The Samsung QX410 Thread

[John Ratsey]

I don't know any techs but what kind of upgrades can i do with this computer? I plan to maybe buy a better ram (again i dont know what specs it can use) if anyone knows that would be great, i'm thinking about a g.skill ram but dont know what is compatible.

I wouldn't touch the RAM. If the specs here are correct then you have 4GB of RAM (it is DDR3 SODIMM) already which is plenty for most users. Is the Windows 32 or 64 bit? 32 bit can't use all 4GB.
Also I'm interested in purchasing a OCZ vertex 2 drive 2.5" about 120gb. Will it be compatible with this laptop? cheers!

Any 2.5" SSD is interchangeable with a standard 2.5" HDD. However, I know some people who have bad experiences with some of the OCZ products, but they have a big range with different price - performance ratings.

John

[davidleex84]

i bought this laptop today but the screen is off. the colors and especially the white is bad when i try to see videos in 1080p. i put everything back to standard and high performance (higher brightness) and it still looks blurred and just bad especially compared to my desktop monitor... i tried to change the hues,settings, etc and its still not clear, it gives me,my friend, mom a headache. I'm so sad that I have to return this back to best buy tomorrow morning. I really love the specs on the laptop except the graphics...its very mediocre but still very good! im so sad but man this laptop has such a bad display !! =(

[John Ratsey]

i bought this laptop today but the screen is off. the colors and especially the white is bad when i try to see videos in 1080p.

Windows 7 has the 'calibrate' command to help sort out the colour and contrast. However, this won't help with the resampling required to display 1080p video on a 768 pixel high display.

John

[MaX PL]

my brother bought this thing yesterday as well through the bb sale.

wont get his til wednesday though so we're now looking for a better deal. will see what cyber monday brings.

and uh, could anyone tell me the difference between the qx410 and the q430?
does the x stand for mobility?

[John Ratsey]

and uh, could anyone tell me the difference between the qx410 and the q430?
does the x stand for mobility?

The X series used to be the thin and light models which came with a substantial price premium. I assume, but haven't studied the specs, that the QX is a bit thinner and lighter than the equivalent Q.

John

[davidleex84]

Windows 7 has the 'calibrate' command to help sort out the colour and contrast. However, this won't help with the resampling required to display 1080p video on a 768 pixel high display.

John

hello, i took it to bestbuy and the tech changed the nvidia setting to make set my videocard to always use the nvidia card. (higher usage of battery) but it made everything look better. i ended up keeping this laptop. haha thanks for the info again

[clb]

I'm tempted to get this but knowing me, I need to do bunch of research and make sure I am spending my $ wisely.

I found Asus K42JC - B1 to have similar specs and similar price range. Any reason to choose one over the other??

[MaX PL]

the samsung is lighter, thinner, and likely has a better battery life. oh, and a faster cpu.

[rich.hauer@gmail.com]

is anybody using a neoprene sleeve? Interested to know which one you went with and why.

[jonnybardo]

I got this computer a couple days ago as part of the Black Friday sale for $700 and overall really like it - it has a lovely build a bit like a MacBook Pro. It is currently priced at $800, which is still a good deal - a MacBook Pro-like build with a much larger hard-drive and that runs super fast and smooth.

I do have two relatively minor nitpicks. One is that the screen is a bit awkwardly shaped - it is one of those newer widescreens and has about an inch on the bottom in black with "Samsung" lettering...I'm not sure why they didn't just do a full-sized screen. The dimensions are about 12.25" x 6.75"...with the black part the screen is 7.5" tall, which would have been a bit better.

Secondly, I haven't been that impressed with the graphics - I'm not sure if it is the NVIDIA thing someone mentioned, but it doesn't handle darks all that well, especially on Netflix on demand (although this is probably mainly Netflix itself). But I also noticed that the video quality isn't super crisp with a DVD, with some "sparkling" in certain tones. You barely notice it unless you're looking for it. I'm not sure if the NVIDIA adjustment would fix it or not, though.

Anyhow, again, very nice computer overall. I thought I'd miss my HP keyboard but this is much better.