Laptop any guuuud?

by jonas • 14 Oct 2011, 10:56 • Journals
hi cf sup :)

so I'm thinking about buying a laptop, Samsung RC730 S04 to be precise....

image: middleRC730_04



Intel Core i7 (2. Generation) 2630QM 4x 2,0 GHz
TurboBoost up to 2.90 GHz

4096 MB DDR3 SDRAM

NVIDIA Geforce GT 540M 2048MB

640 GB HDD


price (678€)
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Ruben0s 14 Oct 2011, 11:59
screen resolution?

specs look good for that price.
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jonas 14 Oct 2011, 12:01
43 cm (17,3")
1600 x 900 Pixel (WXGA++)
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zeddd 14 Oct 2011, 12:00
hdd 7200 rpm?
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jonas 14 Oct 2011, 12:02
5400 rpm
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zeddd 14 Oct 2011, 12:04
thats pretty much the bottleneck of the system i think, agree with Ruben0s with the specs/cost
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Noorgrin 14 Oct 2011, 12:02
get a SSD HDD
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Burneddi 14 Oct 2011, 12:11
What do you need a laptop with that much kick for?
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jonas 14 Oct 2011, 12:13
i was able to convince my parents that im in need of a laptop for university, so theyre paying for it.... since my pc is shit i just thought about getting a decent laptop for gaming and everything else :P
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Robert 14 Oct 2011, 12:19
did that 3 weeks ago :D got HP Pavillion dv6-6150ew
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Krii 14 Oct 2011, 12:54
I ordered a HP 4530s

BETTER FOR SERIOUS BUSINESS
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Roach 14 Oct 2011, 12:13
get 1920x1080
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homiee 14 Oct 2011, 12:24
got same specs but acer laptop. buy it, its a beast!
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Burneddi 14 Oct 2011, 12:32
Isn't Acer complete shit?
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Nickje 14 Oct 2011, 12:35
ITS A BEAST
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homiee 14 Oct 2011, 12:36
everybody keeps saying that, i've got the laptop for 4 months now and go no probs with it

+ acer is cheaper
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beAsty 14 Oct 2011, 12:42
I'm not really an acer fan as well :P

gl with it !


Malibal Satori P170HM
Display: 17.3" 1920 x 1080 FHD LED Backlit 120Hz 3D 72% NTSC Matte Display
Processor: Intel® Core i7-2760QM, 6MB L3 Cache, 2.4-3.5GHz
Memory: (8GB) 8192MB, PC3-10660/1333MHz DDR3 - 2 SO-DIMM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560M 1.5GB GDDR5
Hard Drive: 120GB Intel® (510) SATA III 6Gb/s SSD2 Drive
Hard Drive2: 640GB Samsung SpinPoint MP4 7200 rpm
Optical Drive Bay: 6X Blu-ray Reader 8X DVD+/-R DL Super-Multi Drive
Wireless: Intel® 6230 Advanced-N 802.11A/B/G/N LAN and Bluetooth Card
Cooling: IC Diamond 7 Thermal Compound, CPU & GPU
Keyboard: German
Power Cord: Europe
Branding: None
Build Time: 5-7 Business Days
Extras: Standard Black Carrying Case
Extras: Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Web Camera
Extras: Integrated 9 in 1 Card Reader
Extras: Integrated Fingerprint Reader
Extras: MALIBAL Software & Drivers Disc
Extras: PowerDVD & Bison Cam Software Package
Power: Additional AC Adapter - QTY: 1
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caej 14 Oct 2011, 12:29
macbook all the way. 8)
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beAsty 14 Oct 2011, 12:40
needs better screen resolution, needs 2 hdd slots (1x ssd, 1x hdd) or atleast a WAY better HDD. If you don't plan to use it as a desktop replacement then I think its fine. If its just for school then a core i5 would be enough as well.
Check www.malibal.com and www.xoticpc.com they offer a lot of custom build notebooks (asus,clevo,msi) for cheap prices.
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jonas 14 Oct 2011, 12:45
thanks, only problem is that i dont really have an idea whats good and whats not when it comes to laptops.... can u recommend anything for that price? 700€~
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Robert 14 Oct 2011, 12:55
HP Pavillions :D 15" i5 bluray and nice gfx=profit
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beAsty 14 Oct 2011, 13:11
had so many bad experiences with HP :/ from people that bought it in the store as well as people that bought them from/for their company :S
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Robert 14 Oct 2011, 16:40
heard opinions that support from HP improved lately
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beAsty 14 Oct 2011, 16:50
that was one of the bad experience I made/heard of HP. support saying when sending the laptop for warranty case: "make folder xyz on C: so we dont delete it" .. then you put all your important files in it and the laptop comes back without those files cause they are deleted :S
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Robert 14 Oct 2011, 16:52
I always have backup of that on external HDD anyway
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beAsty 14 Oct 2011, 13:17
hmm I guess for 700€ it will be hard to find any better 17" notebook. look for the Sager NP5175/Clevo W170HR on MALIBAL / xoticpc.

