Samsung Series 7 Ultra NP7. U3. E review. What is the Samsung Series 7 Ultra NP7. U3. E? The Samsung Series 7 Touchscreen Ultra (or NP7. U3. E to give it its less catchy title) is, if you’ll permit an Apple comparison, somewhere between a 1. Mac. Book Air and a Mac. Book Pro. It’s the kind of laptop that, on paper, could be everything you need in one – i. At just 1. 8. 9mm thick and weighing in at 1. That does make it slightly heavier and thicker than the 1. Mac. Book Air, which weighs in at 1. Samsung describes the colour as . The metal is smooth to the touch, and has nicely rounded edges: it’s a laptop that certainly looks like it deserves its price tag. There are a generous three USB ports, a headphone jack, SD card slot, a VGA adapter, an HDMI port, an Ethernet port and, of course, the very small AC adapter point. The base of the laptop is so thin that the USB slots only just fit, and the Ethernet port actually doesn’t, requiring a pull- down tab to make space for the cable. What it doesn’t find room for, of course, is any optical media. There’s no DVD or Blu- ray drive included, so if that’s important to you, then you’ll have to break the minimalist effect with an external USB drive, or look elsewhere. Samsung Series 7 Ultra NP7. Samsung Series 7 Ultra review The Series 7 Ultra is a very attractive UltrabookU3. E – Screen Quality. Samsung knows how to make a quality screen, and it shows. Like the Samsung Galaxy S4, the screen’s colours seem a little oversaturated at times, but it’s all down to personal taste. Other than that, we have nothing but praise for the screen. It’s incredibly sharp, as you’d expect from a 1,9. Its peak brightness is impressively high, which should help when used outdoors. The viewing angle, meanwhile, is wide enough that you can read text from unrealistically tight angle without trouble. The screen is touch friendly, and while this is great for navigating the Windows 8 start menu, the usual caveats apply about the fiddly nature of applying an exact touch to desktop mode, especially as the high resolution mean menu items are very small. The only slight downside here is that the screen feels a little flimsy when it’s supposed to be locked into position. It doesn’t slip down without contact, but it often wobbles when you’re using the touchscreen, which is annoying. Search Search Support. REGISTER YOUR PRODUCT How to find my model number? Your Mac. Book Air Might Get Jealous. Sure, Samsung's laptops of late have borne more than a passing resemblance to Apple's Mac. Book line. The skinny, shiny Series 7 Ultra is no exception. In the Age of Windows 8, that just means you get basically the same pretty package with the added bonus of a touchscreen and some spec improvements. Not bad! Samsung's heavy borrowing of Apple's design is pretty established by now. But even the beefier model comes within a hair's breath of the Mac. Book Air's thickness and weight, while sporting a glorious- sounding 1. MBA drags behind a bit at 1. You also get yourself three USB ports (only one of them USB 3. HDMI and mini VGA ports, up to 1. GB RAM and up to a 2. GB SSD. Good things, all. There's enough to give some slight pause, though; the Series 7 Ultra. That's still enough horsepower for most of your (non- gaming) needs, but it's a bit lacking compared to more robust ultraportable options. Which in turn would be more than fine if the Series 7 Ultra had an ultra- low- cost to match, but pricing details aren't available at this time.
For a while now, ultraportables have been the only class of laptop that really matters. It's no retina Mac. Book Pro, but it also presumably won't cost like one either. And while it doesn't have quite the sleekness of the Ultra, it still has its charms: We'll know a lot more about just where the Series 7 Ultra and Chronos fit in once we know how much they cost and when they'll be available; hopefully more details are forthcoming at CES. In the meantime, Samsung seems to be headed down the same steady road. Imitation may be the highest form of flattery, but improving on a what's already great can't help but work out well for you. Samsung Series 7 Ultra review. Editors' note: The Samsung Series 7 Ultra has been renamed the Samsung Ativ Book 7. The Samsung Series 7 is a really nice ultrabook, and a few months ago it would have been easy to recommend. That was back before Intel announced its fourth- generation Core i- series processors. Now, that doesn't all of a sudden make this not worth buying; it is still a solid laptop both in performance and design. And, so far, we're not seeing huge leaps in actual computing performance between the old and new processors. What we are seeing from Intel's new Haswell processors, though, as promised, is a contribution to better battery life. The Series 7 Ultra has excellent battery life already, but we have some hesitation about recommending the current version given the possibility of an updated version that could last even longer thanks to a new processor. That, and it's currently about $1,0. View full gallery. Sarah Tew/CNET. Design and features. The Series 7 Ultra looks and feels like a modern notebook. It's clean and uncluttered with nothing more than simple Samsung branding on the brushed aluminum lid. In fact, the whole body is aluminum, so it not only looks nice, but feels strong and sturdy. Fan vents are hidden behind the screen hinge and there are a couple more on the bottom, but they're enough to keep the Series 7 from getting uncomfortably warm. Like many ultrabooks, it has no optical drive and the battery is nonremovable. However, the entire bottom panel can be taken off should you need to poke around inside. The system is light enough for a daily commute or carrying around campus, but not so light that you'll forget it's there. If you need something that's as light as possible, consider the Sony Vaio Pro or Apple Mac. Book Air, though be prepared to spend more money. CPU: 1. 8. GHz Intel Core i. U1. 7. GHz Intel Core i. U1. 7. GHz Intel Core i. U1. 9. GHz Intel Core i. UMemory: 4. GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,6. MHz. 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,6. MHz. 6GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,6. MHz. 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,6. MHz. Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4. MB shared)Intel HD Graphics 4. MB shared)Intel HD Graphics 4. MB shared)Intel HD Graphics 4. MB shared)Chipset: Intel HM7. Intel HM7. 7Intel HM7. Intel HM7. 7Storage: 1. GB SSD1. 28. GB SSD5. GB HDD, 5,4. 00rpm with 3. GB SSD2. 56. GB SSDScreen size: 1. Resolution: 1,9. 20x. System/travel weight. Dimensions (HWD)0. OSWindows 8 (6. 4- bit)Windows 8 (6. Windows 8 (6. 4- bit)Windows 8 (6. Price: $1,0. 99. 9. The keyboard and clickpad match the silver body. The large, flat keys don't have much travel - - typical for laptops this thin - - but they do have a certain amount of pop that lets you know you've hit them. View full gallery. Sarah Tew/CNET. The keyboard is backlit and not just around the edges of the keys, but the letters are translucent so those light up, too. This makes the keys easier to see in the dark, but more difficult to read when not lit. The function keys are mapped to things like volume and screen and keyboard brightness, turning on a silent mode that quiets fan noise, and pulling up a settings panel for adjusting the display, audio, power management, clickpad, and wireless and wired network connections. A function lock button lets you tune things without reaching for the Fn key, too. The clickpad is responsive and has a satisfying click when you press it. If you choose to use it, though, the multitouch gesture support pretty much keeps you from ever having to click. Actions like two- finger scrolling and pinch- to- zoom work well and there's a simple application for turning on and off different commands. Also, despite my best efforts, the palm rejection worked well, so I didn't experience any cursor jumps while typing. View full gallery. Sarah Tew/CNET. The 1. The Series 7 is available with or without a touch screen; the former is glossy, while the latter has a matte finish. I tested the touch screen, which performed flawlessly as I swiped and tapped my way around the Windows 8 interface or moved around windows and files. Off- angle viewing is excellent, with no issues viewing from the top, bottom, or sides.
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