Every year, global companies struggle to create the most competitive product. Recently, several categories have emerged among laptops. Thanks to this distribution, the user can choose a model that suits him according to the characteristics. There are gadgets for simple tasks, for work and study, for business or games. We’ll talk about the latter today.
No choice
Samsung Group in the market for a very long time. For the first time, Koreans founded the company in 1938. In addition to a variety of gadgets, Samsung creates household appliances, audio and video devices. PCs and accessories for it have always been popular among buyers. Many preferred monitors or hard drives of the company.
Notebooks also did not "face dirt." The Koreans were able to make a truly durable, high-quality and powerful product. But Samsung gaming laptops did not immediately appear on the market.
For several years, the company had to study this segment. She looked at her main competitors, who to this day remain a cut above the Koreans: Asus, MSI, Alienware. However, at the end of 2011, the company successfully introduced the Samsung Series 7 gaming laptop.
For whom?
Before we deal with the creation of Koreans, we need to understand what a gaming laptop is. These models are considered the most powerful. This is due to the fact that games always require more processor and video card performance. Therefore, developers make gaming laptops the most powerful among the rest.
Of course, they also have their drawbacks. They are often quite noisy, because of the enormous load on the system, you have to use cooling, and it never works quietly. There are overheating of the processor, which is why you need to buy a cooling pad. Nevertheless, every gamer knows that this type of laptop will provide him with a comfortable game in the latest action games.
Dispute
Regardless of the model, sooner or later Samsung gaming laptops will require service. And if you miss this moment, then after 2-3 years you will have to buy a new device. Another significant problem is the complex equipment. If for a computer you can buy a new improved hard drive, update a video card, etc., then this will not work with a laptop. Most often, it has an integrated system or expensive components.
Therefore, on the Internet to this day there is debate about what is better, a laptop or laptop computer. Of course, laptop mobility plays a big role for many, but constant noise, heating, and objectively less power outweigh the scales towards the PC.
Korean breakthrough
But back to the Samsung. As mentioned earlier, the company decided to start production of gaming laptops with a series 7. Now, after 5 years, it became clear that the company as it began production of gaming gadgets, and so it ended. However, Samsung gaming laptops were popular among users. It is difficult to compose a rating, since there are only two models: NP700G7 A and NP700G7 C.
Firstborn
The series was quite limited. Usually companies produce more than two models, but this time it turned out wrong. Most likely, the Koreans decided to capture another segment in the laptop market and later began to produce excellent models for work and study.
Nevertheless, the Samsung NP700G7 A gaming laptop was the first and most popular. At the time of 2012, he was almost the best gaming gadget. He was able to compete with world leaders Alienware, ASUS and MSI.
Appearance
The entire series has almost the same appearance. It has a classic design that Koreans do not change. Its main difference is the dimensions. Since this is a gaming laptop, its dimensions are impressive. At first glance, the model looks dull. Black lid with an already boring company logo. The shape is angular and rough. But in the open state during the period of activity the laptop is beautifully illuminated by the keyboard, and the dull logo also acquires a glow.
The interface here is standard. A pair of USB 2.0 connectors, headphone and microphone holes. There are video outputs, a card reader and a Kensington lock.
Zest
Samsung Series 7 gaming laptops have a distinctive feature - a wheel. It is located on the panel in front of the screen. Its main task is to adjust performance. The user can select four modes:
- Gaming.
- Standard.
- Quiet.
- Economy
In game mode, the backlight changes, and performance is gaining momentum. The laptop becomes noisy due to the fact that the cooling system turns on, and at full power. It is also pleasant that in this mode the touchpad is automatically turned off so that there is no interference during the game.
Quality work
About the keyboard Samsung gaming laptops received the best reviews. Of course, outwardly, it seems nothing remarkable. But during the game, you begin to notice details that make the process comfortable. Firstly, the keys have a special u-shape. This design makes it easy to find the right buttons and not make extra taps.
