Samsung Series 7 Laptops - 15.0" and 15.6" Models (NP700Z4 & NP700Z5)

So finally I have my S03
Here only first impressions...

Yes its a 2675QM atleast in Germany, the Radeon 6750 has GDDR5 RAM and is not a G2 model like listed in the shops...

So... first impressions of the screen:
damn its bright, on max brightness its only viewable (for me) in direct sunlight.
I'm using 80% right know, that seems to be bright enough for me, if you activate the sensor, than its going to be most of the time of 80%, only in direct sunlight its going to full brightness (atleast with my settings).

Yes the "standard" profile is ... crap, it looks washed out and bluish, "no profile" is better, but more bluish^^, for me "Film mode" or "sharp" is the best and has the best, normal colors.
On that profile it looks really good for me, extremely better than my old R560 220nit glare display...

One thing that is not so good is that black is not really black, I have to play later on with the gamma values, but right now its still to bright...

To the sound, I think its a really good sound for a laptop, there enough bass for normal situations and everything is nicely mixed up (on normal profile, there are other profiles for individual settings, I don't needed them...)

The Touchpad and the Keyboard is also really good, I had no problems to use all the functions. Someone asked earlier how to rightclick... well as I said, I you press, not touch, on the right bottom its right click, but other options are also configurable. The Keyboard lighting is also very nicely made.

In Idle its unhearable, if you play games or stress it, then a fan is turning on, its hearable but not loud.
After some Unigine Heaven benchmarks runs it was warm, but not hot, mostly at the Display hinge where the fans are, but also a little bit on the left side of the laptop.
The fan can also be completely turned off if you are in a library or something.

I think tomorrow evening I'm going to make some 1080p videos of the screen, because photos destroy the real colors of the screen.
Now I have to delete all that Norton and Cyberlink crap... good night

 

Very good idea. Thank you.

Talking about 1080p videos, then how about testing the sound as well? Not much, just a hint of it.

 

The best screens are from Samsung

but only in a MB Pro!!!

 

Thnks. Do you think you could possibly run HWmonitor? It would be really interesting to see how hot it gets with Unigine on...

 

How do you change the profile? Still it is disappointing to see that the screen on the non-bb model are very similar to the bb model. I guess I need to start looking at a different laptop or finally break down and get the Macbook Pro.

When will the 14 inches version coming to the states.

 

I have been following this thread for a month but register today to ask you that how you bought it as i have seen the link you have given but in that Finland in not mentioned for delivery ...can you help me out with this one or do they call Finland something else in there language as Finland in Finnish is Suomi ... ???? so In German ????

 

According to The Microsoft Store, it will ship November 2nd.

By the way, Amazon cancelled my order of the series 7

 

Stupid question for those owners of the 15.6 with the 6570 card. Does it have switchable graphics to the internal graphics? Is it automatic like nvidia's optimus?

Also, where exactly do you buy samsung laptops from (and get the good screen) and buy extended warranties? It seems hard as hell, nothing like dell.

 

well maybe samsung is trying to prolong the launch...Apple's refresh just came out, and the new graphics option is 6770.

 

Maybe I should might as well get the macbook 15 inches because it seem to be alot more powerful while still keep the profile slimmer than the Samsung. But I am living on a budget, 1799 is a huge chunk of money for me to spend on a laptop.

 

Hello,

Due to a lack of availability from our suppliers, we will not be able to obtain the following item(s) from your order:

"Samsung NP700Z5A-S04US 15.6-Inch Laptop (Silver)" Amazon.com: Samsung NP700Z5A-S04US 15.6-Inch Laptop (Silver): Computers & Accessories

We've cancelled the item(s) and apologize for the inconvenience. Please visit the product detail pages above to see if these items are available from other sellers.

Sincerely,
Customer Service Department
Amazon.com: Online Shopping for Electronics, Apparel, Computers, Books, DVDs & more

 

It should probably read "Due to the lack of communication from the supplier, we do not know when we will receive this item"

 

Received the same email from amazon saying they cancelled my preorder.
So now I have preordered it from the microsoft store which states an estimated delivery of Nov. 1st.

Yeah I think samsung is delaying the release so they can make changes to the product and or waiting till other similar laptops are released. Such as the new macbook spec bump and the upcoming dell 14z

ill post back on the first with an update

 

Well, incredibly the new Apple Pro is out before the 6750 Samsung 7.

Better cpus (a bit), better GPUs(!), and large HDD's.

Now, the 13 inch and 15 inch compare better to whatever Samsung puts in its "high-end" Sammy 7. Personally, the 500g to 750g HDD makes the 13 inch MBP look better than before to me. And the cheaper 15 inch has the 6750M with 0.5gig of GDDR 5 memory (I no longer really need the upgraded 15 inch for graphics punch). So, the price differential between Samsung and Apple is less for me now. About $300-$400 less.

By the way, I'm out of warranty on my old Apple lappie yet phone customer support helped me solve an updating problem for free.

