Well I went for the samsung x65, which arrived this morning from laptops direct. haven't had chance to use it yet but i've had it out of the box and it looks and feels really nice. if anybody has any questions about it let me kno.

cheers for all the advice.

Good news. Not many have experience with Samsung laptops. Perhaps you could find the time to give us a report after a month, then again after a year.

Samsung laptop, oh boy! Good luck with it... Yes by all means tells us both how it goes with it..

Quick update:

Had chance to run 3dmark 06 last night and was pleasantly surprised, got a score nearly double that of my home PC! So far so good.

Cooling seems more than adequate but time will tell on this front, will try some demanding apps and see how it copes. I got a 3 yr warranty bundled with the price of the laptop so if anything does go wrong at least I can get it fixed!

I am a little disappointed by the screen. It is clear and bright when viewed at the right angle, but it is not a glossy screen (which I prefer) so viewing off angle can look a bit washed out.

It seems quite solidly made, the keyboard feels nice and responsive in use, but I don't like the positioning of the dvd drive as it gets in the way when I pick up the laptop.

I will give further updates as I use it more. If you have any specific questions please ask.

You got a deal by getting that three-year warranty.
A suggestion: laptop cooling systems fill up with dust and fiber. Keep it cleaned with canned air such as dust off. Do not use a vacuum, or compressed air that does not have a compound such as difluoroethane gas, as various devices will create static electricity.
We suggest you clean out the fan and cooling channels every six to nine months... more often if you have a dog or a cat.

raybay, most what is sold now doesn't contains those awful gases anymore. Very good on you to tell the user to keep the fan channels clear.

Thanks for the advice.

There are two reasons for some sort of gas, and most states require them, as does the US Office of Occupational Health..
Fire prevention and people with health problems. They have to be odor free and contaminant free for that reason.
The big reason for computer users is that plain compressed air, or forced air, will too often generate static electricity that can be harmful to computer components. Vacuum cleaners are particularly dangerous from a static electricity standpoint, as the swirling dust and hair generates the static.

In the vacuum cleaner you can put 1 bonce fabric sheet in the pickup or bag area of the unit to cut down on the static will work.

Just to let people know, I bought this laptop from laptopsdirect and I would advise you to avoid them if possible (this probably doesn't affect anybody in america!). I have had very poor service from them to the point of one of their sales reps verbally insulting the receptionist in our office. They also screwed up the delivery and now do not respond to emails!!

The laptops pretty good though, I've tried FEAR, Quake Wars and supreme commander and all run on pretty high settings it does get a bit hot around the fan exhaust port on the side though. I will do a bigger update after a bit more use if people are still interested?