Samsung R560
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Samsung R560Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Display: 15.4 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section
Average Score: 77.8% - good
Average of 5 scores (from 8 reviews)
mobility: 70%, workmanship: 60%, ergonomy: 69%, emissions: 77%
Reviews for the Samsung R560
80% Samsung R560 15.4in Notebook
Source: Trusted Reviews 
Samsung's R560 is let down somewhat by its screen's poor viewing angles, but remains a very powerful notebook which is good value for what you get if you need its power.
(von 10): 8, Ausstattung 7, Leistung 9, Preis 8
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/12/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 90% features: 70%
Foreign Reviews
94% Next-Generation-Notebooks
Source: PC Games Hardware - 11/08 
, Length Unknown, Date: 10/16/2008
Rating: Total score: 94% price: 40% performance: 80%
Mobil & kraftvoll
Source: SFT - 10/08
, Length Unknown, Date: 10/01/2008
Rating: performance: 80% features: 80% display: 70%
57% Samsung R560 Aura P8400 Madril
Source: PC Welt
online available, Medium, Date: 09/11/2008
Rating: Total score: 57% performance: 100% features: 50% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 61%
User-Test Samsung R560 Aura P8400 Madril
Source: Notebookcheck
online available, Long, Date: 09/10/2008
Rating: price: 80% mobility: 40% emissions: 60%
80% Samsung R560 Aura P8400 Madril
Source: Notebookjournal
online available, Long, Date: 09/05/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 50% features: 50% display: 50% mobility: 90% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 90%
78% Test: Samsung R560-Aura P8400 Madril (Notebook)
Source: Chip.de
online available, Short, Date: 08/28/2008
Rating: Total score: 78% performance: 85% features: 90% display: 92% mobility: 62% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 65%
Montevina zum Ersten
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy - 9-10
, Length Unknown, Date: 08/01/2008
Rating: price: 80% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 80%
Comment
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT: Successor of the 8600M GT and because of the smaller 65nm production process the card is higher clocked (and therefore faster) with the same current consumption.Furthermore, it features an improved video processor (VP3) and HybridPower to save current (in conjunction with the 9100M G).
These cards should be able to display all current games with fluent framerates but not all with high detail settings. Especially demanding games like Crysis, Age of Conan, or Mass Effect are only playable with lower settings. Less demanding (and older) games, like Fifa 08, Command & Conquer 3, or Battlefield 2142 can be played with higher detail levels.
>> 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.
15.4": 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.
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.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.7 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.
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.
77.8%: 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.
