Samsung R560 Series

Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Display: 15.40 inch
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 999, 1000 euro
Average of 12 scores (from 17 reviews)
Samsung R560
Specifications

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Display: 15.40 inch, 16:10, 1280 x 800 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section
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Average Score:
Source: CNet

Where once the 15-inch laptop ruled the roost, now all the main manufacturers seem to want to produce are humungous entertainment machines with 17-inch screens or tiny netbooks for those with pixie-sized fingers. We suppose this makes the Samsung R560, with its 15.4-inch display, something of a back-to-basics offering, but, priced at around £700, does it represent good value for money? The Samsung R560 isn't exactly what you'd call a flash laptop, but it offers up a well-balanced combination of performance and features at an attractive price. If you're in the market for a desktop-replacement machine and are working to a limited budget, it's worth serious consideration.
78, Preis 80, Leistung 80, Ausstattung 80
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/24/2009
Rating: Total score: 78% price: 80% performance: 80% features: 80%
Source: Trusted Reviews

Samsung's R560 is let down somewhat by its screen's poor viewing angles, but remains a very powerful notebook which is good value for what you get if you need its power.
(von 10): 8, Ausstattung 7, Leistung 9, Preis 8
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/12/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 90% features: 70%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Gamestar

Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/07/2009
Rating: price: 70% performance: 78% features: 100% display: 85%
Source: PC Welt

Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/13/2009
Rating: Total score: 57% price: 80% performance: 81% features: 50% mobility: 83% ergonomy: 38%
Source: PC Go - 5/09

Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 04/16/2009
Rating: Total score: 84% price: 90% display: 50% mobility: 80% emissions: 80%
Source: PC Games Hardware - 3/09

Comparison, online available, Length Unknown, Date: 02/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 95% price: 80%
Source: Stiftung Warentest - 12/08

User Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/01/2008
Rating: Total score: 87% performance: 91% display: 84% mobility: 83% workmanship: 93% ergonomy: 86% emissions: 93%
Source: PC Games Hardware - 11/08

Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/16/2008
Rating: Total score: 94% price: 40% performance: 80%
Source: SFT - 10/08

Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/01/2008
Rating: performance: 80% features: 80% display: 70%
Source: PC Welt

Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/11/2008
Rating: Total score: 57% performance: 100% features: 50% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 61%
Source: Notebookcheck

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/10/2008
Rating: price: 80% mobility: 40% emissions: 60%
Source: Notebookjournal

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/05/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 50% features: 50% display: 50% mobility: 90% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 90%
Source: Chip.de

Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/28/2008
Rating: Total score: 78% performance: 85% features: 90% display: 92% mobility: 62% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 65%
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy - 9-10

Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 08/01/2008
Rating: price: 80% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 80%
Source: Laptopy.info.pl

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/16/2009
Rating: Total score: 79% performance: 86% display: 80% mobility: 50%
Samsung Aura P8400 Madril
Specifications

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512 MB
Display: 15.40 inch, 16:10, 1280 x 800 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 999 euro
Links: Samsung notebook section
Pricecompare
Mobile All - Rounder> The new Samsung R560 - Aura P8400 Madril is an absolute all - rounder. It doesn't matter if it's only "simple" office work at the desk or intensive performance in multimedia applications up to gaming - with this notebook you set your possibilities very high. At the moment there are two versions of the R560 - series on the market. That is on the one hand the R560 - Aura P7350 Maloz and on the other the already mentioned Samsung R560 - Aura P8400 Madril.
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.
In 2015 and 2016, Samsung had a market share of around 24-25% in the global smartphone market and was undisputed market leader. In the laptop sector, Samsung is on the 8th place in the global manufacturer rankings from 2014-2016 with 1.7-2.7%.
In 2016 Samsung slipped into a crisis due to exploding smartphone batteries and a failed recall action.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT: Successor of the 8600M GT and because of the smaller 65nm production process the card is higher clocked (and therefore faster) with the same current consumption.Furthermore, it features an improved video processor (VP3) and HybridPower to save current (in conjunction with the 9100M G).
» 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.
P8400:
Middle class dual core CPU with a TDP of 25 Watt. For high end gamer the performance could be not sufficient (for class 1 graphic cards).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.7 kg:
In former years, this weight was representative for laptops with a 14-16 inch display-diagonal. Nowadays, 17 inch laptops weigh less than that.
2.7 kg:
78.92%: 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.