The same good Apple screens (contrasty) remain.

Perhaps Samsung taking so long was a good thing. Competition is definitely a good thing!

Good luck whatever you do!!!

 

Consumer Reports latest had Lenovo 2nd behind Apple. Maybe the X220 with its IPS screen is a dark horse.

 

Strange, why would they/Samsung go out of their way to make a nice presentation and add an once-unseen video to the Amazon page if they can't fulfill it? Something's up.

 

You guys seriously think that they delayed the S7 due to the MBP upgrade??? You really think that they're going to retake all of the laptops off of the production lines, change the CPU and GPU and resell it? I mean come on, did you guys actually think this through?? Do you really think it's that easy to cram a 6770 and a better cpu? If so why didn't they do it earlier?

Nothing is going to change, they are just having production and supply issues. Welcome to the world of business.

 

Hi:

No, sorry, didn't mean to imply that.

Samsung seems to have blown it a bit more. Delays caused their 6750 model (a "copy" of the high-level MBP 15 inch with its 6750 until yesterday) to now, perhaps, more accurately compare with the "base" 15 inch MBP. Thus, the 6750 Sammy can be compared to a better $1,795 machine (or less) rather than a better $2,199 (or less) machine if GPUs are the deciding factor.

I guess that's why Apple is probably the 2nd most valuable company in the U.S. (stock value --- behind the much larger Exxon I suspect).

Of course, the Samsung 7 is still cheaper. Ironically, Samsung's strategy of copying and under-cutting the 15 inch MBP (see anandtech, etc... from about August 30th) may now make the $950 BB version the most marketable (to some) despite its 6490 card. It's still much cheaper than the 15 inch MBP. Indeed, still not a bad value.

 

but this 03 version with 6750QM is better than 6750 model right?

 

at Ganxxta: Interesting thing that fan switch. Is it just on/off or more options? Wonder how it works. Probably switching off 3 cores and the last one runs on 900 MHz or similar. That together with dedicated GPU switched off might be enough for passive cooling.
Please let us know how gamma corrections turned out. You also mentioned bass part of sound, is there sub-woofer on the bottom of the unit?

 

Yeap, it should be nice to know this. According to the manual of 15.6'' model from Samsung site, the location of the speakers is inside the hinge and on the bottom. Normally, the 2 speakers should be placed within the hinge, somewhere near the fan exhaust, while the woofer should be on the bottom.

 

Can anyone tell me is this the best one in this series shown in this link inWarehouse.se - Samsung 700Z5A 15.6" HD+ LED as nothing is mentioned in the specification about 8gb ssb and backlit keyboard so i am confused plz comment .... !!!

 

Confidential information, man. You have to figure out somehow. Maybe it's a sort of contest from Samsung, find & win game, I suppose. Just kidding...

 

at mariofz31z: Hmm, manual.. That should help. That part of the manual where speakers description is, is there a star sign next to subwoofer saying "depends on configuration of selected model"? If not, that should mean each model has it. (You can find star sign by 8 GB of SSD on samung web page.) But who knows if manual is correct.. Best thing would be a set of screwdrivers and "check before you buy" approach.
Thanks for pics, well hidden speakers! Just realised i have no idea what for are Fn-F9 and Fn-F10 buttons.

 

You're welcome.

As for the star sign, there's no star out there (Overview section - page 25 & 29).

http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.c.../201109/20110902140547538/Win7_Manual_eng.exe

And nothing about woofer on the model page of the site, just 3W Stereo Speaker (1.5W x 2).

Really weird. Again, they got off on the wrong foot...

 

If you are speaking about the 6770 : I didn't know that a less than 10% performance gain in 3dmark vantage over the 6750 was "a lot more powerful"
Or if you're speaking of the 6750 mbp : I didn't know that 512 mo 6750 was a lot more powerful than the 1giga 6750 gddr5 in the chronos.
Or if you're speaking of system response in general : I didn't know that the 5200 rpm hard drives they put in 1800$+ macs were faster than 7200 rpm drives + express cache.
By the way I believe the chronos is a little slimmer than the mbp.
362.1 x 238.4 x 23.9 mm 2.3kg vs 15 inch macbook pro : 364.4 x 249.4 x 24.1 mm 2.55kg
And seriously ? 200$ addition to get from 4go to 8go on the 1799$ mbp ?

All upgrades selected (matte/7200rpm/8gigs) to match the S03 chronos, it costs you 2299$... and that's still lacking the express cache and 512mo of video ram.
And 2600$ to get the extra 6770 and 0.2 ghz of the higher end one.

 

Has anyone seen today's news reports on the net regarding the chronos release:

Samsung Launches the Series 3, Series 7 Gamer & Chronos Notebooks - HardwareZone.com

They are mentioning that the 15.6 inch is priced at $2000. Is is just me, or is that $800 dollars more than initially announced on September 1st?

