Samsung offers 4 Series with Core 2 Duo

At the same time like Asus Samsung presents first notebooks with Core 2 Duo processors. The series are R55-Pro, R65-Pro, X11 Pro and Q35-Pro.

Q35 Pro T5500 Bitasa

According a press release there also should be a model of the R45-Pro series, which will be equipped with the brand-new processor. Nevertheless, yet the Samsung website lists the two models of this series with Pentium M and Celeron M.

Features R55 Pro T5500 Bellingi

• processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5500, 1,66 GHz 2 MB Cache 667 MHz FSB
• operating system: Original Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• memory: 512 MB PC2-4200 (1x512)
• hard disk: 80 GB, 5.400 UPM
• display: 15,4" WXGA TFT, 1.280 x 800
• graphics: max. 128MB Intel Graphic Media Accelerator 950
• optical device: DVD-Super-Multi Double Layer
• communication: Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g, 10/100 Ethernet, Bluetooth
• AV Station NOW
• SuperSilent mode
• Protect-o-Edge-case
• battery runtime: up to 4.5 hours
• service & support: 24 months in entire Europe
• weight: about 2.680 g lightweight

approximate price € 1.200,00

Features R65 Pro T5500 Boteez

• processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5500, 1,66 GHz 2 MB Cache 667 MHz FSB
• operating system: Original Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• memory: 1024 MB PC2-420 (1x1024)
• hard disk: 100 GB, 5.400 UPM
• display: 15" SXGA TFT,  1.400 x 1.050
• graphics: 256 MB Nvidia GeForce Go 7600
• optical device: DVD-Super-Multi Double Layer
• communication: Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g, 10/100 Ethernet, Bluetooth
• AV Station NOW
• SuperSilent mode
• Protect-o-Edge-case
• battery runtime: up to 4 hours
• service & support: 24 months in entire Europe
• weight: about 2.700 g

Price about € 1.800,00

Features R65 Pro T5500 Boteez

• processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5500, 1,66 GHz 2 MB Cache 667 MHz FSB
• operating system: Original Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• memory:  512 MB PC2-4200 (1x512)
• hard disk: 80 GB, 5.400 UPM
• display: 15" XGA TFT,   1.024 x 768
• graphics: max. 128MB Intel Graphic Media Accelerator 950
• optical device: DVD-Super-Multi Double Layer
• communication: Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g, 10/100 Ethernet, Bluetooth
• FirstWare Recovery Pro
• Protect-o-Edge-case
• battery runtime: up to 4 hours
• service & support: 24 months in entire Europe
• weight: 2.700 g

Price about € 1.400,00

Features X11 Pro T5500 Bugomi

• processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5500, 1,66 GHz 2 MB Cache 667 MHz FSB
• operating system: Original Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• memory:  512 MB PC2-4200 (1x512)
• hard disk: 80 GB, 5.400 UPM
• display: 14" XGA TFT, 1.280 x 768
• graphics: max. 128MB Intel Graphic Media Accelerator 950
• optical device: DVD-Super-Multi Double Layer
• communication: Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g, 10/100 Ethernet, Bluetooth
• FirstWare Recovery Pro
• Protect-o-Edge-case
• battery runtime: up to 5 hours
• service & support: 24 months in entire Europe
• weight: anout 2.100 g

Price about € 1.500,00

Features Q35 Pro T5500 Bitasa

• processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5500, 1,66 GHz 2 MB Cache 667 MHz FSB
• operating system: Original Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• memory: 1024 MB PC2-4200 (2 x 512)
• hard disk: 80 GB, 5.400 UPM
• display: 12.1“ WXGA TFT, 1.280 x 768
• graphics: max. 128MB Intel Graphic Media Accelerator 950
• optical device: DVD-Super-Multi Double Layer
• communication: Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g, 10/100 Ethernet, Bluetooth
• FirstWare Recovery Pro
• Protect-o-Edge-case
• battery runtime: up to 6 hours
• service & support: 24 months in entire Europe
• weight: about 1.890 g

Price about € 1.600,00

Comment:

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an onboard integrated video chip and can be called a faster clocked GMA 900 (on Mobile Intel 945GM Express chipset, which is available only starting with Core Duo/Solo). 2006 it is the most often used graphics solution and is classified in the weakest third of mobile graphics solutions. So it can only be used for elder games. For office applications and surfing it is without any doubt sufficient.

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 is part of the most powerful third of mobile video cards. It can represent newest games well and no doubt is apt for office applications and surfing.

The Core 2 Duo is a successor of Core Duo and Core Solo with a longer pipeline and up to 20% speed increase without to spend more current. 64-Bit EM64T command upgrade and 2 or 4 MB L2 cache characterize this processor with its 291 millions transistors, which are finished in 65 nm.
The "T" variants of the Core 2 Duo are the standard versions in notebooks. They need less current than the "E", but more current than the "L" (low voltage) and "U" (ultra low voltage) variants.
T5500 is the weakest of all T-standard variants of the Core 2 Duo.

15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks.
14 inch display size is a mixture between the small subnotebook formats and the 15 inch standard display.
The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much current and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
Meanwhile notebook displays with a format 4:3 are strongly replaced by 16:10 formats. The 4:3 format does not have explicitely disadvantages, rather it is a question of taste. When TV-watching on the notebook it is decisive, in which format the current programm is offered.

Samsung is an international notebook manufacturer of medium size according market shares and reviews. Up tp now, Samsung notebooks achieved excellent total ratings of German and English magazines. Also the ratings of price and performance are respectable.