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Review of 17-inch laptop model Samsung RF710

Samsung: portable laptop model Samsung RF710 (NP-RF710-S02UA)

Samsung Electronics has several departments. One of these departments is engaged in the production and release of liquid crystal Samsung RF710 ... This model has a 17.3-inch diagonal liquid crystal display, a very powerful Intel Core processor, four or even six (depending on the configuration of the device) gigabytes of RAM, a discrete video controller, a fairly capacious hard drive (the volume is 640 gigabytes), and just a wonderful appearance. As a matter of fact, this model is shipped with the Windows 7 HP operating system preinstalled on it.

Design laptop model Samsung RF710

In comparison with other Samsung lines, the outwardly new series has changed only for the better. The model of a mobile device we are considering is very thin, and for a 17-inch laptop its weight is absolutely not large. In the announcement of this device, the manufacturer indicated that the laptop will receive an aluminum cover. However, in the laptop we tested, the top cover is only made of ordinary lacquered plastic. The lid of the laptop is not a monochromatic color: in the center there is a deep dark blue color, and towards the edges it flows into coal-black color. This iridescent drawing is called Spinup (translated into Russian - spinning, describing circles, accelerated rotation). This design solution looks great, and the main thing for the user is now not to forget to wipe the varnished surface periodically. The only thing is that the manufacturer did not provide a proper napkin in the notebook package. The laptop screen unit is attached to the bottom panel with two massive hinges, which are painted in chrome. The construction does not provide for absolutely no retainers for the two halves of the laptop in its closed state, and, frankly, they are not particularly needed in this model.

Interior model Samsung RF710 made in the contrast of light and dark tones, it looks quite stylish and with its outlines a little reminiscent of Sony products. The user's wrist rest is made of matte dark gray plastic. This material is quite practical, fingerprints are absolutely not visible on it. The frame around the liquid crystal display is made of glossy plastic, and at the same time has a relief texture of small dots.

Directly below the liquid crystal display, on a metal plate, are all the additional buttons of the laptop. These buttons make it possible to enable or disable the built-in Wi-Fi module, control the volume, and one of the buttons is responsible for supplying power to the laptop. All buttons are very stylish and fit perfectly into the overall design of the mobile device.

The seventeen-inch notebook model often seems just huge, and this applies to both its size and weight. However, the model Samsung RF710 dispelled all these stereotypes. The dimensions of the laptop model are (LxWxH) 276.1x415.8x32.3-37.9 millimeters, and the device weighs only some 2.9 kilograms.

If the user has a great desire, then this unit can even be taken on the road, although it is primarily intended for stationary use.

Display model Samsung RF710

Something, but the high-quality image of the Samsung device has always been different. And this device is no exception to the rule. The presented laptop model has a liquid crystal display of the company's own production. The diagonal of the TFT matrix is ​​17.3 inches, and the resolution is 1600x900px.With a cinematic aspect ratio of 16: 9, high-quality videos are played without the annoying black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. For the most economical consumption of the electric storage battery, LED backlighting of the screen is used.

The brightness of the screen and color rendition will delight the user who appreciates a high-quality image. The low contrast ratio of the liquid crystal matrix will become a problem of some kind. Due to this, all colors on the laptop screen will appear desaturated and at the same time - faded. Everything would be fine, but the status of this laptop model is multimedia. Viewing angles of the display are equally excellent, both horizontally and vertically. If we talk about the screen in general, the picture will look quite pleasant and, most importantly, of high quality.

Processor and performance of the Samsung RF710 laptop

Laptop model Samsung RF710 (NP-RF710-S02UA) awarded just the same amazing performance. The heart of this laptop is a 4-core Core i7 720QM processor with six megabytes of cache and a frequency of 1.6 gigahertz.

This clock frequency of the processor, thanks to the technology of self-overclocking Intel Turbo Boost, has the ability to increase up to 2.8 GHz. The laptop also supports such modern technologies as hardware virtualization of resources (Intel Virtualization), hyper-threading (Intel Hyper-Threading), as well as protection of resources in general at the hardware level of any individual applications (Intel Trusted Execution). The processor is assisted by two strips of RAM, with a total capacity of six gigabytes (DDR3 type): RAM strips for 2 and 4 gigabytes (optional). As part of Samsung RF710 (NP-RF710-S02UA) there is one 4096 megabyte stick of RAM.

The hard disk available in the laptop's arsenal can accommodate 640 gigabytes of various kinds of information (the maximum speed of the hard drive is 5400 rpm).

Graphics issues will be handled by the GeForce GT 330M video controller with a GDDR3 memory capacity of 1024 megabytes. Impressive? Almost all the most modern computer games for a given period of time will simply "fly" on this device.

