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Samsung X360

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Samsung X360
Samsung X360
Display
15.40 inch 16:10, 1280 x 800 pixel, glossy: yes
Weight
1.4 kg ( = 49.38 oz / 3.09 pounds), Power Supply: 0 g ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
1500 Euro

 

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Average Score: 80.33% - good
Average of 21 scores (from 25 reviews)
price: 72%, performance: 64%, features: 70%, display: 80% mobility: 85%, workmanship: 91%, ergonomy: 81%, emissions: 91%

Reviews for the Samsung X360

80% Samsung X360 13.3-inch Ultraportable Laptop PC
Source: Comp Reviews English Archive.org version
Samsung's X360 is most closely compared to the MacBook Air and other ultrathin laptops. With its under 3 pound weight, it is one of the lightest on the market, even if it is a bit thicker at the hinge. What really sets this system apart though is its incredible display that provides an incredible picture with some amazing deep blacks. Since Samsung's X460 has already been announced, pricing on the Samsung X360 makes this an excellent ultraportable choice for those on a budget.
80, Preis 80
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/19/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80%
Samsung - X360 review
Source: IT Reviews English Archive.org version
Ultraportable is definitely the current buzzword in the computer notebook market, the lighter and thinner the better. The benchmark was raised with the arrival of Apple's MacBook Air, and Samsung's response for Windows users is the X360. Samsung has aimed this ultraportable rival to the MacBook Air squarely at the business user who likes something a bit stylish but with plenty of functionality, security and damage proofing. Although it's well priced in this range, it has serious PC rivals, like Sony's VAIO VGN-Z21MN/B that has a built-in DVD drive and more powerful processor and graphics card.
Preis 80
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/16/2009
Rating: price: 80%
80% Samsung X360-34P
Source: Laptop Mag English Archive.org version
This impressively thin, luxury ultraportable offers good battery life and performance along with a head-turning design. It may be a little late to the razor-thin notebook contest, but the Samsung X360-34P has a lot more to offer than just a low profile. If you have the money and you’re torn between the style of the MacBook Air ($2,499 with a 128GB SSD) and the functionality of the Lenovo ThinkPad X301 ($2,613 when similarly configured to the X360), the Samsung X360-34P delivers the best of both worlds. Although it lacks an optical drive, this machine (about $2,299 online) has an excellent keyboard, is exceedingly light, and will suit road warriors who require long endurance.
80, Preis 40, Leistung 80, Mobilität 90
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/11/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 40% performance: 80% mobility: 90%
80% Samsung X360 review
Source: Techradar English Archive.org version
It's easy to be impressed with the Samsung X360, as it's clearly a laptop designed to make a statement. It also delivers both in terms of usability and battery life, making it one of the most appealing ultraportables around.
4 von 5, Mobilität sehr gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/27/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% mobility: 90%
79% Samsung X360 review
Source: CNet English Archive.org version
The Samsung X360's lightweight design and extra-long battery life are its main attractions, and, while Samsung couldn't squeeze a DVD drive into the chassis, it has found room in the budget for an external model. Similarly impressive, at this price, is the inclusion of a 128GB SSD. Build quality is acceptable but, if you're expecting something similar to the aluminium-clad MacBook Air, you'll be disappointed. On the whole, though, this is a decent effort from Samsung. If you can stomach a slight drop in screen size, however, Sony's Vaio TT series is well worth a look. Only slightly heavier, the TT has the bonus of a built-in DVD drive, which may be enough to swing it for some.
7.9 von 10, Mobilität gut, Leistung schlecht
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/15/2009
Rating: Total score: 79% performance: 40% mobility: 80%
50% Samsung X360
Source: PC Pro English Archive.org version
Ever since the hype-driven launch of the Macbook Air, the biggest players in the laptop market have been striving to launch their own luxury ultraportables. Sony and Lenovo are the two who have been most successful, the former with the VAIO Z-series and the latter with the superb X300. Very light, but there's little else here to threaten the rivals from Sony and Lenovo.
3 von 6, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 50% mobility: 80%
80% Samsung X360 review
Source: Tech Advisor English Archive.org version
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
4 von 5
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/16/2008
Rating: Total score: 80%
78% Samsung X360
Source: PC World English Archive.org version
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 English Archive.org version
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 English Archive.org version

