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    Owner satisfaction of Series 5 (and Samsung in general)?

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by Mitlov, Oct 11, 2012.

  1. Mitlov

    Mitlov Shiny

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    I'm seriously, seriously considering getting the new Series 5 Slate. I know it doesn't share any actual hardware with the Series 5 laptops (it's an 11.6" Clover Trail Windows 8 tablet with detachable keyboard dock and digitizer stylus), but my understanding is the materials and build quality are on par with the Series 5 laptops. I've never gotten a chance to really poke around at a Series 5 laptop myself, so I was wondering how satisfied any owners here are with theirs.

    How's the durability? I know it's a primarily-plastic construction (I'm fine with that--plastic may not scream luxury, but it's a practical material), but does it hold together well? Any build quality issues you've had?

    How bad is Samsung bloatware? I'd like to avoid doing a fresh install if possible (real pain in the butt on a device with no optical drive), and I don't mind some OEM programs, so long as it doesn't seriously impair performance or usability.

    How nice is the picture quality of the webcam? Big deal to me as I do a lot of video chatting (before you snicker, it's so that my parents in Colorado can talk with their grandchildren weekly).

    Anything else you've been particularly pleased with or particularly displeased with?
     
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  2. jnjroach

    jnjroach Notebook Evangelist

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    I have the 14" Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook and it has the same specs as my Series 7 Slate except the Series 5 has a 500 GB HDD with Express Cache, its a SandyBridge Core i5 CPU with 4 GB of RAM...

    I'm very happy with it, but it used as our media center laptop and my backup machine...
     
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