Samsung Q310 Aura Malin
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Samsung Q310 Aura Malin Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS
Display: 13.3 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 2kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section Q310 (Series) Q310 Aura Malin (Model)
Average Score: 78.44% - good
Average of 9 scores (from 9 reviews)
mobility: 69%, workmanship: 68%, ergonomy: 72%, emissions: 80%
Reviews for the Samsung Q310 Aura Malin
80% Samsung Q310 13.3in laptop
Source: Reg Hardware 
If you’ve an eye on gaming, the Q310's 9200M GS graphics will no doubt disappoint, but the P8400 processor managed to push through some decent benchmark scores and at £699 you’re getting a fair amount of tech for your money. Build quality and aesthetics aren’t as spectacular as Samsung would have you believe, but despite our grumbles it’s hard to level any serious complaints at the Q310. Ultimately, it’s great value for money and would suit those who baulk at the thought of a netbook but are watching their pennies.
80%, Preis gut, Verarbeitung mäßig
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/06/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% workmanship: 60%
70% Samsung Q310-34P
Source: Computer Shopper
Although the Q310 isn’t a bad system, Samsung will have to work a little harder to compete in this fierce market. Its solid mix of features is a good start, but with Toshiba undercutting its price and outperforming its scores, it's tough to justify buying the Q310. On the other hand, if you can get it for less than $1,100 (we’re already seeing it for as little as $1,204 in some places), you should jump at the chance.
7 von 10, Leistung mäßig, Preis schlecht, Mobilität mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/15/2008
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 40% performance: 60% mobility: 50%
72% Samsung Q310-34P
Source: Computer Shopper
The Q310-34P's price isn't bad for a notebook, but it might be a little high for the performance you get.
7.2 von 10, Leistung mäßig, Preis schlecht, Mobilität schlecht
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/15/2008
Rating: Total score: 72% price: 40% performance: 60% mobility: 40%
70% Samsung Q310-34P
Source: Laptop Mag
The Samsung Q310-34P is one of the better-designed 13-inch notebooks we’ve tested, and it offers good performance. However, the business-oriented $949 Lenovo ThinkPad SL300 offers nearly double the endurance of the Q310-34P (without charging an arm and a leg for an extra-capacity battery) and the $200 cheaper HP Pavilion dv3510nr features an extra gig of RAM, discrete Nvidia graphics, and a backlit keyboard (although it lasts an hour less on a charge). If good looks and an excellent Vista experience is what you want, the Q310-34P is a tempting option, but other 13-inch notebooks offer better bang for your buck.
3.5 von 5, Leistung gut, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/14/2008
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 80% mobility: 80%
84% Samsung Q310 review
Source: CNet
On paper the Q310 is almost identical to the Q210, with the only noticeable differences being the bigger display, extra 1GB of RAM and a slight change in port placement. However, with exactly the same native resolution as the 12-inch Q210, the effect of the bigger screen is minimal, while the 1GB is wasted on 32-bit Vista. In short, we'd recommend saving some money and opting for the slightly smaller Q210, which is now available for just £599.
8.4 von 10, Mobilität sehr gut, Display schlecht
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/13/2008
Rating: Total score: 84% display: 40% mobility: 90%
80% Samsung Q310 review
Source: Techradar
It's hard to fault the Samsung Q310, as power, usability, battery life and screen are all outstanding. Some buyers may be put off by the glossy design or limited software, but it remains one of the best laptops you can buy at this price.
4 von 5, Verarbeitung sehr gut, Mobilität sehr gut, Leistung gut, Display gut, Preis sehr gut
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/22/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 80% display: 80% mobility: 90% workmanship: 90%
90% Samsung Q310 notebook
Source: Pocket Lint
The Samsung Q310 offers everything we found likeable in the Q210 but the slightly larger screen means it’s just that bit more practical. Considering you get all this power and portability for less than £700, it’s no surprise this is quickly becoming one of our favourite notebooks.
9 von 10, Leistung gut, Preis sehr gut, Mobilität gut, Display schlecht
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/13/2008
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 90% performance: 80% display: 40% mobility: 80%
Foreign Reviews
80% Samsung Q310 Aura P8400 Malin (Notebook)
Source: Chip.de 
online available, Short, Date: 11/11/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 100% performance: 100% features: 83% display: 87% mobility: 68% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 73%
80% Samsung Q310 Aura
Source: Notebookjournal
online available, Medium, Date: 09/29/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 60% performance: 70% features: 30% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 80%
Comment
NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS: Slower clocked 9300M GS and therefore a little bit slower. Supports PureVideo HD (VP3)and Hybrid-SLI (HybridPower and GeForceBoost).
Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).
The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.
P8400:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
13.3": This is a frequent and the biggest display format for sub-notebooks.
The advantage is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the tiny display has the advantage, that it needs few current, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that the reading of texts is very exhausting vor the eyes. High resolutions can hardly be used.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2 kg: These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 12 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
Samsung: 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.
78.44%: This rating is not convincing. It must be considered, that there exist hardly any laptops, which receive a rating below 60%. This notebook is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
