My son has this computer. We got it for college for him. He picked it over the macbooks for the gaming and is happy with it. Battery life is realistically given at about 3 hours. It has HDMI out for the BluRay so WiDi, or "wireless display" is not required. That requires a WiDi receiver -- about $100 if you don't have a WiDi-ready TV. The screen resolution isn't bad in real life; I think the hard drive speed is a more realistic concern and a real limiting factor but he hasn't complained about it. It's one of those nickel-and-dime corner cuts that PC makers take when the spec up with a lot of impressive "paper" features and then undercut the whole performance package, a really maddening and stupid business move IMHO.

aprilrainwater wrote:I have a 2005 desktop. Desperately need a laptop. I'm self employed ans will use it for accounting expenses. I am not a gamer. Should I get this one or wait for more inexpensive laptop? Advice appreciated

This would be more than sufficient for your needs or you could probably save 100-200 by getting something with a lower end gcard. Honestly if you are just running quicken or something like it you could get a netbook that would do you fine. If you went with this it should last you 3-5 years or as long as the hardward will hold out.

oldhickorytony wrote:You're not blind and I'm not 20 anymore... I've got 1600x900 on a 17 inch and I need a magnifying glass... I can't imagine 1600x900 on a 15 inch... you silly young-uns... :-)

For what it's worth, I'm in my 20s with 20/20 vision and I really don't understand why so many Wooters have a problem with a 1366x768 screen on a 15 inch laptop or consider it low res. I'm using a laptop with a 14.1 inch screen that has that resolution right now and the text/interface isn't at all too large and, at a normal viewing distance, there isn't any noticeable aliasing. Is everyone else using their laptops with the screen inches from their face or what?

Refurbished Quality level.... I want to give this as a gift. Will it be all banged up? I never though to buy a refurbished computer, but this is a good deal. Is it like new?

Is the retun policy of woot pretty good?

a little advice, please....

i like to play just a few games on my laptop - oblivion, fallout 3, and looking forward to the new skyrim. I also really want to play the witcher 2 on a laptop. i can't afford a gaming laptop, and really (sadly) have little knowledge about graphic cards and how they works with other components, etc etc.

Besides the above games (I don't play much else) I need fast web browsing and that is about it. I don't watch movies often on my laptop or run any heavy programs.

I have been waiting for the HP Envy to price drop, as I am on a tight budget. The envy has this graphics card: 1GB DDR3 Radeon(TM) HD 6630m. Which is a better machine for what i will use it for?

I was one of the earlier purchasers of this laptop on woot two months ago and I can't believe the price dropped by $100, so soon. It's actually aggravating and I would honestly rather have the $100 in savings than the two months. with that being said....


this laptop is AMAZING. There were a few problems that were sorted out and can can be found on the old forum.

http://www.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=4582779&PageIndex=6&ReplyCount=213


And whoever has a problem with the screen is on crack. It runs everything I can even think of throwing at it. The graphics is great and I do play a few graphics intensive games. At this price, there is no better deal...

SumDuud wrote:You are a troll and a bad one at that. You are citing crap with no validation. There are better lappies for the price, got links? They weren't comparing consoles to pc gcards, just making a comment, do YOU know how to read? Each of your comments is just negative garble making you look less and less informed than you are trying to come off. Just close the browser and walk away.

Overall this isn't a bad laptop, it's not top of the line, but for this price with these specs, it isn't a bad one. The gcard would support light gaming. I can't vouch for the people saying it's running stuff on high, but I'd imagine it'd run most current games on med settings. I'd probably upgrade the RAM if I bought it, just for some better performance, especially if I was doing video/pic editing. The catch for me is the refurbness of it; not sure I can commit to the refurb...

Thanks for your comment on Tinkle boy.

yeawuteva wrote:according to alta vista, ask jeeves, and aol searches this is a good buy.

I'm hoping that was supposed to be funny 'cuz I'm still laughing! If so, thanks for the giggle. If not, then I'm not really sure what to say with the straightest face I can muster.

Most gaming websites and user reviews give this computer a decent rating for gaming. Unless you want to have WoW or CoD turned up to ultra high graphic settings you should be fine (and if you want the absolute best graphics prepare to spend about $2,000 for a laptop).

The hard drive being 5400 isn't a big deal to me since I could swap in a 7200 pretty easily. So, I could spend an extra $90 at Newegg for a comparable 7200 RPM drive and this would still be an awesome price for an i7 with BluRay.

