Samsung Series 3 Series
Processor: AMD A-Series A10-4600M, AMD A-Series A6-3410MX, AMD A-Series A6-3420M, AMD E-Series E-450, Intel Core i3 2310M, Intel Core i3 2330M, Intel Core i3 2350M, Intel Core i5 2450M, Intel Core i5 3230M, Intel Core i7 2630QM, Intel Pentium B940, Intel Pentium B950Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6310, AMD Radeon HD 6320, AMD Radeon HD 6520G, AMD Radeon HD 6540G2, AMD Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics, AMD Radeon HD 7670M, Intel HD Graphics 2000, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 4000, NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
Display: 11.6 inch, 14.0 inch, 15.6 inch, 17.3 inch
Weight: 1.2kg, 2kg, 2.2kg, 2.3kg, 2.4kg, 2.5kg, 2.6kg, 2.65kg
Price: 400, 500, 550, 600, 700, 1000 euro
Average of 19 scores (from 29 reviews)
mobility: 73%, workmanship: 77%, ergonomy: 77%, emissions: 77%
Samsung 300E5A-S02EE
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 300E5A-S02EEProcessor: Intel Core i3 2310M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.4kg
Links: Samsung notebook section
Source: Prohardver.hu
HU→ENPositive: design, matte display, good connections, price; negativ: warm, loud, no USB 3.0
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/04/2012
Samsung 300V5AH-S02HU
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 300V5AH-S02HUProcessor: Intel Core i3 2310M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Links: Samsung notebook section
Source: Prohardver.hu
HU→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/19/2012
Samsung 300E5A-S01
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 300E5A-S01Processor: Intel Core i3 2330M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX 1024 MB
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 550 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
Is a little more OK? The Samsung 300E5A wants to stand out with high mobility at a low price, despite the lack of ULV hardware. Even the odd game isn't a problem for the Office notebook thanks to the switchable Nvidia GPU.
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/22/2012
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% display: 67% mobility: 85% workmanship: 81% ergonomy: 81% emissions: 88%
Source: Notebook.cz
CZ→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/07/2012
Samsung 300V5A-S07AT
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 300V5A-S07ATProcessor: Intel Core i3 2310M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 500 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
Source: NotebookTV.hu
HU→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/07/2012
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Laptopkalauz
HU→ENPositive: Performance of VGA; Matte display; Cool and quiet at idle mode. Negative: Orange color.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/29/2012
Samsung 305U1A-A02DE
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 305U1A-A02DEProcessor: AMD E-Series E-450
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6310
Display: 11.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 1.2kg
Price: 500 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Notebookinfo
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/28/2012
Rating: Total score: 83% performance: 80% display: 85% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 90% emissions: 80%
Samsung 305E7A-S03DE
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 305E7A-S03DEProcessor: AMD A-Series A6-3420M
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6540G2 1024 MB
Display: 17.3 inch, 16:9, 1600x900 pixels
Weight: 2.65kg
Price: 550 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section 305E7A-S03DE (Model)
With the power of two cores. An AMD quad core and a second graphics card in a crossfire configuration are to boost the performance of Samsung's multimedia entry-level machine. Why the 305E7A can't completely convince us despite the good input devices and low emissions is revealed here, in our review.
