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    R70 that good?

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by Jimmy_Thunder, Aug 9, 2007.

  1. Jimmy_Thunder

    Jimmy_Thunder Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've looked into the Samsung R70. Stylish but lacking a firewire port. :eek:

    I guess I could buy an adapter but is Samsung a good brand for laptops?

    Has anyone had any issues, or, indeed, does anyone have any recommendations?

    I'm after a mulitimedia laptop with HDMI output.
     
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Oh well! so far the R70 owners have neither rushed in to defend their purchasing decisions or give their regrets.

    There is a long and well-viewed thread about the R70 and most of it is positive.

    Is the Firewire port something you use frequently. I know it is something I like to have, but I can't remember when I last used it. The R70 has a PC card (as opposed to Express card) slot so the Firewire cards are quite cheap.

    Overall, I would rate Samsung as a good brand. They are by no means perfect but the problems are relatively few. There are a few horror stories but they seem to have got the R70 right so there's nothing bad waiting to be fixed.

    John
     
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  3. Jimmy_Thunder

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    Hi John, thanks for your reply. I have been doing some (intensive) research. I've not come across much negative feedback with regards to Samsungs - loads of Sony Vaio "horror stories", which wouldve been my alternative to the R70.

    Similar to you, firewire is something I would like to have but I'll only need it on rare occasions when I edit video. I'm wondering whether I can connect via DVI anyway. In which case I'd be likely to buy the R70 over the Vaio FZ.
     
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    The R70 does not have a DVI port. It has a VGA port and a HDMI port. There are adapters for HDMI -> DVI-I but they cost like 30-40€.

    Or are you talking about the firewire connector to a camcorder? For that you can get a pcmcia card with firewire port. It would work like a normal firewire port.
     
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