2013 Ativ Book 9 Plus owner's lounge (NP940X3G)

I haven't paid the closest attention, but I didn't think any one particular model was identified as having consistent issues. Personally, I would go for 8GB as the RAM is NOT upgradable, but if you're sure you don't need it you could save some $. I don't think there's much point in stepping up to i7 over the 8GB i5 though, unless you find a good deal (we seem to be seeing more bargains recently) or don't want to deal with the lack of quality after market m.2 ssds.

Mmm. I like tacos too.

 

Thanks. There is actually a great deal on eBay right now for $1199 for a sealed S03. I think I am gonna go for it. Hopefully I won't run into any problems.

I owe you a taco.

UPDATE:
I was still weary about the no returns through eBay so I checked out the Microsoft Store because they have free returns. MS store has a deal for students on the S03US where you could bundle it with Office 365 and save $150, plus an additional 10% student discount. It came out to $1090.73 after taxes, which I think is a great deal. Hopefully it all goes well and I can officially join this thread!

 

Sounds like a great deal on a great machine. One thing I would add is that go4cvi is correct: we are seeing more bargains recently (eg, I recently paid a net $1,025 for a virtually untouched K05US model with an i7 - agree it's not needed, but most of the 256GB machines seem to be this config and it isn't going to hurt you! - and it was fully returnable for 30 days so besides putting it thought its paces and registering it as new with Samsung and getting a 15 month new model wtty (12 mos standard plus 3 extra months for registering thus I recommend you do so with your machine). It may be that you are just as well off with the deal you got plus an investment of around $150 for a 256GB M2Sata SSD considering you got a brand new one and the software thrown in at the price.

The above notwithstanding, I would keep your eyes peeled for even better deals soon to come - possibly even from MS Store as we very soon get to back-to-school season - especially for the K03US model, which I've seen as low as $873 in the past month - again an open box but from a reputable reseller of primarily open box units, primarily first sold on MS Store but MS does not resell it's own returned open box models, but I know several people who purchased a number of these items (the supplier is Blinq.com) and it seems almost weekly that they - and a few others - are coming out with similar items (I believe the new, sealed in box ones are soon to follow) which, again, gives you 30 days to test and see if Samsung considers it unregistered and thus subject to full factory wtty. That's if a couple hundred dollars - and perhaps a few weeks' more wait - are of interest. I can well understand your deciding to keep this one you got, though, due to all the MS discounts and throwing in the Office Software. Just wanted to make you aware..

Finally, though I consider the 9 Plus to be a superior product, close on its heels is the Acer S7-392 (Haswell, i5/8GB/256GB (RAID0 900 sequential read/write, 2.6 lbs, QHD IPS screen, $849 for students from MS Store http://www.microsoftstore.com/store...425-Touchscreen-Ultrabook/productID.295782300 As much as I do love my S9 Plus this would be awfully tempting to me compared to the deal you got, largely due to the weight savings, QHD - a little easier with scaling than the 9 Plus' QHD+ - and a slew of great reviews pretty much putting it on par with the 9 Plus. Your talking over $200 savings for a machine with a better config - and still 30 days to test and decide and - again with no guarantees - a good chance for a better deal on the 9 Pus if that's the way you want to go after trying the Acer S7.

The biggest downside to buying the 9 Plus is that, while Samsung's customer/wtty support has never been very good, it has been widely reported that Samsung will not continue to sell notebook PCs and I would expect the support to worsen (biggest present issues: 7-14 business day turnaround on all wtty repairs, numerous reports - including in NBR - of refusal to cover obvious hardware defects as wtty claims. Is Acer's support any better? Not that I have heard! but they are ascendant in the notebook business, with increasingly impressive and well priced models and aggressive discounting of most recent previous models and a commitment to the business that often portends better and better customer support.

