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Samsung Series 7 Chronos 700Z5A video review

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Samsung’s sleek, metal-clad 15.6in Chronos laptop is the most impressive MacBook Pro rival we’ve yet seen, offering a lighter machine with better specs for nearly half the price, even if it’s not quite as attractive or well-built. A quad-core Core i7 CPU, innovative SSD and HDD hybrid storage, discrete gaming-capable graphics and a matt, high resolution screen are but some of the highlights of this portable powerhouse. And with good ergonomics and battery life thrown in, we have no hesitation in giving it our wholehearted recommendation.

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Overall

9/10

Ardjuna Seghers

By Ardjuna Seghers
Reviewed 10 November 2011
Updated 27 February 2012

Price as reviewed

£946.80

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    • 2: Usability, Screen and Speakers
    • 3: Specs, Battery, Value and Verdict
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Samsung Series 7 Chronos 700Z5A details

Battery Life
8/10
Design
9/10
Features
8/10
Performance
9/10
Value
10/10
Overall
9/10

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Matt, high-rez screen
  • Solid brushed metal chassis
  • Powerful and fairly quiet
  • ExpressCache SSD
  • Cheaper than rivals

Cons

  • No Blu-ray option
  • No eSATA

Price as reviewed

£946.80

Manufacturer

Samsung

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11:28 AM on 11 November, 2011

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Great review. I was seriously contemplating getting this after reading up on it and this review certainly backs up it's hype.

Where did you see it at £946.80? I can't seem to find anyone in the UK having it in stock.

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1:32 PM on 11 November, 2011

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Good stuff, seems like good value for the cost.

Just shame Samsung didn't include dual band Wifi (5Ghz) on it, my 2.4Ghz band is way too crowded with gadgets (and neighbours) for serious laptop use.

Btw take care when you order and check if its a grey import, read some comments that the German version is plastic, not aluminium.

ps : slight bug in the review, when you say "with a lower screen resolution, no glossy screen finish and no number pad" think you mean "no matte screen finish".

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1:35 PM on 11 November, 2011

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ANyone know if I would be right in thinking that there is a 13/14 in version coming in the near future? I've had a play with this and it looks great, but is a little bit too big...

Red FX I think you can get it from Dabs right now...

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Ardjuna

3:59 PM on 11 November, 2011

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@Red FX:
Thanks, glad you liked it :)

As to the price, I believe it was at Dabs as @Craves mentions. PCWorld also sell it but don't have stock, though they do sell the cheaper model.

Gk.pm:
Thanks for pointing that out - fixed as soon as cache refreshes.

@Craves:
You are indeed right, there should be a smaller model further down the road. At the moment it's only been confirmed for the US though...

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9:47 PM on 11 November, 2011

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It appears Trusted Reviews are running two reports on essentially the same item.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/samsung-series-7-700z-700z3a_Laptop_comments - also refers and contains comment.

I have just posted there that the Dixon Group (Dixons Currys and PC World) appear to be advertising all three models at an alleged £200 discount. Unfortunately their previous, alleged, pricing period seems to predate the model's release date. I await their reply to my enquiry which I will post in both these reviews.

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5:27 AM on 14 November, 2011

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Matt screen? At last!

I don't know about others, but glossy screens are a genuine deal-breaker for me. I simply cannot use them, and matt screens really need to be more commonplace. I won't be buying this laptop for I have no need, but I'm glad to see some matt out there.

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10:05 AM on 14 November, 2011

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Having recently bought a MBP, I need to find ways to justify the massive price which I paid!

Does anyone know what the realistic lifespan of this kind of laptop is?

If my experience of desktop computers is anything to go by, the Mac will last a lot longer than the cheaper PC based equivalent, mainly due to Windows XP slowing down over time. However, is that an issue which has been solved with Windows 7 and later versions?

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1:03 PM on 14 November, 2011

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This sounds like the laptop I have been looking for. I am after a laptop rather than a desktop that is powerfull enough to cope with video editing 1080P/50p footage. Can anyone tell me if this is likely to be able to cope with this task? Would I have to get the more extensive i7 version?

Many Thanks
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@Bluepork

I've had three rigs running WP7 at home now since the os was first released and none of them (two on conventional hard drives and one on an SSD, the two former get defragged once a week and the latter gets regularly "trimmed" with Intel's "tool box") show any sign of slowing down. First time I have never had to do biannual clean installs since and including Win95. Oh, and I have never had a BSOD on any of them either.

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Looks great but cant find anyone with stock - any one else find a supplier?

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