Samsung NP300U1A-A01US Ultra Portable 11.6″ Laptop (1.30 GHz Intel Core i3-2357M Processor, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit)
- Intel Core i3-2357M processor (1.30GHz)
- 4GB DDR installed memory
- 320GB SATA 5400 RPM
- 11.6″ LED HD 1366 x 768 show
- Intel GMA HD Graphics
Designed to go. Powered to perform.
Be mobile and be connected. The Series 3 11″ notebook is made for the person who is on the go, and online. This notebook is brilliant for students, social network enthusiasts, and anyone who wants mobility without compromise. With powerful Intel Core® technology and stunning excellent looks, the Series 3 effortlessly balances power and portability. And Samsung Quick Startup means you can email, browse and update your status practically the moment the thought enters
List Price: $ 799.99
Price: $ 430.00
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Pretty excellent for a sub $500 ultraportable..,
Things to consider before buying:
-Matte screen: personal preference, for some it is a plus because it doesn’t become a mirror during bright conditions. The terrible side is it’s not as bright as its glossy counterpart.
-Keyboard: chiclet type keys, again personal preference. I prefer the regular type of keyboard where there are no spaces in between but I can live with it. Also, it lacks a dedicated “Page Up/Page Down, Home, End” keys. They are function keys instead and also, the multi-finger-touch-pad and its swipe features somewhat replaces these keys. I’m a keyboard type of guy though and it is annoying for me when I have to switch keyboard to touchpad constantly, more on this later…
Those are pretty much the cons of this laptop. Others may point out the tiny speakers but honestly, I’ve never heard of a sub 14″ laptop produce excellent sound.. maybe loud and lots of treble but lacks the bass. This is super light, around 2+ lbs. and comes with lots of extras: hdmi, bt3.0, cat5, vga/sub, cam, mem card reader, 3 usb. I reckon that in itself is incredible at this weight and price (well I got mine on sale during the Staples deal of $349).
Build quality is excellent. Lots of plastic though but I guess thats to cut the weight and keep the cost down.
Pet peeve: after doing a lot of web surfing and multitasking, aka typing and moving the cursor around and clicking here and there.. the touchpad glitch (keyboard to touchpad delay) gets in the way; google it for more info. Basically if you use the keyboard, the touchpad is unresponsive until a small amount of time has passed (~2 seconds). The thought behind this is to prevent accidental touches on the pad (which I can assure does happen a lot on other laptops). But I reckon I’d rather live with accidental touches than the delay. A lot of people have the same issue so it’s not just me. The touchpad uses the Elan Tech software (as of 10/16/2011) there is no fix for it that I know. I downloaded the latest driver/software from Samsung support website and all it did was change the default setting of the touchpad sensitivity to have the least noticeable amount of delay. While it reduced the delay, it is still there. I suppose I’ll be using a mouse and disabling the touchpad to work around this issue or if Samsung or Elan Tech ever does an update.
The other thing is the miniscule battery included. I wouldn’t mind the extra weight if it would give me 8 hours as opposed to 2-2.5 hours. Now I have to lug around the power adapter which is more weight. Nice thinking there, Samsung. Probably cost cutting factor though.
Back to the goodies. This laptop is very quick as it comes with an Intel i3 (slow version) but its still multitudes quicker than similar Atom netbooks and a 4GB ram. I won’t be playing high end 3D games, I have a desktop for that, but you can watch HD movies and still do other things just fine.. Staples salesperson says the MS Office was a trial version but they were incorrect, you are given a full version key (though it lacks Outlook Express and other stuff that is found on the Professional version of office). Comes with MS Office 2010 Home/Student edition(powerpoint, excel, word, onenote) and the only bloatware I had to remove was Norton and Wildtangent games. Kindle software comes with it too but I really am using it so for some it might be considered bloatware.. That’s about it so far, might come back later to do an update.
I’d say it’s a excellent laptop for the student or the office worker.
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**Update: Dec 03, 2011**
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I still have the same feelings about the laptop. I replaced the hard drive with a Samsung Solid State Drive [SSD] (this laptop uses a thinner than normal; 7mm VS the normal 9mm). Using an SSD is probably the best upgrade you can do to ANY computer because hard drives (non-SSD) is usually the slowest component. Now the laptop is turbo-quick! One thing I noticed though, because I had to re-install Windows 7, is that Samsung website does not have the hardware drivers/softwares for this laptop model. This model is not even listed! I finished up downloading the Samsung series 9 software. The drivers were downloaded using Windows Update (surprisingly Windows found all the drivers through updates).
FYI on the battery: People have reported larger batteries on sale with this laptop and they say they get 6+ hours out of them. I learned to live with the 2.5 hours though..
P.S. The lag between keyboard and touchpad seems to have disappeared. I’m not sure if maybe because I got used to it or because of the new SSD or because of the new windows re-install.
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|Excellent but even BETTER if you paid only $350!!,
I did not buy this from Amazon; I really bought this during the firestorm sale at Staples for $350 out the door, which is an awesome deal to me IMHO.
Pros:
- PRICE!!,
- small, portable & light, bluetooth,
- nice brush metal design,
- did not come with a TON of bloatware,
- excellent quality webcam, SD slot,
- HAS FULL License Microsoft Student Office key. (that’s a $100 value in itself!),
- 4Gb memory,
Cons:
-Only real con I have is that the battery life doesn’t last so long, it is a 4000mAh battery (but that can be overcome.. have to buy a 7800mAh battery which extends from 3hrs of usage to about 5.5hrs Google for the battery).
-HD space could be larger and quicker but I don’t care since i’m using for web surfing only. I have a quad-core,8Gb PC to handle larger tasks.
- only 1 slot for memory (which is fine standard 4gb installed)
I’m not going to play games on this laptop so I do not care about Video bench marks or do photoshop, video editing.
I wouldn’t get it if it was $600, but it’s certainly a steal for $350.
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|It has a key for the FULL License Microsoft Home / Student Office key. (that’s a $100 value in itself!),,
The computer has very excellent spec. Powerful enough as an ultra portable laptop.
The most awesome thing is – it HAS FULL License Microsoft Student Office key. (that’s a $100 value in itself!). So buying this for less than $500 bucks is a fantastic deal!
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