Samsung Notebook/Laptop Ivy Bridge i5-3210M 2.5GHz, 6GB DDR3, 750GB HDD, 15.6" Display, Windows 8 - $508.28 shipped @ TigerDirect

seems like a good deal. a bit too heavy for me though. amazon has it listed as 7.4lbs

5.51 lbs on the TD listing and has that 1366 x 768 max res thing going on but other than that the specs are REALLY good for the price. +1

Quote : seems like a good deal. a bit too heavy for me though. amazon has it listed as 7.4lbs

Agree. But, the price is acceptable.

Amazon has it also but shipping is about a fifty cents cheaper. To buy through tiger direct or go through amazon that goes through tiger.... That is the question... I'd guess if there were any issues amazon would be easier to resolve with?

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-15-...0V5C-A01US


499.00 + 7.44 = 507.43

Sorry for TC, but, at this point, Tiger Direct would have to pay me to use anything with Windows 8 and this resolution. I've got a 4 year old dell with 1366 x 768 resolution and its like looking through a screen door. Unless you absolutely need a laptop, the slickest deal is to stick with what you got until PC vendors and Microsoft get their acts together.

Quote from dester223 : Amazon has it also but shipping is about a fifty cents cheaper. To buy through tiger direct or go through amazon that goes through tiger.... That is the question... I'd guess if there were any issues amazon would be easier to resolve with?

Read the return policies for computers and electronics to see which is more liberal and easy to work with after shipment.

Quote from forumz : seems like a good deal. a bit too heavy for me though. amazon has it listed as 7.4lbs

Amazon lists the full shipping weight. There are definitely no mass market 7.4 lb 15 inch laptops.

This thing weighs 5.5 lbs. I promise you as someone who has owned expensive lightweight ultrabooks and also heavier laptops the weight doesn't make as much of a difference as you would think.

A good keyboard and trackpad with separate mouse click buttons makes a huge difference. I chose a series 5 Samsung over a $1000.00 ultrabook because of this.

Quote from marshanw : Sorry for TC, but, at this point, Tiger Direct would have to pay me to use anything with Windows 8 and this resolution. I've got a 4 year old dell with 1366 x 768 resolution and its like looking through a screen door. Unless you absolutely need a laptop, the slickest deal is to stick with what you got until PC vendors and Microsoft get their acts together.

Can't agree more. Windows 8 is so hard for the average user. Glad I upgrade only one of my computers to Windows 8.

same price core i7 http://slickdeals.net/f/5862374-N...98-00-Frys

Why all 1366 x 768? Any deals on laptops with better resolution?

Quote from realdreams : Why all 1366 x 768? Any deals on laptops with better resolution?

Microsoft...Windows 8...and that's how they want it. Read this [anandtech.com] to discover why.

Quote from menace33 : Microsoft...Windows 8...and that's how they want it. Read this [anandtech.com] to discover why.

Even Microsoft didn't suggest 1366x768 on a 15.6''