Samsung NP305E7A-A02US 17.3" A6 Quad Core 4GB 500GB DVDRW Laptop (pre-owned, like new) $259 + Fs

Quote from km_kamath : Answering my own question...this install file solved the problem. http://social.technet.microsoft.c...127a14612a The install files from mydigitallife (article from ~2009 timeframe) recommended in SD threads gave CD/DVD driver problem. The above thread is newer and seems to solve the problem, or perhaps it was just the burning process

Hmm, this link didn't fix the problem for me, but I'll try again at an even slower burn and also going to try the windows install tool. Not feeling too hopeful though...

Roxio failed me on the burn, but the windows provided ISO burning tool did the trick, installing now. Whew

I'm wondering what people that got in on this deal or own one think of their laptop?

Slick deal effect....deal is over. Now starting at $402!

Quote from 82chilam : I bought some laptop before. They all comes like brand new. http://www.cowboom.com/product/999000 $239 + FS With copuon code x420 $20 off good luck Note: Lot of Grade 7 now..

Quote from angrysquirrel : I'm wondering what people that got in on this deal or own one think of their laptop?

thinking serious stuff, like.. should i keep my new samsung series 3 and sell my alienware m14x (since i dont game on the computer anymore) is funny because they weight very similar, in fact the m14x weights half pound more and it doesnt lag as much when using firefox.

mine arrived in decent shape, but two of the usbs arent working i noticed that it has multitouch touchpad which allows you to scroll if you press the touchpad with two fingers at the same time, like the mac notebooks, and if you press with three fingers it allows you to switch windows that are currently open.

another thing that is annoying is that the hdmi out is way too close to the usb making it
impossible to connect both at the same time.


is anybody else having problem with the two usb ports on the right?

Not a single scratch on the thing. I think they replaced the bezel or sent me something higher than grade 7. So far everything works well. I installed windows using the recovery cd, no bloatware included.

@Musgo: I have not tested the hdmi or the usb port next to it but the two on the right side work.

Quote from sdaddicted : I run the NP305E5A-A05US with 8GB of RAM and I run several VM's under VMware workstation simultaneously, also Windows Server 2012 with several servers running inside a virtual cluster, all inside the laptop, with more than adequate performance. It does all this and more like a champ, plenty of cores to distribute the load and virtualization support in the BIOS. Much more than you could ask for at this price point IMHO.

What type of RAM did you get or would you recommend for this laptop.

Should I just get another 4GB stick or should I get a matching set (2 x 4GB)

I heard LLano performs better with higher speed ram and lower CAS so I was think about this 1600 Kingston kit from Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...top-Memory or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...top-Memory

Newegg has a good deal on this ADATA 1333 16GB kit for $54. I am not even sure if this laptop supports 16GB or what I would do with that much memory but for only $15 more than the kingston kit it seems like a great deal. (All three reviews are Mac users. Is this RAM compatible with laptop?)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...1590-L017A

Found these benchmarks:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/g...tions.html

i returned mine and asked for refund. i dont think they even inspect mine eventhough it's rated as 8. the damn dvd drive is not even working. it doesn't pop out and is making grinding noise.

Quote from dunksandblazers : What type of RAM did you get or would you recommend for this laptop. Should I just get another 4GB stick or should I get a matching set (2 x 4GB) I heard LLano performs better with higher speed ram and lower CAS so I was think about this 1600 Kingston kit from Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...top-Memory or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...top-Memory Newegg has a good deal on this ADATA 1333 16GB kit for $54. I am not even sure if this laptop supports 16GB or what I would do with that much memory but for only $15 more than the kingston kit it seems like a great deal. (All three reviews are Mac users. Is this RAM compatible with laptop?) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...1590-L017A Found these benchmarks: http://forum.notebookreview.com/g...tions.html

I bought one of these [newegg.com] and added it to the 4GB Samsung stick it came with and it works perfectly.

I don't believe my model [samsung.com] or the model in this thread [samsung.com] support more than 8GB of RAM.

Quote from Musgo : rep'd for being a hardware-nazi

is anybody having problems with the viewing angles of the screen? it always seems too white when staring straight.

has anybody noticed some bad weight balance when using it on not flat solid surfaces? kind of leans on the back side :S

im thinking seriously to return it

Quote from Musgo : is anybody having problems with the viewing angles of the screen? it always seems too white when staring straight. has anybody noticed some bad weight balance when using it on not flat solid surfaces? kind of leans on the back side :S im thinking seriously to return it

try using f.lux
http://stereopsis.com/flux/