Hello everyone

I just would like to know if anyone here has bought that laptop? Apparently it's quite new and I couldn't find any reviews online so it'd be great if someone can help me here. I spent some time with it yesterday but I need to know if there's any specific issues with the laptop.

Thanks

amd's apu? would like to know more on the performance if any1 can share their opinion...

i7 = a8
i5= a6
i3 = a4

i dont know whether this true or not..anyone correct me if im wrong

Shouldn't you be the one offering the specifications and review?
Samsung 5 series users are pretty uncommon here unfortunately

Not sure about exact figures, but i7 runs circles around A8, and likewise for your other comparisons.

AMD's APU are designed for more GPU performance at a slightly lower CPU performance, and using less power compared to the Intel Core processors.

Haha nice one. Well I spent less than 10 minutes on the laptop so couldn't say much. I especially like the matte screen though. Here's the spec:

The Samsung Series 5 535 13.3-inch (1366x768 resolution) laptop sports an AMD dual-core A6-4455M APU clocked at 2.1GHz, Radeon HD 7500G graphics, 4GB of DDR3-1333 memory (supports up to 8GB), 500GB 5400 RPM hard drive, 1.3MP webcam, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GbE LAN, HDMI output, a pair of USB 2.0 ports, a single USB 3.0 port, 4-in-1 memory card reader, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Taken from here


A6-4455M is considered as "high mid range CPU" according to here : http://www.cpubenchmark.net/mid_range_cpus.html

It's really attractive at RM1899...

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Added on July 27, 2012, 4:45 pmIn terms of looks and build quality the laptop is very similar to Samsung Series 5 with Intel processors. Here

This is a review of Samsung Series 5 (Intel) by Engadget if anyone is interested.

This post has been edited by lamputinggi: Jul 27 2012, 04:46 PM

thanx bro

Someone posted his initial thoughts on his samsung over at the ultrabook discussion thread.Sry his name isnt easy to remember.. You can try searching with the term "Samsung APU" or something like that.

Edit: its post #924 by cstkl1

This post has been edited by layzieboy: Jul 27 2012, 06:21 PM

the new A10-4600M is on par or slightly better compare to last year Core i5-2410M.

is it means that the new ivy bridge give a lot of improvement compared to sandy bridge?

So far so good this lappy, been 5 days using it, highly recommended

Review please bro

A small review of the Samsung NP535U3C A01

1. Great screen, the anti glare is really good, so far no eye strain at all.

2. Nice touchpad and keyboard, good built quality.

3. Battery life around 5 hours with wifi, charging from 5% to 95% about 2 hours 10 mins.

4. Bottom warm when using or during charging.

5. Benchmark Street Fighter IV average 30 fps rank D.

6. So far so good, highly recommended.

7. Samsung website don't have this model in their warranty section, anyone knows how to register the warranty?

Thanks for sharing bro
How much was it?
Looks great~!

Thanks The shop sell to me rm 1800, the lappy comes with a sling bag inside the box. My first lappy to have a fully sealed box opened before my eyes

mind to share the temperature reading and does the palmrest will get hot?

Wah, the price is not bad at all
Really love Samsung's screen, keyboard and touchpad design

Samsung is utterly stupid. It happened to me when I got myself an LED TV which is a new model. It seems that they do not update their F****NG website.

Anyway, hope you could do us a full review.
BTW, did the laptop come with on-site warranty?

nice ultrabook............

yeah.. great price for its price. intel's gpu seriously like sh**

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

Which shop u bought this ultra book in Penang? Harvey Normay QB sell $1899.

You can PM me for my price.

is it samsung a reliable brand in notebook industry?

Samsung is a good price for quality brand. As a seller, I dare say that Samsung screen is one of the best among many Ultrabook. And if you are talking about battery life, samsung is one of the TOP 3 among the ultrabook list. Of course price for price, you will get better graphic cards and so on.

Hmm.. is Samsung Series 7 Notebook available in Malaysia? 700G7A model to be specific.

Yeap. Got stock. PM me for cut down price.

Prangin mall

here got the product info from samsung hk:

http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/consumer/comp.../NP535U3C-A01HK

too bad it is 13.3' screen, hope got 14inch

Hi i just bought this model last week.
-Its design is superb,
-really thin
- full metal body
-Spec is good compared to other intel ultras
-and the speaker is really loud.