Sadly my computer fund took a hit and only have $200 in it. No awesome laptop for me this time around. :-(

mrmunger wrote:At least the hard drive at 5400 rpm serves the purpose of extending battery life, but not so great if you are looking for a desktop replacement/best performance.

You can always get a 7200rpm external drive using USB 3.0, when performance is important. I use a 7200rpm external drive with eSATA and it's plenty fast.

How does this graphics card compare to ATI HD 4670?

Would this be an upgrade to Dell's XPS 1647?
(http://www.amazon.com/Dell-x1647-533OBK-Widescreen-Integrated-1-3-megapixel/dp/B003PCYG4Q)

The numbers on Samsung look better and I love that it has Blu-ray, but the display resolution is lower and the HD seems to be slower, and I don't know about that graphics card. Anyone know about these things?

I am sorry but am I missing something, today is 2fer Tuesday so shouldn't I be getting two laptops for that price? :-)

Or, is the old WOOT Tuesdays gone under Amazon? As long as Amazon is making changes, maybe they can promise no more Roomba's or Dysons, any Wooter who every wanted a vacuum cleaner probably already has one.

Good reminder, thank you Archerman2000.

Since Amazon bought Woot, there are no more bargains and cool items. Now its just Amazon high priced items.
Bring back the affordable items.

I bought this laptop about 5 or so months ago from best buy... I am slightly ashamed that I bought it at best buy, but it was the only place it was available at the time. They didn't even have it on the shelf yet it was so new.

I love this laptop. It is anything and everything I could hope for.

My ONE problem? Sometimes games have trouble distinguishing which graphics card they should use, which in turn locks them up. At least, that is what I assume is going on.

When I bought this laptop I spent $1150.00 I would do so again in a heartbeat.

Happy w00ting, hope that helps.

Confused. Calendar says Tuesday, but no two-fer-Tuesday on Woot, so cannot be Tuesday, ergo calendar is wrong. Confused.

Got one of these the last time they were up on Woot and was nothing less than EXTREMELY happy with my purchase. The unit is powerful, lightweight, fast and sleek. Would buy it again.

kingofthenet wrote:I actually don't think this is such a great deal, Ok it's got a blu-ray drive, but no backlight keyboard, a slow hard drive, I'll give it a pass on the screen rez because a 525m can't really hack 1080p, maybe if it was NEW, but you can get Dell XPS's on sale or refubed ones with better specs for less.

So tired of people saying there are better ones out there for less without posting a link as proof.

Show us where we can buy a better spec'd laptop for less...Back up your words with proof.

stevemayfield wrote:So tired of people saying there are better ones out there for less without posting a link as proof.

Show us where we can buy a better spec'd laptop for less...Back up your words with proof.

There is no proof!

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Thank you for this, shot cola out of my nose when I saw this picture it was so funny! My day is now complete :-)

sburger11 wrote:Refurbished Quality level.... I want to give this as a gift. Will it be all banged up? I never though to buy a refurbished computer, but this is a good deal. Is it like new?

Is the retun policy of woot pretty good?

I was worried about this when I bought a tri-core HP from WOOT a few weeks ago. I looked up to see what is meant by Refurb. It doesn't really mean used necessarily. It could be an open box, excess stock, etc... The HP that I got looked brand new. There were no manuals or extra junk in the box. Just the laptop and power supply. The laptop had all the clear protective film on everything from the keyboard to the little HP logo light. It was perfectly fine. Look in the FAQ's in Woot. I think that question of what is a refurb is covered.

chillipalmer wrote:Holy hsit. Every computer woot we get these lists of why doesn't it have this, this, this, and this? You know why because then the laptop would cost 1500 dollars. You guys want to compile huge lists of aww I wanted this. Then go build a custome one just how you wanted. The darn thing is powerful enough for nearly all apps, has hdmi out and wireless hdmi, yet people continue to complain. Sheesh /rant.

AMEN !!!!!!! FINALLY someone speaks the REAL truth !!!

I'd get one of these if I needed a new one. But my Toshiba L555D-S7005 is fine. And the Lenovo R61i (yes a dinosaur according to some) laptop I'm typing on is fine despite lousy speakers. I play no games. I watch a DVD from time to time, but that's what my TV is for. I surf the net, store some pics, and get my email. If I wanted a CRAY, I'd call them. I don't think WOOT caries those in inventory at this time.

What is the memory configuration in this with 2 slots and 6GB? Is it a 4GB and a 2GB chip? Just curious if I were going to upgrade the memory.

