The elegantly designed and well equipped, QX410 Samsung delivers great value and looks to do well. This 5-pound machine has a fast Intel Core i5-460M processor, Intel’s wireless display technology and NVIDIA GeForce 310M graphics with battery-saving technology Optimus.
Design
Wrapped in silver aluminum with a sophisticated brushed metal treatment, the QX410 Samsung and cover the lid with a sophisticated feel. A raised logo in reflective metal letters decorated tastefully announces Samsung hand. Tipped the scales at a modest 5 pounds, the laptop measures 13.7 x 9.7 x 1.1 cm. The notebook fits in standard laptop bags without much effort and should not weigh you down.
Carved In contrast to other fashionable notebooks from a single block of metal (such as the MacBook Pro), the QX410 aluminum style is not transferred to the chassis. Nevertheless, the laptop-black plastic bottom smooth and keeps his eyes shocks edges and openings to a minimum.
Above the keyboard you will find a round power button with a subtle blue LED, dedicated volume and mute controls and a wireless On Off button. The overall effect is minimalist, in a good way.
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Performance
The Samsung has a QX410 2.53-GHz Intel Core i5-460M processor, scaled to up to 2.8-GHz dynamic. 4GB RAM memory care duties, while a large 640 GB hard drive (5,400 rpm), which covers data storage needs.
With Windows Home Premium as the laptop’s OS, which notched an impressive QX410 PCMark Vantage score of 5977. That is almost 1,300 points higher than the thin-and-light category average and 200 points higher than the Dell XPS 14, which has almost identical components, but a faster hard drive. The Samsung beat the Sony VAIO EA of around 1,500 points.
File-transfer tests, the QX410 was slower hard drive obviously. The notebook copied a 4.97GB folder of mixed media at a rate 21.6MBps, the below average for a machine of this size, which is 24.6 MB sec.
However, the way the QX410 everyday tasks well. We experienced smooth performance when playing videos, Hulu, streaming Internet radio, which Twitter feeds, and juggling multiple browser tabs and open documents. This anecdotal tests were in the laptop capability, a 114MB MP4 video in AVI in a fast 50 seconds resist transcode.
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Graphics
The QX410 an NVIDIA GeForce GPU 310M graphics with 512 MB RAM coupled. Designed to provide some rendering performance, but with an emphasis on preserving battery life, examined the QX410 a solid 3DMark06 score of 3304, more than 1,000 points higher than the category average. Nevertheless, this show pales when combined with the Dell Inspiron 14 (6837), by the robust 420M GT GPU from Nvidia has power compared. Of course, the QX410, the Sony VAIO handy defeated EA (1720), which is only on HD integrated graphics from Intel.
Gaming performance was just okay. The QX410 manages 30 fps at its native resolution of 1366 x 768 at test World of Warcraft. We were able to push the performance up to 60 fps by in autodetect mode, shutting down some fancy graphics effects. In comparison, the recorded XPS 14 198 and 72 fps and in WOW. Far Cry 2 tests told much the same story: At the native resolution QX410 recorded a slow 12 frames per second, while switching the game to 1024 x 768 showed a slightly better 33 fps.
Software
Samsung holds the software bundle nice and easy. Standouts include Cyberlink DVD Suite for viewing and burning DVDs, Microsoft Office 2010 Starter (a full version of Office would have been nice), and a 60-day trial of Norton Internet Security. Microsoft MS Bing Toolbar is installed as standard.
An interesting feature is the ability to Easy SpeedUp Manager by pressing a function key designated run. The manager is replaced by Silent, Normal, Speed, Speed and boot modes. Silent inhibits fans and power match, you can speed a running application to prioritize first start on boats and speed boats will make the diagnosis of the system faster to startup.
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Conclusion
The Samsung QX410 is a stylish and fast laptop. It is not a graphics powerhouse, but it offers a lot of momentum for the productivity and enough muscle for some light gaming on the side. The notebook is lengthy battery life and strong Wi-Fi performance are also a boon for travelers. Who better for gaming and audio, you should bulky Dell Inspiron 14, while the Sony Vaio EA offers lively colors and Blu-ray (but integrated graphics). But for the same price as the Samsung Sony machine has much faster processor, almost 1.5 hours more battery life, and discrete graphics in an affordable and elegant package. Overall, the QX410 is an excellent choice.