Disclosure: this is becoming an old saw for me, as reading this thread will confirm (!) and both additional discounts on the 9 Plus, especially with higher config, may not occur in the time frame you need and no guarantees on Acer support. A third option could be a Dell XPS 13 with same config as your K03US 9 Plus listing (on sale) at MS store for $999 (again, your student discounts may get it down to $800-$900) and while Dell's support has had tremendous ups and downs, this is the third incarnation of the model in 2 years and they are definitely in this business for keeps and - very importantly - Dell will sell you an upgraded, 3 yr wtty NBD on site including ADH coverage. The keyboard on this machine is a good bit better than on the s9 though it does lack an SD card slot and it has had a problem with "coil whine," a noise from the keyboard when backlight is on, supposedly with a fix soon to be released by Dell. There is also a 256GB SSD model for $1,299 a little less than the starting price of your S9 with similar discounts likely.

Why do I sound like I'm either trying to talk you out of a Samsung into another brand or making it sound like you may not find your deal as attractive in as little time as a week or two? No reason other than that these alternatives seem to be universally viewed as options to the S9 and advantages could be as I have conjectured. I seem to have developed an obsession with tracking prices of the premium Haswell UBs and like to keep folks abreast of what I'm seeing in the market place solely to provide NBR members options some - possibly you, possibly not, no "bad decisions" or bad choices here - may want to look into. I sincerely hope I've not planted seeds of doubt in you when you were very happy with your purchase. If nothing else, try to keep your eyes peeled for deals while you're in your 30 day "free" evaluation period with your s9.

Best of luck and keep us posted if you like. FWIW, I am in the last week of my return privileges for my S9 Plus, described at the beginning of this "novella" on the state of the market, and I am 80-90% sure I will keep it, but some of the other deals I've pointed out won't let go of my consciousness.

You might want to think about it over a Taco

 

Hmmmm....that ACER S7 looks pretty interesting and one I haven't considered. I don't know too much about ACER. I know this is a Samsung thread, which I've been watching closely, but the ACER fits all my specs and price. Off to research....
I would be hesitant about the XPS13 because of the coil whine. I've been following the owners thread and there are unconfirmed reports that that the new MB being put in with the current builds fixes the problem.

 

Huh, I didn't know coil whine was a problem on the XPS13 too (turned me off of the 15 for sure, well that and lack of a docking interface, just stupid). I know ACER used to be plagued with poor build quality, but maybe they have improved lately. Looks like the AB9+ gets slightly better marks on amazon reviews, for what it's worth. The toshiba kirabook might also be worth a look.

 

Yes, you are looking at it exactly as I have, and have advised others to. None of these products/companies are perfect, not even close! But in this case more than any I recall in computer markets, we're really talking virtually identical hardware, all excellent build quality though quite different design philosophies and I do believe a fix for the Dell coil whine is on the way. Buying any of these with 8GB/256GB for $850 or so is really senssational, given the quality, battery life, superb screens and likely longevity of the products. As usual, I would like to own one of each

Yes, the Kirabook deserves a look - Toshiba support isn't excellent, but it's never awful, as the others can be at times. Acer appears to be doing a very good job of transforming its designs and manufacturing along with its image from that of a budget level, low end, low quality mfr to one that is increasingly equaling or beating Asus and Samsung at Ultrabooks, strong media notebooks and, medium power gaming. I still give the overall quality nod to Samsung among these Ultrabooks, but I don't get anything like good feelings when I call them for support - and that's not just for my AB9+ but also for my GS4 phone and Note 8 tablet, the latter 2 supposedly being the markets they are focusing on likely to the soon-to-happen exit from the notebook market.

While I'm a sucker for a "pretty girl" (not sexist, just old expression for anything that just looks so good you can't take your eyes off!), I have little patience for a company that sells a product for more than $1,000 and all but abandons its customers. Aint no saints here, so I say try to sample all those that appeal to you and decide based on your gut reaction, because in this segment, they really are all the same machine and none have good support but none have zero support and Samsung has superb support in the form of NBR (Take several bows, Mssrs Ratsey and Dannemd ) so you will not find your $800- $1,000 wasted. Bear in mind: resale value is probably highest for the Dell XPS, followed by the Samsung, then Toshiba, then Acer (until it gets years of good quality under its belt.) Of course Lenovo, which doesn't offer a competing Ultrabook (the Carbon is way overpriced and inferior in a few respects) enjoys historically high esteem, support and resale value. While the esteem and resale values will probably stick for a few more years, the increasingly poor quality control and reduced support quality are hampering it.

