Samsung 530U3B-A01

Samsung 530U3B-A01
alaScore 92

177 reviews

May, 2013

alaTest has collected and analyzed 177 reviews from magazines and websites. Opinions about the portability and value for money are on the whole positive. The design and performance are also mentioned favorably.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Samsung 530U3B-A01 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 92/100 = Excellent quality.

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Review analysis

(Based on 177 reviews)

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Review Samsung 530U3B-A01DE Notebook

 

Ultra-cheap? A fast flash memory and a big HDD are paired in the new ultrabook 530U3B from Samsung. The slim notebook comes with a bright and matt 13.3 inch screen. At a street price of below EUR 800, it belongs to the cheaper representatives of the...

Elegant design ; USB 3.0 and LAN port ; High brightness ; Matt screen ; Good battery life

Display hinges allow the screen to teeter ; SSD cache only; no full-fledged SSD ; Low image contrast

The outdoor suitable screen shows shortcomings in contrast and illumination

Best Buy!

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Samsung Series 5 530U3B review

 

It has barely been a year since Intel launched its Ultrabook specification, but we're already seeing plenty of variety from different manufacturers and, refreshingly, prices are slowly beginning to drop. Samsung's Series 5 could be considered a second...

Exactly what we were looking for in an Ultrabook, and although not perfect, it's very reasonably priced

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Samsung Series 5 530U3B review

 

Far from the perfect Ultrabook, but considering the few compromises and the low price it has a lot of appeal

Like many of its Ultrabook peers, though, image quality leaves something to be desired. It may be bright, but viewing angles are a touch narrow; skin tones are dogged with a cold, bluish tone; and the greyish blacks make for a low contrast ratio of...

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Amazon review summary for the Samsung 530U3B-A01

 

alaTest has collected and analysed 16 user reviews of the Samsung 530U3B-A01 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Laptop Computers on Amazon.co.uk.

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75% of reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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Razor-Sharp Edges

 

I don't have much experience with laptops and certainly would be no good writing a review on its performance etc etc but two things have really stuck out for me.

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Excellent

 

This is a really good laptop, very thin and fast! I loved it. I am very satisfied with this product.

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Great ultrabook

 

This a really nice ultrabook. It stood out when I was looking around as it had the right mix of features at an attractive price point.

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Expected more for the money. Terrible microphone.

 

Out of the box this seemed fine. It was thin and light and with very nice screen. The applications ran fast.

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Terrible microphone

 

Bought this as a birthday present for my partner, all was well until we tried to use it for skype... Truely awful sound quality and everyone we called complained. As this laptop uses the same audio chipset as the majorty of ultrabooks, my own toshiba...

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Great ultrabook for the price

 

Sure you could look at the battery life, and maybe the performance as being fairly middling... but then again this costs almost half the price of some other ultrabooks on sale. I actually think that the machine itself is nice and sleek, and not dull...

Product Specifications

Configuration

DVD Writer: No
Embedded 3G/4G: No
Embedded UMTS: No
Fingerprint Reader: No
Hard Drive Type:Hard Disk Drive
Remote Control: No
TV Card: No
Video Editing Card: No
Web Cam: Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth: Yes
TV Output: Yes
Wireless LAN: Yes

Display

Aspect Ratio:16:9
LED Backlight:Edge LED
True Resolution:WXGA

General Features

Intel ® Centrino Technology: No
Media Centre Edition: No
Netbook: No
Type:Portable

Graphic

Brand of Graphic Chip:Intel ®
GPU Model (Graphic Card):Intel ® HD Graphics 3000

Processor

Chipset Brand:Intel®
Chipset Type:HM65
Processor:Core™ i5
Processor Brand:Intel ®
Processor Number:I5-2467M
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