due to the lightweight laptop itself. Not too bad, just somewhat unideal; I suppose it comes with the ultrabook territory.
Anyway, overall the pluses far outweigh the mediocre parts and I advise this laptop. It works, is quiet, doesn’t overheat, and can handle the standard programs and applications you would want to use with it.
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|Samsung Series 5 NP530U4C-A01US 14 inch laptop,
I have had the laptop for four days now and my overall impression is that I like it very much. I did have an initial problem with the wireless adapter. It would drop connection randomly, sometimes after working for hours, other times after only a few minutes. My only option was to reboot to reestablish the connection. I got on the Intel web site and looked for support on the Intel adapter. it is an Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235. The Intel web site has an app that will analyze your computer and it found an updated driver. Once I installed the new driver I have not had any problems with the wireless adapter.
Computer performance is very good. It boots up quickly and restart from sleep is very fast. The touch pad works very smoothly, however the buttons are small and if your thumb hangs over onto the touch pad (mine does sometime), the touch pad doesn’t work. The keys on the keyboard are sized and spaced correctly. However, they are very shallow which takes a little getting used to.
The computer is compact and very lightweight at just under 4 pounds. Even though the screen is smaller than my old laptop (16 inch Toshiba), it is very readable. I haven’t ran the battery down fully, but I estimate the battery charge to last around five hours in performance mode. Power saver mode would obviously improve on that.
At this point I would not hesitate to recommend this computer.
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