Samsung Q320-Aura P8700

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Reviews for the Samsung Q320-Aura P8700

80% Samsung Q320
Source: Digital Versus Archive.org version
According to Samsung, the Q320 “is ideal for style-conscious students or power hungry business users who need to keep in touch on the move.” And with its 13.4” display and black shell, the Q320 is indeed a handsome machine. And with a configuration to match, this notebook is a good, relatively mobile all-around partner. Fully equipped and nicely finished, the Samsung Q320 is a good notebook computer if you want to stay away from the bulkiness of the new 15.6” models. Unfortunately its glossy LCD panel is of poor quality, and its sound is very disappointing. Performance is decent and good enough for all-around use

Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/20/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%

100% Samsung Q320
Source: PC Pro Archive.org version
Samsung's Q320 is a fine example of the increasingly popular 13.3in laptop. It walks the fine line between Apple's minimalism and the attention-seeking gloss of dearer laptops, with the glossy black lid contrasting attractively against a matte-black interior and subtle chrome highlights. Blends portability and finesse with an impressively affordable asking price3
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/02/2009
Rating: Total score: 100% price: 100% performance: 83%

80% Samsung Q320 review
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
At £670 the Samsung Q320 poses strong competition for other well-equipped 13in notebooks, such as the Dell Studio XPS 13. Samsung's model has a little more muscle than that, but it isn't quite as stylish. Overall, the NP-Q320 is a pretty good value for a general-purpose laptop. This machine is a bit heavier than most 13in models, but it's compact and lightweight enough to carry around all day at school or work, big enough to work on easily, handsome enough not to walk around with in public, and fast enough to be your primary computer. If the screen were better, the Samsung NP-Q320 would be an outstanding bargain.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/14/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%

77% Samsung NP-Q320
Source: PC World Archive.org version
For many people, the pricing sweet spot for the perfect laptop is between $800 and $1000. Full-fledged yet svelte, Samsung's NP-Q320 all-purpose notebook ($949 as of September 10, 2009) has the muscle to serve as your primary work/school/home computer. The laptop is compact and light enough (4.8 pounds) not to break your back, it has a 13.4-inch screen that you don't need to squint at, and it's powerful enough to run most major applications well. Still, this nice all-purpose laptop suffers from a couple of minor usability problems.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/11/2009
Rating: Total score: 77% performance: 78% features: 79%

60% Samsung Q320
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
Samsung’s latest 13-inch notebook offers strong performance for the price, but we’d prefer longer battery life. At first glance, Q320 seems like a bargain, because it is significantly less expensive than 13-inch competitors with discrete graphics, such as the Dell Studio XPS 13 ($1,354) and Sony VAIO SR Series ($1,359). Unfortunately, a hefty frame and short battery life make the notebook less portable than we’d like, and multimedia playback could be better. If you’re willing to sacrifice discrete graphics, the Toshiba Satellite U505 ($799) is $130 cheaper. Nevertheless, if you’re looking for copious processing power and good graphics performance in a 13-inch chassis, the Q320 makes a solid choice at a compelling price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/04/2009
Rating: Total score: 60%

80% Samsung Q320 review
Source: Techradar Archive.org version

Samsung's Q320 is a highly portable laptop offering quality and usability without compromises. If you're in the market for a highly portable laptop, whether it's for business or home use, we're confident you'll struggle to find a better machine than the Samsung Q320. Comfortable, well made and surprisingly powerful, it comes highly recommended.

80
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/09/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%

90% Samsung Q320-Aura P8700
Source: Trusted Reviews Archive.org version
This is a well considered and classy step-forward from its predecessor. While the Q310 was overly flashy and slightly gaudy, the Q320 is more restrained and offers a look and feel that surpasses its affordable price. This view can be applied to its feature set and performance as well, making this a stonking bargain that's perfect for anyone who needs a little portability without sacrificing performance.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/19/2009
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 80% features: 80%

Foreign Reviews

Test Samsung Q320 Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/20/2009
Rating: display: 40% emissions: 40%

80% Samsung Q320-Aura P8700 Balin Subnotebook
Source: Minitechnet DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/03/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% features: 80% display: 60% mobility: 80% workmanship: 100% ergonomy: 100%

80% Samsung Q320-Aura P8700 Balin
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/30/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 70% performance: 60% features: 50% display: 40% mobility: 70% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 70%

85% Samsung Q320
Source: PC World Italia IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/21/2009
Rating: Total score: 85%

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NVIDIA GeForce G 105M: Higher clocked 9300M GS and therefore a bit faster. Still manufactured in 65nm. Supports Hybrid-SLI with HybridPower and GeForceBoost (in conjunction with the right Nvidia chipset).

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.

P8700:

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

13.40":

There are hardly any tablets in this display size range anymore. For subnotebooks, on the other hand, it is the standard format.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small and therefore easily portable. The smaller display also has the advantage of requiring less power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is more strenuous on the eyes. High resolutions are more likely to be found in standard laptops.

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.

81.2%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

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