Samsung R519 Laptop, 4GB ram, T4300 2.1Ghz, 320GB HDD, 15.6" HD, Wireless N, for $578 @ MLN

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  POWERevolution on 21/12/2009 - 17:52

  How good is this Samsung?

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    redtiger on 21/12/2009 - 18:14

    I think Samsung is a really good brand, and "so far" from what I have seen with their laptops it looks all good,
    has anyone had any good/bad dealings with Samsung notebooks? please post. I am also curious

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  casmxl on 21/12/2009 - 18:31

  i have a samsung notebook x420, the build quality is very good. everything is just prefect except the speakers is bit ordinary/thin(but not too bad).

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  daydream on 21/12/2009 - 19:15

  Graphics info
  Video: Intel GL40 Express (Intel GMA 4500M), Intel DVMT 5.0 (Max 384MB), Shared

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    dixon888 on 21/12/2009 - 19:59

    so is that good or bad?

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      ruraro on 21/12/2009 - 20:50

      GL40 limits you to 800Mhz FSB CPUs and is not as efficient as PM45/GM45. Inspiron 15 is a better deal imho. Has T6500-2.1/3GB/32GB/X4500 and better GM45 chipset for $596:

      http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Technology/Com…

      Otherwise the NV54 Gateway is a more comparable system to this, but is $429 (2GB):
      http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/20496

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        redtiger on 22/12/2009 - 13:39

        Yeah the guys at work dont like the look of the Dell machine as the Samsung R519 looks much better.
        plus they want a Wireless N card so they can download faster as the Samsung lappy has that and Dell machine is a G.
        Plus they dont want Vista, the Samsung is ready to go with Win 7 preinstalled so need to pay for postage or stuff around with disks, and it has 4GB ram which is important too.

        The grapchics cards are the same, they are both shared, it makes no difference.

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      WhiteEvo6 on 21/12/2009 - 21:23

      +2

      it really depends what you are using it for. If you want to use it as a word processor and some video then it will be fine, if you want to play games on it look for something else.

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  Benmc on 21/12/2009 - 21:27

  +3

  Regarding the Samsung Brand and Samsung Laptops i own one of the earlier Samsung Notebooks the X20 which was bought back in later 2005. That was when Samsung introduced their laptop range into Oz, before they pulled them from Oz and reintroduced them back in again. Anyway my X20 is still going strong and has not had one problem. Build quality is excellent. No flimsy bits and its been pretty solid. I recently had to replaced the keyboard due to the previous one getting water damage but i was able to find a part for it to replace it. So all in all good experience with the Samsung Lappies. Their designs are nice too!

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  redtiger on 22/12/2009 - 13:29

  thanks for that, its good to know that they have worked out well for you guys, I feel much better telling the guys at work that people have good results with Samsung,
  I am going to pick up 3-4 units later this arvo.

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  redtiger on 22/12/2009 - 15:03

  picked them up, these laptops look hot.
  the screen is really pleasant to look at, plus it looks hot
  I also really like the keyboard it has a really high quality feel to it when you type.
  I was pretty impressed.
  I also found another Samsung laptop in there on sale, it was a high end gaming machine, i will post it seperately I think.

  But this machine for $578 is really really good value.

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  lukelegend on 23/12/2009 - 10:15

  I ordered one last night, pretty good price, thanks

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  DarthVaper on 29/12/2009 - 14:55

  +1

  just got a reply from mln about ram type, whether it comes with a factory reset cd, and stock availability, here's the reply :

  "It comes with 2 X 2GB DDR2 Ram

  It does not come with the factory recovery cd’s as most computers now just come with the software to allow you to back up,

  You can easily create your own with the provided software.

  We do have more available."

  not bad, considering snaffling one up myself. so it gets a + from me.