I'm in the UK and had assumed the 15.6 inch would be priced at £900-£1000 (taking into account extra tax and costs to the UK), based on that $1200 value.
Now that its looking like $2000, then thats more like £1500-£1600 here, at which point it looks less attractive compared to the macbook pros.

How much are these laptops going to be? This release is a pure farce

 

That's the Asia press release. It's using Singapore dollars.

 

Series 7 gamer 2800$, you should stop reading that website, simply because it is junk, or they arn't using american dollars.
All I know is that 15.6 6750 chronoses are already being sold for about 1000€ in germany, just convert that to your queen's currency.

 

Ahhhhhh, thanks.

Any idea when they will arrive at UK shores?

 

I've been lurking around this thread for a while. I'm sure everyone already knows this, but I received an e-mail last night from Amazon. The watered-down 14" model is available for purchase, shipping in 4-6 weeks.

Amazon.com: Samsung NP700Z3A-S01US 14-Inch Laptop: Computers & Accessories

I think this is the same one that has been sold at Best Buy (I am in Canada and it has not been sold here). Still no word on the 15" models as far as I'm aware.

Given that neither has been released yet, is anyone considering the upcoming Lenovo U400 14"? Would that suit anyone's needs if it were priced competitively or below the S7, or is it simply not powerful enough? I am curious because the S7 is an amazing laptop on paper, but it's at the upper end of my price range.

 

Hi .. i found the specs you can check it has 8gb ssd ... and you were kidding abt confidential but its really true .. u can see on top of it .. confidential ...

http://mediaserver.digitec.ch/dokumente/224751.pdf

 

Ha Ha! That was a good one! Samsung wants to test our ability to perform private investigation work.

This is some spy sh.it we seeing here, you'd better watch out!

 

According to manual page 33 (thanks to mariofz31z) "A" letter in notebook description means backlit keyboard, "B" letter no backlight. So your version (700Z5A) should have it. Check the keyboard pics of your model, Fn F9 and Fn F10 control the level of backlight. No signs on them, no backlight.

 

Greetings,

today I had the chance to see 15,6" @Saturn Berlin Kurfürstendamm:

It seems sturdy and stable to me - more than my actual XPS 1530.
The screen seems good to me. It´s brighter than my 1680x1050 15,6 screen now.

What worried me: The Windows score was really low because I was not able (even together with the salesman) to activate the AMD CPU. You can just decide which executable should use high performance graphic.

Because I don´t plan to play a lot on this device, I will wait to compare it to the 14" (in 13,3" chassis) - which was unfortunately not available.
Compared with my old XPS, the size and wight is fabulous! But I want to compare before I decide.

The package included 750GBHDD with express cache, 6750 AMD and the back-light keyboard. Price: 999€.

Indeed, It´s seems to be a very nice device.

 

From where? Samsung seems to be leaving out the UK which is really pissing me off

 

Do you plan on putting a second hard drive in your laptop if so please update us.

 

Well, I think I need to be convinced to buy it first. There's still no 100% reliable info about the screen quality of European versions, I mean I still hope not to be as bad as reported.

 

I thought you had the laptop already

 

Nope, not really. I'm not rushing into things without proper info.

Right now, I'm most eager to see what Ganxxta is gonna post.

 

Simultaneous output of HDMI, VGA and internal monitor is not supported by this machine. (I guess somebody asked about it earlier.)

SirIron, if you need to see windows score of AMD graphics, run the catalyst control center (rightclick on the desktop, select "graphics properties") go to "powerschemes", choose "switching method of GPU" and select "manual choice of switching", then select "switchable graphics" right above "switching method" and make sure AMD graphics is activated. Now you can go to windows performance index and run the test. Enjoy!

 

If it's like on the envy, I believe you have to go in the settings and use the Eyefinity feature of ATI/AMD to do multiple output.

 

Serial ATA-300 15,6" SAMSUNG HAS this. is this sata 3 or not? what is the speed? is it enought?

 

It is Sata 2. It just means it operates at 300mb/s. At 7200rpm. It's more than enough but some people want much more faster than change it for ssd.

 

Most of the high-end laptops today are SATA II. I say this because the Series 7 are SATA II, the Sony Vaio S 15.5" is SATA II, and many others in the range of USD $1,100 are SATA II.

I guess only the gamers laptops are SATA III.

And yes, if you want to change the HDD for a SSD, you should prefer a SATA III, it's faster and an SSD can take advantage of this. But if you want to keep the HDD, the SATA II is beyond the limit for the HDD.

I would say even more about this. Actually, even with the SSD, SATA II or SATA III make no difference if you are going to use it for browsing, editing and even for gaming.

The mayor diference between SATA II and SATA III are noticeable for benchmarkers and heavy users. I say it because I use a SATA II and a SATA III every day, and they have a huge difference on benchmark, but not on everyday using.

So, SATA II should be fine for most of users on this laptop.

 

Well, lets go

So yesterday I received my Laptop and shared my first impressions, today I made some pics and vids to show it to you, unfortunately the screen seems to be to bright for my camera . You have to see the screen for yourself with you own eyes, the videos and pics don't show the real image.