Whee! This is fun!

 

I'm having a terrible time making up my mind and dragging my feet. There's a Microsoft store near me that has the S7 that I may check out this weekend. I think they also have the Ativ 9+ but I'm not paying what they are asking. At least I can compare the two. I can always try it out for 30 days an return the computer if it doesn't work out.

 

Wow! First of all I sincerely thank you for the help. I find myself reading threads day after day with more and more confusion but you guys are helping me immensely with this.

(Now getting to it...)To be completely honest, the Office 365 is not something I was ever/am intrigued by. It was a good way to get the discount. My reason to sticking with Samsung is the quality of this particular notebook, from the little research I have done I have found that the S7 has a few more common quality issues that I would rather not deal with, although I've also heard great things about it. With the Dell, I just can't get myself to get one, again because of quality issues of their older models. If I can be convinced of the XPS, there is always simple workarounds to problems like the SD slot that dont bother me. I don't care too much about the minute differences in weight or slimness or crazy high resolutions (but the 128gb SSD is kind of frightening). I am really looking for quality and reliability and cannot stress that enough, which I know can be more of a guessing game and with laptops.

But I do like the idea of the 30-day test period. I'm assuming if the price drops any lower and/or back-to-school discounts come into effect I will just head back to the MS Store, or if I love the laptop and find it cheaper through Blinq or other reatailers, I'll bite. Thanks for the heads up, I will definetely keep my eyes open during the 30 days.

 

My local MS store did not have the AB9+ on display, which I thought was strange. But hey no harm in trying.

 

Sorry if I just created doubt and made your decision harder, but there's nothing except time investment possible that is the downside of trying a few out and you can call a halt to the tryouts anytime it's gotten out of hand. (To restate, I don't think If the AB9+ is temporarily out of stock at the MS store worry not, as I'm sure it will be back on the shelves soon enough. Instead of consif

I would advise not to worry too much about relatively minor "quality issues,' such as the Dell XPS coil whine, because, though they've been unconscionably slow to get the MB revised and offer the fix to all owners. If you can afford to load down your credit card temporarily, you might want to get two at a time so the comparison. If not, go in the order of what you think are your preferences and stop once you try one and just like it so much that further comparison tests seem senseless. (There are plenty who would say my whole premise is ridiculous and you should just buy the one that presently fits the bill! I happen to enjoy the shopping and, as I mentioned earlier, I'm often inclined to keep my two favorites past the return date and distribute surpluses to my wife, children or simply sell one or more of my "inventory." As soon as it is not fun, stop the musical chairs and buy the most favored at that point. I do find price to sometimes be the way to break a decision deadlock - e.g., that Acer S7 loaded for $849 is pretty hard to resist, in my book.

Good luck and keep posting your progress/decisions!

 

Being a college student it wouldn't be the friendliest process but if I don't love the AB9+ off the bat, I might swap for an S7 and do a test run.

 

Unfortunately, this didn't work for me on the newest version of chrome. I think I would need the dev. Not really worth it as regular chrome looks fine at 1080p if I disable scaling and set chrome's zoom to 150%, the url and bookmarks bars are small though. But not as small as winamp, I can barely see the guy. It looks like I'm better off at 1080p, I just use too many old apps and utilities that do not scale well.

I'd guess best buy would have one you can test drive, you can check availability on their site. Also they still have a great deal on the lenovo yoga ($900 i5 8GB).

 

So Engadget has a review on the 15 inch 2014 Edition SB9+, is there any news of the incoorperated DAC and updated keyboard on the 13 inch? Because that would be a huge deal for me.

