Samsung NP300V5A-S0CIN Laptop (2nd Gen Ci7/ 6GB/ 1TB/ Win7 HP/ 1GB Graph)

Well, I work for the company which is the largest PC manufacturer of the world. However, I bought this lappy for personal use 'cause this is the cheapest in its class.
A laptop with the same configuration costs close to 65k at the place where I work.

I purchased it from an Authorized dealer in Bangalore.

If you are one of those sapiens who believes that beauty is not in the face; it is rather a light in the heart(i7 4x2 cores, 6 gb, 1tb, 520MX), then you ought to go with this product as it is all bout performance (let me say performance ONLY)

Ok. I've always been an AMD lover, but AMD A8/A6 is the best I could get on laptop so I decided to go with i7.

Performance wise this is a hulk.

I could run the following application without a glitch.
- 13 Mozilla Firefox tabs with youtube on at least three tabs.
- Anti virus scan in the background
- Adobe photoshop - this is pain even on 2nd generation i3s
- IE with email apps
- YM
- MSN messenger
- Gtalk (all signed in and chatting)
- Three huge excel files
- iTunes
- Video coding using the graphics card (just to test the load it can handle)
- This while installing updates in the background
- Paused was the Crysis 2 game (not a big gamer, just have some old cds)

The processor handled it all with ease. 50% CPU usage.

This lappy has fan at the extreme LHS, so lesser heating issues.

The only low bout this laptop is the graphics card which isn't great for extreme gamers.

Windows Rating:

Processor 6.5/7.9
Memory 7.2/7.9
Graphics 5.8/7.9
Gaming Graphics 6.5/7.9
Primary hard disk (disk transfer rate) - 5.9

It has turbo boost upto 3.1 ghz. I've tested every inch of hardware above it's stipulated threshold and the the lappy succeeded.

I'd suggest, have external woofers, change the advanced boot setting to 8 cores and you're in.

Love the laptop. You wouldn't be disappointed with the purchase.

Caution - It doesn't 'look' great at all, looks more like 20k compaq/acer laptop albeit with a durable body. Take my word - it's difficult to beat this one on performance.

Last but not the least - Nothing beats Mac OS X. lol

Pros:

1)From experience, Samsung products have quality. They are eager to become global electronic leader - so they do not compromise on quality. When consulted with laptop mechanics, they said that they very rarely see a samsung laptop come for repairs...

2)i7 processor is the mother of all processors... Even though the clock speed of i7 is usually seen as lesser than i5, you really need not be concerned. Unlike i5 where there are only 2 cores,i7 has(4)quad cores. So that means the speed and capacity of the processor will quadruple and you have in your hand a super computer.

3)I think an i7 lap will run well with 3 to 4 GB Ram... here you have 6 GB... 8 GB sounds great but 6 is quite good enough.

4)Unlike Asus, Sony, Dell and Lenovo laptops, Samsung has put an HD webcam... not a VGA 0.3

5)Hard disk is a huge 1 TB...

6)Bluetooth is V3

7)Speaker is good... Dell speakers are notoriously bad compared to samsung...

Cons:

1) Graphic card should have been 2 GB instead of 1 GB. But have no worries, almost all games play quite well.

2) no 3.0 USB port... what a shame...!!! I hope Samsung will do something about it FAST! USB 3.0 drives still work with usb 2.0 but will not have the same speed.

3)No keypad back light... but I guess very few other laps have it as well...

4)1 TB hdd with RPM of only 5400... 7400rpm is already in market... so why use 5400 especially when the hdd is 1 TB?

Summary:
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This is an awesome piece of machinery. If you are really looking to keep this laptop for long term purposes... I mean at least for the next 4-6 years. Buy it with eyes closed!!!

Its better than Lenovo, Asus and Sony erricson because it excels them in built quality and spec for this rate.

(1) Don't buy it for the looks. If you're someone who pays a lot of attention to sleek designs and beautiful finishes, this is simply not worth it.

(2) The island (chiclet) keyboard is really comfortable. Far better than the standard keyboard layout on most laptops. The keys are really soft and a pleasure to work with.

(3) The 15.6 wide screen is gorgeous. Additionally, it doesn't have a glossy finish, so you don't get distracted by reflections on the screen.

(4) Webcam's pretty decent. Haven't tested it properly though.

(5) I had some difficulty fitting USB pins into the ports.
However, it seems to have sorted itself out. Probably some sort of starting problem.

(6)Sound's really nice though the bass could have been better. However, I'm not too bothered about this since I plan on using headphones most of the time.

(7)Operations are very smooth. However, I still have to really put it through its paces.

Overall Impression: If you ignore the looks, it's well worth the price. Gives the impression of being solid, dependable and sturdy.

Would I recommend it? - Depends on what you want to use it for. Am not sure I would recommend this for someone who plans to use a lot of multimedia (movies, games etc). However,seems really good for office work, handling large amounts of data, calculations and so on.

I was very surprised when I got a call from the Flipkart delivery guy for a product I had ordered just yesterday!! I own a Samsung NP300 i5 series laptop, so when my husband wanted to replace his old one, this i7 at a very decent price seemed like a good bargain.

Based on my experience from using the i5 for the last few months and a few hours on the new i7 one, I would say Samsung has done a good job.
Screen is good, no reflections. Audio is great. Love the battery life. Doesn't take too long to charge either. I have not had any heating issues with the i5.

One thing I miss is not having the capslock and webcam LED indicators .

In the last 2+ years we have ended up buying quite a few Samsung products - washing machine, fridge, tv, laptop - we did not really go out looking for only Samsung products but time n again found that they usually r the best value for money products. Have not had any complaints with any of these products.

For 45k and the flipkart service, I would say go for it.

I need to purchase first laptop from my first salary and i had no earlier experience of online shopping of digital products. I go through whole market search and i found various laptop but with extreme variation of price on same model. Moreover the products available in store are not be reliable on there genuineness.
Then i earlier used the flipkart for ordering books only. As i earlier i have nice experience i decided to order the laptop from Flipkart. I got great help from flipkart customer care also.
and finally i place the order and got my first laptop.

I am fully satisfied with services and product. i got the delivery on my door step in great price and with no compromise in the quality of product.

i salute to the managing Director and its team who is providing such a great service in india.
This website is unique. I love to shop on flipkart.