Does this thing have bluetooth capabilities?

shudaddy wrote:Does this thing have bluetooth capabilities?

No, you would need an adapter.

I purchased this item last time it was available for $100 more. This is totally worth the money!

I agree 100%! Absolutely needs better resolution, like 1600x900. This would be a great developer box, pen-testing box, etc., and I'd buy one if it had that better resolution.

The hard drive doesn't really matter that much, but if it does, you can buy another to replace it...pretty cheaply, I might add.

djp519 wrote:It's not that 720p (768 rows) is too low for video playback on the 15" monitor, it's that 768 rows of resolution on a 15" monitor means the pixel density is too low, and text is going to look HUGE. I have 1366x768 resolution on an 11.6" laptop at home, and on a 13.3" laptop at work. Having the same resolution on a 15" screen is just too low. I'm not blind, I don't need giant default fonts and icons. Throw a 1600x900 pixel resolution on these 15" screens, and they'd be much better.

stellablu wrote:a little advice, please....

i like to play just a few games on my laptop - oblivion, fallout 3, and looking forward to the new skyrim. I also really want to play the witcher 2 on a laptop. i can't afford a gaming laptop, and really (sadly) have little knowledge about graphic cards and how they works with other components, etc etc.

Besides the above games (I don't play much else) I need fast web browsing and that is about it. I don't watch movies often on my laptop or run any heavy programs.

I have been waiting for the HP Envy to price drop, as I am on a tight budget. The envy has this graphics card: 1GB DDR3 Radeon(TM) HD 6630m. Which is a better machine for what i will use it for?

oblivion and fallout 3 should run fine considering they both use the same engine. New Vegas as well. I took a look at the Witcher 2 system requirements and you should be able to run that but don't know how well it would run, my guess would be maybe medium settings. Skyrim, that's a whole 'nother issue... Bethesda has made a brand new engine and they haven't released the official system requirements yet. In terms of graphic cards this one is better than the Radeon

boysangur wrote:How does this graphics card compare to ATI HD 4670?

Would this be an upgrade to Dell's XPS 1647?
(http://www.amazon.com/Dell-x1647-533OBK-Widescreen-Integrated-1-3-megapixel/dp/B003PCYG4Q)

The numbers on Samsung look better and I love that it has Blu-ray, but the display resolution is lower and the HD seems to be slower, and I don't know about that graphics card. Anyone know about these things?

graphics should be slightly better because it is a more recent graphics card. Overall the samsung beats the dell in terms of performance because of the i7 and more ram.

Would this perform well for HD video editing? Still don't have a unit that performs well.

shalaran wrote:I was one of the earlier purchasers of this laptop on woot two months ago and I can't believe the price dropped by $100, so soon. It's actually aggravating and I would honestly rather have the $100 in savings than the two months. with that being said....


this laptop is AMAZING. There were a few problems that were sorted out and can can be found on the old forum.

http://www.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=4582779&PageIndex=6&ReplyCount=213


And whoever has a problem with the screen is on crack. It runs everything I can even think of throwing at it. The graphics is great and I do play a few graphics intensive games. At this price, there is no better deal...

Agree with both, I would also prefer to have the $90 than the 2 months as I have had not so much time to play with this... also I agrre in that is a HIGH-Performance machine at least with everything that has to do with the central CPU --I don't play games so much and so far I haven't installed any on it.

I use primarily as for producing music and everything that I have thrown at it runs super FAST and flawlessly, the 3rd party USB 3.0 ports are great in that are not integrated so most of the USB audio interfaces run fast and without problems (unlike the integrated USB 2.0 ports).

Also the resolution helps when you don't want to work too close to the laptop (when recording instruments), the fonts are reasonably big and clear for using from a distance (when using anti-aliasing), so for me it's a plus not having a higher resolution that would force me to need to have it close to my eyes.

Another negative is the keyboard distribution with the numeric keypad TOO mixed/integrated with the the rest of the keyboard where I keep missing the right keys (wird keys distribution in this part of the keyboard).

The trackpad is not as good and/or sensitive as the one from Apple's Macbooks but is decent and customizable enough.

The big negative for me is that the colors are very mis-represented no matter how much you tune the drivers settings. When using my Macbook or HP-Touchpad to control this laptop, the color in both of them is super accurate and looks gorgeus, not so much in the actual Samsung laptop, so I guess is not ideal for graphic/video artists unless they connect and external monitor to it.

