Laptop Samsung Series 3 – is a multifunctional modern devices that may be used by both students and office workers. These laptops are great for home use and for use when traveling. By the way, despite the original combination of relief and a smooth surface, these devices will still look solid. In this review we will consider one of the members of this series – Notebook Samsung 300E5, which in addition to the above advantages has an adequate price.
Specifications :
| Processor: | Intel Pentium B940 2000 MHz |
| Memory: | 3 GB DDR3 1333 MHz |
| Storage: | 320 GB 5400 rpm SATA |
| Display: | 15.6 “1366 x 768 WXGA LED |
| Video: | NVIDIA GeForce 520M |
| Drive: | DVD Super Multi |
| Wireless: | Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 3.0 + HS |
| Interfaces: | 3xUSB 2.0, VGA, HDMI |
| In addition: | 0.3 megapixel webcam, dual speakers, support SoundAlive |
| Battery: | 6-cell Lithium-Ion 4400 mAh |
| Dimensions and weight: | 367.9 x 243 x 27.1 – 33 mm, 2.3 kg |
| Operating System: | Windows 7 Home Basic |
Design: 
The body of the laptop Samsung 300E5 is made of plastic. There are two diametrically opposite colors: silver and black. It is impossible to say exactly what the colors clearly predominates, since the lid of the side ends of the floor, and there podladonnoy silver color, whereas in the area of the keyboard, the bottom and, again, part of the cover – black. One thing is clear – a selection of interesting and harmonious.
It is also worth noting that in the external design used not only to smooth surfaces. In particular, the area attracts relief from the outside horizontal lines, which not only look attractive, but also conceal part of the fingerprint. But in the interior, the optimum would be to use a flat surface.
As for the bottom, it is like lid, moderately hard, resistant to external influences. Note that at the bottom there are four legs that make the notebook with confidence is on the plane of the table.
Display and audio:
notebook Samsung 300E5 equipped with a standard 15.6-inch display having a resolution of 1366×768 pixels. This screen can display a bright enough image with natural color rendition. When viewing video, you will appreciate the clarity and contrast, and when working with text – the optimal size of the characters. In addition, the size of a widescreen display is good to work with two windows-open applications, and the aspect ratio of 16:9 is ideal to watch a movie without black bars.
Manufacturers have provided in the Samsung 300E5 integrated webcam. Let it not have too high a resolution allowing enough quality to shoot video or photos, but 0.3 MP is enough to talk on Skype. By the way, most owners will not fail to use the camera for videoconferencing. Undoubtedly, this notebook can be used not only for work but also for entertainment. For example, you can listen to music through two stereo power 1.5 watts each. In principle, the sound will be enabled SoundAlive loud enough volume without distortion, and wheezes at the maximum. In this case the high frequencies will be more pronounced than the bass. In order to hear better sound quality, it is necessary to connect the headphones.
keyboard and touchpad Like most models, Samsung 300E5 is a full-sized keyboard island. Convenient distance between the keys, the middle course and a smooth push buttons allow the happy type texts at least for a whole working day. Incidentally, in the keys a bit flip, but not so much that it’s too annoying. Special thanks to the producers and for the numpad. In comparison with the main character keys, it is practically not reduced. So to enter numerical data will be no less comfortable than typing paper.
Could not fail to please the touchpad. In this model, it has sufficient space to freely position. The surface of the arm smooth and matte, so the cursor control fingers will glide easily over the surface without delay. Despite the fact that the area of the touchpad is almost drowned, your fingers are unlikely to be popping up frequently beyond. In addition, the sensory area is very sensitive and has good functionality – support for vertical and horizontal scrolling, zooming, scrolling with three fingers, etc.
Performance Notebook Samsung 300E5 (NP300E5Z-S03UA) is based on a 64-bit operating system, Windows 7 Home Basic and has arsenal good enough “stuffing”. In particular, the main character of “face” is a dual-core Intel Pentium B940 with a clock frequency of 2 GHz. No less important hardware components – in the amount of RAM and 3 GB hard drive with 320 gigabytes of free space. In addition to built-in discrete graphics card there – GeForce 520M, which uses 512 MB of internal memory DDR3. Thus, the entry-level processor is suitable for general computing operations. In particular, it will be a force for office tasks that employees perform every day from different companies.
In addition, any owner will be able to watch videos, edit photos, surf the Internet. Moreover, with the RAM 3 GB of DDR3 are no delays in working with multiple programs. Basically, the laptop has a good enough graphics card, although it refers to the initial level. It decodes the two simultaneous video streams 1080p, supports a range of technologies, including NVIDIA Optimus, PureVideo HD. For games GeForce 520M also fit. And you can play, like in the old toys, and in most of today. The only question is, what settings will be displayed at the same time.
Another of the system components – the hard drive. In this configuration it has a relatively small volume of 320 GB and a rotational speed of 5400 revolutions per minute. Nevertheless, the place would be enough to hold your photos, movies, or music collection, documentation. Ports and Communications All ports and connectors in the laptop Samsung 300E5 occupy only the side faces. For example, on the right side is located just two USB 2.0 interface and built-in optical drive DVD Super Multi. Near the port is a small hole Kensington lock.
The opposite face is filled with more. It provides one port USB 2.0, two connectors for microphone and headphone jacks and a VGA to HDMI. The latter two interfaces provide the output signal to an external display, respectively, in both analog and digital format. By the way, this is not the whole set of ports on this end. At the end you can see the network port RJ-45 jack for charging and vent grille, through which warm air out.
Rear and front connectors there. At the front end is only a card reader 4-in-1 reader formats SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC.
A set of wireless communications standard notebook – Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n and Bluetooth version 3.0 + HS Battery laptop comes with a 6-cell battery having a capacity of 4400 mAh. On average, Samsung 300E5 works without charge for 3 hours. Conclusion Of course, this notebook is “likely to appeal to” a wide audience of users. Why is it popular? First, Samsung 300E5 executed in a rather unique design that will not be able to evaluate and girls, and young people. Secondly, for such a small price, he has a good filling, which includes a dual-core processor, discrete graphics card, 3 GB of memory. Also, it should be noted island keyboard that simplifies typing and thoughtful features. In the end, why not buy a laptop for everyday tasks for a small cost.