Samsung Q530 Series
Processor: Intel Core i3 350MGraphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 310M
Display: 15.6 inch
Weight: 2.4kg
Price: 900 euro
Average of 7 scores (from 8 reviews)
mobility: 52%, workmanship: 70%, ergonomy: 70%, emissions: 40%
Samsung Q530-JT01
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung Q530-JT01Processor: Intel Core i3 350M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 310M
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.4kg
Price: 900 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 7 scores (from 8 reviews)
Source: Trusted Reviews
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%
Source: CNet
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%
Source: Channel Web
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%
Source: V3.co.uk
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%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENSingle 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%
Source: 3DNews.ru
RU→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/16/2010
Rating: price: 40% performance: 50%
Source: Retera
RU→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/30/2010
Rating: Total score: 68% performance: 78% display: 48% mobility: 36% emissions: 40%
Source: Hi-Tech Mail
RU→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/08/2010
Rating: Total score: 60%
Comment
Samsung: The Samsung Group is composed of numerous international businesses, all united under the Samsung brand in South Korea. The meaning of the Korean word Samsung is "tristar" or "three stars". The Samsung brand is one of the most important brands of South Korea. Samsung is an international notebook manufacturer of medium size according market shares and reviews.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics 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.
15.6: 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks. 15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays. However nowadays, more and more 16:9 displays with 15.6 inch appear. 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 energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.4 kg:
This notebook is lighter than the average of all notebooks. It is too heavy for sub-notebooks. 14 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
2.4 kg:
74%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
