samsung x-50

[mat8iou]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by propello

It has all the power/features that I need/want, but one thing I would like to know is how the battery holds up. It says on the shop sites up to 4.5 hours. That usually that means if you don´t touch it, it will lasst that long. Is that the case??
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I will try & leave it unplugged from the mains one evening this week & see how long it lasts doing normal work (probably web browsing & typing)
I'll let you know how long it lasts.

[jay55]

Thanks for the pics.

I think I'll get one very soon

[emilio]

This notebook is a winner, I'll order one next week..

[propello]

I went to Selfridges in London to try it out. It was the only place I could find where they have a demo model.

It is absoloutly incredible. The build quality is amazing. The keybord is the sturdiest I have ever seen in a notebook, the screen locks down with a solid feel and it is very well protected as it does not ripple when pushed from the back.

I´m gonna order one in the next few days, but I would still be interested to hear about the battery life.

Thanks again...

[mat8iou]

I haven't run down the battery completely, but have used it for over 3 hours with wireless networking on for web browsing & writing emails & it still had power left.

[emilio]

Many thanks mat8iou for keeping us informed, any info on the DVD writer (dual or not)?

Cheers.

[lacuna]

The X50 does have a port replicator with DVI available called the x-dock (scroll down the page):

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnotebook.samsung.de%2Farticle.asp%3Fartid%3D38FC0A21-706D-4D64-AC9C-782649043AD3&langpair=de%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools

Has anyone used the X50 with it and what resolutions are available when using DVI? I have a DVI only monitor at 1600x1200 native and am wondering if the widescreen X50 graphic drivers will support it. I also want to know if it can support 1080i through DVI for HD editing.

Thanks because this notebook seems kick .

[emilio]

Mat,

After a while thinking about it (between the samsung x50 and asus v6) I purchased the asus last Friday, but after 2 days of playing with it I think I will return it next week, because the fan is always on and is too noisy for my liking.

If I return it I will order the X50 as it was my original choice, How is the FAN in the X50, is it always on and if so at what RPM and how about the noise level? I wouldn't want to have to return it too.

Many thanks, Emilio.

[mat8iou]

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Has anyone used the X50 with it and what resolutions are available when using DVI? I have a DVI only monitor at 1600x1200 native and am wondering if the widescreen X50 graphic drivers will support it. I also want to know if it can support 1080i through DVI for HD editing.
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I don't see any reason why it wouldn't support 1600x1200. I can run a second screen through the VGA port at that resolution ithout any problems.

[mat8iou]

Most of the time I can't hear the fan at all. The only times that it comes on in normal use is if I have put the cmputer down on some a surface like a bed, where this is insulating the underside of it.
The times when the fan does come on are when I am rendering large 3D views (say after if it takes more than a minute to render) & occasionally in Photoshop. This is a lot less than in the Vaio I had previously, where it would come on almost instantly when I staqrtd panning in AutoCAD for instance.
When the fan does come on it is not that loud compared to a lot of other machines I have seen.
Also, there is a quiet mode that you can turn on with a keyboard shortcut, which will slow the machine down so that the fan will only run at slow speed - most of the time you will not notice the difference in speed with this, unless you are using very processor intensive software. I have never felt that the fan was loud enough that I needed to turn the quiet mode on anyway.