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Samsung RC510 review

Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £553
inc VAT

A great design, excellent keyboard and beautiful screen, but out-dated components make the RC510 hard to recommend.

Specifications

15.6 in 1,366×768 display, 2.5kg, 2.53GHz Intel Core i3-380M, 6.00GB RAM, 640GB disk, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

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One of the RC510’s highlights is its fantastic screen; although the 1,366×768 resolution isn’t the highest, everything looked pin-sharp on the 15.6in display. Colours were accurate and brightness was very high on the maximum setting, although the glossy screen coating picked up a lot of reflections from overhead lighting. Viewing angles aren’t the best, but there is at least a reasonable amount of tilt to compensate. Sound quality couldn’t match the visuals, as the pair of tiny speakers recessed into the chassis above the keyboard tray could only produce average audio.

Samsung RC510

Overall, we can’t help but feel slightly disappointed with the RC510. It might have a great design and excellent quality screen, but more powerful Sandy Bridge-powered laptops are available for similar money. Had the RC510 been released last year, we would probably have recommended it, but now there’s too much competition from other manufacturers using newer and more powerful components.

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Basic Specifications

Rating ***
Processor Intel Core i3-380M
Processor clock speed 2.53GHz
Memory 6.00GB
Memory slots 2
Memory slots free 0
Maximum memory 8GB
Size 35x382x257mm
Weight 2.5kg
Sound Realtek HD Audio
Pointing device touchpad

Display

Viewable size 15.6 in
Native resolution 1,366×768
Graphics Processor Nvidia GeForce 315M
Graphics/video ports VGA, HDMI
Graphics Memory 1,024MB

Storage

Total storage capacity 640GB
Optical drive type DVD+/-RW +/-DL

Ports and Expansion

USB ports 4
Bluetooth yes
Wired network ports 1x 10/100/1000
Wireless networking support 802.11b/g/n
PC Card slots none
Supported memory cards SDHC, MMC, Memory Stick Pro
Other ports minijack audio output, minijack microphone input

Miscellaneous

Carrying case No
Operating system Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Operating system restore option backup and recovery software
Software included Microsoft Office 2010 Starter Edition
Optional extras none

Buying Information

Warranty one year RTB
Price £553
Details www.samsung.co.uk
Supplier http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk

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