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Just because a laptop is low cost doesn't mean it has to be light on features, and the Samsung R540 packs some serious hardware into its sub-£399 frame. At the heart of this laptop is an Intel Pentium 2GHz processor which, although still lowly on the s...
Decent office performance, Memory, 500GB hard drive...
Graphics performance...
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digitalversus.com Updated: 2013-11-01 20:16:25
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According to Samsung, the R540 is supposed to give "out of the ordinary screen quality". We have learnt to take such claims with a pinch of salt, and here we were quite right to do so: the image quality is unfortunately equivalent to the sadly poor qua...
Allrounder, decent performance levels, Good quality plastics and nice design, Numberpad, Quiet...
Glossy low contrast panel, Touchpad too small, Battery life only just ok...
The chocolate look of the Samsung R540 is combined with the fact that it's a comfortable and quiet laptop to use. An all-rounder, it is at ease with office documents and has a numberpad. On the downside, its screen lacks contrast and the touchpad is to...
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The R540 is a gorgeous-looking laptop. It may be made of plastic, but the glossy brushed-metal effect on the lid and keyboard panel look really classy, even if they are prone to picking up greasy fingerprints. Its beauty isn't skin-deep either: inside...
A smart and well-built laptop, the R540 is powerful enough but lacks a dedicated graphics processor, and it's also missing a few expansion ports and features...
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Product Code: NP-R540-JA02UK The Samsung R540 seems to target a demanding audience, since its CPU, GPU, and all-around performance can drive powerful applications and games. But a mediocre display, a weak battery, and a stingy allocation of ports kee...
Though the Samsung R540 laptop has the specs and Blu-ray drive of a multimedia powerhouse, its average-looking screen, indifferent audio, and weak battery life prevent the R540 from achieving greatness. Zack Stern, PCWorld.com...
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about.com Updated: 2013-11-01 20:16:25
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The Bottom LineApr 5 2011 - Samsung's R540 offers a similar level of performance for a budget classed 15-inch laptop that comes with a fairly standard set of features. What sets the Samsung apart from the competition has to do more with less tangible i...
Runs Cooler Than Most Laptops, Limited Amount Of Trialware Software...
Hard Drive Is A Bit Smaller Than Competition, Smaller Trackpad The Is Offset From Keyboard...
Apr 5 2011 - Samsung's R540 offers a similar level of performance for a budget classed 15-inch laptop that comes with a fairly standard set of features. What sets the Samsung apart from the competition has to do more with less tangible items such as ru...
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In effect, the R540-JS08DE has a construction common with the R525 Eikee , R530 Nolan and P530 Pro . Nevertheless, we are facing an individual laptop that wants to be as much a heavy-duty worker as an entertainer or gaming machine ( Radeon HD 545v ). Fin...
Quiet & cool (Silent Mode), Very good keyboard, Antireflective TFT, Viable brightness, Good application performance, 3D performance for casual gamers...
Narrow viewing angles, Few interfaces, Short battery life, Yielding base plate, Clattery mouse keys...
Samsung R540Samsung offers a smart 15.6 inch device including basic multimedia configuration with the R540 (NP-R540-JS08DE). It's up to the customer to decide if it is an office or a multimedia device. The matt display, the prolific typist suitable keyboa...
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The Core i3 dual-core processor, 4GB of RAM, and reasonably-quick 500GB 5400RPM Western Digital hard drive produced decent benchmark numbers. The R540 feels very responsive in day-to-day tasks with these components. Tho...
Good performance, Decent keyboard, Runs cool and quiet...
Cheap build quality, Small touchpad, Washed out screen, Limited battery life, Overpriced...
The Samsung R540 is a run-of-the-mill budget notebook that fails to impress. The subpar build quality takes the first ticket in the complaint department: the plastic chassis has significant flex and does not inspire confidence. Next on the list is the touchpad, which is too small for a 15.6-inch screen, and the keyboard, which is strangely missing home/end/page up/page down keys despite being ful...
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Since it entered the U.S. notebook market, Samsung has established a reputation for pairing powerful components with head-turning designs. The Samsung RR540 continues that trend, though not necessarily in the best way possible. This 15-inch laptop ($99...
Fast performance, Strong graphics, Comfortable keyboard, Cool operation, Good speakers...
Polarizing faux-wood desgin, Short battery life, Small touchpad and buttons...
Samsung's latest 15-inch notebook performs well and plays games smoothly, but its faux wood design isn't for everyone.
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The Samsung R540 seems to target a demanding audience, since its CPU, GPU, and all-around performance can drive powerful applications and games. But a mediocre display, a weak battery, and a stingy allocation of ports keep it from hitting the mark. If...
Bluray drive powers highdef movies, Speedy CPU and GPU can drive any application...
Disappointing battery life, Mediocre screen...
The quick processor and graphics chip performance only partly offset the mediocre screen and weak battery...
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Asking Samsung to follow on the heels of its R580 ($830 list, ) is a tall order. After all, the R580 was an Editors' Choice in our desktop replacement category, and offered three features that would make anyone's mouth water: A fast Core i5 processor...
Lightest in its class. Top of its class in speed. Blu-ray drive included. Powered by a Core i5 processor. Midrange ATI graphics card is more powerful than its predecessor. Very nice design. Adjacent numeric keypad.
Poor battery life. Small battery.
The Samsung R540-11 is a nice step up in speed from our former Editors' Choice, the R580, but skimping on the battery size is a definite drawback for the lightest 15-inch laptop in the business. Buy it now...
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insidehw.com Updated: 2014-05-22 05:30:21
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For years, we’ve encountered Samsung notebooks on various fairs and IT gatherings, but they’ve never amassed enough on the market for one to get to our office, it seems. This situation is finally prone to changing, it seems, and we got our hands on the...
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