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

86% Samsung X360
Source: Notebookinfo German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 54% features: 83% display: 95% mobility: 93% workmanship: 93%
80% Samsung X360-Premium SU9300 Black Subnotebook
Source: Minitechnet German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/17/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 50% features: 80% display: 100% mobility: 100% workmanship: 100% ergonomy: 100% emissions: 100%
86% Test Samsung X360-Premium SU9300 Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/18/2009
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 67% display: 82% mobility: 91% workmanship: 84% ergonomy: 83% emissions: 93%
86% Kleine Geräte, große Wirkung
Source: Connect - 2/09 German
Comparison, , Long, Date: 03/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 64% features: 66% mobility: 98%
80% Samsung X360-Premium
Source: Chip.de - 2/09 German
Single Review, , Very Short, Date: 02/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% features: 50% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 80%
95% Dünner als Luft?
Source: SFT - 3/09 German
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 02/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 95%
86% Test Samsung X360-Premium SU9300 Black
Source: Notebookcheck German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/13/2009
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 73% display: 76% mobility: 83% workmanship: 86% ergonomy: 87% emissions: 91%
Kompakte Kraftprotze
Source: c't - 2/09 German
Comparison, , Long, Date: 01/01/2009
Rating: performance: 60% features: 80% display: 70% mobility: 90% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 80%
82% Samsung X360 Premium (AA02DE)
Source: Chip.de German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, 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 German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, 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 German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, 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 Spanish ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/07/2008
Rating: Total score: 93% performance: 80%
95% Samsung X360, el ultraligero
Source: MuyComputer Spanish ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/22/2008
Rating: Total score: 95%
80% Samsung X360
Source: PC World Italia Italian IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/24/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 80% workmanship: 90%
Samsung X360
Source: PCM Dutch NL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, 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, GE45 and GS45 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.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

» 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: Power efficient Core 2 Duo CPU with full 6 MB level 2 cache and all Penryn features (like VT-x). » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


15.40":

15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.

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


Samsung: Samsung Group is the largest South Korean conglomerate and was founded in 1938. Samsung Group employed 489,000 people in 2014 and is one of the world's largest companies in terms of revenue and market strength. The name Samsung means "Three Stars" in Korean and represents the three sons of the company's founder. The company was founded in 1938 as a grocery store. With its subsidiary Samsung Electronics, founded in 1969, Samsung took up the production of electrotechnical items, focusing on consumer electronics and household appliances at an early stage. Other branches in which the large corporation is active include mechanical engineering, automobiles (Hyundai), insurance, wholesale, real estate and leisure. Samsung manufactures a wide range of electronic products, including smartphones, televisions, home appliances and semiconductors. The company's Galaxy line of smartphones is one of the most popular in the world. Samsung is also a major player in the semiconductor industry, making memory chips and processors for many other electronics manufacturers.


80.33%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.


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Devices with the same GPU and/or Screen Size

HP 630-A1E10EA
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Celeron B800, 2.5 kg
Novatech Novabook Letnet
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo T7300, 2.4 kg
Acer Aspire 5735Z-454G64Mnss
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Pentium Dual Core T4500, 2.6 kg
Asus P50IJ-SO176V
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Pentium Dual Core T4400, 2.7 kg
Acer Aspire 5735Z-454G32Mnss
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Pentium Dual Core T4500, 2.6 kg
Toshiba Satellite C660-16N
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo T6670, 2.3 kg
Toshiba Satellite Pro C660-1UX
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Celeron M 925, 2.5 kg
Samsung R540-JA06
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core i3 380M, 2.4 kg
MSI CR620-691US
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core i3 380M, 2.6 kg
Lenovo Ideapad G560-M2797UK
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Pentium P6100, 2.6 kg
Acer Aspire 5336-T353G32Mnkk
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Celeron Dual-Core T3500, 2.6 kg
Toshiba Satellite C660-10V
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Pentium Dual Core T4500, 2.4 kg
HP 620-WS742EA
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Pentium Dual Core T4500, 2.5 kg
Toshiba Satellite Pro C650-12T
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo T6570, 2.4 kg
Lenovo Thinkpad SL510 NSL7QGE
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo T6570, 2.6 kg
Packard Bell EasyNote TX86 GO-035UK
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core i5 430M, 2.4 kg
Sony Vaio VPC-EB37FX
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core i5 460M, 2.7 kg
Samsung SF510-A01US
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core i3 370M, 2.1 kg
Samsung R530-JA09DE
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Pentium Dual Core T4500, 2.346 kg
HP 620 WT092EA
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Pentium Dual Core T4500, 2.498 kg
Mesh Dynamo i3V
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core i3 330M, 2.5 kg
Toshiba Tecra A11-12W
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core i5 520M, 2.5 kg
Toshiba Satellite Pro C650-1D0
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo T6570, 2.4 kg
Dell Inspiron N5010
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core i3 330M, 2.7 kg
Toshiba Satellite Pro C650-EZ1521
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo T6570, 2.5 kg
Gigabyte Q1580M
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo T6500, 2.6 kg
Asus K50IJ-BBZ5
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Pentium Dual Core T4500, 2.6 kg
HP 620
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo T6670, 2.5 kg
HP G62-223c
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Pentium Dual Core T4500, 2.5 kg

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Stefan Hinum, 2008-11-13 (Update: 2012-05-26)