Samsung NF310 Review

Samsung NF310 emphasizes Samsung’s continued dedication to innovation in ultra-portable computing, and establishes a new benchmark for premium features with the inclusion of an Intel® Atom Dual-Core processor and a stunning HD display.
“Samsung netbooks are a favorite among consumers not only for their innovative design, portability, and the premium features we strive to offer while maintaining affordability,” said Todd Bouman, director of product marketing at Samsung Enterprise Business Division. “In addition to the stylized aesthetic consumers have come to expect from Samsung, the NF310 builds upon the success of previous netbooks and offers a more robust experience through the improved 
Dual-Coreprocessor and HD display.”


Premium Portable Performance
The ultra compact NF310 features an all-new Intel^® Atom N550 Dual-Core processor providing up to 50 percent faster performance than in previous netbook models. The efficient and powerful combination of the new Dual-Coreprocessor and HD display make the NF310 an ideal choice for technology enthusiasts. It also boasts battery performance of more than 9 hours, making it perfect for work or play on-the-go.
Whether at home or away, the NF310 makes portable entertainment an eye-pleasing experience. It features a crystal clear HD LED backlit display and offers stunning 720p quality, allowing users to comfortably view detailed images of family and friends or stream HD video.

Enhanced Usability and Connectivity
The NF310’s styling also makes it a must-have device. A smooth, contoured clamshell exterior and Titan Silver color highlight the NF310’s sleek appearance, while a roomy island style spill-resistant keyboard and large touchpad with gesture support make the NF310 conducive to comfortable computing on-the-go.
Samsung’s Fast Start feature, which easily allows the user to put the NF310 in an advanced state of sleep, enhances user satisfaction by reducing power consumption while the device is not in use. The user’s session can then be restored in as little as 3 seconds.
The NF310 also boasts Samsung’s USB Sleep & Charge technologies. These features allow users to quickly connect and charge cell phones, MP3 players or other USB-powered device even while the NF310 is powered off.
Samsung’s Support Center also ensures that data content can stay safe, or can help troubleshoot any particular problem. Accessible with a keyboard shortcut, the Support Center helps users manage their system settings or can setup a tech-support web chat. Samsung’s Back-up & Recovery Solution also allows users to create and restore back-ups of system data on the device, or on a network or removable storage device.
Lastly, the NF310 can quickly connect PC-to-PC over ad-hoc WiFi connections, simply and easily. For the ultimate in easy home networking, the AllShare^TM feature allows users to share and play videos, photos, and music across a range of Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certified devices, including TVs, cameras and handsets.
NF310 Key Specs:

• CPU: Intel® Atom^TM N550 Dual-Core processor
• Genuine Windows® 7 Starter
• Memory: 1GB DDR3
• Hard Drive: 250GB
• Screen: 10.1-inch HD LED backlit display
• Resolution: 1366 x 768
• Speakers: 3 W Stereo Speaker (1.5 W x 2)
• Battery: more than 9 hrs
• Wireless: 802.11b/g/n
• Weight: 2.87 lbs.
• MSRP: $399

The NF310 netbook will be available in Fall 2010. All Samsung mobile PC products are available through Samsung resellers and distribution channels, which can be located by calling 1-800-SAMSUNG or by visiting www.samsung.com/laptops.

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Samsung Series 5 ChromeBook Review

Samsung today announced a new laptop with Chrome OS, called the Series 5 Chromebook. This is the world’s first Chromebook built on the principles of speed, simplicity and security.

The Samsung Series 5 packs power with an Intel Core 2 Duo N570 1.66Ghz processor. This laptop packs a 12.1-inch (1280 x 800) Super Bright display is both anti-reflective and anti-glare.



Samsung Series 5 is equipped with a HD Webcam, optional global 3G, 802.11 WiFi, a 4-in-1 Card Reader, two USB ports. The Series 5 weighs 3.3 lbs. and has a battery life of up to 8.5 hours.

