Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #694 in Personal Computers
- Color: Silver
- Brand: Samsung
- Model: NP700Z7C-S01US
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 10.30" h x
.98" w x
15.90" l,
6.26 pounds
- CPU: Intel Core i7 2.3 GHz
- Memory: 8GB DDR3 SDRAM
- Hard Disk: 1GB
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 2GB
- Processors: 2
- Display size: 17.3
Features
- Intel Core i7-3615QM 2.3GHz
- 8 GB SO-DIMM RAM
- 1TB HDD (5400rpm) w/ 8GB Express Cache
- 17.3-Inch Matte LED Backlit SuperBright 300-net Screen
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
- 17.3-Inch Screen
- 1TB Hard Drive
- 8 GB RAM
- Intel core_i7 Processor 2.3GHz
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z7C-S01US 17.3-Inch Laptop (Silver)
Product Description
Enjoy powerful, best in class, fast performance with the latest Intel Core processor and innovative ExpressCache technology for ultra fast processing and Internet access. With a SuperBright screen to produce sharp clear images, even outdoors, while an elegantly powerful and durable aluminum case looks good anywhere.
Customer Reviews
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful.
This Samsung is AMAZING
By Fuzzybottoms
This is my first ever review but this Samsung series 7 17.3" laptop is simply AMAZING in every way so I felt compelled to write this review. OK, I received it yesterday afternoon via UPS (wish amazon would offer FedEx as an option). My first impression was just how Beautiful and sleek it looked not to mention thin. It seems to be very sturdy and looks well built. Plus only about 1" thick and although its a 17" with the small border around the screen is almost feels like a 15 inch in my opinion. Just under 5lbs on the weight I believe.I turned it on and the matte screen was very clear and detailed and Bright. I was a little leary about it being a matte screen as I never had one and hoped the screen wouldn't look too dark or unclear. Not an issue! Two things I Love about it is that it is full HD with a 1920x1080 screen rez/size. And secondly it has a lit keypad with an option on how bright you want it to be. - Excellent! Full HD and a lit keyboard are two important options to me. The JBL sound with sub woofer is the Best sound I ever heard on a laptop.One thing I wish it had was a simple switch on it to turn off the intergrated graphics forever as to use the GT650M all the time. I had a lenovo laptop that had that. However there is still a way to do this if desired (I believe?)using the Nividia settings.(manage 3d-> "high performance" on drop down). I read from a few that the keybooard on left side will get very warm? I will say that may be true for some. I can only say that I set it up, adjusted settings and played around with it for about 2 1/2 hours straight and the keyboard on mine remained cool and not even an issue at all. Of course I didn't do anything very demanding yet. Noise level was extremely quiet on mine. It wasn't until I turned it off almost 3 hours later that I realized ..."Hey, I didn't even notice fan noise" there but very quiet for me.The three things that annoyed me, I do NOT like are as follows:#1. The hard drive is Large at 1 TB. - Great! but is very slow and holds it back. Samsung should have put a SSD in it. Guess they chose not to to save money. I suggest swapping out the HD and replacing it with an SSD.#2. Pricey. The price is more then I was hoping to spend. But well worth it. You get a superior product with many features.#3. This issue has bothered me on every amazon purchase I make. This has to deal with amazon shipping. I really wish amazon would offer an option to us buyers prior to placing an order to use FedEx instead of UPS only. I always pick 2 dsy shipping and always my purchase shows up very late (6:30pm for this laptop)- or even 3 days later instead of two. But again this is not related to the laptop itself and no fault to amazon.My conclusion: In a nutshell. I am Extremely pleased thus far with this laptop. I would buy it again and would highly recommend it if you are looking for a top of the line very nice and fast laptop. Of course all of the above is strictly my opinion and of this specific laptop I received.
