New lightweight Samsung X360 (13.3")

hello,

I've just bought the x360 and it's only 2go of ddr3.
How open the x360 in order to ad some ram ? (sorry for my poor english)

thanks for your help

 

Did you look in the user guide? It's explained on pages 174 to 176 in the English version. See this post earlier in the thread.

John

 

thanks a lot John Ratsey !!

Now I've 4 go ^^

 

That was quick. Already installed and working, I presume?

John

 

yes , all is ok now

and now i know how to change the hdd too ^^

 

just checked the samsung website and seems to be a new firmware out 07LM

 

as long as my samsung x360 is in the charger...it plays 1080p vids...once its out of the outlet...it instantly crashes...

 

as long as my samsung x360 is in the charger...it plays 1080p vids...once its out of the outlet...it instantly crashes...

 

I just picked up this laptop a week ago and think it's excellent. I do have one problem which is the vertical viewing angles of the screen.
I like using one step above 50% brightness on the screen and when I tilt the screen enough for blacks to appear black at the bottom of the screen I lose definition with the dark colours at the top of the screen (dark colours blend together so I can't see much detail).
I'm just wondering if this is common to all x360's or if my screen is below average. A couple of reviews mention this problem but others don't and say the screen is great. It would be useful to hear from other owners of the laptop on this, thanks.

 

Yes this is common. Unfortunately Samsung did not use the best panels. They're very bright but lack contrast.

The difference in reviews you have observed is caused by the different quality of reviewers. Some of them are not really capable of distinguishing good screens from average screens. Surprisingly some of them are working for the largest magazines.

The guys at Notebookcheck make good reviews in my opinion. http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Samsung-X360-Premium-SU9300-Black-Notebook.14964.0.html

 

It's not just Samsung. The LG panel in my Dell E6400 is very bright at full brightness, but for best contrast I run it at half brightness.

Perhaps the bigger issue is the vertical viewing angle. It's not good if you can't get the screen at an angle which has acceptable contrast all over the screen.

John

 

I agree most panels go down in contrast on full brightness.

That's not what I meant though.

The Samsung X360 contrast is low, even at low brightness.

Kontrast bei 100 cd/m2 :1 122,00
Kontrast bei maximaler Helligkeit :1 124,00
http://www.notebookjournal.de/tests/inspection/samsung_x360_premium_su9300-677

 

Upgraded to latest Firmware, has anyone else noticed a decrease in CPU capacity/power after upgrade?

 

Hello,

I need your help guys: could you please run Prime95 Small-TFT for 15min and tell me your CPU temperatures (with Core Temp 0.99.5 beta)?

Because my temps seems to be a little bit high (about 60C). Do not forget to run SPEED MODE

Thank you very much!

Best regards from Poland
DD4ever

 

Some deals in the UK. Samsung must be responding to the emerging thin and light notebooks that we have seen like the Acer Timeline.
http://www.pcwb.co.uk/catalogue/item/Y882856
http://www.pcwb.co.uk/catalogue/item/Y881781
http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Samsung_X360_Laptop_NP-X360-AA02UK/version.asp
http://www.saveonsamsung.com/Samsung_X360_453220.html

I'm tempted to buy the 1st item for someone but i don't think that they could do without an internal drive.

 

I can't see the prices for the first 2. If you want an integrated optical drive then consider the Toshiba R500 / R600 here.

Alternatively, the Samsung NC20 is less then half the price of the X360.

John

 

Thanks John, there was 4 models in stock yesterday. Prices were at £651 incl VAT for the lower end model and £1089 for the 128GB SSD model. Somebody grabbed the deal.

May be they might get more.

I'm going to buy my mum a laptop in the next few coming months.

Thanks

 

Has anybody tested Youtube high definition video's with this laptop? I would like to know if the CPU can handle those with no problem, as Flash-based video doesn't use GPU-acceleration.

 

Seems like they got new ones. But it says they're used.

 

hdef videos on youtube played fine for me, not lag or stuttering.

 

Hey,

I was wondering does anyone know where I can get a replacement LCD screen for the Samsung X360. I woke up one morning to find my screen cracked and I'm trying to find a replacement. I tried searching on eBay and I couldn't find my exact model (LTN133AT14). I've contacted them and I'm waiting for a quote to see how much it costs to fix it...

Also, if you guys can check, can you find out what's the model number of your LCD screens?

 

Wouldn't any 13.3" LED fit?

I mean you can get a lot better than the panel that was originally in it.

