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PostSubject: Good deal???   Good deal??? Icon_minitimeTue Mar 19, 2013 4:34 pm

Guys
Looking for a quality gaming laptop so I can hang with you all when I travel for work

Good deal?

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/pd/Samsung-Series-7-Gamer-Notebook-NP700G7C-S02US/productID.256043500/parentCategoryID.44066900/categoryID.60097800/list.true?siteID=Es5Ekr9eEBk-o1BKAOu.XLp_m1J4GqSNkg




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I might suggest doing more research and read customer feedback. I am not saying there is anything wrong with it because Samsung has become leading edge, but some customers feel different. Here are a couple comments I found on New egg about this laptop.

Cons: The out-of-box experience was so abysmal I have to drop at least 1 egg for it. Apparently this thing is just way too "bleeding edge"... they shouldn't have even released it yet. First, when I first turned it on, and it started setting up Windows 8, a Samsung driver returned an error code and caused the installation to fail. After that, every boot resulted in a required reboot and the install was already hosed. Not that I care; I planned to install my own SSD and Win8 clean. But the BIOS had a severe issue as well. After the second or third time in the BIOS settings, it broke and became INCREDIBLY-super-slow and if you tried to change a setting, it crashed. This prevents you from disabling UEFI secure boot... which means fresh Windows 8 was literally the only option. Fortunately after a clean Win8 install, the BIOS update utility actually worked and fixed the BIOS problem completely. The website for this laptop didn't post the standalone current drivers, but I got them by installing their tool from here: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/win8upgrade/

It may not be quite as big/heavy as some gaming laptops, but it's still huge and heavy. And the battery life is kinda meh, ~2hrs, depending on what you're doing. The sound is decent but definitely not suitable for pro audio work requiring low latency streaming. No ExpressCard slot either... this irks me but these slots are becoming a rarity unfortunately. Also there is no way to disable battery charging that I can find... this would really help for any DC->AC inverter scenarios such as driving in a car where you need to limit the maximum current draw. The specs should say it comes with 2x750GB, since "1.5TB" might mislead some people.

Other Thoughts: Be prepared to reinstall the OS out of the box with this thing and update the BIOS firmware as soon as possible.

And another...

Cons: ...as Samsung's 1st Gamer - and Samsung are some very smart guys - it boggles the mind why they didn't use up-to-date, world class technologies that they themselves manufacture and gamers demand, namely Samsung's SSD drives or at least mechanicals in RAID 0. As a shareholder, as well, I just can't figure it. Second tech oldie, when they upped the Intel 3610QM to the 3630QM midyear, unlike their competitors, they failed to upgrade the nVIDIA GTX 675M to the 675MX which for a mere $100 bump delivers nearly 40% pref graphx! Alternatively they could have upgraded the 675M to the 670MX which for a discount of $100 would've given at least 15% pref graphx. Strange strategy, that.

Other Thoughts: At the +/- $2,000 price point, it's imperative that Samsung commit to joining the Gamer Lappy industry demands. And they have the funds, the fabs and tech patents in-house to price an $3,000+ OriginPC at $2,000 in order to grab share. Don't get me wrong - as I received this system as test copy for free and review in one of the hardware mags, I ADORE IT!! But the fact remains that - aside from the 400nit brightness gloss monitor - this system's overpriced FOR WHAT IT OFFERS.

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PostSubject: Re: Good deal???   Good deal??? Icon_minitimeTue Mar 19, 2013 6:22 pm

Thanks L2
How about this one? Cheap and good reviews
Will it play bf3 you think?


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834312439




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