 

There's no news of ANY refresh of the AB9+ or any Samsung laptops (see the rumor below). The keyboard on my X3G (which should be the same) works just fine. Not much travel but you get used to it. I haven't tried the 15" keyboard, but I didn't think they made any changes?

http://forum.notebookreview.com/samsung/744974-samsung-discontinue-laptop-pcs-ativ-books-2015-a.html

 

That news is kind of a bummer. But yea, apparentley they just coated the keys in a new "soft" material. I doubt it makes a huge difference.

 

the updated graphics driver removed an option in the Power menu that controlled brightness of the screen while on the battery mode.

i had to disable that option so that the screen does not constantly change the brightness. now that the option is gone from the menu, i cannot disable that option anymore.

i forgot what it was exactly called, but it is gone. now i only see "panel self-refresh" and "extended battery life for gaming."

no, i am not talking about the usual Windows adaptive brightness option.

bummer.

 

That's not all, my yellows are looking distinctly mustard coloured since applying the graphics driver update.

I'm going have to search for that patch again now... Thanks a lot Samsung!

 

Now I've applied the patch and it still looks mustard. Maybe I was imagining it as I know the yellows were a little more mustard than the iPad anyway.

Can someone else try it too?

 

you do have to reboot after applying the patch.

regardless of the patch and regardless of the power source (battery v. outlet), you will see mustard yellow at max brightness.

 

I don't observe "mustard" yellows at all, never have due to age of my AB9+. I received mine basically unused in late June. At that time I:

1) ran some 100+ Windows updates, all Samsung SW Updates and upgraded to W8.1

2) since then I have run WU daily and a few Samsung SW Updates (none related to graphics or display, to the best of my recall)

3) I have not performed the recent "graphics update" in Samsung SWU

I have put my AB9+ side by side with two Sony "Z" models (Z13, Z22) each with 98% Adobe RGB (way over 100% sRGB) and while colors are not exact (AB9+ covers only 75% of sRGB) the yellows (using Adobe codes and Best Buy's web site logo for comparison) have similar tones and the Samsung does not have exhibit "mustard bias," on AC or battery, mid thru full brightness.

Thoughts/explanations anyone?

I'm not inclined to install the latest graphis update, at least until this issue is reconciled.

Thanks for any input. Jeff

 

@lovelaptops

1. go to bestbuy website.

2. set your brightness to max.

3. change brightness back and forth between 90 and 100

4. you will notice only the shades of yellow change -- yellow becomes dull while other colors pop out.

it is a common symptom for this particular panel on AB9+ and Yoga 2.

 

Just got my AB9+ today and my first impressions are WOW. This thing is awesome.

I'm just wondering, is there any out of box settings I need to adjust? Also, how loud should the trackpad 'click' be? Mine is definitely audible but I'm not sure if it is normal or not.

 

How bizarre is this??? Yeah, I get the 90/100 diff (never use 100 - always want some "reserve!"). But all that I read months and months ago was that it was on battery only that the Yoga (and I guess this too) had the mustard thing. Why even have a top setting if it screws up the colors, why not just cap the backlight? Is the backlight in the Yoga the same one as in this one? What have the geniuses determined is the reason that at exactly a certain degree of backlight the colors distort, not one nit before??? Also aren't there some others (not just this and Yoga) using this screen? Almost certain Fujitsu does on one model, no? I though it was an IGZO screen, made by Sharp? Do you know who makes it?

(I knew there was a reason I liked my HP Spectre screen better than this! Still the best looking/working UB I've encountered - only because the Spectre had a funny keyboard )

Thanks for the explanation. A little bummed by it though

EDIT: Turns out the mustard on max only happens when plugged in; on battery yellow is yellow on 10/10 and it's just as bright as plugged in. Stranger and stranger!

BTW, found out HP used the same screen in an Envy 14, still searching - become a compulsion!

 

@lovelaptops

You must have the "Display Power Saving Technology" option enabled inside the Intel HD Graphics Control Panel.
That feature automatically reduces the brightness ever so slightly to save battery.
And result of that, you don't really notice the yellow turning into mustard. At most, you are likely at the 95 level brightness.

You can get to the settings as I described in my earlier post.

I've done enough experimentation with this *mustard bug* and I am pretty assured that there is no solution to this.

