Thanks for the review! Really appreciate it.

Where did you buy it? If it's in JB I'd like to go there.

please recommend shop around jb/skudai ?

idle is around 47C, after benchmark become 61C, but palmrest remain cool, cos the HDD is located at the top, the palmrest area is battery I think

Ya the screen is really amazing, love the screen ^^

Ok ^^ Will try. No have to bring to service centre in case of warranty.

Thanks ^^

intel cpu also overpriced

I am from Pinang ^^

My personal preference would be Navotech (used to be at Landmark but now I think they moved to Danga City Mall (DCM) ) but I don't know if they sell this laptop. I cannot remember the name of the shop that I went to see the laptop but it's also in DCM.

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Added on July 31, 2012, 7:48 amAhh never mind then. Thanks anyway. I'll be waiting for the full review. Hehe.

This post has been edited by lamputinggi: Jul 31 2012, 07:48 AM

check the ultrabook thread

actually did talk about it

btw its fast without ssd to boot. supposedly some trinity thing

the only con for the laptop that i can find
no vga dongle included.

its very good for watching movie and seems to outscore intel hd4k.

U need to enable the fast boot in utilities. after that it will boot damn fast like 1 bar on windows 7. all this with a 5400 rpm 500gb hitachi drive.

It has a wifi 2 mimo. So u will connect for tx,rx at 300mbps. Wifi range average.

the dual core on it is sufficient enouhg for office apps, presentation, movie etc. Gaming personally i dont think so. Samsung has a quite mode that will seriously make the laptop dead silent.

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Added on July 31, 2012, 9:26 amcurrent offer is RM1899 with a free microsoft arc mouse worth rm109.

i bought from samsung direct in lyp
and a friend of mine bought in digital mall. the sales guy wanted to give him a logitech mouse so beware. the arc mouse offer is direct from samsung themselves.

warrantty i got the samsung guy to do it for me. same prob as the printer scx3405 . their website doesnt have.

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Added on July 31, 2012, 9:32 amlast con. for itunes playback of 720p and 1080p on native quicktime for m4v.

there was stuttering. since vlc had no issue.. this issue has always been motherboard driver for the sata issue. updated to the latest one and then no prob.

btw never off ultrabooks. just close the lid. it will enter a higher level of hibernation thanks to the ulv and cpu states. 2 sec boot up is awesome. and yup it takes around 20 secs from total cold boot. on resume boot ( after long hour it will store all the boot from mem to the hdd) takes about 10 sec.

This post has been edited by cstkl1: Jul 31 2012, 09:32 AM

@cstkl1

I did try to search at the ultrabook thread but to no avail. Imma noob.

Thanks very much for your feedbacks. This would be a perfect laptop for me if it has a backlit keyboard but at RM1899/RM1800 one should not complain lol.

Btw what kind of adapter do you need for the VGA to work? Mini-VGA to VGA?

This post has been edited by lamputinggi: Jul 31 2012, 11:18 AM

Previous experience always get a notebook approved. U dont want it to fail during presentation in board meetings

So got a hp adapter. Cost rm 150. Got it from hp in lyp.Samsung has but have to order. Rm109 i think. The 530 series comes with and so does my 9 series.

Btw if the bluetooth cannot be disabled with the wifi on. When u use eco mode without wifi and bluetooth. Ure power consumption drops to half. I hit 9 hours the other day doing some office stuff under samsung optimzed setting.
U can check power consumption in samsung utilities

This laptop is cheaper i think cause it doesnt need a ssd to boot. Amd trinity tech takes cares of it.

Oh yeah another con.
The embedded ram inside is 4gb but ure cpu takes 512mb for its gc. So left 3.5gb. It runs in single channel only.
But on. Bright note. Its enough mem actually since its dual core and u wont be running anything mem intensive.
I installed the other 4gb.

This post has been edited by cstkl1: Jul 31 2012, 11:42 AM

9 hours?! Impressive.

I think it's safe to say that for RM1899 there is no better alternative out there, is it? Thin, light and decent performance for normal usage.

Since when does AMD trinity have the fast-boot function that enables it to boot faster compared to a similar Intel powered laptop?

Can anyone provide me a link to some reading on that? Can't seem to find anything on it.


Back on topic, Samsung's screen bezel is real nice. More manufacturers ought to use matte material for the screen bezels instead of glossy and easily scratched plastic

This post has been edited by keyzjh: Jul 31 2012, 01:40 PM

noted. thanx bro

have u actually tried googling and reading credible sites like anandtech and not by some silly blog idiot that i wont trust my screwdriver with.

theres actually quite a number of forums been talking about it.

personally i think its something to do with the embedded ram on the board.


