Samsung Series 5

The Good: 

Bright, matte display; discrete graphics; comfortable keyboard; good two-finger scrolling on touchpad.

The bad: 

Size and weight is similar to mainstream non-Ultrabook laptop; more costly than its competitors; off-axis viewing could be better; some bloatware.

The bottom line:

With more features than the typical Ultrabook, the Samsung Series 5 Ultra is a versatile and attractive 14-inch laptop that justifies its higher price tag

 

With its AMD graphics and an optical drive, the Samsung Series 5 Ultra definitely feels like a thin-and-light laptop. Regardless of what you call it, this is a well-built notebook with mid-range performance, a comfortable keyboard and a bright, matte display. You're also unlikely to run out of ports on this machine and that optical drive is handy for DVDs and games.

Operating System      

Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit)                            

 CPU/ Processor     

Intel® Core™ i5-2467M Processor
CPU Clock Speed (Max.)     
1.6GHz CPU Cache     3MB L3

Model

Series     Series 5

Screen Size

    14"

Resolution     

1366 x 768

Brightness     

300 nits

Graphics Chip

Intel® HD Graphics 3000

Standard System Memory     

4GB DDR3

Hard Drive Capacity

 500GB Hard Drive Capacity with Express Cache, 16GB

ODD     

DVD +/-RW Super Multi Dual Layer (S-ATA)

MultimediaSpeakers

    3 W Stereo Speaker (1.5 W x 2)

Web Camera

    1.3MP HD

Wireless LAN

    802.11 a/b/g/n

Bluetooth

    Bluetooth v3.0 High Speed

Wired Ethernet LAN

    Gigabit LAN

HDMI

    Yes

USB Ports

    2 ports 3.0/ 1 port 2.0

Keyboard

    81 Key

Touch Pad

    Yes

Kensington Lock Slot

    Yes

Power

AC Adapter     40W

Number of Cells / Cell Type     8 Cell / Li-Po

mAh     6120

Dimensions (W x D x H)

    13.1" x 9.0" x 0.82"

Weight     

3.94 lbs.