 

@loptimistk: Can't thank you enough for all the legwork you have already done and I promise, no more questioning any of the facts you cite because it is clear you have unturned all the stones!:thumbsup: I knew about these settings on the Intel Graphics control panel but frankly it states next to each option that it can/will be overridden by your power plan settings and I can see how that would be the case in some areas and not others. Summation: best to just find power/graphics settings that generally work well for you and, well, never use full screen brightness on this model if the color thing makes you see red more than mustard!

Truthfully, the part of my ego that this damages is where I've been preaching/crusading about for at least 5 years:

1) All [premium] laptop displays should not be TN (ok: IPS/PVR/PLS, etc)
2) " " " " should be 300 nits or more
3) " " " " should have accurate representation of 100% sRGB
4) " " " " should have black levels below 0.5 cd/m, preferably below 0.4
5) " " " " should, therefore, have static contrast ratios near or above 1,000:1
6) " " " " should be matte, or coated for low reflection if glossy
7) " " " " should offer options where "better" is subjective: eg, resolution, touch

Owning Sony Zs in 2010 made me feel smug and superior - NO, scratch that, lucky and blessed (to know the difference and be able to afford it). Now, in late 2014, I seem to attached myself to a truly wonderful piece of hardware that does nearly everything very well - in the very limited fields of performance for which we have enabled the brands to charge us $1,000 - $2,000 - except that its screen:

-- has at best 75% sRGB gamut coverage and decent accuracy at best and this whacky yellow thing
-- is highly glossy and touch enabled, with no options on either
-- has ridiculous screen density - which I happen to enjoy but is in no way right for the times, certainly without other options
-- averages barely 275 nits bright, despite mfr claim of 350
-- largely due to ^ manages only some 775:1 contrast ratio

In all, despite still being a very enjoyable display, this one violates all but 2 of my "must haves" from 4 years ago: it's IPS/PLS and has a black value of 0.39. Pretty abysmal overall. Then again, it's kind of like, I own several laptops with near "perfect" displays but I don't do professional or even hobby work which require the top 5% of displays, and being in the top 20% still gets you a very fine display, warts and all .

Plus, I truly believed Samsung was "above" this yellow issue, had it totally nailed months ago, long before Lenovo even acknowledged the problem. Also, I thought all the 3200 x 1800 13.3" LCDs were Sharp IGZOs - wrong! They're IGZOs or --- Samsungs! At least Samsung has managed to engineer equally power efficient performance, if not the brightness or thinness, among other virtues of IGZO tech.

Funny, I sold my HP Spectre 13-3000 for two principal reasons, one of which was that in HP's inimitable [non]sense of timing, it decided to discontinue that extremely well received, very well priced model 5 months after it's initial release; although that company plans to continue to make notebook computers for the US market - for now (they announced their exit from it in 2012, only to reverse the reverse in 2013!)

Consumer electronics is no place for perfectionists to ply their neuroses! Ditto European sports sedans - I finally learned to buy Hondas-only, no matter what I felt I could afford or how much I drooled over designs and performance. It just plain feels crappy to spend $40,000+ on a car full of flaws that the mfr won't/can't fix. Ditto $1,500 on thin/light laptops. I got this one for a "stupendous" $1,025 - $600 under market and only $200 over value among competitive models and plunging prices. Trouble is, there is no Honda in consumer technology except, er..."Samsung" - or so it used to be. They've just spent too much time proving they could play in Apple's sandbox, in which overpriced product is mandatory!

Seriously, this stuff is fun for me and sharing knowledge, highs and lows with a person who goes by a nickname reflecting a warped spelling/sense of "optimism" is much of what makes it so. Peace brother. :hi2:

 

Did Samsung really make it so that adaptive dimming can't be turned off on battery? Has anyone found a workaround to this?

 

With regards to the trackpad click, the AB9+ I received from the first run in August (which, quite incidentally, might be for sale) had a barely audible, but satisfying, click. I received a second AB9+ in May that had a louder click that almost rattled. I sent it back for a replacement that turned out to have the same sound, and probably what you are experiencing.

