Samsung R780 - Intel Core i5

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 15 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

12
Average:

0
Bad:

1

Pros:

Elegant design, Excellent keyboard, Powerful overall performance, Strong graphics and multimedia, Strong audio quality

Cons:

Short battery life, Narrow touchpad button, Memory cards stick out of chassis

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Last revision on November 16, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Elegant design, Excellent keyboard, Powerful overall performance, Strong graphics and multimedia, Strong audio quality

Reviewers Didn't Like

Short battery life, Narrow touchpad button, Memory cards stick out of chassis

Expert reviews and ratings

With decent processing power, the ability to let you indulge in a bit of gaming and a solid design, the R780 is great value at £799. However, Samsung’s curious decision to go with a 32-bit operating system and the laptop’s woefully...

By RegHardware on August 26, 2010

Not everyone who has a notebook is interested in taking the computer with them on the road. Instead, they just want the flexibility of using the laptop in any room in the home, operating as a desktop replacement more than anything else. Samsung’s...

By FutureLooks on August 04, 2010

The Samsung R780 offers good performance for the price, and both the chassis and display look great. If you can forgive its weak battery life, it'll prove an ace multimedia...

By CNET UK on July 16, 2010

Samsung's R780 is a budget desktop replacement laptop that offers good performance and is solidly engineered. The NP-R780-JSIBUK version we reviewed offers good value for money. It's bundled with excellent specifications, but battery life is...

By Computeractive on May 25, 2010

Samsung's R780 is an excellent desktop replacement that's only missing an HD display, but we've seen better specifications at a similar price....

By Expert Reviews on May 17, 2010

The screen The little world of portable computers is dominated by glossy panels and the R780 is no exception to the rule. It therefore has its lot of inevitable reflections. The TN technology used is easily recongnisable by the reduced angles of...

By DigitalVersus on May 07, 2010

A huge screen, plenty of features and a mouth-watering price make this an ideal value choice...

By PC Pro on April 29, 2010

For many buying a laptop is really about not buying a desktop PC. That isn't to say such a laptop must be small, especially if all you need is the convenience of a computer that can move around the house without sacrificing too much...

By Trusted Reviews on April 13, 2010

Samsung combines good looks, power, and graphics muscle in a 17-inch system for less than...

By LaptopMag on March 31, 2010

Samsung R780-Hero = R580 Hawk in 17.3 inchesThe Samsung R780-Hero is a 17.3 incher that tries to unite the strengths of an Office notebook with those of a multimedia laptop. The R780 bids a very good cooling system with Silent Mode for noise...

By NotebookCheck on March 11, 2010

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