I bought it from low yat and the price is around 1700-1800 but you can get it even lower if you're good bargainer.


But sadly I have a problem with my notebook. The battery couldn't be charged more than 79-80% max even if i charge more than 8 hours.

-Does anyone xperiencing this problem too? I've requested for cyber service repair but it's taking like forever for them to reply...

This post has been edited by adrriz: Oct 12 2012, 12:02 PM

^check the samsung application, most likely activated the battery protection, which limit the charge to 80%.

any other amd trinity ultrabook (amd based)?

this is a very very good notebook for the price i dont own one, but if i were looking for a new laptop, this would definitely be my choice.

Yeah problem solved. The settings called battery life extender. Overall i'm satisfied with this notebook. With its aluminium body and slim size, it's very portable.

But from what i read, Samsung n AMD got alot of flak and negative reviews for the notebook and processor. Revwers said that it does not stand toe-to-toe with intel. But from the price, it seems like a good buy.

i just bought one last sunday. this will be a secondary laptop so im not too worried about the low-end A6 processor.

i got the brown (it's not ugly as it is on photos, pretty nice actually IMO) one for rm1849. i stand by my previous post, this is definitely the best laptop for the price. sure you can get an i3 laptop at this price, but you don't get the same build quality and slim profile.

screen is okay but the viewing angle is terrible. keyboard is not bad. trackpad is one of the best i've used on a windows machine (still not as good as my MBP). 2 finger scrolling works well as long as u 'press' hard enough. i like the smooth trackpad texture compared to those plastic-sticky type most laptops come with.

it came with A LOT of bloatware (or maybe that's just how windows machine are these days?). first thing i did upon arriving home was to take out the HDD and put it into my MBP to install a fresh copy of win7, while scratching off all those stickers that "adorn" my new machine.

no comments about the performance yet. now installing windows8

Just got this notebook. Like everyone said, its a great machine, video is really good. Even 1080p HD is very watchable. Streaming videos also no prob.

Except one strange thing, when I'm charging the battery, and watching video, cpu usage immediately shoots up. Hits 100% most of the time, and the video becomes really jerky and unwatchable. When unplug the charger, cpu usage goes to about 50% to 60%, and everything's great again. When I stop the video, cpu usage immediately drops to below 10%, even when charging. When battery is fully charged, charging auto cuts off, and no problem to watch. This is something to do with the AMD chip, I have another notebook i5 machine, when watching videos cpu never goes beyond 15%.

Of course I can just live with it, just that sometimes after work, battery is low and I want to watch something, but not enough juice to complete a movie. Can be annoying, have to charge first before can watch a movie.

Anyone else who bought this experienced it? Any way of getting around it?

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Added on November 18, 2012, 12:18 amJust found out that when battery is charged to 86%, the problem disappears, ie, cpu usage becomes normal again...

Any guru out there can explain and provide a solution?

This post has been edited by thongbl: Nov 18 2012, 12:18 AM

^can ytou check which process take the cpu usage to 100% ?

When I played a video, i think its vlc that brings it up to 100% - in windows task manager I can see it is the number under "CPU" that goes up when i plug the power cord in. When streaming, it is the chrome processes that suddenly spike up when power cord plugged in.

this is ultrabook/ultrathin model , no?

how is 535U3C-A01 heat ventilation?

anyone use VMware with this laptop?

the price damn attractive, cheaper than top end smartphone yet can do much more than smartphone

you mean Google Chrome?

This post has been edited by pikacu: Dec 4 2012, 12:23 PM

BTW i opened thememory/hdd hood theother day and only saw 1 empty slot for ram. Where's the other slot? hav anyone upgrade their ram in this device? I wonder how much ram can this device handle?

p/s: anyone knows the difference btween 8 chips and 16 chips ram? I'm plannin to upgrade and it seems the price is not different that much..

BTW i opened thememory/hdd hood theother day and only saw 1 empty slot for ram. Where's the other slot? hav anyone upgrade their ram in this device? I wonder how much ram can this device handle?

p/s: anyone knows the difference btween 8 chips and 16 chips ram? I'm plannin to upgrade and it seems the price is not different that much..