Samsung Series 7 NP700Z5A-S0BUS Laptop: Core i7-2675QM 2.2GHz, 15.6" LED (1600x900), 8GB DDR3, 1TB HDD, HD 6750M, HDMI, USB 3.0, BT, 8-Cell, Win 7 Prem $700 + Free shipping

Quote from courtesyclerkx : Also, am I the only one experiencing heat and fan issues? This machine has no vent for fan!! I can't find it on the side, and it seems like the joint between monitor and keyboard really heats up. I don't know if this is good or bad. Please share your experience with this laptop Thank you

I have a 14" model, and the vent is between the lid and the keyboard like you said where it gets hot. Open the lid all the way, and look at the very bottom, you will see vent openings. I can hear my fan when doing something intense, like when playing a game.

Just got mine today. Seems alright so far but haven't really done anything besides remove a few applications and install a few.

I am somewhat confused though...everywhere I see my graphics card listed it is showing the Mobile Intel HD Graphics card. Am I even using the Radeon card right now or is it defaulted to the Intel card?

I can't believe this is the case, but the touchpad on this 15.6" version is noticeably worse than the one on the 14" Series 7 that I recently returned. Even the texture seems a bit different (more friction), but the cursor often jumps and seems to lag, even with reinstalled Elan drivers.

I'm hoping a clean install will fix some of the erratic behavior (I now have also encountered unintended dragging), but the touchpad itself will still feel less than comfortable. Keep in mind I am comparing it only to the touchpad on the 14" version, which I should think is identical.

Quote from armour248 : Just got mine today. Seems alright so far but haven't really done anything besides remove a few applications and install a few. I am somewhat confused though...everywhere I see my graphics card listed it is showing the Mobile Intel HD Graphics card. Am I even using the Radeon card right now or is it defaulted to the Intel card?

It's supposed to switch to the Radeon automatically when it thinks it needs more power, but it'll typically just use the integrated Intel graphics. Windows Experience Index will also use the HD 3000 when rating the computer. It gives me a 6.1, but it'd be nice to see what it would give the 6750. I don't think there's a way to find that out, though.

BTW, the keyboard is still great. Typing this post has been quite a pleasure. But the touchpad is a real disappointment; I expected much better.

Quote from dragonheart : I have a 14" model, and the vent is between the lid and the keyboard like you said where it gets hot. Open the lid all the way, and look at the very bottom, you will see vent openings. I can hear my fan when doing something intense, like when playing a game.

yeah I wonder why they put the vent hole there? I'd rather have it on the side or the bottom
like my old laptop...

Quote from armour248 : Just got mine today. Seems alright so far but haven't really done anything besides remove a few applications and install a few. I am somewhat confused though...everywhere I see my graphics card listed it is showing the Mobile Intel HD Graphics card. Am I even using the Radeon card right now or is it defaulted to the Intel card?

Quote from besjbo : I can't believe this is the case, but the touchpad on this 15.6" version is noticeably worse than the one on the 14" Series 7 that I recently returned. Even the texture seems a bit different (more friction), but the cursor often jumps and seems to lag, even with reinstalled Elan drivers. I'm hoping a clean install will fix some of the erratic behavior (I now have also encountered unintended dragging), but the touchpad itself will still feel less than comfortable. Keep in mind I am comparing it only to the touchpad on the 14" version, which I should think is identical. It's supposed to switch to the Radeon automatically when it thinks it needs more power, but it'll typically just use the integrated Intel graphics. Windows Experience Index will also use the HD 3000 when rating the computer. It gives me a 6.1, but it'd be nice to see what it would give the 6750. I don't think there's a way to find that out, though. BTW, the keyboard is still great. Typing this post has been quite a pleasure. But the touchpad is a real disappointment; I expected much better.

Do you guys play any games or do anything intense?
How does your laptop handle it when you do that?
My fan starts running crazy and my laptop gets pretty hot so that it's very uncomfortable to put it on my lap.
Please share your experience
Thank you

Trackpad was bad for me initially. Then upgraded to latest drivers and put more finger oil all over the trackpad. I think it was more finger oil than anything else. All smooth now. Two finger scroll is responsive, three finger swipe for page back and forward is also smooth. I put the touchpad icon in the taskbar which shows how many fingers it is detecting.

Anyways, Synaptics is releasing a new trackpad sensor called "jedeye" in august. Here's a demo on that http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2012/contest.html

Will be interesting to see what's up.

Was this CPU overclockable? I thought I remember it saying this CPU is 2.2ghz (up to 3.2ghz) or something.

Quote from mrhazey : Was this CPU overclockable? I thought I remember it saying this CPU is 2.2ghz (up to 3.2ghz) or something.

ya that's turbo boost on Intel CPUs. They overclock automatically.

Received my laptop today, besides the track pad, everything else is great! Screen was slightly washed out, but after using the icc profile from a user on notebookreview, it looks awesome. Keep in mind that I'm coming from 1366 x 768 resolution laptops. Here's the link to the thread.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/s...ofile.html
Another weird thing about this laptop is, none of the pre-installed apps show up on the "Startup" tab for msconfig. Tried using ccleaner to view it, but still don't see anything. Anyone know a way to access them? There seems to be quite a lot of crap on startup that I usually don't need, i.e. bluetooth. recovery solution, etc.

Which version touchpad drivers are people using to fix the jumping issue with the mouse

Quote from yurieuri : Received my laptop today, besides the track pad, everything else is great! Screen was slightly washed out, but after using the icc profile from a user on notebookreview, it looks awesome. Keep in mind that I'm coming from 1366 x 768 resolution laptops. Here's the link to the thread. http://forum.notebookreview.com/s...ofile.html Another weird thing about this laptop is, none of the pre-installed apps show up on the "Startup" tab for msconfig. Tried using ccleaner to view it, but still don't see anything. Anyone know a way to access them? There seems to be quite a lot of crap on startup that I usually don't need, i.e. bluetooth. recovery solution, etc.

I think you might see the apps when you open easy settings, under ExpressCache. There are some apps checked for optimized start times or something like that.

Received the laptop yesterday, so far so good. I don't know why people are fussing about the trackpad I can live with it, rest all looks superb, with 10% cash back from discover, I can definitely say this was a steal for me.

Quote from dragonheart : I think you might see the apps when you open easy settings, under ExpressCache. There are some apps checked for optimized start times or something like that.

I still don't see it , at least not after I update Easy Settings

Quote from yurieuri : I still don't see it , at least not after I update Easy Settings

Try downloading the app WinPatrol, it manages applications that start with windows.

I'd take a look at the Run section in the registry, but to make things easier you can use WinPatrol.

I have my RMA #, and will be sending it back from NY this upcoming week...