Typical price: £1,500
What is it: Curvaceous and well-specced laptop for general computing
What we think: With a little more attention to detail, Samsung's laptop chassis designs might enter PowerBook territory. The X50 is smartly styled with a faux-titanium finish and an exceptionally comfortable keyboard
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 29 July 2005
Tags: Samsung, Samsung X50, Samsung X50, DVDs, performance
We like:
Sleek design; uncluttered port layout; sensible choice of outputs
We don't like:
Low LCD brightness on anything but maximum setting; fiddly scroll-button on trackpad; messy underside
You might also need:
An S-video or VGA cable will let you plug the X50 into a projector or external monitor
CNET UK judgement:
Samsung leads an interesting change in the way PC laptops are being put together. We're slowly seeing a shift in a heavily Apple-inspired direction. The similarities between the X50 and a 2001 Titanium PowerBook include the milled power button, trackpad layout and -- most obviously -- the minimalist titanium-coloured chassis. Samsung have resisted the temptation to overload the X50 with legacy input and output options, but the laptop is still let down by a cluttered base, low-brightness LCD and a clumsy dummy PC Card slot
Full review:
The X50's 2GHz Centrino processor guzzles less power than a Pentium 4 laptop and has Wi-Fi functionality built in. It'll skip happily through PowerPoint presentations and Max Payne, but throw a hissy fit over Battlefield 2. The power efficiency of Pentium M processors exceeds anything AMD or Pentium 4 processors are capable of at the moment so Samsung's choice of Centrino for the X50 is a wise move. Continue Reading...
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