Here are some Infos from HWInfo:

Code:

[Current Computer]
  Computer Brand Name:                    Samsung 700Z3A/700Z4A/700Z5A/700Z5B
 [Operating System]
  Operating System:                       Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (x64) Build 7601
  Service Pack:                           Service Pack 1

Central Processor(s) ------------------------------------------------------

 [CPU Unit Count]
  Number Of Processor Packages (Physical): 1
  Number Of Processors Cores:             4
  Number Of Logical Processors:           8

Intel Core i7-2675QM ------------------------------------------------------

 [General Information]
  Processor Name:                         Intel Core i7-2675QM
  Original Processor Frequency:           2200.0 MHz
  Original Processor Frequency [MHz]:     2200
  CPU ID:                                 000206A7
  CPU Brand Name:                         Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2675QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
  CPU Vendor:                             GenuineIntel
  CPU Stepping:                           D2
  CPU Code Name:                          Sandy Bridge-MB SV
  CPU S-Spec:                             SR02S
  CPU Thermal Design Power (TDP):         45.0 W
  CPU IA Cores Thermal Design Current (TDC): 97.5 A
  CPU GT Cores Thermal Design Current (TDC): 32.5 A
  CPU Power Limits (Max):                 Power = 72.00 W, Time = 64.00 sec
  CPU Power Limit 1 (Long Duration):      Power = 45.00 W, Time = 28.00 sec [Locked]
  CPU Power Limit 2 (Short Duration):     Power = 56.25 W, Time = 0.00 sec [Locked]
  CPU Type:                               Production Unit
  CPU Platform:                           BGA1224
  Microcode Update Revision:              1A
  Number of CPU Cores:                    4
  Number of Logical CPUs:                 8
 [Operating Points]
  CPU LFM (Minimum):                      800.0 MHz = 8.00 x 100.0 MHz
  CPU HFM (Maximum):                      2200.0 MHz = 22.00 x 100.0 MHz
  CPU Turbo:                              3100.0 MHz = 31.00 x 100.0 MHz [Locked]
  CPU Current:                            2794.0 MHz = 28.00 x 99.8 MHz @ 1.1809 V
  CPU Bus Type:                           Intel Direct Media Interface (DMI) v2.0
  Maximum DMI Link Speed:                 5.0 GT/s
  Current DMI Link Speed:                 5.0 GT/s
 [Cache and TLB]
  L1 Cache:                               Instruction: 4 x 32 KBytes, Data: 4 x 32 KBytes
  L2 Cache:                               Integrated: 4 x 256 KBytes
  L3 Cache:                               6 MBytes
  Instruction TLB:                        4 KB Pages, 4-way set associative, 64 entries
  Data TLB:                               4 KB Pages, 4-way set associative, 64 entries

Memory --------------------------------------------------------------------

 [General information]
  Total Memory Size:                      8106 MBytes
  Total Memory Size [MB]:                 8106
 [Current Performance Settings]
  Maximum Supported Memory Clock:         666.7 MHz
  Current Memory Clock:                   665.2 MHz
  Current Timing (tCAS-tRCD-tRP-tRAS):    9.0-9-9-24
  Memory Runs At:                         Dual-Channel
  Command Rate:                           1T
  Read to Read Delay (tRD_RD) Different Rank: 1T
  Read to Read Delay (tRD_RD) Different DIMM: 3T
  Write to Write Delay (tWR_WR) Different Rank: 3T
  Write to Write Delay (tWR_WR) Different DIMM: 3T
  Read to Write Delay (tRD_WR) Same Rank: 3T
  Read to Write Delay (tRD_WR) Different Rank: 3T
  Read to Write Delay (tRD_WR) Different DIMM: 3T
  Write to Read Delay (tWR_RD) Same Rank (tWTR): 5T
  Write to Read Delay (tWR_RD) Different Rank: 1T
  Write to Read Delay (tWR_RD) Different DIMM: 1T
  Read to Precharge Delay (tRTP):         5T
  Write to Precharge Delay (tWTP/tWR):    10T
  RAS# to RAS# Delay (tRRD):              4T
  Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC):              107T
  Four Activate Window (tFAW):            20T

Row: 2 - 4096 MB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 ------------

