Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #5984 in Personal Computers
- Color: Black
- Brand: Samsung
- Model: NP900X3A-B02US
- Format: CD-ROM
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .62" h x
8.90" w x
12.90" l,
2.88 pounds
- CPU: i5-2467M 1.6 GHz
- Memory: 4GB SODIMM
- Hard Disk: 0.256GB
- Processors: 2
- Display size: 13.3
Features
- Intel Core Duo Processor 1.6GHz
- 4GB RAM
- 256MB Hard Drive
- 13.3-Inch Screen
- Windows 7 Home Premium
Samsung NP900X3A-B02 13.3-Inch Notebook - Black
Product Description
Series9 I5-2467M 1.6G 4GB 256GB 13.3IN WL BT W7HP 64BIT W/1YR Warranty
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful.
Love the design, wireless an issue
By Michael E. Freeman
I received my Series 9 a couple days ago and I have to say I love it. The size is perfect for traveling and the Core I5 processor delivers more than enough punch for any applications I use. Really, there are many reviews on the Series 9 virtues and my experience with the system overall is in line with everyone else's: it is a great computer.However, there is one glaring issue that purchasers should not gloss over and that is the weak wireless abilities of this system. Before buying mine I had read the plethora of issues people were having with wireless, but there also appeared to be various fixes for the weak performance. And honestly, I assumed that after more than 6 months on the market any issues would have been resolved. But not so, at least with my system. As of today, I have tried every correction I could find on the Internet (my computer has the Intel wireless module, not the Broadcom so there was no need to replace it) but nothing has corrected the problem. I found a couple reviews where brave users had removed their covers and found that the wireless signal increased substantially, but decreased again when the covers were re-installed. So, based on my experience and what I have read, it appears to be a serious design issue where the Series 9 covers are interfering with the wireless signal, and that is no easy fix.On the plus side, I have noted that the problem is only with the 2.4 Ghz wireless and NOT the 5.0 Ghz wireless. I use a Netgear Dual band router at home so I was able to try both bands. I normally use the 2.4 Ghz because it has better range than the 5.0 GHz, but even if I am able to get 4 bars on the Samsung with the 2.4 Ghz wireless signal (and that is while standing within 10 feet of the router only), the signal drops out so frequently that it renders the connection useless. Most pages provide the "Page cannot be displayed". To compound this problem, when I am traveling, most wireless access points I encounter are still 2.4 Ghz bands, so I will essentially not be able to use the computer while out of my home, or I will have to install a USB wireless dongle, taking up one of the 2 available USB ports. I should note when I say this that most of my time on a computer is spent on web-apps, so wireless is critical to me. Using a dongle for wireless is not particularly appealing to me.On a more positive note, I noticed that on the 5 Ghz band, while I may only get 2-3 bars signal, my connection is stable and FAST: I am getting about 22 Mbs transfer through SpeedTest.net, which is as good as any other computer I have on the wireless network. So if you are primarily using a 5 Ghz router, you probably will not have any issues (making the broad-based assumption that your experience is the same as mine).If you are not surfing the web and just using the Samsung as a work horse, again, I think you will be exceptionally pleased with this computer. Only the wireless is an issue and it should not be underestimated, as I did.Sorry for the long-winded review, but I felt that it should be clear to potential purchasers that the wireless problem is a big elephant at the dinner table still. Looks like my Samsung will be going back next week and that makes me sad.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Almost the perfect laptop
By johnklem
Finally, a PC product that's as attractive as anything from Apple. I've had mine for a month and I still get real tactile and visual pleasure from using it, or just looking at it. Samsung has fixed whatever the wifi issue was. Clearly, they should have been more open about the problem and so able to explain that they'd fixed it! Wifi performance is on a par with my old Asus UL30, which was always good.System performance is definitely hindered by out of date drivers. Run the update (as you should anyway) and both processor and graphics benchmarks jump to where they should be. It's a big difference and explains some odd reviews in which the Samsung was substantially outperformed by competitor products with identical hardware.Battery life is also better than most professional reviewers have shown. First, the screen is wonderful. It's bright, a lot brighter than the competition, and non-relective. I run mine at around 15%, unless I'm working outside. Nice touches like the backlit keyboard and the adaptive brightness use up juice as well. Now that I've set everything up, I'm getting 5 1/2 hours with a mix of writing (Final Draft) and web browsing, wifi on, bluetooth off.Build quality is excellent. Despite what you may have read, the whole thing is duralumin, no plastic anywhere. Ports for everything including USB 3.0, although you'll need an adaptor for the HDMI. Like everyone else, I wish they'd put in a standard SD card slot rather than the micro. But you CAN close that flap with a card inside. Push it slightly deeper and then shut it. I bought a 32GB micro card and put it in. Problem solved.Really not much more to say. The whole thing weighs 2 lbs 14 oz. It's the best laptop I've ever owned, by a long way.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.Totally delighted
By Rolf P. Hess
I had ample time to read the reviews of all ultrabooks. I was also aware that many new models will be launched at CES 2012 but I will leave the U.S. in a week's time, so I could not wait. And I am glad I did not. For me this is the perfect laptop - and I have had many different models before. Works like a charm, excellent hardware, and absolutely no problems with touchpad nor wifi. I purchased a refurbished unit that came without the Samsung software installed. In this connection I had to call 1-800-SAMSUNG a few times. The speed and competence with which they help is truly outstanding. Most pleased.
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