Secondly, the digital block is specially separated from the letter block. Conveniently located and the cursor buttons. Thirdly, the backlight pleases the eye. In normal mode, the keys glow white, and during the game, blue. Moreover, the famous WSAD buttons in addition to blue are highlighted in red. Also during the game, the Windows special keys are disabled.
Display
In laptops of this segment, it is important to pay attention to everything. Therefore, a high-quality screen also remains an integral part. Standard on all laptops is a 15-inch display. Samsung gaming laptops have much better screen specifications.
They have a 17.3-inch display with 1920 x 1080p resolution, glossy finish and even 3D support. The brightness indicators here are high, since many games require sufficient visibility. But the colors are a little “cold.”
To enjoy 3D technology, Samsung gaming laptops are equipped with active glasses. They collaborate with the laptop via Bluetooth. Special lenses will help gamers make the game smoother, colors - natural, and picture - without distortion.
Specifications
Well, you can’t imagine Samsung gaming laptops, the review of which we are currently doing, without technical specifications. As mentioned earlier, this model was very powerful for 2012. Now it, of course, is inferior to many gaming laptops, nevertheless it remains high-quality and stable.
The laptop worked on the basis of a quad-core Intel Core i7-2670QM processor. Clock frequency 2.2 GHz. The AMD Radeon HD6970M graphics card worked with 2 GB of dedicated memory and 8 GB of RAM. If you take apart the laptop, you can see two slots for the hard drive (the maximum amount of each 750 GB).
At that time, the model competed with the famous gaming giants: ASUS ROG G74SX and MSI GT680R. Testing showed that only in autonomy did the Koreans yield to their competitors. Otherwise, albeit slightly, but the Samsung NP700G7 turned out to be better.
Second gamer
As mentioned above, there were two models in Series 7. Samsung NP700G7C came out a little later. Outwardly, he practically did not change, but for many he became a cut above the previous brother. Unlike version “A”, the new one was running Microsoft Windows 8. It was equipped with a more powerful processor - Intel Core i7-3630QM, and the clock speed increased to 2.4 GHz.
Games are now starting thanks to the new AMD Radeon HD 7870M video chipset , there were also variations with the Nvidia GeForce GTX 675M. The amount of RAM has also changed - 8 GB or 16 GB.
Users
At one time, Samsung gaming laptops (Series 7 models) became very popular. And not only thanks to the marketing campaign, but also in particular user reviews. Koreans later began to produce various modifications, but basically all models were called Samsung 700G7.
Most gamers praise the keyboard, screen, and performance. Games 2012-2013 years "fly" on the laptop. The model really turned out to be very powerful and workable. The keyboard was liked by many, not only because of its effectiveness. Of course, bright lights always attract attention. Nevertheless, positive reviews concerned not only her. Most of all I liked the convenient location of the buttons, as well as the comfort of pressing.
The screen is expected to attract many. This is due to a fairly large diagonal, as well as the 3D effect. The picture really becomes realistic, bright and comfortable. Although some users complained about uncomfortable glasses. But this question is individual for everyone.
Well, the technical characteristics are the most discussed and laudatory for this model. This is obvious, since creating a powerful laptop was the main task of the Koreans. The company managed to do this, which is proved by positive reviews and satisfied customers.
disadvantages
Samsung gaming laptops are not lost. Their description is fortunately scanty and, in principle, applicable to almost all models of gaming laptops. The Koreans failed to fix the overheating and noise. Probably, this problem will remain unsolved for a long time, since powerful coolers are needed to cool the system, which create noise. But it’s impossible to put a lot of coolers in a laptop, unlike a PC, where there can be 6 or 8 of them.
Therefore, gamers have to suffer: either the mobility of a laptop with noise and heat, or the stationary PC, but with a high-quality cooling system.
conclusions
The Korean Series 7 gaming laptops are competitive - and that's the point. However, it is now difficult to find Samsung gaming models on the market. Perhaps the company is preparing buyers for the next giant, or it may have completely left the gaming niche and devoted all its forces and resources to creating multimedia laptops, devices for study, business, etc.