Samsung RF710 laptop keyboard and touchpad

The reviewed laptop model is equipped with a keyboard, which has 103 matte keys at its disposal. This keyboard is made according to the latest trends in modern fashion: separate, on a silver base, chiclet type (chic). The presence of a digital block will not be superfluous on it. Flat and rectangular keys, when touched, work softly and quietly, no effort is required while typing. In general, this keyboard is simply borrowed from its fifteen-inch brother, and therefore, there is still free space from the keypad on the sides.

Let's talk a little about the touchpad. It is slightly recessed into the laptop case. Thanks to the matte surface of the touch panel, there is no difficulty in positioning the cursor. There is also a vertical and horizontal scrolling area. Under the touch panel there are two buttons that simulate the operation of the "mouse" keys. The touch pad and mouse keys are separated by a chrome insert.

Sound system of laptop Samsung RF710

The acoustics system built into the laptop consists of two sound speakers of 1.5 Watt each. The speakers are located directly under the liquid crystal display. Samsung has never been a leader in sound reproduction, and therefore the model we are considering is no exception to this rule: the sound display quality is not impressive enough. The available range of audio frequencies, both high and low, is very narrow, and there is not even a hint of low frequencies.The volume reserve is above average, but listening to something at the maximum is almost impossible: the sound from the speakers with its piercing cuts the ears. Based on the foregoing, for video views and for computer gamesit is best to use headphones or a high quality external speaker.

Interface ports and communication means of laptop model Samsung RF710

On the left side of the laptop case, most of all the interface connectors and ports available in the device's arsenal are located: there are two standard 3.5 mm audio connectors, a pair of horizontally located USB ports (version 2.0), an HDMI connector, a network controller port, a video output connector VGA, as well as a charger socket.

Samsung RF710 laptop: left side of the case with interface connectors and ports located on it

On the right side of the case, you can see only a drive for reading information from optical disks, as well as one USB 3.0 port.

Samsung RF710 laptop: right side of the model with the switching facilities located on it

There is another USB interface connector (version 3.0) on the rear end of the laptop case.

A card reader (4-in-1 type) is conveniently located on the front face to ensure reading digital information from memory cards of MMC, SD, SDXC and SDHC standards.

To take part in video conferences, the design of the laptop provides a 0.3 mega pixel webcam.

The wireless Bluetooth interface (version 3.0 High Speed), as well as the Wi-Fi module (version of the 802.11 b / g / n Compliant interface) are involved in the provision of wireless communication in this laptop model. Due to the Bluetooth module (version 3.0), the transmission speed of various information can reach 24 megabits per second, which is eight times higher than when using the Bluetooth 2.1 module.

Samsung RF710 laptop battery

The laptop model we are considering is equipped with a six-cell lithium-ion rechargeable battery with a capacity of 4400 mAh. The capacity of this battery for the autonomous functioning of a laptop was tested in the Battery Eater v 2.7 package. In reading mode, the laptop lasted almost three and a half hours, but in classic mode the device could not even work for one hour. Sad but true. The battery is charged for two hours.

Heat dissipation of Samsung RF710 laptop

Notebook model Samsung RF710 behaves absolutely quietly even during long-term operation and with a high load on the system. The large dimensions of the laptop case allowed the company's engineers to install a sufficiently high-quality cooling system in the device.

In order to check the temperature of the laptop case, using an infrared sensor, the heating of the bottom panel was measured at nine points of the working surface, as well as at all the same nine points, but now on the bottom of the device.The measurements were taken after prolonged operation of the laptop in its maximum load mode.

The test results are just great, as the cooling system is not only quiet, but also quite efficient:case model Samsung RF710 even after long-term operation at maximum load, it remained cool.The hottest place on the laptop case is the area of ​​the heat dissipation grill, which is located on the bottom.But, given the weight and dimensions of the tested laptop model, it is unlikely that anyone will work with it on their knees.

Samsung RF710 laptop delivery set

The laptop comes in the simplest gray cardboard package.The delivery set for this laptop model is standard:

laptop model Samsung RF710;

six-cell battery;

a kit for connecting a second hard drive to a laptop;

network cable and power adapter;

user manuals;

The weight of the laptop is 2640 grams, the weight of the battery is 290 grams.

Positive aspects of the laptop model Samsung RF710

new stylish laptop appearance;

excellent system performance;

quite comfortable keyboard;

it is possible to easily connect a second hard drive to a laptop;

the drive supports BluRay optical discs;

wireless connections are supported using built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi modules;

the presence of USB connectors version 3.0.

disadvantages

low contrast ratio of the liquid crystal matrix;

insufficient set of interface connectors.

Summing up the review of the laptop model Samsung RF710

First of all, it is necessary to praise the Samsung design team - laptop RF710 looks just great. The ergonomic interior and pleasant color of the laptop case will make you fall in love at a glance. System speed, a very comfortable keyboard, the ability to read optical Blu-ray discs, support for Bluetooth and USB 3.0 - all these are the advantages of this model. But the low contrast of the liquid crystal matrix is ​​perhaps the only serious drawback of a multimedia device from Samsung.

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