Review Samsung Series 7 Chronos 770Z5E-S01DE Notebook

[Ddonuts4]

The reason for the good battery life is that it's using the Intel HD 4000. Like Nvidia's Optimus, AMD has switchable graphics cards and the 8870 is not in use to get the battery life's recorded in this review. Even then, the battery life is spectacular above pretty much every other laptop, getting around 11 hours non Wifi use and around 6 hours of streaming a HD movie. This can be credited to the 91Whr battery in the Chronos, comparable to the 95Whr one in the 15" rMBP. Adding a SSD in also increases the battery life by an hour or so.

Look at the specs of the MSI GT60 though. 87Wh bartttery, Optimus graphics w/ GT 670M, intel 3630QM, but twice the thickness and 4.5 Hrs of battery life. Mind boggling.

[PickyPurchaser]

I can't say why then, whether other manufacturers are doing it wrong or if Samsung is doing it right. My current power consumption on the Chronos is only 6W, with WiFi on and a few programs running in the background. Don't know who this compares with other laptops such as the GT60.

[Jessica Anonymous]

Does anyone know when this is supposed to be released? I've been waiting since the beginning of the year and my current laptop is going to die on me! I'd LOVE to know when I can get my hands on one!

[Zax]

I'd be interested to see the insides of this bad boy. The price is crazy but it performs really well considering the size and weight. The cheaper versions such as Series 5 also seem quite nice and I'm curious what delayed the new AMD mid-range graphics cards.

[PaulM]

I really wish two of the most stupid trends introduced in recent years would come to an end. Namely:
1. 16:9 displays when 16:10 was wide enough.

2. Click-pads without proper mouse buttons.


Address these 2 Samsung and use SSDs and we might be talking.

[mrme]

enduro  :(

that cant be good at all. also apparently the backlight keys are weak and your fingers can slip easy, also the ultra short travel hurts after a while.

[Coucou]

Hello !

"As can be found out easily via a number of tools, Samsung uses a TN-panel of the type AU9003, thus refraining from a home-made solution. No alternatives - neither RGB displays nor IPS panels - are offered"

Are you sure of this ? I read elsewhere the panel was supposed to be an IPS one...???

[Franco]

I still dont get if its TN or IPS since this video review says IPS and yet the review states TN

[David Hallvig]

I got mine (S02SE) with a 256 SSD and I'm absolutely in love with this laptop! I play SC2 with high frame rates and great graphics, work for hours under the sun and it's damn easy to carry around. I retired my one year old HP workstation (which cost almost twice what Samsung is charging for the series 7 Chronos) and I got better performance and almost half the weight ... amazing!

[Carlosa]

Does it contain phthalates, or BFR's? Does the power supply?

[Carlosa]

I really wish two of the most stupid trends introduced in recent years would come to an end. Namely:
1. 16:9 displays when 16:10 was wide enough.

2. Click-pads without proper mouse buttons.


Address these 2 Samsung and use SSDs and we might be talking.

SSD can't be erased so easily so not so good for data security.

[AK]

I think the fact that it doesn't come with an SSD can actually be used as an advantage because the price now becomes significantly lower. All you have to do is buy a Samsung 840 Pro SSD and install it in and boom - you have a really fast and powerful laptop at still a very affordable price range and at least $1,000 cheaper than a MacBook with similar specs.

As for the comment regarding the back cover not being that easy to open, I disagree. It is relatively simple and the whole process can be done in a few hours. I made a small guide showing how simple it is to clone the HDD to the SSD, open up this laptop and install the SSD. Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnM7DcgQcDk

[XaXa]

I think the fact that it doesn't come with an SSD can actually be used as an advantage because the price now becomes significantly lower. All you have to do is buy a Samsung 840 Pro SSD and install it in and boom - you have a really fast and powerful laptop at still a very affordable price range and at least $1,000 cheaper than a MacBook with similar specs.

As for the comment regarding the back cover not being that easy to open, I disagree. It is relatively simple and the whole process can be done in a few hours. I made a small guide showing how simple it is to clone the HDD to the SSD, open up this laptop and install the SSD. Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnM7DcgQcDk

Thank you so much, man, I just need it

[NoedelMan]

Hello i have the NP880Z5E - touchscreen, black but i have mager fps issues i turned silent mode off, pluggid my pc in and set the game on high preority. i got max 60fps on minecraft all max, fullscreen but i should be getting 112fps :S same with simcity with everything tuned down i get 40fps but u should be getting 80. i did update my AMD driver to 13.6 beta2 and then turned it back to 13.1(also my intel driver is now at the begging version when you buy this laptop) that helped with some games like skyrim before i cant go above 21fps(diddnet matter what settings i picked) but now in 13.1 i get 45fps on high. i also tryd reinstalling java, windows updates etc.
and my dxdiag says that there is a error with direct3D but when i tried to reinstall directx11 it says that i already have the most updated version. only BF3 runs pretty good (dx9) but better at the 13.6 driver. and i get only 10fps on "3DMark11Workload1" with is weard i think
i got insurande for this laptop so i dont want to overclock it but still at the stuck settings is should be doing better than this dont you think?

[Nyankana]

I am just curious how is the sound quality of the 8W JBL sound system compared to the Dynaudio in the MSI GX60/GT60/GT70?
Also, I heard that the NP550P7C-S05UK model has 4W JBL plus 5W subwoofer. I cannot find its review anywhere. How is that sound quality compared?