Samsung X50 review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Chris Stevens

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...