I ended up popping open the back cover (carefully remove 10 screws with a #00 precision phillips), then lifting the battery pack (4 slightly larger screws, maybe #0 precision phillips). You can tilt the battery back from the front edge of the notebook to expose the underside of the trackpad. I then cut down a piece of polyethylene anti-static foam (many computer parts come shipped in it, like this: Anti-Static Foam Pouches, Anti Static Foam Pouch in Stock - ULINE), folded it over, and placed it underneath the trackpad so it becomes wedged in between the underside of the trackpad and the battery once the battery is reinstalled. The result is a slightly firmer trackpad feel, no more cheap rattle, and more of a satisfying thud - closer to the way my first AB9+ sounded. It's been months and I've had no problems.

It's not a difficult project, just have the right tools and be careful not to crossthread those tiny screws.

 

1. No
2. Yes - here are two methods that do the exact same thing:

The quick way is to press Fn-F1 (Launches Samsung Settings). Then select "Display" on the left, then "Screen Brightness" at the top, then deselect the box next to "On Battery".

Alternatively, if you are avoiding Samsung Settings, go to Control Panel->System and Security->Power Options, then select "Change Plan Settings" the the right of your current power plan, then near the bottom select "Change Advanced Power Settings", scroll down and select the drop down next to "Display", then the drop down next to "Enable Adaptive Brightness", then click next to "On battery" and set to "Off".

 

There is another option/feature/annoyance that constantly changes brightness of the display while on battery mode.

"Display Power Saving Technology" option inside the Intel HD Graphics Control Panel.

This option has been removed from the Control Panel upon the latest graphics driver pushed by Samsung.

 

First, you all are so helpful and generous with your time and knowledge - thank you! Second, I'm left uncertain as to whether I should install the Intel Graphics driver update. Sounds like all the controls you need are still there, if shifted in locations (or, more like it, still in locations presently equipped with adaptive screen control toggles, no longer double-covered in the Samsung, Windows and Intel control panels), so that concern would appear to be eliminated. Otherwise, does anyone know what the changelog is or generally what the purpose of the upgrade is, and whether it's a Samsung "version" of a recent Intel HD Graphics driver update or a Samsung-specific update, that may be nothing but a bother to let them change their U/I a bit. I generally prefer not to change drivers when there's no apparent functional or security difference, under the aint-broke-don't-fix it principal.

Thanks again. Jeff

 

Actually I already did driver rollback to an earlier version.

On the new update, the option is enabled by default but there was no menu to turn that off.
Seemed like Samsung/Intel purposefully removed it from the menu.
Maybe manual registry editing can help but don't have the time.

Since I don't do anything graphics intensive on this laptop, I have no trouble with the earlier driver.

 

I'm finding the same thing. I've got adaptive brightness turned off, both on battery and while plugged in - according to both the Windows power settings and the Samsung [Fn+F1] settings screen. I'm still getting adaptive brightness when on battery, and I suspect it's because the option to toggle this was removed from the Intel HD Graphics screen.

 

See if any of these posts help:

Adaptive Brightness rite of passage

Four places to disable Adaptive Brightness (w/Settings screenshot)

FIVE places to disable Adaptive Brightness in Win8 after Settings 2.0.0.49

Note that the Charms setting moved to a different place in Win8.1 from the Win8 location mentioned in these posts.

You may have checked all those places already. I am posting this for the sake of completeness.

 

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but does anyone know what the main difference is between the NP940X3G-S03US and the NP940X3G-K06US? Looking at specs it seems that the S03US has 8GB of RAM while the K06US only has 4GB. But the prices on Amazon.com are pretty much the same. I tried looking at the specs and otherwise they seem to be the exact same computer. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't something I'm missing. Also, does the S03US have the SideSync stuff in it like the other computers?

Thanks!