~750€:

17.3" FullHD (1980x1050)
2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-2430M, 2.4-3.0GHz, (32nm, 3MB L3 cache)
nVidia GT 555M 2048MB
6GB - DDR3 1333MHz
80GB Intel 320 SSD
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beAsty 14 Oct 2011, 15:39
you could also buy my current laptop:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/190585843007

comes with a very nice SSD + fast 250gb HDD
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Millan 14 Oct 2011, 12:48
nice specs. Go for it!
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quebratolas 14 Oct 2011, 12:55
for that price it is

note on processors
a pentium4 4Ghz is better than those modern "turboboost" shit
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Niels 14 Oct 2011, 13:40
desktop replacement?
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jonas 14 Oct 2011, 13:45
yes.... my desktop is shit, p4 3.0 ghz 1gb ram gforce 6600 250gb hdd.....
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beAsty 14 Oct 2011, 13:50
for a real desktop replacement which will last for the next few years, you will need a bit more than 700€ :S As well as you definitely want 2 HDD slots then (1x SSD + 1x HDD) and FullHD screen.
This is my desktop replacement:

http://www.crossfire.nu/?x=journal&mode=item&id=134958

Besides the great hardware some nice extras are: 120Hz 3D screen, blu-ray reader (never had that before ;D), 120GB Intel 510 SSD, up to 32GB RAM (useless tho.. I might get 16GB max if I ever run out with the ordered 8 GB RAM). If you dont want that stuff you could get it for ~1000€ I guess. Its a huge improvement over the Samsung you chose (both hardware & quality wise). As it will be my desktop replacement for the next 4(?) years, I found it worth to get the 120Hz 3D screen + blu-ray and some other stuff.

I guess you will get more support on http://forum.notebookreview.com
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Niels 14 Oct 2011, 14:15
sidenote:The only cool thing about a blue-ray drive is the laser in it that you can use for a laser gun

who plays cd/dvd/blu-ray's those days?
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beAsty 14 Oct 2011, 14:35
i know.. never held a blu-ray in my hands.. but since I only watch hd-dvd's & blu-rays these days, I thought in the next few years I might borrow a blu-ray from a friend and then want to watch it (normally I just download them).
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Niels 14 Oct 2011, 14:40
A cheap blu-ray drive is about 80 euro's maybe 70 for the times someone offers me a blu-ray I did rather download it. I have a portable dvd player at home and I share it with my brother for whenever we need to use a cd/dvd but that rarely happens
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beAsty 14 Oct 2011, 15:34
payed 60$ (its like 50€?) for the blu-ray reader & dvd-burner. I will never buy a blu-ray disc.. its just in case anyone wants to come over & watch a blu-ray or can borrow me one so i can watch it. DVD's simply look like crap on a 42" plasma :S
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Robert 14 Oct 2011, 16:50
usefull if you have silly dad ;)
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jonas 14 Oct 2011, 14:19
well the past few years i have been using a fujitsu siemens scaleo p with 3.0ghz 1gb ram and a gforce 6600..... seriously... everything is better than this piece of shit....
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Niels 14 Oct 2011, 14:37
That doesn't mean you shouldn't get something that is 'crap' just because this 'crap' is a little bit better than your old 'crap'
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jonas 14 Oct 2011, 14:57
yeh but neither does it mean that i necessarily need 3d full hd screen....

and hows that samsung laptop crap? i think its pretty good for that price.... also i am not really sure if i need an SSD hdd since i dont even know what that is + its only 80 gb, which is most likely not enough for my needs....
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Niels 14 Oct 2011, 15:28
kijk hier even rond http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/list_messages/1416568 3d is onzin ja maar full hd is toch wel fijn als het je desktop vervanger word.

een SSD is een soldstatedrive(hele snele hardeschijf) en een HDD(harddrivedisk) is wat jij kent, het zijn bijde hd's(harddrives).

Tegenwoordig is het de beste deal om een SSD te halen als bootschijf(windows+programma's) en er een HDD naast te hebben voor de opslag(films,muziek,enz) zodat je pc supersnel is en toch veel opslag heeft.

de optie die beasty hier boven geeft van 'Sager NP5175/Clevo W170HR on MALIBAL / xoticpc. ~750€' is een stuk aantrekkelijker
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beAsty 14 Oct 2011, 15:37
the 120 hz 3D screen was like 120$ more.. For a desktop erplacement (especiall when gaming) I found it nice to have a 120hz screen (you can't get the 120hz screen without 3D on xoticpx/malibal).

Altough the Clevo W170HR for 750€ is nice, I would upgrade it to the Celvo P170HM (cheapest place to get it is on malibal.com)
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beAsty 14 Oct 2011, 15:35
SSD = a lot faster than a HDD.. 80GB is enough since you will only put windows + programs on it. Music,pictures,... all go onto the HDD. You might wanna google ssd vs hdd.
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EnderWiggin 14 Oct 2011, 16:37
Specs looking good for that price. You'll be wanting a 1920 monitor for when you're at home though. Im really enjoy my laptop right now (slightly better specs) in combination with a 1920 monitor when I'm at home.
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