Samsung Ativ Book 6 680Z5E

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

4
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Gorgeous aluminum chassis, Strong overall performance, Beautiful 1080p touch screen, Comfy, quiet, and backlit keyboard
Sleek and appealing design, Sturdy and wellbuilt chassis, Display is bright with great contrast, excellent colors, and viewing angles, Good overall performance, Ports are wellplaced and easy to reach, Backlit keyboard
Vibrant 15.6" Display, Unique Casing, Strong Performance

Cons:

Poor speaker placement, No SSD, Last-generation CPU
Highgloss and reflective display, Keyboard layout feels cramped, Slow hard drive performance given the price point, Rather short battery life

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Last revision on March 6, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Gorgeous aluminum chassis, Strong overall performance, Beautiful 1080p touch screen, Comfy, quiet, and backlit keyboard
Sleek and appealing design, Sturdy and wellbuilt chassis, Display is bright with great contrast, excellent colors, and viewing angles, Good overall performance, Ports are wellplaced and easy to reach, Backlit keyboard
Vibrant 15.6" Display, Unique Casing, Strong Performance
Gorgeous design; Bright vibrant touch screen; Snappy overall performance; Booming audio

Reviewers Didn't Like

Poor speaker placement, No SSD, Last-generation CPU
Highgloss and reflective display, Keyboard layout feels cramped, Slow hard drive performance given the price point, Rather short battery life
Inconsistent Touchpad, No SSD, ThirdGen Processor
Touchpad can be finicky; Poor webcam

Expert reviews and ratings

With its good-looking aluminum chassis and strong showing throughout labs testing, the Samsung ATIV Book 6 is a sleek and versatile 15.6-inch laptop....

By Computer Shopper on November 08, 2013

Samsung ATIV Book 6 Touch 680Z5E-X01US The 15.6-inch Samsung Ativ Book 6 is a mainstream notebook designed to address the needs of a broad user base. The build quality is high and the aluminum and fiber glass design is sturdy, sleek , and visually...

By NotebookCheck on October 10, 2013

In an era of small devices with small screens, the Samsung Ativ Book 6 seems almost a throwback. It's a strapping, business- and gaming-class Ultrabook sporting a 15.6-inch screen, a full-sized keyboard with numeric pad, a generously sized touchpad, and...

By InfoWorld on September 24, 2013

There's a lot to like about the Samsung ATIV Book 6. The device may not offer an incredibly thin form factor, but it's built well and the cobalt blue casing provides a nice unique aesthetic that is all too hard to find in today's market. Best of all the...

By Notebook Review on August 30, 2013

With a sexy aluminum design, 15-inch 1080p touch screen, quad-core processor and discrete graphics, the Samsung ATIV Book 6 is a very good premium Windows 8 laptop, but we wish the touchpad were more...

By LaptopMag on July 24, 2013

From the face of it, the ATIV Book 6 is a pretty ordinary laptop, and while it has some unique features and a great-looking display, I don’t think it has enough to really stand out from the huge horde of laptops currently on the market. Price-wise,...

By SlashGear on July 04, 2013