Samsung R580 - Intel Core i5

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 9 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

6
Average:

2
Bad:

0

Pros:

Elegant design, Excellent keyboard, Powerful overall performance, Strong audio
Blu-ray included. Powered by a Core i5 processor. Midrange Nvidia graphics card for games. Best price for the amenities. Speedy laptop. Very nice design. Adjacent numeric keypad. 500GB hard drive.
Good value for money, includes Bluray, Core i5 chip and graphic card for less than $900.

Cons:

Mediocre Blu-ray quality, More expensive than comparable systems, Narrow touchpad button, Memory cards stick out of chassis
HD resolution, but only 720p.

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Last revision on September 22, 2011

Editors Liked

Elegant design, Excellent keyboard, Powerful overall performance, Strong audio
Blu-ray included. Powered by a Core i5 processor. Midrange Nvidia graphics card for games. Best price for the amenities. Speedy laptop. Very nice design. Adjacent numeric keypad. 500GB hard drive
Good value for money, includes Bluray, Core i5 chip and graphic card for less than $900
Excellent specs for the money, including Blu-ray, Core i5 processor, and Nvidia graphics for under $900

Editors Didn't Like

Mediocre Blu-ray quality, More expensive than comparable systems, Narrow touchpad button, Memory cards stick out of chassis
HD resolution, but only 720p
Touch pad is uncomfortable, battery life could have been better
Middling battery life; uncomfortable touch pad

Expert reviews and ratings

By TechRadar on May 27, 2010 70

The Samsung R580 (Core i5) is the South Korean electronics giant's entry-level multimedia machine. This latest version is the first to feature a processor from Intel's Core i5 family, and offers excellent power, performance and portability at a...

By LaptopMag on April 21, 2010 70

This multimedia laptop has power and style, but it’s Blu-ray drive doesn’t add much...

By PC Mag on April 12, 2010 80

The Samsung R580 desktop replacement laptop has two things you won't typically find at this price: a Core i5 processor and a Blu-ray...

By cnet on March 19, 2010 80

The Samsung NP-R580-JSB1US is the best bang for the buck we've seen in a current mainstream laptop, with great processing, graphics, and Blu-ray to boot. Read full review See all...

By CNET Australia on March 16, 2010 81

The R580 combines attractive design and performance grunt, but you can't take this desktop replacement notebook too far away from a power source for...

By Good Gear Guide on February 22, 2010 80

Samsung’s R580 is a great desktop replacement notebook. It’s fast, looks good, is well built and has a good array of ports. You can use it to perform mundane office tasks or taxing file encoding tasks alike. We wish it wasn’t such a...

By NotebookCheck on February 19, 2010 83

T580-Hawk - a lot of performance for your moneyThe Samsung R580 Aura Hawk presents itself as an interesting value for money bargain. For currently a bit more than 800 euro, potential buyers get a fast Intel Core i5-520M (standardly 2.40 GHz) beside...

By Channel News Australia on February 18, 2010 80

The Samsung R580 is a stylish notebook that uses the latest hardware, comes with a lot of support-based software, and will last for hours with its battery-saving features.Click to enlargeThe lid's 'red infused crystal finish' and distinctive...

By Pureoverclock on June 02, 2010

Samsung is not a big player in the mobile computer market, but their R580 notebook appears to signify an attempt to change that. Looking to make a splash with consumers, it's priced rather well and offers some strong hardware specifications and...

By Online Notebook on March 30, 2010

Incase you haven’t guessed it already, the Samsung R580 is the best notebook in this price range. It has a fast processor and the graphics card too is good for playing games....

By HotHardware on March 29, 2010

In our SiSoftware Sandra tests, the Samsung R580 didn't fare as well as we expected in the CPU department, but hung in there nicely in the physical disc and memory tests. The CPU continued to put up mixed results throughout our tests; it performed...

By Notebookjournal on January 27, 2010 90

Samsungs R522, ewiger Bestseller, hat mit dem R580 einen würdigen Nachfolger bekommen. Bei genauerer Betrachtung handelt es sich nur um ein Facelift. Das Chassis und der Deckel haben schließlich nur einen neuen Anstrich erhalten....

By CHW on September 01, 2010

Comenzamos con el costo del equipo, USD$950, un gran tamaño y un rendimiento normal para considerando el portátil del que estamos hablando. A muchos de nuestros lectores les importa el tamaño y la masa que tienen los notebooks y netbooks...

By Tom's Hardware on April 09, 2010

Starke Core i5 Notebooks gibt es ab 700 Euro. Der provokant günstige Packard Bell TJ75 bringt eine spieletaugliche ATI HD 5650 mit einem Intel Core i5-430M zusammen. Samsung kontert mit dem i5-520M und setzt auf Nvidias GT 330M. Wer ist...

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