Review Samsung 300E5 Notebook
The lineup of Samsung notebooks series 3 consists of multifunctional modern devices that can be used by both office workers and students. In addition, these laptops are great for home use as well as for long trips. By the way, thanks to the original combination of smooth and embossed surfaces, they look solid and modern. In our today's review, we will get acquainted with one of the representatives of this series - the Samsung 300E5 laptop. In addition to the above advantages, this device is notable for its adequate cost.
Design
Housing Samsung 300E5 made of plastic. To prevent the laptop from looking too dull, the design uses diametrically opposite shades: black and silver. It is impossible to say for sure which color predominates here, since the surface of the lid, the bottom plate and some of the side ends were painted in silver, while the keyboard area, bottom and other part of the lid were painted black. In this case, one thing is clear - such an unusual design looks interesting and harmonious.
It should also be noted that in addition to smooth surfaces in the external design, there are also embossed horizontal stripes, which not only have an attractive appearance, but also hide fingerprints that appear during the operation of the laptop.
If we consider the bottom, then it, like the laptop cover, is made moderately tough and resistant to external influences. On the bottom panel you can see four rubber feet, thanks to which the device will stand confidently on a flat surface.
Display and sound
The laptop Samsung 300E5 is equipped with a standard 15.6-inch display with a resolution of 1366x768 pixels. This screen has a fairly high level of brightness and natural color reproduction. While watching a video, you will be able to appreciate the contrast and clarity, and when working with text documents, you will be pleased with the optimal character size. In addition, this widescreen display allows you to comfortably work with two open application windows at the same time, and thanks to the 16: 9 theatrical aspect ratio, you will not see black bars at the top and bottom of the screen while watching movies.
Samsung 300E5 is equipped with an integrated 0.3 MP webcam. This resolution is not enough for shooting a high-quality video or photo, but it is enough for communication in Skype. By the way, the camera is also suitable for organizing video conferencing.
Undoubtedly, this laptop can be used for both work and play. For example, thanks to two stereo speakers with a power of 1.5 watts each, you can listen to music. In general, the sound will be quite spacious, loud, without wheezing and distortion at maximum. Moreover, the high frequencies will be more pronounced than the bass. However, users who want to hear better sound can connect an external speaker system.
Keyboard and touchpad
Into the laptop Samsung 300E5 a full-size island-style keyboard is installed. Among the indisputable advantages of this keyboard, it is worth highlighting the optimal distance between the keys, smooth pressing and average button travel. All this will contribute to the fact that you can type texts without feeling tired for a long time. By the way, at the moment of pressing, the keys click a little, but this does not distract from work.
I would like to say special thanks to the manufacturers for the digital block. Unlike the basic symbolic keys, its buttons are practically not reduced. Thus, with this keyboard you can equally comfortably type articles and enter numeric data.
The touchpad is also pleasing with its ergonomics.The touch pad has a large enough area for free positioning. The surface of the touchpad is smooth and matte; accordingly, when positioning the cursor, fingers will slide along its surface quickly and without delay. The sensory zone is practically not recessed into the palm area, but because of this, the fingers will not jump out of it. In addition, the touchpad has a high sensitivity and good functionality. Thanks to the support of multi-touch functions, you can perform vertical and horizontal scrolling, as well as zoom, swipe with three fingers, and more.
Performance
Samsung 300E5 can be equipped with Windows 7 Home Basic 64-bit operating system.
The laptop is based on the entry-level Intel Pentium B940 dual-core processor, its clock speed is 2 GHz, and the cache memory of the 3rd level has a volume of 2 MB. So, this processor can easily handle general computing operations. For example, you can use it to solve office tasks, edit photos, watch videos, surf the web.
An equally important hardware component is DDR3 RAM with a capacity of 3 GB. Moreover, with such a capacious RAM, working with several programs, you will not notice freezes and delays.
In addition to the built-in video card, the laptop has a fairly good discrete entry-level video adapter GeForce 520M with its own 512 MB DDR3 memory. It is capable of decoding two 1080p video streams at the same time, and also supports a number of important technologies, including PureVideo HD and NVIDIA Optimus. The GeForce 520M graphics card is also suitable for games. And with it you can play both old and modern toys.
A hard drive with a relatively small volume of 320 GB is responsible for data storage. Nevertheless, this storage capacity is enough to accommodate all your photos, films and various documentation. Note that the hard drive operates at 5400 rpm.
Ports and communications
In a laptop Samsung 300E5 all connectors and ports are located on the side faces. On the right side, there is a built-in DVD Super Multi optical drive and two USB 2.0 ports. At the very end is a small hole in Kensington Castle.
The opposite face was filled more tightly. There are two headphone and microphone jacks, another USB 2.0 port, as well as a digital HDMI port and an analog VGA interface. The last two interfaces can be used to output a signal to an external display. In addition to all of the above, at the very end of this facet there is a socket for recharging, an RJ-45 network port and a ventilation grill for exhausting warm air.
There are no connectors on the back and front. The only thing that can be seen here is a 4-in-1 multi-format card reader that reads SD, SDXC, SDHC, MMC cards.
The laptop has a standard set of wireless communications - Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n and Bluetooth 3.0 + HS.
Battery
The laptop comes with a 6-cell 4400mAh battery. On average, the Samsung 300E5 will last about 3 hours without recharging.
Conclusion
Without a doubt, such a laptop will appeal to a wide audience of users. The main feature of the Samsung 300E5 is that it has a rather original design that will be appreciated by both girls and young people. In addition, it has good stuffing, which includes a dual-core processor, discrete graphics card and RAM with a capacity of 3 GB. Also, one cannot fail to say about the island keyboard, which simplifies text input, and well-thought-out functionality.
If you are looking for an inexpensive laptop for everyday tasks, then the Samsung 300E5 will be the best option.
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