Samsung Black R700 / Core2 Duo T5450 1.66GHz / 2GB / 250GB / DVD-SM LS / 17 inch WXGA HDMI / Vista Home Premium / Laptop / Notebook

Before I ordered this notebook I had searched many websites and been in many retail stores trying to find the best speced machine for my £600 budget. I couldn't find this notebook in the stores but it looked nice in the pictures online, the spec was the best in this price range and it included dedicated graphics with HDMI connectivity!

Upon recieving this product I open the box and was amazed by the look of the product it definitly looks like an expensive notebook...It has a nice glossy black lid and matches my TV!!! You also get a numeric keypad on the keyboard.

I wasn't aware that Samsung produced notebooks but I am really impressed by this notebook and would definitley recommend itto anyone looking for a 17" notebook.

This is too heavy to carry on a daily commute, but it makes a good replacement for a desktop pc. I bought it to use as a media pc with my Samsung Lcd TV. Its glossy black appearance matches the tv
HDMI connection,2gb memory and a dedicated graphics card make it ideal. Although I've never used a laptop before, or Vista, and there's no physical handbook (its on the hardrive) getting up and running was straightforward, including connecting to my wireless network. Excellent value!

Easy to set up and get going, Clearly a quality machine. Battery power is not brilliant, but then I knew that and knew it would be a desktop replacement machine. I don't like pre-installed 'free' trial software - but it's simple to get rid of unwanted stuff. Absolute bargain for £430 inc delivery from Play. This machine was purchased on reccomendations from What Laptop and PcPro.

I bought this around 8 months ago and now even today it is going strong :) Overall the screen is very clear for DVD,s and watching other things as well as the normal web browsing.

HDMI port adds a great feature when you have a tv and the 4 USB ports come in great usefulness.

Overall if yours looking for a laptop just to do work and net browsing then this is defo a good laptop to choose. If however you are looking to play high end games then this laptop will not be able to handle it.