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Samsung Q530 Series

Samsung Q530-JT01Processor: Intel Core i3 350M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 310M
Display: 15.60 inch
Weight: 2.4kg
Price: 900 euro
Average Score: 74% - average
Average of 7 scores (from 8 reviews)
price: 57%, performance: 75%, features: 60%, display: 49%, mobility: 52%, workmanship: 70%, ergonomy: 70%, emissions: 40%

 

Samsung Q530-JT01

Specifications

Samsung Q530-JT01Notebook: Samsung Q530-JT01
Processor: Intel Core i3 350M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 310M
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.4kg
Price: 900 euro
Links:  Samsung notebook section

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Average Score: 74% - average

Average of 7 scores (from 8 reviews)

 

Reviews

70% Samsung Q530 Review
Source: Trusted Reviews English Archive.org version
A solid, dependable and durable laptop, the Q530 will do everything you ask of it, but there are better deals to be had.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/28/2010
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 70% performance: 80% features: 70% mobility: 70%
80% Samsung Q530 review
Source: CNet English Archive.org version

The 15.6-inch Samsung Q530 is essentially the big brother of the impressive 13.3-inch Q330. This larger laptop retains the slick styling of its £600 sibling but, at around £750, offers considerably more screen real estate. There's plenty to like about the Samsung Q530. It has a sexy design, well-balanced specification and decent battery life. Overall, though, it's not quite as an impressive as the smaller Q330.


Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/24/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% Samsung Q530 laptop review
Source: Channel Web English Archive.org version
After being suitably impressed by the baby of the Q Series from Samsung, the Q330, we were keen to see how the head of the family, the Q530, performed. A large, well-designed and reasonably fast machine, the Q530 is likely to appeal to those after a desktop replacement. But the office is very much where the device will stay given its size and battery life, and we can see many business users opting for the smaller and cheaper Q330 instead.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/09/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% Samsung Q530 laptop review
Source: V3.co.uk English Archive.org version
A large, well-designed and reasonably fast machine, the Q530 is likely to appeal to those after a desktop replacement. But the office is very much where the device will stay given its size and battery life, and we can see many business users opting for the smaller and cheaper Q330 instead.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/08/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%

Foreign Reviews

80% Samsung Q530-Star
Source: Notebookjournal German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/26/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 60% performance: 90% features: 50% display: 50% mobility: 50% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%
Ноутбук Samsung Q530: тонкий, легкий, быстрый
Source: 3DNews.ru RU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/16/2010
Rating: price: 40% performance: 50%
68% Обзор стильного ноутбука Samsung Q530-JT01
Source: Retera RU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/30/2010
Rating: Total score: 68% performance: 78% display: 48% mobility: 36% emissions: 40%
60% Обзор ноутбука Samsung Q530: такого дизайна еще не было
Source: Hi-Tech Mail RU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/08/2010
Rating: Total score: 60%

 

Comment

Samsung: Samsung Group is the largest South Korean conglomerate and was founded in 1938. Samsung Group employed 489,000 people in 2014 and is one of the world's largest companies in terms of revenue and market strength. The name Samsung means "Three Stars" in Korean and represents the three sons of the company's founder. The company was founded in 1938 as a grocery store. With its subsidiary Samsung Electronics, founded in 1969, Samsung took up the production of electrotechnical items, focusing on consumer electronics and household appliances at an early stage. Other branches in which the large corporation is active include mechanical engineering, automobiles (Hyundai), insurance, wholesale, real estate and leisure. Samsung manufactures a wide range of electronic products, including smartphones, televisions, home appliances and semiconductors. The company's Galaxy line of smartphones is one of the most popular in the world. Samsung is also a major player in the semiconductor industry, making memory chips and processors for many other electronics manufacturers.


Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

NVIDIA GeForce 310M: The GeForce 310M is the successor of the GeFore G210M and based on the same chip with very similar clock rates (shader speed +30MHz to 1530MHz).

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Intel Core i3:

350M:

The Core i3-350M is technically a Core i5-430M without the Turbo Boost overlocking feature. Therefore, it always clocks with max. 2.26 GHz (of course Speedstep is included). Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


No weight comment found (one expected)!


74%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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Samsung Q530-JT01
Stefan Hinum, 2010-10-21 (Update: 2012-05-26)