Dec 13 2011

Samsung Series 7 Chronos 14” Laptop NP700Z3AH Launch in Malaysia

I was looking at this laptop about 2 months ago and was excited by the specifications I saw. It finally launched in Malaysia today (13th December 2011) but the price isn’t competitive in my opinion. Let’s see what we have:

Reasonable speed. Dual core i5-2430M processor.
Large display in a small body. 14″ 300-nit display in a 13.3″ laptop body.
Light. 4.3 pounds which is about 1.95kg. Easy enough to carry all day, especially in a backpack.
Large and fast storage. 1 TB hard drive with the 8GB ExpressCache technology that speeds things up in terms of starting up Windows and other programs.
Backlit Keyboard!!! I wonder why it’s so hard to find laptops with backlighting? It’s sooooo useful.
Outputs are ok. VGA output (with a cable) and HDMI output.
Decent graphics. You can play most games at medium setting with the 1GB DDR5 HD6490M.
Price is expensive… RM3599

So it’s all pretty good except for the price. Now, I wouldn’t mind it that much if the display were good but all the reviews so far (for overseas models though) say that the display is horrible. If I’m going to be spending half my day looking at that screen, it better be something worth looking at.

Even then, I might forgive the display if the price were accordingly lower. At RM3599, I’d be better off spending my money on a Sony Vaio at the same size and similar specs with a slightly lighter body. Even though people say that Vaios are overpriced (and I tend to agree), at least their displays are awesome. And their keyboards are backlit too.

Oh well, I guess the search for a good laptop goes on.

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