The Samsung Series 5 will launch in the U.S. June 15, 2011. The Samsung Series 5 Wi-Fi + 3G model will retail at $499.99, and the Wi-Fi only model will retail at $429.99.

Source [http://www.laptopspec.net/2011/05/samsung-introduce-the-series-5-chromebook/]

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Samsung RF410 Review - Black

Processor : Intel Core i5-560

Memory : 2GB DDR3
Hard Disk : 500 GB
Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium
Screen : 14 inch

*come with 1GB graphics

The RF410 is Samsung’s answer to today’s ever-growing need for a high-performance notebook that can handle our multimedia demands. For all needs ranging from storage of large files, editing or viewing of HD movies and pictures, or enjoying the latest in PC gaming, the RF series notebook has it all covered—an Intel® Core™ i5 Processor*, 2GB of RAM memory*, 2GB graphics card* ensures every experience is maximised to the fullest. Upgraded connectivity features localise and help make your information shareable, including super fast USB 3.0 ports, Bluetooth 3.0 High Speed, and AllShare™. With this high performer, it’s all about knowing what you are going to need in the future and giving it to you today.
Take multi-tasking to a whole new level with Intel® Core™ i5 Processor.
With intelligent processing for processor-demanding tasks, the new Intel® Core™ i5 Processor (up to Quad Core) delivers unrivalled speed and efficiency. Supported by Intel® Intelligent Power Technology and Turbo Boost Technology, it optimises power usage by automatically allocating it where it is needed, thus, perfectly suited for heavy multitasking. So whether you're creating HD videos, composing digital music, editing photos, or playing the latest 3D PC games, the RF410 notebook delivers every time.
Superior 3D Graphics with NVIDIA GeForce GT330M / 420M
Optimised for Windows 7, the 2GB (1GB dedicated) NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M / 420M offers next-gen 3D graphics rendering capability for unparalleled realism, speed, and of course processing power in every facet of the computing experience, especially 3D gaming, 3D image, and HD content viewing. If that’s not enough, then add-in the latest DirectX (10.1) and Shader Model (4.1) interfaces and you’ll quickly see just how much capability and power the QXseries notebook and its NVIDIA GeForce GT330M / 420M will put at your fingertips.

Immerse yourself in realistic 3D audio with SRS Premium Sound.
Samsung has combined its latest acoustic technology with SRS Premium Surround Sound to deliver the richest and clearest audio experience. The enhanced Acoustic Chambers strengthens low-pitch sounds, provides more area to enjoy your music, movies and games. The RF410 provides enhanced bass, crystal clear dialogue and better definition control for maximum clarity at higher frequencies.

Faster file transfers with USB 3.0.
Samsung knows that the importance of easy and fast file transfers is paramount for PC users. For this reason, the latest USB 3.0 port has been designed to deliver the speed, so uploading HD movies will takes just seconds —while keeping its compatibility with USB 2.0 / 1.1 devices. It almost sounds too good to be true.

Premium connectivity with Bluetooth 3.0 High Speed.
Enjoy wireless transfer of media and other data between your electronic devices—audio, video, print data and more, with an upgraded Bluetooth 3.0 High Speed delivering higher data transmission speeds (24Mbps), 8x faster than Bluetooth 2.1 (3Mbps) and enhanced power control for extended battery life.

Bring your multimedia to life with HD resolution sharpness and clarity.
The RF410 with high resolution and LED back-lit LCD display provides the sharpest images and boldest colours. Its widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio also ensures that you are able to enjoy the most accurate representation of HD movies and games, without annoying black bands.

Sleep-and-Charge USB
Pack one less cord on your next trip. The Samsung RF410 lets you charge many of your portable devices, such as your Smart Phone or MP3 player, right through its USB charging port. And yournotebook doesn't even have to be turned on.

Fast Start

In an advanced sleep mode, your notebook saves and stores data onto the HDD as well as memory. When you flip your notebook screen upright, Fast Start brings your computer back to the way you left it—within seconds.

