Samsung X360
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Samsung X360Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo SP9300
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Display: 15.4 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 1.4kg
Price: 1500 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section
Average Score: 79.86% - good
Average of 7 scores (from 9 reviews)
mobility: 78%, workmanship: 90%, ergonomy: 73%, emissions: 90%
Reviews for the Samsung X360
78% Samsung X360
Source: PC World 
Samsung's X360 certainly doesn't come cheap. But with the 128GB SSD drive on board, you wouldn't expect it to be a huge bargain. Overall it's a solid machine for indoor and outdoor use. Lenovo's X200 now finds itself facing much stiffer competition.
von 100: 78, Leistung 64, Ausstattung 80, Preis schlecht, Display gut, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/10/2008
Rating: Total score: 78% price: 80% performance: 64% features: 80% mobility: 80%
80% Samsung X360 13.3in Notebook - World Exclusive
Source: Trusted Reviews
As a re-entry into the premium ultra-portable market the Samsung X360 has many admirable qualities; its great value price versus performance being primary among them. This makes it ideal for those who want a powerful ultra-portable but can't afford the alternatives, but there are one or two things Samsung needs to work on before it can compete with the heavyweights.
(von 10): 8, Ausstattung 8, Leistung 9, Preis 8
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/28/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 90% features: 80%
Samsung X360 Clouds Apple Air
Source: Tom's Guide
Sony’s Vaio Z’s price put it in a slightly different ultra-luxury category than the X360, which represents mere luxury. The Envy and Z are also bigger and heavier than the X360. ZoomFrom our perspective, Samsung’s X360 represents the best value for a 13.3-inch luxury ultralight. Sure, there are cheaper ultralights on the market (from companies like HP and Toshiba), but they would never be described as attractive. Of the pretty ones, this one is the cheapest, and the performance isn’t shameful, either.
Preis gut, Leistung gut
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/19/2008
Rating: price: 80% performance: 80%
Foreign Reviews
82% Samsung X360 Premium (AA02DE)
Source: Chip.de 
online available, Short, Date: 12/15/2008
Rating: Total score: 82% price: 82% performance: 38% features: 88% display: 89% mobility: 100% ergonomy: 73%
41% Test: Samsung X360
Source: PC Welt
online available, Medium, Date: 11/28/2008
Rating: Total score: 41% price: 27% performance: 41% features: 47% mobility: 59% ergonomy: 65%
90% Samsung X360 Premium SU9300
Source: Notebookjournal
online available, Long, Date: 11/21/2008
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 70% performance: 50% features: 50% display: 50% mobility: 70% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 90%
93% Samsung Sens X360
Source: PC Actual 
online available, Very Short, Date: 12/07/2008
Rating: Total score: 93% performance: 80%
95% Samsung X360, el ultraligero
Source: MuyComputer
online available, Short, Date: 09/22/2008
Rating: Total score: 95%
Samsung X360
Source: PCM 
online available, Short, Date: 10/17/2008
Rating: price: 80% performance: 80% mobility: 80%
Comment
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD: Onboard (shared Memory) GPU built in the GM45 chipset (Montevina). Because of two more shaders and a higher core clock, much faster than the old GMA X3100. Still not advisable for gamers (DirectX 10 games not playable or only with very low settings). The integrated video processor is able to help decode HD videos (AVC/VC-2/MPEG2) , e.g., for a fluent Blu-Ray playback with slow CPUs.
Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.
>> 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.
SP9300:
>> 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.
1.4 kg: This subnotebook is one of the most lightweight of all notebooks and can be carried very easily. There exist only few sub-notebooks, which weight less. 10 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.
79.86%: 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.
