Intel’s new Ivy-Bridge processors of course means a series of new laptops to be infested with the power of the 22nm chips. Samsung have announced their new line of laptops bringing with them some impressive specs. The three new laptops are all with the model set Samsung Series 5 550p. Let’s take a look at the specs of each laptop.
Model Name |
NP550P5C-A02UK |
NP550P5C-S03UK |
NP550P7C-S02UK |
|
OS |
W7HP |
W7HP |
W7HP |
|
CPU |
TBA |
TBA |
Intel Core i7_3610QM |
|
Memory |
8GB |
8GB |
8GB |
|
Screen |
15.6″ LED HD
(1366 x 768) |
15.6″ LED HD
(1366 x 768) |
17.3″ LED HD+
(1600 x 900) |
|
Graphics |
Shared |
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M (2GB) |
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M (2GB) |
|
ODD |
DVD-RW |
DVD-RW |
BluRay |
|
WLAN |
Intel 802.11abgn(2×2) |
Intel 802.11abgn(2×2) |
Intel 802.11abgn(2×2) |
|
Battery |
Li Ion 6Cell (5200mAh) |
Li Ion 6Cell (5200mAh) |
Li Ion 6Cell (5200mAh) |
|
Webcam |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Colour |
Silver |
Silver |
Silver |
Now, they all have similar specs in terms of OS, RAM and battery. The detailing parts that sets these laptops apart is the CPU and Graphics card with the lower spec laptop(A02UK) having shared graphics lower processor and the top two having 2GB Nvidia 650M graphics. The top laptop(NP550P7C-S02UK) also bringing with it a nice 17.3″ LED HD+(1600 x 900) screen and a nice Blu-Ray and a nice Core i7_3610QM, making it the king of laptops among its family.
They all comes with USB 3.0, HDMI and have an option for up to 2TB hard drive. Samsung haven’t announced any prices as of yet, but these laptops are expected to drop in the UK later this month.