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
Samsung Chronos Series 7
By Jonathan Wainman
So, I just picked this bad boy up from B3st BVY. Couldn't wait for shipping as I'm on a military assignment. Going to jot down a review of the things that I like and a few things that stuck out to me. These will be in thought bubble format:Painful to upgrade. Rather harrowing experience but there are guides online for the previous gen 17" that work well.SSD upgrade a must. 1tb very slow.Ivy Bridge + Keplar have lived up to their names. Very powerful, very energy efficient.No room for RAM upgrade. Wish it had 4 slots.Keplar GPU + intel 4000 make a really neat combo.GPU does all modern games i've seen at med to high ( 1080p ) with some tweaking.Very light for a 17".Long battery life for a 17" ( 2 - 3 hours with med to heay use roughly )Nice keyboard and backlight.Very attractive case. Well put together.Minimal flex in Display, considering it's a 17"Very, Very sharp and crisp LED display. Looks amazing.Very generous touchpad.4 USB ports 2@ 3.0 and 2@ 2.0. USB 3.0 is amazing ( I use an external SSD for system backups )Meh DVD drive. Slot loaded. makes noise.Only 1 hard drive slot.Built in 8gb SSD cache is interesting. Not useful, just interesting.Nice, clear sound.Overall I am very pleased with this laptop. It delivers the almost-mac experience without the mac-esque price. A very sleek, attractive, useful laptop that is intended to be portable power for anyone who needs it. For the price range there are very few competitors, and most of them have design flaws. That being said, if you're looking at doing mostly gaming and don't mind something about 3x thicker the ASUS G75VW is also a very good buy and delivers better gaming performance (and has 4 RAM slots and two hard drive slots).But if you're an adult who doesn't want a computer that looks like a spaceship, and also don't want to tear open a shoulder joint carrying your laptop this is the way to go.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful.
Had great potential... but falls short due to critical/fatal flaws
By Peter
Purchased this machine expecting Samsung quality, fell short due to FATAL flaws. The biggest deal breaker is the absolutely atrocious wireless N performance and stability. Since this is a laptop/notebook, wireless N is crucial to the machine; I cannot be expected to carry around an external wireless adapter or a very long Ethernet cord. The Wi-Fi would have random latency spikes and packet drops (can be seen if you run continuous ping test) when any continuous streaming activity was initiated (such as video streaming, and gaming). This would happen as soon as you are one wall or more away from the router (ASUS RT-N56U). The other devices in my household on Wireless N do not have this issue and are connected to the same router on the same band. In fact, the HP Envy 17 I purchased to replace the Samsung machine has the same Wireless card (Intel 6235) as the Samsung and it does not have this problem. Wireless G on the Samsung machine seems okay, but I paid for a Wireless N laptop.Aside from Wireless N issues, this machine has many other problems (as listed below in the Cons section). For one, Battlefield 3 at Medium-low settings is enough to push this machine to its thermal and power limits and the GPU/CPU aren't even at absolute full load yet. Some people may argue that this machine isn't "designed for games" and "excessive load applications" etc, but I expect to be able to use what I paid for, otherwise, why bother putting in high-end components (CPU, GPU powerhouse) into this machine which would be like putting a Jet engine in a compact-sized car only for showing off?Pros:+17.3" Full HD (1920x1080) screen+Powerful 3rd gen i7 quad-core (Core i7 3615QM)+Decently powered mobile graphics (NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M w/ GDDR5)+8 GB DDR3 1600 RAM+Heat sources are towards the center-right of the machine, away from WASD keys+Decent speakers for a laptop+Trackpad is reasonably responsive+Sleek look, better than Macbook Pro+6.3 lbs, very lightweight for a 17" notebookCons:-Poor wireless N performance and stability (guessing due to the full aluminum lid and palm rest creating a partial Faraday cage)-Only above average TN panel LCD screen-Bevelled screen appearance near / above the Samsung logo (maybe I just got a bad one?)-Runs at near thermal limits of the machine's components-Hot air exhausts upwards, directly onto the lower edge screen (can't be good for longevity of the screen or the material holding the screen to the chassis)-90W power adapter is not enough to run the machine at full speed (CPU is 45W, GPU is also 45W, rest of the system ~20W, that means 110W minimum), results in power throttling on CPU and GPU-Very slow hard drive (5200 RPM 1 TB)-8 GB ExpressCache has little to no effect on improving system performance-Painful to upgrade anything other than the one stick of RAM exposed (have to open the back cover which is made entirely of flimsy plastic, held by 10+ screws, and numerous fragile plastic tabs)-The other 4 GB of RAM is soldered directly onto the board, cannot be upgradedOther thoughts:Samsung might have put a 90W power brick in the machine on purpose; they probably knew the beautiful chassis and cooling system could not handle the two power-hungry components (CPU and GPU) so they intentionally did this to keep the machine's full potential from being unleashed.I am very disappointed by this Samsung notebook because of these fatal flaws that simply cannot be overlooked especially when purchasing a high-end product; the laptop deserves 2 stars because of its sleek look, weight, and specs. Amazon's great service convinced me to give another star.
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