Notebook Samsung RV515 is a 2011 offer from the company of the same name. The budget model based on the dual-core 1.65 GHz processor AMD Dual-Core E-450 is currently discontinued. It will no longer be available from authorized distributors. But at one time, the device has proven itself as a laptop for work.
Exterior Design Details
This is a miracle weighing almost two and a half kilograms (more precisely, 2.4 kg), made in silver-black colors, which can be found in the photo.
So, the keyboard area and the lower third of the cover of the Samsung RV515 laptop are black, and the lower part of the laptop is made in this practical color. The rest of the body is silver with a striped texture. The surface is matte, which plays a role in maintaining a diligent appearance: fingerprints and dust do not immediately become noticeable. Dimensions of this handsome man: 381.6x256.2x31.9 mm (width x depth x height). A height of three and a half centimeters is already too big for today's consumer. But recall that this Samsung RV515 model was presented in 2011 and belongs to the budget class. Therefore, the given thickness is just right. Moreover, minimizing the height is performed by refusing the drive in the first place. Here the drive is present.
Information Display
The laptop screen has 15.6 inches with a resolution of 1366x768. The glossy coating of the LED-display will allow you to work in browsers, office programs. It is worth remembering that the gloss reflects the sun's rays and glare quite strongly (in comparison with the matte finish), so you need to take care of a good place with suitable lighting so as not to feel discomfort from the above side effects. Discrete graphics adapter of the same manufacturer AMD, brand Radeon HD6470M, with one gigabyte of dedicated memory. It is clear that this video card is not suitable for modern games with powerful graphics, therefore, positioning is for the user with low requirements for graphic capabilities: office programs, applications related to studies, watching video files and the like.
Samsung RV515: specifications of other fillings
The laptop is equipped with 4GB RAM type DDR3-1066. The chipset corresponds to the main filling (also from AMD, brand A50M). The hard drive that the Samsung RV515 laptop is equipped with can store 500 gigabytes of your information.
The model also has a DVD Super Multi optical drive , which is currently a rarity, because the manufacturer is chasing the minimum thickness and weight. Plus, disk drives, following floppy disks, are gradually disappearing into history, opening the way for USB drives, simply put, flash drives. Under them, by the way, there are three USB 2.0 connectors, which are already somewhat outdated and have a younger brother 3.0 with a speed ten times higher. In addition to them, also available:
- VGA and HDMI-connectors for the monitor;
- card reader with the ability to read MMC, SD, SDXC, SDHC;
- output / input to headphones and microphone;
- RJ-45 for connecting the Internet (LAN) via a Fast Ethernet adapter.
In addition, you can access the network using a wireless connection via Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n.
From wireless technologies, there is built-in Bluetooth 3.0.
Like any other laptop, Samsung RV515 is equipped with a built-in microphone and webcam, the “power” of which is only 0.3 megapixels. This, in principle, is quite sufficient for communicating via Skype with your relatives or work colleagues, partners, etc.
Preinstalled operating system
This whole assembly is also good because it comes with Windows 7 Home Basic installed right away . All the drivers necessary for the full-fledged operation of any devices are also delivered, and there is the so-called demo version of office programs that have limited functionality, and are also full of advertising banners. But for simple textual work, this is quite enough for you to purchase such a laptop and immediately start working with it, and after that you can do additional installation of new programs.