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Posted by: techmadesimple from Atlantic City, NJ on 05/21/2013I purchased this model in hopes of breaking away from the Apple family a bit more. I have my Macbook from 5 years ago, and was looking to upgrade. I wanted a dedicated graphics card, a higher RAM count, and a bit of a bigger system, along with an HD screen. I was disappointed to find that it would have cost me somewhere between $2,400 and $2,800 to do such with Apple. (Mind you, my Macbook still runs, but I needed an upgrade.) When I purchased this unit, I was so pleasantly surprised. Mind you, the Samsung "Specialist" knew nothing of answers to my questions, which is fine because I researched them. You're going to see some reviews on here bash the touch screen, the ambient lighting/screen brightness, and compatibility of this laptop. I solved the first two, then simply did Windows updates for the third.
1. You can calibrate the touchscreen easily enough (I didn't even need to do this, but did it so I can tell you I did.)
2. The reason the screen brightness is native to disallowing your input is a simple few clicks away from fixed.
A. Click on the battery indicator on the bottom right of the desktop (push windows key and D at the same time to bring this up), then click adjust brightness.
B. Click change plan settings next to your power plan of choice (I chose to do this on high performance, so I can switch back to Samsung when I want to conserve power). Then click change advanced settings.
C. Scroll to and click "Display", then click "enable adaptive brightness." Simply click and turn off for plugged in and battery. Click Apply then OK, and in really 3ish steps you have solved the "horrible display brightness" problems.
So, there you have it. I've really enjoyed this laptop so far, and am so pleasantly surprised with Samsung on this one. The laptop came with a screen cleaner, the charger, and such. Windows 8 with a touchscreen is quite a nifty addition to fool around with. I plan on purchasing an iMac as a desktop for the holidays for the house to stay Apple family bound, but do not regret making the jump back to laptop PC. =)
FYI, I also purchased the LG external blurayrw CD drive for $100, and played a bluray movie on this laptop, and it was GORGEOUS.
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Nice machine, but ended up returning it
3
Posted by: LotsoffeaturesBut from Ames, IA on 05/20/2013This machine was recommended by the sales associate. It has tons of features, memory, disk space, etc. Its a little heavy, but I did love the large screen.
I ended up returning the machine because I had problems with the responsiveness of the mouse pad, which someone else had posted. I would have to click several times to get it to respond which was problematic for some of the games I play.
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Great laptop high quality
5
Posted by: Neily from Syracuse utah on 05/18/2013This unit is great in all aspects and convience
I would recommend to anyone awesome product
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Author Wife Very Satisfied
5
Posted by: tgr497 from Southwest US on 05/18/2013I purchased this laptop to replace an older Toshiba that was starting to fail. The laptop is primarily used by my wife who is an author and thus uses the laptop heavily. My wife has had nothing but praise for the laptop and utilizes it approximately 6 hours each day while she writes. Setup and install of our programs and other software was easy and bloatware was minimal and easy to control.
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Excellent laptop.
5
Posted by: RAZB from Palm Beach, FL on 05/18/2013Purchased this laptop mainly for business and light personal use. Great machine, runs programs very smoothly, touchscreen is very smooth high end tablet smooth. Hard drive is the only flaw on this machine while very large in space at 1TB it would have been great if it was a 7200 RPM vs the 5400 RPM that comes with it. Do not let this stop you from buying this excellent machine. Very happy with it I give it 5 stars.
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Love it
5
Posted by: Tweeners from Bridgewater on 05/18/2013Love the PC. Bought for my son. He took to it right away
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Best Computer Ever - Dream Machine
5
Posted by: LeadingEdge from New York, NY on 05/18/2013If you are an experienced computer user shopping for a new computer, I would strongly recommend this machine. It is beautiful to look at, not too heavy, the keyboard is well-constructed. Back-lit keys were a delightful and welcome surprise. It is very quiet and the amenities are well thought out.
For example, the computer has a light sensor so that in the late afternoon when the light in the room dims, the back-lit keyboard starts to glow and the display screen automatically dims so that you don't manually have to reduce the glare. Turn on a light, and everything pops back to normal. There are so many thoughtful touches, I would just urge you to go into a store and play with the machine.
However, Microsoft's System 8 is a real problem for experienced users. The problem is not just cosmetic -- there is a whole approach that Microsoft took (to take the control out of the users' hands) which HAS to be fixed. System 8 is designed for the 3% of the people who have never owned a computer in their lives. (Duh?) Big mistake!
For the rest of us, the Start Menu is gone, Charms only work well with Microsoft's approved aps, and the rest of the programming universe is apparently in compatibility mode. When things go wrong, System 8 generally gives you three options: go online to a forum (that's an offered option, even when the problem is that you can't go online), call a friend, or close the troubleshooter. Can't get on the internet? System 8 will tell you that there are connections available, and you're not on them, but it won't even show you a list! What's up with that?
Solve the problem? That apparently is a novel idea. And what happens when you go on line? The standard answer is reinstall your system and go back to square 1. Now why would any experienced user with tons of specialized software even consider that? Alternatives recommended by the tech forums seem to be so circuitous that the user simply gives up and calls a geek to fix things.
I think this move to dis-empower the average computer user is ill-founded and insulting, and I hope that Microsoft gets over it. For all the aps in the standard Charms menu that I had to disable that I really needed, I found compatible and perfectly fine replacements on the internet, most of them free.
I bought this computer because my previous computer (a 4 1/2 year old Dell) was experiencing the blue screen of death about once a week. It was just a matter of time until it didn't come back at all. If I didn't have to buy a computer, I would have waited, but since I did, I must say that this Samsung is the best computer Ive ever owned and I have owned and worked on many from the TRS-80 and the 128K Mac to all the flavors of Windows.
I have confidence that there will be tremendous pressure on Microsoft to really fix System 8, even the non-cosmetic features. Someday its aps and my special aps that I use will play together nicely. For now, I have had to ditch the Charms because Microsoft has made some hardware and port decisions that don't work for me and has provided no alternatives. Too bad for me. But for most people, this is might night be a problem.
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Cool laptop
4
Posted by: Bandit21 from Seattle, WA on 05/18/2013I love how thin and lightweight my new laptop is. The keys light up, which is pretty cool. But, I'm having trouble learning to navigate Windows 8. I wish we had the option of which Windows the laptop comes with.
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Beautiful machine with great screen
5
Posted by: tdogeast from Houston on 05/17/2013Overall a very good machine. Very pleased with screen , performance, looks, functionality and connectivity. Very thin and relatively light . Good battery life. Touchscreen works very well. Minor complaint , the keyboard backlight won't stay on. Personally, I find Windows 8 to be a real pain, but workable.
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Awesome PC, no complaints
5
Posted by: EWOC from Millbrook, New York on 05/17/2013I love my new PC, I look forward to working on it daily!
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