 [General Module Information]
  Module Number:                          2
  Module Size:                            4096 MBytes
  Memory Type:                            DDR3 SDRAM
  Module Type:                            SO-DIMM
  Memory Speed:                           666.7 MHz (PC3-10600)
  Module Manufacturer:                    Samsung
  Module Part Number:                     M471B5273CH0-CH9
  Module Revision:                        0
  Module Serial Number:                   1801210470
  Module Manufacturing Date:              Year: 2011, Week: 35
  Module Manufacturing Location:          2
  SDRAM Manufacturer:                     Samsung
  Error Check/Correction:                 None
 [Module characteristics]
  Row Address Bits:                       15
  Column Address Bits:                    10
  Number Of Banks:                        8
  Module Density:                         2048 Mb
  Number Of Ranks:                        2
  Device Width:                           8 bits
  Bus Width:                              64 bits
  Module Nominal Voltage (VDD):           1.5 V
 [Module timing]
  Minimum SDRAM Cycle Time (tCKmin):      1.500 ns
  CAS# Latencies Supported:               5, 6, 7, 8, 9
  Minimum CAS# Latency Time (tAAmin):     13.125 ns
  Minimum RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCDmin):   13.125 ns
  Minimum Row Precharge Time (tRPmin):    13.125 ns
  Minimum Active to Precharge Time (tRASmin): 36.000 ns
  Supported Module Timing at 666.7 MHz:   9-9-9-24
  Supported Module Timing at 533.3 MHz:   7-7-7-20
  Supported Module Timing at 400.0 MHz:   6-6-6-15
  Supported Module Timing at 333.3 MHz:   5-5-5-12
  Minimum Write Recovery Time (tWRmin):   15.000 ns
  Minimum Row Active to Row Active Delay (tRRDmin): 6.000 ns
  Minimum Active to Active/Refresh Time (tRCmin): 49.125 ns
  Minimum Refresh Recovery Time Delay (tRFCmin): 160.000 ns
  Minimum Internal Write to Read Command Delay (tWTRmin): 7.500 ns
  Minimum Internal Read to Precharge Command Delay (tRTPmin): 7.500 ns
  Minimum Four Activate Window Delay Time (tFAWmin): 30.000 ns


PCI Express x16 Bus #1 ----------------------------------------------------


ATI RADEON HD 6750M/6650M/6630M (WHISTLER PRO/LP) -------------------------

 [General Information]
  Device Name:                            ATI RADEON HD 6750M/6650M/6630M (WHISTLER PRO/LP)
  Original Device Name:                   ATI RADEON HD 6750M/6650M/6630M (WHISTLER PRO/LP)
  Device Class:                           VGA Compatible Adapter
  Revision ID:                            0
  Bus Number:                             1
  Device Number:                          0
  Function Number:                        0
  PCI Latency Timer:                      0
  Hardware ID:                            PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6741&SUBSYS_C0B3144D&REV_00
 [PCI Express]
  Version:                                2.0
  Maximum Link Width:                     16x
  Current Link Width:                     16x
  Maximum Link Speed:                     5.0 Gb/s
  Current Link Speed:                     5.0 Gb/s
  Device/Port Type:                       Legacy PCI Express Endpoint
  Slot Implemented:                       No
  Active State Power Management (ASPM) Support: L0s and L1
  Active State Power Management (ASPM) Status: L1 Entry
 [System Resources]
  Interrupt Line:                         N/A
  Interrupt Pin:                          INTA#
  Memory Base Address 0                   A0000000
  Memory Base Address 2                   C0700000
  I/O Base Address 4                      3F00
 [Features]
  Bus Mastering:                          Enabled
  Running At 66 MHz:                      Not Capable
  Fast Back-to-Back Transactions:         Not Capable
 [Driver Updates]

Intel Sandy Bridge-MB GT2 - Integrated Graphics Controller [D2/J1/Q0] -----

 [General Information]
  Device Name:                            Intel Sandy Bridge-MB GT2 - Integrated Graphics Controller [D2/J1/Q0]
  Original Device Name:                   Intel Sandy Bridge-MB GT2 - Integrated Graphics Controller [D2/J1/Q0]
  Device Class:                           VGA Compatible Adapter
  Revision ID:                            9
  Bus Number:                             0
  Device Number:                          2
  Function Number:                        0
  PCI Latency Timer:                      0
  Hardware ID:                            PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0116&SUBSYS_C0B3144D&REV_09
 [System Resources]
  Interrupt Line:                         IRQ16
  Interrupt Pin:                          INTA#
  Memory Base Address 0                   C0000000
  Memory Base Address 2                   B0000000
  I/O Base Address 4                      4000
 [Features]
  Bus Mastering:                          Enabled
  Running At 66 MHz:                      Not Capable
  Fast Back-to-Back Transactions:         Capable

Broadcom 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter ---------------------------------

 [General Information]
  Device Name:                            Broadcom 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter
  Original Device Name:                   Broadcom 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter
  Device Class:                           Unknown Network Adapter
  Revision ID:                            1
  Bus Number:                             2
  Device Number:                          0
  Function Number:                        0
  PCI Latency Timer:                      0
  Hardware ID:                            PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_4357&SUBSYS_7181144F&REV_01
 [PCI Express]
  Version:                                1.0
  Maximum Link Width:                     1x
  Current Link Width:                     1x
  Maximum Link Speed:                     2.5 Gb/s
  Current Link Speed:                     2.5 Gb/s
  Device/Port Type:                       PCI Express Endpoint
  Slot Implemented:                       No
  Active State Power Management (ASPM) Support: L0s and L1
  Active State Power Management (ASPM) Status: L1 Entry
 [System Resources]
  Interrupt Line:                         IRQ16
  Interrupt Pin:                          INTA#
  Memory Base Address 0                   C0600000
 [Features]
  Bus Mastering:                          Enabled
  Running At 66 MHz:                      Not Capable
  Fast Back-to-Back Transactions:         Not Capable

