Good looking laptop (Samsung R510-Aura T5800 Driton)

Member Name: flyingscotno1

Product:	Samsung R510-Aura T5800 Driton
Date:	15/05/09 (65 review reads)
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Advantages: Good looks- red colour, good specification

Disadvantages: Shiny plastic marks easily, poor sound volume and quality

I bought this laptop after my old Toshiba one had given up the ghost and the screen repair was uneconomic.

I was looking for a laptop that was within my price range <£500 and had a good spec. My last laptop was a bit short on RAM and HDD space, so I wanted to make sure I had both. Browsing the shops I was attracted by the Samsung R510 which was a very good price as well as having a decent specification, in particular the 4GB of RAM, good if you are going to keep the resource hungry Windows Vista on the system! The laptop also has an HDMI port which allows connection to an HD TV and works well.

Apart from the specification the other thing that attracted me to it was the looks. In the latest samsung style it has dark red plastic fading to deep black which in my opinion looks very good and different from all the silver and black laptops out there. Major problem with it is the finger marks all over it! The screen is bright and clear, and gives good colour depth.

Battery life- all important on a laptop is excellent- no problems at all- and depending on programs 2-3hrs on battery is not uncommon.

Sound and volume are poor though- very tinny and not loud even through headphones at max. Poor.

Overall the laptop runs programs well and the features for the money are good. I wouldn't like to pay £500 or over for it, but it is still a great laptop, and a looks a bit different.

Summary: Good laptop for those looking for different looks with a good spec.

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