Source: HardwareLuxx
DE→ENPositive: price, casing, matte and bright display, low energy consumption; negative: CPU-performance, low contrast of display, low value of material
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/24/2012
Samsung 300E4A-A01
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 300E4A-A01Processor: Intel Pentium B940
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 2000
Display: 14.0 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2kg
Links: Samsung notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Retera
RU→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/16/2012
Rating: Total score: 65% performance: 44% display: 40% mobility: 60% emissions: 75%
Samsung 305U1A-A01FR
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 305U1A-A01FRProcessor: AMD E-Series E-450
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6320
Display: 11.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 1.2kg
Price: 400 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: 01Net
FR→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/13/2012
Rating: Total score: 40%
Samsung 300V5A-S01
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 300V5A-S01Processor: Intel Core i7 2630QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Links: Samsung notebook section
Source: 3DNews.ru
RU→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/13/2012
Samsung 300E5Z-S02RS
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 300E5Z-S02RSProcessor: Intel Core i3 2350M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 500 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section
Samsung 300E5Z-S03RS
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 300E5Z-S03RSProcessor: Intel Pentium B950
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 400 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section
Samsung 305U1A-A04
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 305U1A-A04Processor: AMD E-Series E-450
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6320
Display: 11.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 1.2kg
Links: Samsung notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Retera
RU→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/20/2012
Rating: Total score: 50% performance: 35% display: 45% mobility: 42% emissions: 38%
Samsung 300V5A-S03AT
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 300V5A-S03ATProcessor: Intel Core i3 2310M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Links: Samsung notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: NotebookTV.hu
HU→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/16/2012
Rating: Total score: 80%
Samsung 300E5Z-A02RS
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 300E5Z-A02RSProcessor: Intel Core i5 2450M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 500 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section
Samsung 300E5A-A02
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 300E5A-A02Processor: Intel Core i5 2450M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.2kg
Price: 600 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/29/2012
Rating: performance: 70% features: 30% display: 50% mobility: 70% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 50%
Samsung 305V5A-S0A
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 305V5A-S0AProcessor: AMD A-Series A6-3410MX
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6540G2
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.4kg
Links: Samsung notebook section
Source: F1CD
RU→ENPositive: Good performance; Good display; Ergonomic keyboard; Stylish design. Negative: No USB 3.0; No ExpressCard; Problems with heating.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/15/2012
Samsung 305V5A-S01
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 305V5A-S01Processor: AMD A-Series A6-3410MX
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6520G
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Links: Samsung notebook section
Source: Notebook.cz
CZ→ENPositive: Silent cooling; Good battery life. Negative: No eSATA ; No USB 3.0.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/22/2012
Samsung 300E5A-A01DX
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 300E5A-A01DXProcessor: Intel Core i3 2330M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 600 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 3 scores (from 3 reviews)
Source: PC Advisor
The Samsung Series 3 300E5A is a relatively inexpensive laptop and its price ought to mean a fair few cut corners. In fact, Samsung has made cuts in appropriate places except where the screen is concerned and even that will be fine if your needs don’t include a lot of video viewing.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/08/2012
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 60% features: 70% ergonomy: 80%
Source: PC Advisor
The Samsung NP300E5A-A01DX packs considerable pace for its price, although we had a few issues with the screen and the keyboard. We’re also not sure the lid would stand up to repeated use. If supplies of this one are low, it’s well worth keeping an eye out for its more powerful brother, the NP300E5A-S01UK, at around £500.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/12/2012
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 80% features: 70% ergonomy: 60%
Source: Reg Hardware
The Samsung Series 3 NP300E5A-A01DX is a nice enough budget notebook but it exists in an incredibly cluttered market. Indeed, just about the only thing that makes it stand out from the competition is its styling and the screen's matt finish, which is certain to find favour for many tired of seeing overhead lighting and typing manoeuvres reflected in a mirror display laptop.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/21/2012
Rating: Total score: 75%
Samsung 300E5C-A05DE
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 300E5C-A05DEProcessor: Intel Core i3 2310M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 500 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Notebookinfo
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/20/2012
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 75% display: 80% mobility: 90% ergonomy: 90% emissions: 85%
Samsung 355V5C-S01
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 355V5C-S01Processor: AMD A-Series A10-4600M
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section 355V5C-S01 (Model)
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Techradar
Though the Samsung Series 3 seems attractive on paper for its price, a closer look doesn't bear this out. Disappointing performance scores and battery life, along with a few missing specs, take the edge off what is otherwise a very capable machine. The Series 3 355V5C-S01 isn't bad, but it's not a great machine either.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/03/2012
Rating: Total score: 60%
Samsung 305E5A-A07US
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 305E5A-A07USProcessor: AMD A-Series A6-3420M
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6520G
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 500 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section 305E5A-A07US (Model)
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Comp Reviews
Samsung may have made a more affordable version of their Series 3 laptop by switching over to the AMD Fusion platform for the NP305E5A but they didn't make enough improvements to keep up with other options available. The few things going for it including a better than average keyboard and trackpad and Bluetooth connectivity.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/24/2012
Rating: Total score: 40%
Samsung 355V5C-S03FR
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 355V5C-S03FRProcessor: AMD A-Series A10-4600M
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 7670M
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 700 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Source: Digital Versus
Without excelling in any particular area, the Samsung NP355V5C does have enough power to handle a relatively wide range of tasks (productivity, games, reasonably demanding programmes). It has good connectivity, satisfactory battery life and more than enough storage space. Too bad about the low contrast. Let's hope AMD makes some quick changes to its graphics driver, which requires a certain amount of expertise.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/25/2013
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: 01Net
FR→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/15/2012
Rating: Total score: 60%
Samsung 300E5E-A05CA
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 300E5E-A05CAProcessor: Intel Core i5 3230M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.2kg
Price: 700 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section 300E5E-A05CA (Model)
Average Score:
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Source: IT Reviews
When shopping for a laptop, it’s easy to find a PC that offers all of the necessary performance and features—it’s find all that at an affordable price that’s difficult. The Samsung Series 3 NP300E5E-A05CA balances performance with price, making it a smart bet for mainstream shoppers.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/12/2013
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC Mag
The Samsung Series 3 NP300E5E-A05CA is an attractive, moderately priced mainstream laptop that offers solid performance and battery life without breaking the bank. While not perfect—I wish it had at least one USB 3.0 port—it's still a smart buy, making it our Editors' Choice for mainstream laptops in this batch of Canadian systems.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/10/2013
Rating: Total score: 80%
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.