BTW, does any of the august buyers know anythin about how to correct the colors? Is it a driver problem or is a problem with the actual display?

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

boysangur wrote:How does this graphics card compare to ATI HD 4670?

Would this be an upgrade to Dell's XPS 1647?
(http://www.amazon.com/Dell-x1647-533OBK-Widescreen-Integrated-1-3-megapixel/dp/B003PCYG4Q)

The numbers on Samsung look better and I love that it has Blu-ray, but the display resolution is lower and the HD seems to be slower, and I don't know about that graphics card. Anyone know about these things?

The GT525M is marginally more powerful in 3DMark benchmarks(~15-17%), but depending on the game, it may or may not outperform it.

This Samsung laptop is better in every way except for the screen resolution. It has a significantly more powerful processor, more RAM, more features overall. The 5400rpm drive really isn't a con, it's denser than the 500GB drive in that XPS, and of course, a hard drive can always be upgraded whenever you feel like, so it's a moot point.

dalmasian wrote:Hey guys, this is a refurbushed notebook PC. Just the other day Lenovo and DELL were both selling their brand new 17.3-inch notebooks with the new Core i3 CPU at $499.99 only. he spes were both pretty good and comparable to this unit. For a refurbished unit, I shall consider buying only if the price is below $400 even with the Core i7 CPU. Notebooks are getting dirt cheap nowadays because less and less units are being sold after the stupid tablets became so popular.

But this i7 is the newest tech from Intel; A Sandy Bridge chip. It can turboboost it's cores to 2.9GHZ on the fly whereas your i3 cannot turbo whatsoever. Also, this has double the computational units as your i3.
This i7 is also faster clock to clock than the first generation Core i3/i5/i7 chips.

You won't find this tech cheap until Ivy Bridge from Intel comes out and AMD's Bulldozer chips come out.

This is to answer the gaming question

This sucker has 1 gb dedicated graphics Nvidia 525M. To put this into a slight comparison, I have the Samsung Q410 Laptop, the step down version of the one that Woot is currently selling. I got mine from Woot as well. The card that came with mine can handle only half of what this current Woot can. Mine is the Nvidia 310M Graphics card

I can play all of the following games smooth with a computer equiped with a lesser Graphics card.

Here are the games with the following settings: Fallout 3 Las Vegas,medium settings; Oblivion, Medium settings; Civ V, medium-high; Doom 3, Medium; Team Fortress 2, medium-high. YOU CAN PLAY GAMES WITH THIS LAPTOP

Everyone who is saying "OH YOU CAN'T PLAY A GAME WITH THIS LAPTOP UNLESS YOU PLAY GAMES FROM YOU GRANDPA'S CHILDHOOD" are over exaggerating jerks/clueless guys who only play Crisis 2 on high settings.

But let me clarify, I never said you could play something like crisis 2 on this current woot, but I figure with the list I gave above, this thing could easily appeal to the mid range gamer. Easy. I'm almost tempted to buy this one, just as a desktop replacement, keeping the one I have right now as my purely travel laptop.

Great Woot!

jnot53 wrote:Amen, plus a blu-ray player? I think this computer is pretty snappy. I just wish there weren't so many people apologizing to me for buying it.

I just bought it and its my 3rd Laptop from Samsung, I love them, and i am very happy to get this one. 4 core and the video card ROCKS, plus i plug it on my tv via HDMI

archerman2000 wrote:Answer - 5400rpm for battery life / cost - resolution isn't bad... many 30-32 inch 720p LCD TVs use it... so I think you will manage on the little monitor without issue.

I see this argument all the time, but a computer is much different than a TV. Sure this thing will look fine when you play video, but text will be horribly pixelated, UI elements will be huge, and apps that require any kind of screen real estate will suffer (think photo editing, spreadsheets, etc.).

That is one of the worst images on a laptop offered for sale that has ever been. A broken mirror on the pavement? That's the best they can come up with.

omarali wrote:I don't buy any Samsung products any more--- they rip off Apple's ideas. Americans spend money on R&D -- they are just using our ideas.

And yet the Ipad 2 uses a Samsung display.

You can use the quick memory calculator at Crucial. They typically show the configuration and prices for upgrading.

caskeyme wrote:What is the memory configuration in this with 2 slots and 6GB? Is it a 4GB and a 2GB chip? Just curious if I were going to upgrade the memory.

I've never purchased anything refurbished before. Will this come with the Windows/system CDs/etc? Or is it a gamble what condition/factory items you will receive?