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Samsung Q530
Released July, 2010
The Pros:HDMI output. Thin and aesthetically pleasing design. Fast enough for the majority of consumers - fully capable of basic productivity, intensive websites and media.
The Cons:The same display resolution (1366 x 768px) as its two smaller 14" and 13" brothers - very basic for a 15" display. Heavier and larger than it's similarly eqiped brothers - poor for use on the go (5.14lbs vs the 4.52lbs of the 14" Q430). No customizable configurations.
The Samsung Q530 is a mid-range consumer laptop in Samsung's Q-series and is suitable for those needing a laptop for basic functions like word processing, internet browsing or watching movies. Like all the 2010 Q-series laptops, the Q530 has a thin, 27mm thick design and has a Core i3-350M (2.26GHz) processor, which can hold up to 4 GB of memory.
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The main difference between the Q530 and other similar Samsung Q-series laptops is the screen size and GPU - the Q530 has a 15.6" screen size and an integrated NVIDIA GeForce 330M graphics processor capable of operating videogames and audio/video editing software that aren't too CPU intensive.
Like it's brothers the Q330 and Q430, the Q530 has a screen resolution of 1,366 x 768, and comes with a black or silver metallic finish. It also has a six-cell battery, that Samsung claims to last five hours. Also included in the unit is a DVD burner, 3 USB ports, HDMI out, and a basic keyboard and track pad. The laptop's slim design is one of it's best features, with a 27mm thickness. The Q530 weighs 5.14 lbs.
Key Features
- Q-series Samsung Laptop
- Core i3-350M (2.26GHz) processor
- NVIDIA GeForce 330M graphics processor
- max of 4 GB memory
- 15.6" screen at maximum resolution of 1,366 x 768
- six-cell battery (5 hrs)
- DVD burner
- 3 USB ports
- HDMI out
- 27 mm thin design
- Weight = 5.14 lbs
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thin and aesthetically pleasing design
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fast enough for the majority of consumers - fully capable of basic productivity, intensive websites and media
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comfortable chiclet style keyboard
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ample memory and disk capacity standard (4GB, 500GB)
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the same display resolution (1366 x 768px) as its two smaller 14" and 13" brothers - very basic for a 15" display
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heavier and larger than it's similarly eqiped brothers - poor for use on the go (5.14lbs vs the 4.52lbs of the 14" Q430)
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no customizable configurations
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too aesthetically similar to the Macbook Pro - feels like a cheap direct copy
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somewhat boring, plain aesthetic
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