Video Adapter -------------------------------------------------------------


Intel HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge GT2) ---------------------------------

 [Video chipset]
  Video Chipset:                          Intel HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge GT2)
  Video Memory:                           Unknown
 [Video Card]
  Video Card:                             Intel Sandy Bridge-MB GT2 - Integrated Graphics Controller [D2/J1/Q0] [Samsung Electronics]
  Video Bus:                              Integrated
  Video BIOS Version:                     2098-26 Nike Series FRC EDID support PC 14.34
 [Performance]
  Processor Clock:                        650.0 MHz
  Memory Clock:                           665.0 MHz
  Hardware ID:                            PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0116&SUBSYS_C0B3144D&REV_09
 [Driver Updates]

ATI RADEON HD 6750M/6650M/6630M (WHISTLER PRO/LP) -------------------------

 [Video chipset]
  Video Chipset:                          ATI RADEON HD 6750M/6650M/6630M (WHISTLER PRO/LP)
  Video Memory:                           1024 MBytes of SDRAM
 [Video Card]
  Video Card:                             ATI RADEON HD 6750M/6650M/6630M (WHISTLER PRO/LP) [Samsung Electronics]
  Video Bus:                              PCIe v2.0 x16 (5.0 Gb/s) @ x16 (5.0 Gb/s)
  Video BIOS Version:                     Unknown
 [Performance]
  Processor Clock:                        100.0 MHz
  Memory Clock:                           40.5 MHz
  Memory Bus Width:                       128-bit
  Number Of Pixel Pipelines:              16
  Number Of Unified Shaders:              480
  Hardware ID:                            PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6741&SUBSYS_C0B3144D&REV_00

S)ATA/ATAPI Drives -------------------------------------------------------


Hitachi HTS727575A9E364 ---------------------------------------------------

 [General Information]
  Drive Controller:                       Serial ATA 3Gb/s
  Drive Model:                            Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
  Drive Revision:                         JF4OA0D0
  Drive Serial Number:                    J3790084G5P9KG
  Drive Capacity:                         715,404 MBytes (750 GB)
  Drive Capacity [MB]:                    715404
  Media Rotation Rate:                    7200 RPM
 [Drive Geometry]
  Number of Cylinders:                    16383
  Number of Heads:                        16
  Sectors Per Track:                      63
  Bytes Per Sector:                       Unknown
  Bytes Per Track:                        Unknown
  Number Of ECC Bytes:                    4
  Number of Sectors:                      4128705
  Total 32-bit LBA Sectors:               268435455
  Total 48-bit LBA Sectors:               1465149168
  Cache Buffer Size:                      16384 KBytes
  Controller Type:                        Dual Ported, Multiple Sector Buffer, Read Cache
 [Transfer Modes]
  Sectors Per Interrupt:                  Total: 16, Active: 16
  Max. PIO Transfer Mode:                 4
  Multiword DMA Mode:                     Total: 2, Active: -
  Singleword DMA Mode:                    Total: -, Active: -
  Ultra-DMA Mode:                         Total: 6 (ATA-133), Active: 6 (ATA-133)
  Max. Multiword DMA Transfer Rate:       16.7 MBytes/s
  Max. PIO with IORDY Transfer Rate:      16.7 MBytes/s
  Max. PIO w/o IORDY Transfer Rate:       16.7 MBytes/s
  Transfer Width:                         Unknown
  Native Command Queuing:                 Supported, Max. Depth: 32
  TRIM Command:                           Not Supported
 [Device flags]
  Fixed Drive:                            Present
  Removable Drive:                        Not Present
  Magnetic Storage:                       Present
  LBA Mode:                               Supported
  DMA Mode:                               Supported
  IORDY:                                  Supported
  IORDY Disableable:                      Supported
 [Features]
  Write Cache:                            Present, Active
  S.M.A.R.T. Feature:                     Present, Active
  Security Feature:                       Present, Inactive
  Removable Media Feature:                Not Present, Disabled
  Power Management:                       Present, Active
  Advanced Power Management:              Present, Active
  Packet Interface:                       Not Present, Disabled
  Look-Ahead Buffer:                      Present, Active
  Host Protected Area:                    Present, Enabled
  Power-Up In Standby:                    Supported, Inactive
  Automatic Acoustic Management:          Not Suppported, Inactive
  48-bit LBA:                             Supported, Active
 [Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology]
  Raw Read Error Rate:                    100/62, Worst: 100
  Throughput Performance:                 100/40, Worst: 100
  Spin Up Time:                           207/33, Worst: 207 (Data = 2)
  Start/Stop Count:                       100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 24)
  Reallocated Sector Count:               100/5, Worst: 100
  Seek Error Rate:                        100/67, Worst: 100
  Seek Time Performance:                  100/40, Worst: 100
  Power-On Hours/Cycle Count:             100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 29)
  Spin Retry Count:                       100/60, Worst: 100
  Power Cycle Count:                      100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 20)
  G-Sense Error Rate:                     100/Always OK, Worst: 100
  Power-Off Retract Count:                100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 2)
  Load/Unload Cycle Count:                100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 698)
  Temperature                             200/Always OK, Worst: 200 (Data = 30.0 °C)
  Reallocation Event Count:               100/Always OK, Worst: 100
  Current Pending Sector Count:           100/Always OK, Worst: 100
  Off-Line Uncorrectable Sector Count:    100/Always OK, Worst: 100
  UltraDMA/SATA CRC Error Rate:           200/Always OK, Worst: 200
  Load/Unload Retry Count:                100/Always OK, Worst: 100