 

FYI those with touchpad issues, keep your laptop away from magnets (ie, Samsung Galaxy Tab S case). I noticed my touchpad was getting jumpy on first turn on, and I realize it started having problems since I purchased the Galaxy Tab S (they both sit in my bag on top of each other). I believe the STRONG magnets in the case messes up the touchpad temporarily. Since keeping the tablet in a different compartment, my touchpad issues went away .

 

From everything I've gathered, including personal experience as the owner of a K01US and an S03US, the S-models are "Microsoft Signature" - they are void of any Samsung pre-loaded software and configuration, including recovery, etc, as well as no SideSync, etc. You can add must of the Samsung utilities, like Software Updater, if you want. But not everything.

 

Thanks for the clarification. As an aside, was there any really useful software that came preloaded on the computer? I'm thinking I might be fine without the Samsung software, etc... and save myself about $300 by just getting the S03US model. I think I should be able to get the software update program off of Samsungs website and other than that, I don't know if anything else is really necessary.

 

Some of it (the Samsung stuff) is good, but I would take the $300 and run.

 

I don't use SideSync myself, but I DO remember the thread linked below, indicating that it should be broadly available. It would be great it any SideSync users can confirm or post an update.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/samsung/744418-sidesync-3-0-coming-its-free.html

As for any necessary drivers, they can be downloaded with SW Update -- as noted.

As mentioned by member leftbrain99, Microsoft Signature models also do not include Samsung Recovery Solution, which has a few nice features (such as built-in cloning of the SSD, including SRS itself). But I believe Microsoft sets them up with Windows Recovery instead, which takes up less space on the SSD.

So I agree, NOT $300 worth.

 

I've had this computer for about a month. In the past couple of days, my trackpad has stopped working a couple of times. Have had to restart the computer and then everything is back to normal. This is obviously very disruptive. Any ideas what can be the problem, and anything I can do in terms of drivers to remedy this?

This has definitely not been prompted by any kind of magnets or interference from other electronics.

Thank you.

 

HOW CAN I FIX THE YELLOW DISPLAY PROBLEM.

I know this is a known problem, but apparently now Samsung doesn't know how to fix it. The downloadable patch mentioned here doesn't work. My yellows are still brownish--the same plugged or unplugged.

At one point, support was able to walk me through installing a new driver so that yellow's actually displayed as yellow--so I know it's possible. But then new software updates reverted it.

The Samsung Software updater updated the display driver again yesterday and I hoped it would correct the problem but it hasn't.

I imagine most people don't complain because they go to web sites and watch movies and that all looks fine--but as a graphic designer, having the colors display so incorrectly is a big problem for me.

When I called Samsung they said I'd have to send my computer in for service--but we all know it's not a hardware issue, because software can fix it--only the patch they have now doesn't. For the world's biggest LCD maker, you'd think that being able to display yellow, one of the three primary colors in RGB would be a no-brainer, but, apparently, it's something they don't want to bother with.

Does anyone know a way to make yellow display as yellow?

 

Can anyone help me with slooww IE Windows 8 version? Pages take too long to load. Hitting the back button often results in greyed out screen in continuous loading phase. Its really frustrating. I disabled add ons but no luck. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

Same here!

 

Funny I was actually trying to do the opposite my yellows were not brownish I think what you have to do is install the intel graphics from intel not Samsung and that should do it when I installed the Samsung intel version I got my yellows brownish which is what I want.

 

Am I blind or do Chrome Canary have HiDPI-support now on this thing? Looks realy good. Some elements are a bit smal, but rather that than too big like on the retina MBP.

 

I have heard that too. See this post for some references, which also mention an option to enable HiDPI on regular Chrome. But other members were not not able to confirm that as working.

 

Chrome Canary does look good now, though scrolling in IE is quite a bit smoother.

 

Chrome beta (32 and 64 bit) does as well now.

 

Yes. Regluar Chrome had HiDPI-scaling - and then it disapeard.

Back and forth-gestures work aswell on Canary. I will use my AB9+ ALOT more from now on.

 

Yes but STILL no adblock and no sync across diffrent devices. And Chrome is still faster and loads consistently. Same against Safari. But if ABP was avalible I would use IE on this laptop anyway.