Qx412

Hi.
What can you tell me about samsung notebooks?
Never had one and never knew anyone with one.
Any user already has the QX412?
Or any good and complete review on the net?

Thanks

 

Never had one either but I am extremely interested in the QX412. I say it is the best all round 14" laptop out there - 2nd gen sandy bridge i5, 9 hour battery life, thin and portable, will last in terms of technology, chiclet/island style keybaord, etc. The only thing that lets it down is the resolution and no backlit keyboard.

I read that in recent years Samsung laptops have really stepped up and should be considered even though it is not an obvious brand for laptops. I think the build and the stuff under the hood are very good.

Best reviews i've seen with good pictures too:
Samsung QX412 - Top 10 reasons this is the perfect next-generation Sandy Bridge notebook
Samsung QX410 review -- Engadget

Best user review i've seen:
Samsung QX410 Laptop Review | Coho Strategies

Price in UK is £799, however I don't know when it will be available sorry (for Europe in total and USA)

 

Thanks
Only knew 1st link.
I'll read the other 2 because i know nothing about samsung laptops.
I think they're already available in Portugal for a few days.

 

Samsung have been producing notebooks for more than 5 years (the X60 that I reviewed (see link in my signature) is 5 years old and still running (although I've had to replace the HDD and the battery holds no charge)). The oldest thread in this forum is almost 7 years old and relates to the X30 (which Dell sold as the latitude X1).

The X, Q and QX series the premium models (usually thinner and lighter) while the R series are the "value" models.

John

 

Engaget is a very trustworthy website...
Noooooooo! My parents are coming home tonight from there! Haha, could have asked them to buy me it for leaving me to go on holiday :/ Oh well.

 

Just played a bit on a local store in Portugal.
I thought i would be impressed by the looks but i didn't. It felt cheap material. But it was ok. Normal design...
Notice some reflection on the screen (more than usual)

Just had the time to run windows experience rating. Can't remember very well but i think these were the values: Graphics: 5.8, Ram: 5.9, HD: 5.9, Gaming Graphics: 6.4 ,Processor: can't remember exactly but i remember thinking it was normal for a i5.

100 euros less and i would buy it.

 

Thanks for this! Those ratings are good, well better than my current laptop (3.3) How much was it then? And also, where abouts in Portugal, Faro?

 

It was in Porto, north of Portugal, 349 miles / 562 km from Faro
The cheapest price you'll get here is 900.00 EUR = 1,298.23 USD = 796.450 GBP.
Here's a price list of the "small" stores (big stores are not included but it doesn't matter, it is always more expensive):

Samsung QX412-S01PT - kuantokusta

 

Oh ok, not too far away then!
I think the price is fair because of the new CPU its using.
Thankyou