 

Thanks. Seems like the single core version of this CPU can't do HD Flash, but the dual core can.

 

Dear friends, could you please check your IDLE/Stress temperatures? Please ..

 

More details please.

I would like to fit a higher resolution screen. Would this be possible - can you recommend one?

 

13.3" 1440 x 900 LED exists. First you'll have to find someone who sells it. Try Google or Ebay.

Then you'll need to build it in. I have never replaced an LCD screen before, but I've heard it's possible. You may want to ask for support in the Hardware forum.

 

Speed mode:
Stress: 58C (4 minutes of stess)
Idle: 43C

Silent mode:
Stress: 62C (then fan kicked in)
Idle: 48C

Interestingly. The clock is faster in Silent mode (1.6GHz) than in Speed (1.2GHz). Although the voltage is much lower in Silent mode.

I don't think I can just replace the LCD with one from another manufacturer - as the connections would not fit.

 

As far as I know they use the same connections. But I'm not sure.

If you want to be sure I suggest starting a thread in the hardware upgrades forum.

 

please help..
i just got my 360 and i changed my HDD to a SSD now i don't know how to
boot from my usb hdd (i don't have any external optical drive). i want to install windows 7 in it. My friend told me to copy the files from the cd and and change the boot priorities but didn't work.. Can anyone please help me out.
Please explain the instructions as i don't know much ..

 

Try pressing escape while booting, that usually gives a boot menu.

 

or go into the bios setup to change the boot preference.

 

thanks phil . the boot menu came but boot did not start

 

yes i changed that to my usb hdd. when the boot menu came it even showed
my usb hdd .. i pressed enter but nothing just a balck screen

 

do i need to make my hdd bootable? if yes can anyone please tell me how to do that?

 

Yes it needs to be made bootable. I recommend you to start a thread in the hardware upgrades forum and ask.

Alternatively you could search Google.

I don't know how to do it.

 

is it better to get an external optical drive ?

 

Much easier yes. For me anyway.

Any Vista or Win7 DVD is bootable.

 

cool. thanks phil

 

Hi,

is someone using rmclock or something similar on this notebook / cpu? It shows here only multipliers of 6.0 and 7.0, and doesn't seem to have any effect, especially when using the samsung "silent mode".

Dieter

 

With out getting into trouble as I am under a specially TOS agreement. I can tell you Samsung has plans in the next week or two to update the X360. I am not allowed to say what they are, the price, or if its worth it. All I can say is look at intel's site for hints on what it could be.Damn it if get caught my membership will be revoked.

 

So I am confused about a few things. A few reviews of this machine say it comes with an external DVD drive, while others make no mention of it or say it does not. I am in the states and I want to know does the North American model come with an external DVD drive? Thanks.

 

Portable One lists the optical drive as an option.

John

 

Is the optical drive standard or optional because the reviews made it out to sound like it came standard. That listing shows it is optional? So is the drive optional or standard? Thanks.

 

Newegg makes no mention of the ODD being included. Nor does PC Connection .... It is possible that an earlier batch of X360s came with a bundled optical drive. Now you get to choose your own. Most of the latest USB optical drives will run from one USB port.

John

 

mine is a UK model and it came with a optical drive, it depends on your region.

 

I am going to assume its is more of a regional thing that they dont include it. I would have gotten one for sure if it came with it. I guess I have to look at the Lenvo and Dell again as they include it(Dell has no web cam and the Lenovo has the older IGP & the external runs off two usb). The Samsung would have had best of both worlds if it came with the ODD standard.
Thank you.

 

All I can say is don't worry the new update coming up may address your needs. I can say yes, or no as I don't want to get into trouble.

 

I've tried looking for the model number of the screen and I can't find any sellers. I also contacted a few eBay sellers and sent them pictures of the back of the LCD screen showing the connections and none of them have one that seem to fit...

 

I purchased one in Poland a few months ago and it came without the optical drive.

On a sidenote, if anybody's interested, I tried installing The Sims 3 on my X360 recently, not having access to my desktop, and surprise, surprise - it runs great! It slugs a bit on the highest settings, but with everything tuned to medium, it's very pleasant to look at and everything runs smooth...

btw. of course I only installed it so that my gf could play.

 

I know VT isn't enable in the BIOS but anyone figure out how to get it working for the samsung x360. Such a great laptop yet missing an important feature.

Update

Just want to note VT is enabled in the BIOS on the X360... Windows 2008 server with Hyper-V works just fine.