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Samsung 600B5B review

Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £790
inc VAT

A good business-oriented laptop, but not as suitable for most home users

Specifications

15.6 in 1,366×768 display, 2.5kg, 2.5GHz Intel Core i5-2520M, 4.00GB RAM, 500GB disk, Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

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The 600B5B was surprisingly comfortable to use for day-to-day tasks. Despite the angular chassis, we could type without the laptop’s edges cutting into our wrists thanks to the rubberised finish that also kept the entire keyboard tray cool. The keyboard itself uses standard laptop keys that are tightly grouped together, but at least full-size so we rarely made spelling errors. A choice of touchpad or touchstick is a bonus, although the buttons on both need quite a shove to register.

Samsung 600B5B keyboard

Unsurprisingly for a business machine, the 15.6in screen has a matt finish that’s great for diffusing light reflections, but poor at producing vibrant colours. The 1,366×768 resolution is reasonably sharp, but viewing angles are poor. There is at least a huge amount of screen tilt, so you should be able to work regardless of ambient lighting.

Like most business laptops, connectivity was excellent. Two USB3 ports, one regular USB and one USB shared with eSATA provide plenty of room for external expansion, as do the ExpressCard/34 slot and multi-format card reader. There’s also a fingerprint reader for the security-conscious and a DVD re-writer.

Samsung 600B5B left

Its performance, connectivity and usability are all impressive, but we still can’t recommend the 600B5B to most people. It makes most sense for business users that need a dedicated graphics card optimised for business applications, but for most home users there are better, more well-rounded machines available for a similar price, such as the Acer Aspire 5755G.

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Basic Specifications

Rating ***
Processor Intel Core i5-2520M
Processor clock speed 2.5GHz
Memory 4.00GB
Memory slots 2
Memory slots free 0
Maximum memory 8GB
Size 36x368x246mm
Weight 2.5kg
Sound Realtek HD Audio
Pointing device touchpad and touchstick

Display

Viewable size 15.6 in
Native resolution 1,366×768
Graphics Processor Nvidia NVS 4200M
Graphics/video ports HDMI, VGA
Graphics Memory 1,024MB

Storage

Total storage capacity 500GB
Optical drive type DVD+/-RW +/-DL

Ports and Expansion

USB ports 3
Bluetooth yes
Wired network ports 1x 10/100/1000
Wireless networking support 802.11n
PC Card slots ExpressCard/34
Supported memory cards SDXC, Memory stick Pro, MMC
Other ports eSATA (shared with USB socket), 2x USB3 port, minijack audio output, minijack microphone input

Miscellaneous

Carrying case No
Operating system Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Operating system restore option restore partition
Software included Microsoft Office 2010 Starter edition, Cyberlink Media Suite
Optional extras none

Buying Information

Warranty one year collect and return
Price £790
Details www.samsung.co.uk
Supplier http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk

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