Samsung Series 9 NP900X4C 15-inch Laptop (Black) - (Intel Core i5 3317UM 1.7GHz, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, LAN, WLAN, BT, Webcam, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit) SALE
Product Description
Samsung 900X4CA01UK Core i53317UM Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit 150 SuperBright 340nit HD LED 1600 x 900 AntiReflective Display Intel HD 4000 Graphics 8 GB RAM 128 GB SSD No Optical Drive 80211 abgn Bluetooth Webcam 1Yr Warranty Min NP900X4CA0
Great laptop let down by miserly storage capacity
I just wanted to echo the two reviews here that if you're after a full-size (15") laptop with an ultrabook weight then this is a great purchase.
However, my one caveat would be the size of the storage supplied. I bought one of these thinking I could just about cope with 128GB storage but returned it when I realised how big a bite out of this the Samsung recovery partition actually takes. I think useable space was somewhere down at 60-70GB which was too little given I hadn't yet installed any of the software I would need.
I know people may argue that you can carry an external drive, but that rather defeats the object of buying such a slim, lightweight machine in the first place.
Summary for me: beautiful machine but insufficient storage. I'll be waiting for a model which adds a larger SSD.
Product Features
Samsung Series 9 NP900X4C 15-inch Laptop (Black) - (Intel Core i5 3317UM 1.7GHz, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, LAN, WLAN, BT, Webcam, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit)
ASIN : B00862I4XY
List Price : £1,299.00
Price : £799.99
You Save : £499.01
- Processor clock speed: 1700 MHz
- Processor family: Intel Core i5
- Processor model: i5-3317U
- Turbo frequency (max): 2600 MHz
- Processor number of cores: 2
This Kind of Samsung Series 9 NP900X4C 15-inch Laptop (Black) - (Intel Core i5 3317UM 1.7GHz, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, LAN, WLAN, BT, Webcam, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit) perrforms wonderful. easy to use and also modify. The Cost of this was much lower compared to other locations, I other places reviewed, and not far more than related item.
Category: Products
Brand: Samsung
Rating : 3.8
Review 1 : Thin, but powerful with a good display
The main selling point of this laptop is its size, apparently the thinnest in the world. The first thing I did when taking it out of its rather neat and sturdy packaging (A box suspended within a box!) was look at it from the side. It's almost the laptop that isn't there, with the main body being only slightly thicker than USB ports. Build quality is extremely good, with a uni-body aluminium case. Due to the thin profile, there is no space for an Ethernet port. If you want to use wired networking, then you have to use the supplied dongle that connects to a small port in the side.
As well as the small Ethernet port, there is a micro-HDMI port, and three USB ports Two of the ports are USB three, whilst the other is USB two. Using the supplied utility allows you to configure the ports to charge even when the laptop is switched off. This is useful for charging phones or music players without having to have the computer switched on. There is also a multi-function SD card slot...
Review 2 : Samsung Series 9 (NP900X4D)
This was bought elsewhere so is not a review of Amazon or their service (which is pretty damn good anyhow).
PRO's
The Samsung is lightening fast, light as a feather and a delight to use. It can sit on your lap all evening without discomfort. Battery life is excellent. Screen is the brightest I've ever owned. It is quiet and it is cool (both in temperature and looks!)
CON's
Major letdown is that the recovery partition uses 30% of the 128Gb. With only Windows 7, Photoshop elements, MS Office 2010 Pro and Epson print software installed there is just 40Gb left for my data files which total 47Gb!!! Other reviews talk of a recovery disc, but I didn't get one. On a high end laptop I would rather have have seen an external recovery media. I've never used recovery on any laptop I ever owned. Given the cost of SSD, it's a complete misuse of expensive storage.
As others have mentioned, the power plug is dire. The slightest movement pulls it...