Samsung R560
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Average of 12 scores (from 16 reviews)
Reviews for the Samsung R560
Source: CNet Archive.org version
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 Archive.org version
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 DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/07/2009
Rating: price: 70% performance: 78% features: 100% display: 85%
Source: PC Welt DE→EN Archive.org version
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 DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/11/2008
Rating: Total score: 57% performance: 100% features: 50% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 61%
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/10/2008
Rating: price: 80% mobility: 40% emissions: 60%
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
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 DE→EN Archive.org version
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 PL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/16/2009
Rating: Total score: 79% performance: 86% display: 80% mobility: 50%
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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).
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics 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.
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.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.2.7 kg:
With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.
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.
78.92%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.