This post has been edited by cstkl1: Jul 31 2012, 04:09 PM

Fast boot

Impressive!!

hi guys, just bought this ultrabook for 2 days, cost me RM1850 with acrotech mouse (nice looking mouse but i still got a stiff feeling when using it, maybe caz it still new?) so far i must say, this ultrabook is nice to look and firm to hold. Only gonna use it for presentation, and casual watching movie so this will work just fine (got gaming rig already) and for rm1850 i think its quite decent....hope there will be a club for this ultrabook so can learn a tips or two hehehe

1.enable the fast boot at the utilities. its disable by default
2.ask the samsung in lyp to register for u.

hi guys,

i have done some garage sales search and found these dealers with some Samsung lappies, seems that their prices are better then lowyat plaza:

rickyrich
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1899264

NP305E4Z-S01 RM1120 A6-3420 2GB 320GB ATI 1GB 14" DOS
NP300V4A-05/06 RM1680 I5-2430 4GB 640GB NVIDIA 1GB 14" W7HP BLK & SILVER
NP535U3C-A01 RM1670 A6-4455M 4GB 500GB ATI 13'3" W7HP ULTRATHIN / BROWN
NP530U3C-01 RM2420 I5-3317 4GB 500GB+24GB INTEL 13'3" W7HP
NP530U4C-01 RM2670 I5-3317 6GB 1TB+24GB NVIDIA 1GB 14" W7HP


gn175546
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2431528

RM1699 305V4Z-S01MY A8-3530MX 4GB 500GB ATI 6470M 1GB 14" DVD DOS BLUE 1YR
RM2579 530U3C-A01MY i5-3317UM 4GB 500GB+24GBSSD 13.3" W7HP SILVER 1YR(ULTRABOOK)
RM2859 530U4C-S01MY i5-3317UM 6GB 1TB+24GBSSD 14" W7HP SILVER 1YR(ULTRABOOK)
RM3429 700Z3C-S01MY i5-3210 6GB 1TB GT630M 1GB 14" DVD W7HP SILVER 1YR(ULTRABOOK)
RM4729 900X3C-A01MY i5-3317UM 4GB 128GBSSD 13.3" W7HP M.BLACK 1YR

My major needs is doing programming, office applications, and web srufing. And I want matte (non reflective) screens.

good multitasking ability is a must as I normally open many programs at one time, whereas my graphics requirement is not too high as those gamers. My budget is 1500 - 2500. My questions are:

1. Would there be big difference between Series 3 & 5?
2. Would there be big difference between Intel & AMD chips used on these Samsungs?
3. Which model would suite me best? I'm comparing it to Asus N56VZ which has 15'6" Matte screen, only that it's a little pricey at 2600+.

Big thank you to all...

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Added on August 6, 2012, 9:58 amyeah me too still couldn't locate that thread.... can anyone help to point us there?

This post has been edited by t1231: Aug 6 2012, 09:58 AM

ure list hasnt been updated with all the samsung models that were launched in june

thats including the 535u3c

amd trinity. from reviews it outpreforms overall the intel i3 especially on the ati gc and with it having some tech on fast boot u save dough from having a ssd for booting tech.

This post has been edited by cstkl1: Aug 6 2012, 05:23 PM

yeah i left out that one, as i only looked at intel cpus. for this samsung + amd combo, besides a short startup time, is it on par with those i5 systems in terms of multitasking performance? off course, games are not included...

eh for truly a i5 comparison have to wait for a a8.
afaik samsung is the first notebook in the world to launch with the new a6 trinity

Hi, I am working under the Samsung Master Dealer. If there is any question, you can ask me or contact me. And yes, we do provide Samsung laptops at a price cheaper than any of you can get in the market (props to being the Master dealer). You guys can call me Mike. I am quite experienced when it comes to Samsung products and Ultrabook is my main sales.

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Added on August 7, 2012, 5:19 pmHi, I am working under the Samsung Master Dealer. If there is any question, you can ask me or contact me. And yes, we do provide Samsung laptops at a price cheaper than any of you can get in the market (props to being the Master dealer). You guys can call me Mike. I am quite experienced when it comes to Samsung products and Ultrabook is my main sales.

This post has been edited by mike_link: Aug 7 2012, 05:19 PM