SanDisk iSSD P4 8GB -------------------------------------------------------

 [General Information]
  Drive Controller:                       Serial ATA 3Gb/s
  Drive Model:                            SanDisk iSSD P4 8GB
  Drive Revision:                         SSD 9.14
  Drive Serial Number:                    113400106524
  Drive Capacity:                         7,641 MBytes (8 GB)
  Drive Capacity [MB]:                    7641
  Media Rotation Rate:                    SSD Drive (Non-rotating)
 [Drive Geometry]
  Number of Cylinders:                    15525
  Number of Heads:                        16
  Sectors Per Track:                      63
  Bytes Per Sector:                       Unknown
  Bytes Per Track:                        Unknown
  Number Of ECC Bytes:                    Unknown
  Number of Sectors:                      1032129
  Total 32-bit LBA Sectors:               15649200
  Total 48-bit LBA Sectors:               15649200
  Cache Buffer Size:                      N/A
  Controller Type:                        Not Specified
 [Transfer Modes]
  Sectors Per Interrupt:                  Total: 1, Active: 1
  Max. PIO Transfer Mode:                 4
  Multiword DMA Mode:                     Total: 2, Active: -
  Singleword DMA Mode:                    Total: -, Active: -
  Ultra-DMA Mode:                         Total: 6 (ATA-133), Active: 6 (ATA-133)
  Max. Multiword DMA Transfer Rate:       16.7 MBytes/s
  Max. PIO with IORDY Transfer Rate:      16.7 MBytes/s
  Max. PIO w/o IORDY Transfer Rate:       16.7 MBytes/s
  Transfer Width:                         16-bit
  Native Command Queuing:                 Not Supported
  TRIM Command:                           Supported (Indeterminate Read After TRIM)
 [Device flags]
  Fixed Drive:                            Present
  Removable Drive:                        Not Present
  Magnetic Storage:                       Present
  LBA Mode:                               Supported
  DMA Mode:                               Supported
  IORDY:                                  Supported
  IORDY Disableable:                      Supported
 [Features]
  Write Cache:                            Present, Active
  S.M.A.R.T. Feature:                     Present, Active
  Security Feature:                       Present, Inactive
  Removable Media Feature:                Not Present, Disabled
  Power Management:                       Present, Active
  Advanced Power Management:              Not Present, Inactive
  Packet Interface:                       Not Present, Disabled
  Look-Ahead Buffer:                      Present, Active
  Host Protected Area:                    Present, Enabled
  Power-Up In Standby:                    Not Suppported, Inactive
  Automatic Acoustic Management:          Not Suppported, Inactive
  48-bit LBA:                             Supported, Active
 [Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology]
  Reallocated Sector Count:               100/Always OK, Worst: 100
  Power-On Hours/Cycle Count:             100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 28)
  Power Cycle Count:                      100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 25)
  Program Fail Block Count:               100/Always OK, Worst: 100
  Erase Fail Block Count:                 100/Always OK, Worst: 100
  Wear Leveling Count:                    100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 59)
  Unexpected Power Loss Count:            100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 9)
  Reported Uncorrectable Errors:          100/Always OK, Worst: 100
  Total Count of Write Sectors            100/Always OK, Worst: 100
  GMR Head Amplitude:                     1/Always OK, Worst: 100
  Available Reserved Space / FW Version:  100/5, Worst: 100
  Average Erase Count, Max Erase Count:   100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 31)
  Lifetime Writes from Host:              100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 609810895)
  Lifetime Reads from Host:               100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 83252100)

