A decent touchscreen at a great price
The Samsung Series 5 540U3C might be a
budget Windows 8 ultrabook, but it doesn't feel like one! Sturdy, yet stylish,
flipping the well finished silver lid exposes a similar colored metal wrist
rest. The 540U3C also claims to be one of the most elegantly designed
ultrabooks. Impressively, Samsung has squeezed everything ina13.3in
touchscreen!
Though we are not too convinced with the
utility of touchscreens in a laptop long-term usage is a bit tiresome though
it's cool while searching for an app or zooming an image with a pinch the
touchscreen is responsive and smooth while the display sits properly in the
bezel to make sure the edges don't catch your finger. The 1366 x 768 pixel
screen is bright and soothing for the eyes but a richer texture would have been
better. The viewing angle, though not bad, could do with some improvement.
The
1366 x 768 pixel screen is bright and soothing for the eyes but a richer
texture would have been better.
The chiclet styled keyboard is comfortable
enough to type on, with large keys and optimum space between each key and
offers a decent balance between depth and flexibility. But again, the absence
of backlight cannot be taken very lightly in such a premium laptop. However,
the small-sized touchpad was impressive throughout the test with no noticeable
lag.
The
chiclet styled keyboard is comfortable enough to type on, with large keys and
optimum space between each key and offers a decent balance between depth and
flexibility.
Weighing 1.69KG, the Series 5 Ultra NP
540U3C-A01 IN is easy to carry around. The configuration will also find favor
with most users. We were especially impressed with the 24GB Express Cache SSD
which makes the laptop way faster than others during while starting-up and
shutting down. The Intel Core i5 3317U processor, 8 GB RAM, 500GB of storage
and Intel HD Graphics 4000 passed all our real life and benchmarking tests with
flying colors! The audio quality doesn't disappoint either and neither do the
six hours of battery life.
Weighing
1.69KG, the Series 5 Ultra NP 540U3C-A01 IN is easy to carry around
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Specifications
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Manufacturer: Samsung
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Model name: Series 5 Ultra Touch
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Model id: 540U3C
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CPU type: Intel Core i5-3317U (Ivy Bridge)
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CPU speed: 1700 Mhz
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Graphics: Intel HD 4000
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OS: Windows 8
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Display Size: 13.3" 1366 X 768
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Touch Technology: Multi-touch
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RAM: 6144 MB
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SSD: 128 GB
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Battery capacity: 45 (Wh)
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Weight: 1635gm / 57.7 oz.
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Size (w/h/d mm): 315/219/18 mm
§ Size
(w/h/d inches): 12.4/8.6/0.7
§ Key
Points: Decent hardware performance but windows 8 need to way to go be user
friendly
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Information: www.samsung.com
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