AllShare™

Samsung AllShare™ with DLNA technology lets you share and play multimedia content from your AllShare™ device directly with another AllShare™supported device like TVs, PCs,notebook PCs, even mobile phones.

Data back-up
In the case of sudden loss of power, your notebook is equipped with the Samsung Recovery Solution, which automatically creates system restore points on your HDD, allowing you to continue where you left off while improving the overall stability of yournotebook.
* Factory Option

Source: [http://figuramalaya.net/ver4.1/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=189]

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Toshiba Satellite A665-S5176X Review, Specs and Price

If you are looking for an affordably priced laptop with great speakers and specifications then Toshiba Satellite A665-S5176X can Toshiba Satellite A665-S5176Xvery well be the device for you. Most of the satellite series of laptops are known for their solid performance and Toshiba Satellite A665 looks forward to carry that tradition. Read on the Toshiba Satellite A665-S5176X review to know more about this laptop.

Toshiba Satellite A665-S5176X Features

Toshiba has packed Toshiba Satellite A665-S5176X next generation, Intel icore 3 processor along with a blue-ray drive and the Intel wireless display. The Harman Kardon speakers ensure that volumes are great and the battery life of device is also pretty good. However the laptop is quite heavy weighing around 5.8 lbs which makes it a bit difficult to carry from place to place.

The laptop has a raised island-style keyboard which makes typing a decent experience. But the spacebar is a bit small which makes the keys overly slick to touch. The touchpad is quite responsive and responses to the slightest of touches. The viewing angles are sometimes limited and colors look a bit shabby at times.
Toshiba Satellite A665-S5176 X Specs

Some of the technical specs of Toshiba Satellite A665-S5176X are as follows:

Dimension And Processor

Dimension: 14.98×10x1.18 inches
Processor: Intel iCore 3

RAM & Storage Controller

Installed RAM size: 4GB
Technology: DDR3 SDRAM

Storage And Display

Hard Drive: 500 GB – Serial ATA 150
Supported Flash Memory Cards: SDHC Memory Card
Display: 15.6 inches TFT Active Matrix
Resolution: 1366×768 pixels

Networking And Power

Networking: Network Adapter
Wireless LAN Support: Yes
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Fast Ethernet

Input Devices And Power

Input Device: Keyboard
Power Device: External
Required Voltage: AC 120/230 V

Battery And Operating System

Battery Installed: Lithium Ion
Miscellaneous

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition
Weight: 5.8 lbs

Toshiba Satellite A665-S5176X Price And Verdict

Priced at $ 799, Toshiba Satellite A665-S5176X is packed with most of the features which seeks to give users a world class experience. The laptop is great for playing games but lags behind a bit as compared to laptops equipped with AMD and Nvidia graphics. However, the fast processor and the decent battery life of the laptop does not make it a bad bet.

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Toshiba Portege R830 Laptop

Nothing much has been mentioned about this laptop. So lets see what does this laptop has to offer for all of us. What competition will it offer for the new kind of laptops like MacBook Pros and HP's AMD-powered Pavilion dm1. As such it is said that this new laptop is a good mixture of price, design, features, and performance. So does it matches all the requirements lets have a look.

The new Portege R830 design is almost identical to its older brother Portege R700, some of the negative points of the Portege R700 was that it did not have a good processor that almost all its competitors had a good support for it. Now that requirement is fulfilled by the new Portege R830. Plus it has got some more new features in it, which we will keep discovering as this review progresses. So first lets start with the design of the laptop.

Design
As I have said above the design of the laptop is very much similar to the previous model Portege R700 and I must say that they almost look as twins. The subtle dark blue tint to its brushed-metal magnesium alloy chassis is a repeated design, the body of the laptop is a bit sturdy though it appears to be light in weight. If we have a look at the screen of the laptop then it does appears to be very light and we could have expected some work on that, shifting our attention to the keyboards, keyboards are pretty well maintained with vertical row of dedicated page-up, page-down, home, and end keys all placed on the right side of laptop. Now what this causes is that it shifts the enter button and also the right shift key further right side making it very difficult to locate that. Even the media and the volume control buttons are a bit difficult to locate. In spite of the flaws then also the Toshiba Portege R830 does manage to get a good keyboard experience as well as the touchpad experience. One more thing if I am missing out is the backlight keyboard, it should have been present I feel so.



