Samsung NP-R700 Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 1.66GHz / 2048MB / 250GB / TFT17 / DVDRW / Win Vista Home Premium

High total performance ; Big RAM capacity ; Draft-n WLAN (300 MBit/s) ; Good workmanship ; 1.3 MP web cam ; Fast hard disk ; 24 month warranty

Rattly input devices ; Creaking case ; Few interfaces

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The Samsung R700 isn't the most powerful notebook in its market but for less than £700 there is plenty to recommend it. We found it powerful and versatile to use, especially the keyboard and screen, which are both of the highest quality. Overall, this...

The Samsung R700 isn't the most powerful notebook in its market but for less than £700 there is plenty to recommend it. We found it powerful and versatile to use, especially the keyboard and screen, which are both of the highest quality. Overall, this...

Nobody will guess what you paid for it. A stylish and well built laptop at a bargain price.

Though the R700 is by no means feature rich or high performance, it has all the right features and good enough performance to make it a very attractive proposition at this price. A capacious 250GB hard drive and 2GB of RAM means it ticks along nicely,...

Full-size keyboard ; Value for money

Relatively low screen resolution

Conclusion The R700 isn't the most exciting laptop in the world, but it certainly gets on with everything you ask of it. It is well-built, has a good keyboard, and ultimately proves fantastic value for money. Laptops like the Asus M70 are better...

Pros: Huge hard disk; decent design Cons: No Firewire port; poor graphics Overall: Won't blow you away but at this price it's a good, reliable workhorse

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The Samsung R700-A003UK is an excellent laptop for the money. The screen's large, the processor is fast and the drive options are vast. With a laptop like this available, why would you want to look any further?