Samsung R780 Series

Samsung R780 Aura Core i5-520M

Specifications

70% Samsung R780 review
Source: Techradar
A budget Blu-ray laptop but it still packs a nicely powerful specification. Samsung was one of the first laptop manufacturers to put a Blu-ray drive in a more competitively priced laptop, and while the R780 isn't what you'd call budget, it is highly affordable and offers fantastic value for money. Despite its shortcomings, the R780 offers great value for money. While the Blu-ray playback is much better quality than DVD, it still falls behind the stiff competition.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/05/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%

80% Samsung R780
Source: Laptop Mag
Samsung hits all the right spots with the R780. This 17-inch machine has great graphics muscle for a low price while delivering luxury laptop looks. At the list price of $929 it’s a decent choice, but for the Best Buy price of $799 the R780 is a steal. While the $849 Gateway NV7901u edges out this system in some areas—particularly battery life—it doesn’t match the R780’s superior design.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/31/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%

90% Kampfansage an Intel?
Source: PC Praxis - 09/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 80%

83% Die neue Generation
Source: Chip.de - 6/10
Comparison, , Long, Date: 05/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 83% performance: 100% features: 93% display: 93% mobility: 55% ergonomy: 83%

79% Notebook Samsung R780-Hero mit Core i5-520
Source: Magnus.de DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 04/02/2010
Rating: Total score: 79% price: 80%

80% Test: Samsung R780 Aura i5-520M Hero
Source: Notebookinfo DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/30/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 86% features: 75% display: 76% mobility: 77% workmanship: 74%

92% Test: Samsung R780 Aura Core i5-520M Hero
Source: Chip.de DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/18/2010
Rating: Total score: 92% price: 100% performance: 100% features: 86% display: 92% mobility: 48% ergonomy: 96%

89% Mobile Spielkameraden
Source: SFT - 4/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 03/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 89%

Samsung R780-JS02FR

Specifications

83% Samsung R780 review
Source: PC Pro
An upgrade that fills the remaining gaps in what is now a great-value desktop replacement.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/17/2010
Rating: Total score: 83% price: 83% performance: 100% features: 83%

Samsung - R780 laptop review
Source: IT Reviews
If your desktop PC has just packed up, you could do a lot worse than replace it with this gorgeously sexy and powerfully performing 17.3-inch laptop with its superb keyboard, gamer-friendly graphics card and bright screen.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/07/2010
Rating: performance: 90% display: 80%

80% Samsung R780
Source: Digital Versus
The R780 is the largest and highest performance of Samsung laptops. Samsung highlights its combination of technology with an original design. Comfortable to use, quiet and with a nice design, the Samsung R780 is worth a look. Good overall performance however, its screen and the audio leave something to be desired, which almost cost it another star on our rating.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/07/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%

Kraftkur
Source: c't - 11/10
Comparison, , Long, Date: 05/01/2010
Rating: performance: 85% features: 70% display: 75% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 80%

94% Kraftmeier ohne Ausdauer: Notebooks mit Core i-CPU
Source: PC Praxis - 6/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 05/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 94% price: 80%

80% Samsung R780 JS02FR
Source: 01Net FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/18/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%

Samsung R780-JS0BUK

Specifications

75% Samsung R780 17.3in laptop
Source: Reg Hardware
With decent processing power, the ability to let you indulge in a bit of gaming and a solid design, the R780 is great value at £799. However, Samsung's curious decision to go with a 32-bit operating system and the laptop's woefully short battery life can't be ignored. Some folk won't be too concerned about either, though, and this is otherwise a very impressive laptop at an equally impressive price.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/26/2010
Rating: Total score: 75%

60% Samsung R780 laptop review
Source: V3.co.uk
Samsung's R780 is a budget desktop replacement laptop that offers good performance and is solidly engineered. The NP-R780-JSIBUK version we reviewed offers good value for money. It's bundled with excellent specifications, but battery life is criminally low and it lacks a full HD screen. There are a couple of configurations to choose from, but you can't upgrade the screen to a higher resolution. However, the R780 remains a commendable, if not exceptional, budget desktop replacement as long as you don't expect to stay away from a power socket for too long.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/25/2010
Rating: Total score: 60%

83% Samsung R780
Source: PC Pro
A huge screen, plenty of features and a mouth-watering price make this an ideal value choice
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 04/29/2010
Rating: Total score: 83% price: 100% performance: 67% features: 100%

90% Samsung R780 - 17.3in Laptop Review
Source: Trusted Reviews
Samsung has once again captured a powerful mixture of performance and value in the R780. Its Blu-ray drive might be wasted on the sub-Full HD display and rotten speakers, but for general computing tasks its shines and delivers decent gaming performance to boot.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/13/2010
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 100% performance: 90% features: 80% mobility: 60%

70% Samsung R780
Source: Komputer for alle DA→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/29/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%

Samsung R780-JSIBUK

Specifications

75% Samsung R780 17-Inch Core i5 Notebook Review
Source: Futurelooks
Considering that the Samsung R780 hits that magical sub-$1000 price point, I’d say that it offers a fair bit of value for money. You get a large 17.3-inch LED HD+ display with great vibrant colors and a decent 1600×900 pixel resolution. I would have liked true 1080p and a Blu-ray player, but those may have bumped the price into four figures.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/04/2010
Rating: Total score: 75%

84% Samsung R780 review
Source: CNet
When we reviewed the Samsung R730, we were impressed by its £500 price tag and stylish red lid. But we were disappointed by its lack of power and the fact that the lovely red finish didn't extend to the laptop's interior. The Samsung R780 offers good performance for the price, and both the chassis and display look great. If you can forgive its weak battery life, it'll prove an ace multimedia machine.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/16/2010
Rating: Total score: 84%

70% Samsung R780 notebook review
Source: Pocket Lint
Looks good, works well and doesn't cost a packet - what's not to like? Well, apart from the disappointing sound and below par Blu-ray playback, not much. For the most part, though, this is a stylish machine which delivers good results.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/22/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%

60% Samsung R780 laptop review
Source: Channel Web
Samsung's R780 is a budget desktop replacement laptop that offers good performance and is solidly engineered. The NP-R780-JSIBUK version we reviewed offers good value for money. It's bundled with excellent specifications, but battery life is criminally low and it lacks a full HD screen. There are a couple of configurations to choose from, but you can't upgrade the screen to a higher resolution.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/25/2010
Rating: Total score: 60%

Samsung R780 laptop review
Source: Computing
Samsung's R780 is a budget desktop replacement laptop that offers good performance and is solidly engineered. The NP-R780-JSIBUK version we reviewed offers good value for money. It's bundled with excellent specifications, but battery life is criminally low and it lacks a full HD screen. There are a couple of configurations to choose from, but you can't upgrade the screen to a higher resolution.
60
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/25/2010

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.

Samsung reviews

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M: The Nvidia GeForce GT 330M is the successor of the GT 230M and technically just a slightly higher clocked GT 240M (but it should still maintain the power envelope of the GT 230M as the naming suggests).

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

Intel Core i5:

520M:

430M:

17.3: Meanwhile the 17 inch display size is a more frequently offered standard format for desktop-replacements. The DTR-laptops can't be carried easily, need much energy but on the other side texts can be read easily and high resolutions are no problem. DTR mainly are intended for stationary usage on desks, where the weight and the energy need are unimportant.

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

2.8 kg:

This weight is average for notebooks. Therefore the numerous mass of laptops with 15 inch display fits in this class of weight.

3 kg:

79.38%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.

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

Similar Notebooks from a different Manufacturer

Notebooks from a different Manufacturer and/or with a different CPU

Notebooks with the same GPU