Now lets see what are the features of this laptop :

Features
It does come with a couple of interesting software utilities that will keep you interested in. One of them is the ReelTime. It will display all the recent documents and Web pages in the thumbnail form at the bottom of the screen, if you want to combine photos and notes in a single workspace then Bulletin Board does that task. If you are new to the Toshiba computers then you will definitely take some time to get used to it but that’s ok. It is an interesting feature that you will not regret learning it.



It has a 13.3-inch LED display that will give you a resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels that is far much better then it s competitors. So here Toshiba scores well. Though we checked out the off-axis viewing angles of the laptop but sad to say that we were not so impressed with that. We also had a check with the audio quality of the laptop but the sound was ok.

It comes with one USB 2.0 port, one USB 3.0, USB 2.0/eSATA and also a slot for the sd card reader. Wifi and the Ethernet support is there in the laptop, in the optical drive it will come with the DVD Burner.

Performance
Now lets see how well does it perform in different factors, so lets have a look at its performance.

The Toshiba Portege R830 comes in two options one is with the core i5 processor while the other one comes with the core i3 processor. Whats the difference between two is that the core i3 model will come with Bluetooth, WiMax, and Intel's Wireless Display, for beaming video signals. While all these things will not be present in the one having core i5 processor. Now if we consider the core i5 processor in the Toshiba Portege R830, then it does lags behind apple mac book pro which as the same processor but the difference is little, if we talk about the multitasking speed and also the image processing it definitely races ahead of all the laptops and if you consider the difference, i must say that the difference is highly noticeable. We have not taken in to consideration the core i3 processor and hence I will not mention about that.

If you ask me Toshiba Portege R830 does gives you exceptional performance and races ahead of many laptops like Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T, Samsung 9 Series 13.3-inch, Asus U31JG-A1. So that's what the difference it scores a full marks in the performance wise.

Battery
Even the battery life is the strongest department of the Toshiba Portege R830. On conducting a battery drain test for the laptop it did come with some good encouraging results beating even the 13.3-inch Apple MacBook Pro. It ran for almost 7 hours and 1 minutes which is almost as double as the R700 had. All thanks to the efficient new processor that it has got it really makes good usage of the battery and hence that's why its going to be a good name in the market if the manufacturer’s publicize it very intelligently. Many of the laptop manufacturers claim that their laptop has a good battery but all the tests are conducted in the unrealistic environment and hence it would be bad to say about it.
Conclusion
Toshiba laptops comes with a good 24*7 support and offers you many help online as well. So it’s a much added feature. If we look at the over all features though some marks has been reduced due to some negligence in the design as well as the screen of the laptop but that’s ok. It scores really very well in the performance department and also the battery life. So all that does makes it a must buy laptop. So overall rating from my side for this laptop would be 4.2/5.

Source article [http://forums.techarena.in/reviews/1403057.htm]

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New MSI CR650 APU with AMD Dual Core E-350

MSI has marketed MSI CR650 notebook powered by AMD Accelerated Processing Unit with AMD dual core processor that runs at speeds E350 1.6GHz, MSI CR650 includes 3GB of DDR3 memory, the Radeon HD6310 for graphics. This notebook also has a 320GB hard drive and a DVD SuperMulti burner. But unfortunately this notebook a new circulating in the USA, but it seems that Indonesia is no longer well.

MSI CR650 comes with a glossy LCD screen resolution of 1366 × 768 px size 15.6-inch screen and built-in stereo speakers, while also no HD 720p webcam, 4-in-1 memory card reader, 802.11b/g/n WiFi connectivity and output HDMI not behind a 6-cell battery included.

MSI CR650 (CR650-016US model) is available on Amazon with a price of $ 455.99.

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