Samsung 5 Series NP530U3B-A01UK reviews: 13.3" Laptop computer

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Samsung 5 Series NP530U3B-A01UK reviews: 13.3" Laptop computer reviews

+ This laptop scores high on size and weight. - It scores poorly on performance.

£406 at 1 retailer out of 409 retailers checked

7.9 out of 10 based on 15 reviews.

Samsung 5 Series NP530U3B-A01UK with Intel Core i5 I5-2467M 1.6 GHz Dual Core Processor, 4GB of Memory and 500GB Storage on Windows 7 Home Premium. See full product description

Battery life	6.7
Design	8.6
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	7.6
Value for money	8.1
Overall rating	7.9

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Robert, Business user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Very fast boot up time making it very useable.
Bad points:: The VGA port is via an adapter (which is included) but I am sure to forget it at some crucial point.

Battery life	8.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 29 Dec 2012

Guy, Bristol General home user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Good looks, great performance
Bad points:: The mic is really bad!

Battery life	10.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 23 Sep 2012

adam, Chelmsford Business user

Score 1.0/10

Good points:: Very light and sleek. Looks great.
Bad points:: I do not normally review products online, but I have had such a bad experience with this machine that I felt the urge to share.

The first one that I had delivered had a sudden, catastrophic hard disk failure, resulting in lots of lost data after only 2 weeks of purchase.

I have just received a replacement which for some reason performs slower than the original, is significantly louder and above all the Wi-Fi card does not work.

I now have to go through a second returns procedure and will be without a much needed computer in the meantime. All faith lost in this product. Would not recommend.

Battery life	4.0
Design	7.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	1.0
Value for money	1.0
Overall rating	1.0

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Confirmed purchase: 23 Nov 2012

Ian , Shipley

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Light & thin
Bad points:: None changeable battery

Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 09 Jul 2012

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	13.3
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating system	Windows 7 Home Premium
Software on which the device runs
RAM (Gigabytes)	4

Number of cores	Dual
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to run two or more processes at once, improving multi-tasking and speeding things up.
Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	500
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1280 x 720 (WXGA)
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Processor brand	Intel
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor series	Core i5
This is the processor model range. Different types of processor have different types of functionality. For example Centrino processors are specifically designed to increase battery life in laptops.
Processor number	I5-2467M
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor speed (Gigahertz)	1.6
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Gigahertz or Ghz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
Number of USB ports	3

Connections	Bluetooth

Connections	Wireless

Card reader	Multi Card Reader
A memory card reader allows you to connect various types of card such as SD Cards, MMC Cards or Compact Flash Cards to your laptop or desktop computer. Memory Card Readers are extremely useful for photographers as it allows you to quickly transfer your snaps from camera to machine meaning you can have them uploaded to your favourite website or printed out in a matter of minutes.
Weight (kg)	1.43

Graphics card model number	HD Graphics 3000
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer.
Type of hard drive	Hybrid Hard Drive

Remote control	No
Aspect ratio	16:9
Width in cm	33.3

Depth in cm	22.95

Release date	2012-05-30
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Samsung Series 5 NP530U3B-A01UK

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