Samsung NP550P5C-S05IN Review 2013 : Samsung just launched its new beast in the market Samsung NP550P5C-S05IN.Its an awesome notebook packed with fastest third generation Intel Core i7-3630QM processor that clocks at 2.4 GHz with 8 GB DDR3 of RAM.Hyper threading is one of the great features of this chipset so this makes it future proof laptop.Keeping in mind that there exists something called GAMER ,they loaded the beast with 2 GB nvidia GT 650M.Based on Kepler GK107 architecture and offering 384 CUDA Cores makes this the best mobile graphics card at this price. To pack your stuffs it comes up with 1 TB hard drive and makes sure there is no need for external drive. The display is also good which is 15.6 inches with 1600 x 900 resolution .The display is really very bright and extreme text crispness.Awesome JBL speakers,something you must listen on.It has blu-ray Disc Drive and this thing also makes it future proof.Its comes with on board 1.3 Megapixel HD Webcam. This beast gets heat up quickly on gaming and it has only 3 hours of battery backup which a bit poor.Power supply requires high power of 90W AC.
Samsung NP550P5C-S05IN General and Technical Specifications :
- Processor – Intel Core i7 3630QM (3rd Gen) clocked at 2.4 Ghz with Turbo Boost Upto 3.4 GHz
- Display – 15.6 inches HD Screen 1600 x 900 Pixel resolution with SuperBright Anti-reflective LED Display
- Operating System – Latest Windows 8 64 bit OS
- RAM – 8 GB DDR3
- Sound – JBL speakers 4 Watts Speaker (2 Watts x 2) and Sub-woofer (5 W)
- Storage – 1 TB HDD at 5400 rpm
- Optical Drive – Blu-ray Drive
- Webcamera – 1.3 MP HD Webcam
- Battery Backup – Upto 3 Hours 6 Cell Battery
- Connectivity – USB Port 2.0 ,USB Port 3.0,HDMI,VGA,Multi Card Reader,RJ45
- Warranty – 1 Year Standard On-site Warranty
Samsung NP550P5C-S05IN Review – Pros
- Boosted with latest Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7-3630QM Quad-Core Processor Clocked at 2.4 Ghz with Turbo Boost Upto 3.4 GHz supported by 6MB Cache memory.
- Brightest and Super Clear 15.6 inches Display Screen supporting 1600 x 900 pixels resolution HD SuperBright Anti-reflective LED Display
- Blu-ray drive is one of the major point to consider while buying this laptop since you will not get any laptop with such powerful specifications equipped with a Blu-ray drive unless you pay more than Rs 80000 +
- Unlimited Storage space with 1 TB of Hard disk running at 5400 RPM which ensures that you never run out space and also provides you faster booting speed pretty close to Ultrabooks boot time
- Sound quality has been a major issue for most of the laptops and notebooks for past few years but with this amazing laptop you don’t need to worry anymore about the sound quality that comes with JBL Speakers which includes 4 Watts Speaker (2 Watts x 2) and Sub-woofer (5 W) providing you awesome and louder sound quality.
- Speaking about Graphics performance which comes with blistering fast 2GB NVIDIA GT 650m Dedicated graphics memory based on Kepler GK107 Architecture offering 384 CUDA Cores that is capable of running all the latest games like Crysis 3,Dead space 3,Need for most wanted etc at Medium or High settings without any heating issues.
- With this laptop you get 8 GB DDR 3 RAM and Preinstalled Samsung applications which you will not get in any other laptops under this price range
Samsung NP550P5C-S05IN Review – Cons
Every Laptop suffers from cons no matter how costly it is and so does Samsung NP550P5C-S05IN comes with some disadvanatages though not huge but still can’t be ignored.Therefore lets take a look at its drawbacks under this Samsung NP550P5C-S05IN Review.
- It comes with a DDR 3 Graphics meomry instead of DDR 5 Though you will not notice that much difference in the performance but still we would be more than happy to see a DDR 5 Dedicated Graphics memory.
- It comes with pre-insatalled Windows 8-64bit OS which doesn’t support all the Games so you need to install patches for such games to make them compatible for Windows 8-64 bit OS.
- High power of 90W AC Adapter is required by Powersuppy because of 3rd Gen. i7 Processor.
- Keyboard and Screen Quality could be more better.
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Samsung NP550P5C-S05IN Review – Verdict or Conclusion
After reviewing all its features I would definitely say it is a totally beast and monstrous gaming laptop that you can buy under Rs 60000.It is one of the best and awesome laptop available in the market for such a low price therefore if you are looking for a laptop suitable for multitasking and capable for playing all latest games on Mid-High Settings then Samsung NP550P5C-S05IN is just the right laptop for you.
Samsung NP550P5C-S05IN Price – 62 K Approx