MATADVD-RAM UJ8A7AS ---------------------------------------------------

 [General Information]
  Drive Model:                            MATADVD-RAM UJ8A7AS
  Drive Revision:                         1.00
  Drive Serial Number:                    UL87  041299
  Serial Number:                          UL87  041299
  Drive Type:                             DVD+R DL
  Drive Controller:                       Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s
 [Transfer Modes]
  Max. PIO Transfer Mode:                 4
  Multiword DMA Mode:                     Total: 2, Active: 0
  Singleword DMA Mode:                    Total: -, Active: -
  Ultra-DMA Mode:                         Total: 5 (ATA-100), Inactive
  Max. Multiword DMA Transfer Rate:       16.7 MBytes/s
  Max. PIO with IORDY Transfer Rate:      16.7 MBytes/s
  Max. PIO w/o IORDY Transfer Rate:       16.7 MBytes/s
 [Device flags]
  Fixed Drive:                            Present
  Removable Drive:                        Present
  Magnetic Storage:                       Not Present
  LBA Mode:                               Supported
  DMA Mode:                               Supported
  IORDY:                                  Supported
  IORDY Disableable:                      Supported
 [Device capabilities]
  Drive can read:                         CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R DL
  Drive can write:                        CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R DL

attery #0 ----------------------------------------------------------------

 [General Properties]
  Device Name:                           
  Manufacturer Name:                      SAMSUNG Electronics
  Serial Number:                         
  Unique ID:                              SAMSUNG Electronics
  Chemistry:                              Lithium Ion
  Designed Capacity:                      80216 mWh
  Full Charged Capacity:                  81400 mWh
  Wear Level:                             0.0 %
 [Current Power Status]
  Power Status:                           On AC Power
  Current Capacity:                       64306 mWh (79.0 %)
  Current Voltage:                        16.076 V

And here are detailed Monitor Infos:

Code:

Monitor -------------------------------------------------------------------


Samsung LTN156KT-068 ------------------------------------------------------

 [General information]
  Monitor Name:                           Samsung LTN156KT-068
  Monitor Name (Manuf):                   SAMSUNG      LTN156KT068 
  Serial Number:                          Unknown
  Date Of Manufacture:                    Week: 0, Year: 2011
  Monitor Hardware ID:                    Monitor\SEC314B
  Max. Vertical Size:                     19 cm
  Max. Horizontal Size:                   34 cm
 [Advanced parameters]
  Input Signal:                           Digital
  Display Type:                           RGB color
  Gamma Factor:                           2.20
 [DPMS Modes]
  Standby:                                Not Supported
  Suspend:                                Not Supported
  Active Off:                             Not Supported
  Standard Colour Space:                  Not Supported
  Preferred Timing Mode:                  Supported
  Default GTF Supported:                  Not Supported
  DFP 1.x Compatible:                     No
 [Supported Video Modes]
  1600 x 900                              344 x 194 mm, Pixel Clock 100.40 MHz

Finally some pics from HWInfo & GPUZ:


Some people asked about the speakers... here is a picture of one:

I think the speakers are more than good for a laptop which is so thin and small, they are extremely better than the one from my old Samsung R560.
I don't know if a subwoofer is build in, I don't want to open my new Toy^^

Another thing I found out is that some Keys have separate LEDs and they are separately backlit, which is very nice, even if the Keyboardlight are off you can see whether WiFi, Capslock, mute etc is on:


As you can see FN+F11 regulates the Fan, in the EasySettings tool you can configure separate Fan profiles, like always on, but slow/always off and only on when needed etc...
there you can also choose the color settings:

the sound settings:

and express cache and fast boot settings:


To configure the switchable graphics you have to choose the applications in the AMD Catalyst Control Center:


This are the temps after some Unigine Heaven benchmark runs, I couldn't see it throttle:



So here are a few pics of the screen (pics show almost real life colors):



Here is a short clip in comparison to my old 15,4" Samsung R560 220 nit glare screen, both at max brightness:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/gwORe0z9gptZ4DUEJWemoaEo_4uTAWQ4gArh_EFO9ow?feat=directlink

More clips and pics you can find here
As I said, its sometimes to bright for my camera, could get a better picture of it you have to look for yourself.

To sum it up:
For me its a very good laptop for this kind of money, its fast, silent, light, small (had to check twice that the screen is actually 15.6" compared to my previous 15,4" ).

The matte screen is way better than my previous glare screen and the colors and the sharpness is good enough for me (don't know if its "bad" like some people say, but I like it). Only thing that I don't like about it, is that black isn't really black, thats maybe because of the high brightness, but the other colors are very good and natural and white is real white, not that yellowish compared to my old laptop.
What I really like is the fast boot up and boot from standby, you have to be really quick to make it into the BIOS and from lid closed to lid opened it needs 3 secs to boot.

So if you want that laptop, check the screen somewhere for yourself and figure out whether its a full model or a watered down one and if you like it or not.

Good night.

 

Hmm, so the "Monitor name (Manuf)" and the "Hardware ID" match the Best Buy model, but the "Monitor Name" does not. Weird.

 

Thanks a lot for the info and I hope you enjoy your new toy . Do you know have any info on battery life?

 

Thanks for taking some time out to carry out all these test

 

Where did you buy your laptop from. Do you think they will sell it with a UK keyboard and ship it to the UK?