64 of 64 people found the following review helpful
13.3 inch, Best Bang for your Buck for What it is up Against,
May 28, 2017 I got the 13.3 inch model and it is hands down the best bang for your buck in the laptop world if you are not looking for a discrete GPU, and if you are looking for a discrete GPU then bump up to the 15" model and there you go. I have been researching the crap out of laptops. I had an Acer Switch Alpha 12 which was similar to Microsoft's Surface 2 in 1 line. It's a 2 in 1 that was cool cause you could use it as a tablet or laptop but, it had one flaw that drove me nuts. If you were laying in bed with it you'd have to keep it balanced.... if you raise the screen up too much towards you it'd fall forward and it was soooo annoying. So i just wanted a traditional laptop and I love portability. I got my wife an 11.6 inch Macbook Air and I loved that thing. But of course Apple has been on a roll lately with bad decision making and they killed off the 11.6 inch and I actually had a 13.3 inch Macbook Air for myself and sold it not but two months later because I couldn't stand how the big...
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113 of 116 people found the following review helpful
A step in the right direction for laptops,
March 27, 2017 I own the 15" version of this laptop with 16GB ram, and I find it to be amazing. If you want a compact, lightweight laptop with many of the features of a traditional 15" laptop without sacrificing battery life, this is it! I am switching from a MacBook Air 13" after using it exclusively for the last 5 years.
Here are all the pros of this laptop compared to the MacBook Air (Current Gen, i7 256GB):
+ Lighter weight (2.7 lb vs 3.0 lb)
+ Bigger screen (15.0" vs 13.3")
+ Higher resolution (1080p vs 1440x900)
+ Better Display Color (95% vs 60% sRGB)
+ IPS display
+ Outdoor mode that significantly boosts the brightness of the display
+ Display has anti-reflective coating
+ Thin bezels -> similar display cover size compared to Air's (13.7"x9.03" vs 12.8"x8.94")
+ Thinner than MacBook Air at its thickest point (0.61" vs 0.68")
+ Dedicated GPU (Nvidia 940MX, 2GB DDR3)
+ Double the...
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Absolutely Superb Laptop,
August 11, 2017 I travel permanently and run an online business. I don't like working on anything less than a 15" screen, but don't want a bulky laptop to carry around. At only 1.2kg, a gorgeous 1080p 15" screen (perfect resolution for 15" at 100% scale) and plenty powerful with a dedicated graphics card, all the inputs you could need, this is the perfect laptop for me.
I had a 2016 model LG Gram 15" and while it was a decent super lite laptop, the battery life was a disaster as I'd struggle to get 4hrs. With the 15" from Samsung I can usually top 8hrs of proper work. The screen, as is usually the case from Samsung devices is awesome and can get super bright if needed. Webcam at the top of the screen is appreciated unlike some other slim (too slim?) bezel laptops. Good thinking.
I've been using it for a few months and I'm loving it - the best laptop I've had by far and I've recently had the:
Dell XPS 15 9550 2015 - too heavy and only about 5hrs...
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