MLN Bargain Buy Of The Day 2nd Gen Core i5 Samsung Notebook for $596 @MLN Online & Instore

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  ThePistonHead on 29/08/2011 - 15:47

  Anyone have any sources to see how Samsung's reliability/build quality is?

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    Store Repfastandthecurious @ MLN on 29/08/2011 - 15:56

    +1

    We have found them to be better than most, We have been stocking Samsung notebooks since they relaunched back into Australia 2 years ago. The return rate is relatively low and is much lower than say HP as a percentage. I have not read any studies on overall returns and failure rates. Would be interested to see any reports if anybody has any.

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      ThePistonHead on 29/08/2011 - 15:57

      much lower than say HP as a percentage

      …well that's not saying much :P

      What about compared to Asus/toshiba?

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        Store Repfastandthecurious @ MLN on 29/08/2011 - 16:04

        +13

        From what I have seen, Our return rate is as follows:
        from the least returned being first, to the lowest having the highest return rate
        This is as a percentage, not as a number. Its over the last 3 years, it does not include the last 6 months. This is just as an indication from sales crossed with our supplier returns. This again is from the models we have sold.

        1)Asus
        2)Toshiba
        3)Samsung
        4)Acer
        5)Lenovo
        6)MSI
        6)Apple
        7)HP
        8)Compaq

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        ThePistonHead on 29/08/2011 - 16:34

        +1

        Thanks MLN.. i really don't get the neggers around here.. neggers gonna neg.

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        StewBalls on 29/08/2011 - 16:57

        +3

        Not much humour around OzB nowadays, fair comment & question IMHO!

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        morpheu on 29/08/2011 - 17:03

        Msi and Apple are both rated 6, are they the same or is this an insiders hint that Msi are making Apple hardware? ;)

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        Store Repfastandthecurious @ MLN on 29/08/2011 - 17:09

        To be fair, we dont really have enough data on Apple and MSI,
        the top 6 are really very close, only HP and Compaq stand out with failure rates.

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      [Deactivated] on 29/08/2011 - 17:37

      HI, MLN
      any price on Samsung SF311, similar specs but 13' display. I would like to buy one if the price is right. thanks in advance.

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  djones145 on 29/08/2011 - 15:52

  http://apcmag.com/notebookhunter/samsung-rc520-a06au.htm
  10 out of 10 o.O

  For $699 at WOW Sight and Sound the Samsung RC520-A06AU is a great basic notebook with a competitive price tag. The storage is good, the processor is great, and it's not bad looking either.

  http://www.shopbot.com.au/pp-samsung-rc520-a06au-i5-2410m-pr…

  price looks pretty good
  and with no surcharge!

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  giggles on 29/08/2011 - 16:40

  This looks really good spec/price, but I don't understand why every manufacturer (except some Lenovo's) think that we all like to type on calculator buttons.

  A great buy if you don't mind the new island or calculator keyboard style!

  MLN, are there any traditional style keyboards in units similar to this? BTW, thanks for posting your return by manufacturer, very helpful.

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    Store Repfastandthecurious @ MLN on 29/08/2011 - 17:00

    Hi giggles,
    I think it doesnt really matter, whats important is what you like.
    We have offers all the time on different machines.

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  smoothymcmellow on 29/08/2011 - 17:12

  +1

  "Unbelievable 8.5 Hour** Battery
  Amazing 8.5 hours battery*"

  Well which one is it? Unbelievable or Amazing?

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    Seisei on 29/08/2011 - 17:16

    +1

    Unbelievably amazing? Amazingly unbelievable?

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      giggles on 29/08/2011 - 17:29

      +2

      Unamazingly believable?

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        Windows7forever on 30/08/2011 - 11:37

        Need more superlatives to describe the battery life!

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    Store Repfastandthecurious @ MLN on 30/08/2011 - 00:40

    straight from Samsung, so I guess its both
    :)

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  sensebuy on 29/08/2011 - 20:50

  is it possible to use WinXP on this instead of Windows 7?

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    Cheeper on 30/08/2011 - 00:19

    No, but you can use W 3.11

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      Windows7forever on 30/08/2011 - 11:39

      hahahahahaa, i used to be running a 386 with w3.1
      good times. DOS became my best friend when windows was still only a hybrid shell.

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    Store Repfastandthecurious @ MLN on 30/08/2011 - 00:40

    Not recommended at all,
    New machines will have problems,
    Win 7 pro has XP mode, so you can purchased Win 7 pro upgrade and run any XP program you need in XP mode.

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    Windows7forever on 30/08/2011 - 11:38

    Feeling nostalgic for y2001 all over again?

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  effgee on 30/08/2011 - 21:45

  should be marked as expired now