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 520MX:
Entry level graphics card based on the GF119 chip with a 64 Bit memory bus. Compared to the GT 520M, the MX is higher clocked.
AMD Radeon HD 6540G2: Dual Graphics (asymmetrical CrossFire) combination of a dedicated Radeon HD 6450M or 6470M and a 6520G APU graphics card (in the processor core of the A-Series).
AMD Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics: Dual Graphics (asymmetrical CrossFire) combination of a dedicated Radeon HD 7670M and a 7660G processor graphics card (in the processor core of the A-Series). Only in some cases faster than the dedicated GPU alone and furthermore it sometimes suffers from micro stuttering.
AMD Radeon HD 7670M: Renamed Radeon HD 6650M and therefore still produced in 40nm.
Intel HD Graphics 4000: Processor graphics card in the high end Ivy Bridge models. Offers a different clock speed in the different CPU models (ULV to desktop quad core) and therefore a different performance.
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
AMD Radeon HD 6310: Integrated graphics card in the Zacate netbook processors (e.g. E-350 and E-240) featuring an UVD3 video decoder and no dedicated memory.
Intel HD Graphics 2000: Integrated graphics card in the Intel Sandy Bridge processors (Core ix-2xxx). The 2000 is the slower, internally GT1 called, version with 6 Execution Units (EUs).
AMD Radeon HD 6320:
Integrated graphics card in the Zacate netbook processors (e.g. E-450) featuring an UVD3 video decoder and no dedicated memory. Thanks to TurboCore, it can automatically overclock to 600 MHz.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
Intel HD Graphics 3000: Integrated graphics card in the Intel Sandy Bridge processors (Core ix-2xxx). The HD 3000 is the faster (internally GT2 called) version with 12 Execution Units (EUs).
AMD Radeon HD 6520G:
Integrated processor graphics card (in the A6-Series of Llano APUs) without dedicated graphics memory and only 320 of the 400 shader cores.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i3:
2310M:
Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.1 GHz and features the Turbo Boost 2.0 only for the graphics card (650/1100MHz).
2330M:
Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.2 GHz and features the Turbo Boost 2.0 only for the graphics card (650/1100MHz).
2350M:
Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.3 GHz and features the Turbo Boost 2.0 only for the graphics card.
AMD E-Series:
E-450:
Dual Core low power processor with an integrated graphics cards. The processor is on a level with Celeron SU2300 (1.2 GHz) and the GPU part about as fast as an Nvidia ION (2).
AMD A-Series:
A6-3420M: Llano quad-core APU clocked at 1.4-2.3 GHz (Turbo Core) featuring an integrated Radeon 6520G (320 cores, 400MHz) graphics card.
A6-3410MX: Llano quad-core APU clocked at 1.6-2.3 GHz (Turbo Core) featuring an integrated Radeon 6520G (320 cores, 400MHz) graphics card.
A10-4600M: Mobile Quad-Core processor with only two FP calculation units and an integrated Radeon HD 7660G graphics card.
Intel Pentium:
B940:
Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. Due to the Pentium brand, many features of the Sandy Bridge core are deactivated.
B950:
Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. Due to the Pentium brand, many features of the Sandy Bridge core are deactivated.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
2630QM: Fast Quad-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller.
Intel Core i5:
2450M: Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.5 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.8-3.1 GHz) and the GPU at 650 (1300 MHz Turbo).
3230M: Fast Ivy-Bridge-based dual-core, includes HD 4000 GPU, core clock 2.6 - 3.2 GHz
14.0: 14 inch display size is a mixture between the small formats of subnotebooks and the 15 inch standard display. 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.
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.
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.
1.2 kg:
This subnotebook is one of the most lightweight of all notebooks and can be carried very easily. There exist hardly any models in this extreme class of weight. 7-9 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
2.65 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.
70.37%: 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.
