Superb entry level laptop. (Samsung R60 Plus)

Member Name: voodooyoo1

Product:	Samsung R60 Plus
Date:	02/01/09 (233 review reads)
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Advantages: Stylish, superb perfoming laptop at entry level

Disadvantages: Battery life is poor

The Samsung R60 Plus is an excellent entry level laptop. There are slight variations in the available specifications (i.e there are 160gb and 200gb versions) but they are all aimed at casual users.

Visually it is one of the best looking laptops on the market, with the trademark Samsung shiny black casing and stylish trim surrounding the 15.4" screen. The keypad is nicely designed and proportioned and feels very natural.

The processor is not the fastest but for the price it is pretty good. I am a basic user who uses the laptop for web surfing, word processing and DVD writing. I am usually able to do all these at the same time and I have never seen the processor work above 50-60% which is superb.

The only negatives are the scroll on the touchpad which can be a little clunky and not particularly smooth. It has also stopped working on occasion although I think this is a Windows Vista issue and is solved with a reboot. The main downside for me is the battery life which is around 2 hours, even on power saving modes. I thought this would be sufficient but it does get annoying - and it is easier to just keep it plugged in to the mains while using. This is fine for me, but for someone hoping to take their laptop on long train journeys or anywhere without a mains source, it could be a big issue.
3D gaming is also not really possible on this machine (not latest games anyway)

For the extremely good price- this is a superb laptop in terms of performance and for anyone who just wishes to use a laptop for office/web browsing/dvd and cd authoring. I have never had any desire for a more powerful laptop and as long as you do not want a games machine- this is a brilliant little laptop.

Summary: Brilliant laptop for those who want a mid range laptop at budget prices.

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