Samsung Series 3 Laptop: Core i7 3630QM 2.4GHz, 15.6" (1366x768), 6GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, HD 7730M, 6-Cell, Win 8 $599 + Free Shipping

very tempted but every time I make a big purchase, a slicker deal comes out soon after...ha
Would use biil-me-later to pay for it. Hhhhmmm...

1360 x 768 on a 15.6" is actually pretty mediocre. Not bad for videos and what not, but bad for normal desktop usage, such as reading, websurfing, and general application use.

To put it into perspective, it's got virtually the same resolution as a Nexus 4 (4.7"), Nexus7 (7") phone, 13" Macbook circa 2008 (Pre-retina), and base model 15.4" laptops from 8 years ago such as the Dell Inspiron 6000.

In order to get the same fidelity as a Nexus 4 (4.7") 1 foot away, you would have to sit about 3 feet away for a 15.6" at the same resolution.

Quote from mkygod : 1360 x 768 on a 15.6" is actually pretty mediocre. Not bad for videos and what not, but bad for normal desktop usage, such as reading, websurfing, and general application use. To put it into perspective, it's got virtually the same resolution as a Nexus 4 (4.7"), Nexus7 (7") phone, 13" Macbook circa 2008 (Pre-retina), and base model 15.4" laptops from 8 years ago such as the Dell Inspiron 6000. In order to get the same fidelity as a Nexus 4 (4.7") 1 foot away, you would have to sit about 3 feet away for a 15.6" at the same resolution.

Exactly. I'm still shocked at the people in this thread who don't mind the horrible resolution. It's 2013. If you people keep buying this garbage resolution at this price, we'll never progress.

One of the main ways in which 1360 x 768 is actually useful is in gaming. Laptop GPU's aren't sufficiently powerful to really play most modern games at high settings 1080p (or higher), and on LCD displays going outside of native resolution (i.e. setting a game to 1440 x 900 on a 1920 x 1080p display) look positively AWFUL - makes it seem like someone smeared grease all over the screen.

The thing is, something has to give somewhere. At this price range, you really need to decide on one: Are you more concerned with productivity (higher screen resolution) or with entertainment and gaming?

Quote from Enz0 : Exactly. I'm still shocked at the people in this thread who don't mind the horrible resolution. It's 2013. If you people keep buying this garbage resolution at this price, we'll never progress.

Because it's 2013. And in 2013, a laptop can be hooked up to any decent HD tv in the house or computer monitor with nothing more than an hdmi cord. Why the ef would I want to use a tiny little 15" screen at home when I SHOULD be using an external monitor anyway? An external monitor/tv that's as big as I want it, and 1080p. It's an asinine argument, because nobody really wants to be stuck being hunched over looking at the laptop screen anyway, if they can have it set up with an external monitor, like a REAL desktop replacement. I'll say it again, ASININE argument. So asinine I hope that slickdeals eventually makes a rule against these damn trollish 1080p complaints, as if anybody on this website has any godamn say about what is industry standard.

Like a hundred houseflies buzzing in your ear...

Quote from Ambitio : Because it's 2013. And in 2013, a laptop can be hooked up to any decent HD tv in the house or computer monitor with nothing more than an hdmi cord. Why the ef would I want to use a tiny little 15" screen at home when I SHOULD be using an external monitor anyway? An external monitor/tv that's as big as I want it, and 1080p. It's an asinine argument, because nobody really wants to be stuck being hunched over looking at the laptop screen anyway, if they can have it set up with an external monitor, like a REAL desktop replacement. I'll say it again, ASININE argument. So asinine I hope that slickdeals eventually makes a rule against these damn trollish 1080p complaints, as if anybody on this website has any godamn say about what is industry standard. Like a hundred houseflies buzzing in your ear...

It's a laptop. Made to be used as a portable machine. You go ahead and connect to your monitors while the industry progresses and makes these horrid resolutions extinct forever. Thank god for apple and sony who are pushing the standard up.

Quote from hmongsda : Cpu benchmark - 7700 (That's pretty good)! This is a laptop not a TV. You don't need 1080p for a 15" laptop.

Tell Apple that...

Quote from Spartan805 : Tell Apple that...

Apple doesnt make 1080p screens though... they make better than that.

Quote from tennisplayer888 : Apple doesnt make 1080p screens though... they make better than that.

if they did a 32" from apple would be easy 1000+

Quote from Enz0 : It's a laptop. Made to be used as a portable machine. You go ahead and connect to your monitors while the industry progresses and makes these horrid resolutions extinct forever. Thank god for apple and sony who are pushing the standard up.

Okay, then tell Sony and Apple to bring the price down to the earth.

8 gig max memory. i was looking to transfer my 16GB from another laptop and replace it with this model.

I'm guess this laptop wouldn't be a good fit for me but maybe someone can recommend one that would be?

I'm looking to spend $500-$600. I usually just surf the net, watch TV online, watch TV shows and films I've downloaded, listen to music, edit some photos from time to time, etc. Pretty basic stuff.

I guess if anything I'd like a nice sound card as I'm a bit of an audiophile.

As always, many thanks in advance!

Quote from Ambitio : Because it's 2013. And in 2013, a laptop can be hooked up to any decent HD tv in the house or computer monitor with nothing more than an hdmi cord. Why the ef would I want to use a tiny little 15" screen at home when I SHOULD be using an external monitor anyway? An external monitor/tv that's as big as I want it, and 1080p. It's an asinine argument, because nobody really wants to be stuck being hunched over looking at the laptop screen anyway, if they can have it set up with an external monitor, like a REAL desktop replacement. I'll say it again, ASININE argument. So asinine I hope that slickdeals eventually makes a rule against these damn trollish 1080p complaints, as if anybody on this website has any godamn say about what is industry standard. Like a hundred houseflies buzzing in your ear...

Most people do not buy laptops to hook them up to tv's. Your entire position on this is invalid.
All you who are actually defending this crap resolution must have never owned a 1080p laptop. Try working on one of them then reverting back to your junk resolution. Have fun scrutinizing every line and pixel. I've seen deals on laptops with 1080p and better gpu for a little more.

Quote from rekd0514 : got a link?

http://www.tonymacx86.com/hp-prob...-30-a.html



i bet this works on most laptops actually just no one has tried but they have on the 4530s. problem is getting dual link LVDS cables , but the screens on most 15.6 " laptops are compatible these days.