Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook listed at US retailer for $900, 'coming soon'

[andersonjacob54]

well we shall see how it fares in the coming months. Anderson, I would wait, especially since Ivy bridge will come out, maybe they will lower the price. And we beta testers will iron out the bugs for the current model

Ideally, I would, but I'm a student and I have Spring Break in 2 weeks. I need to buy a computer during that time period because my current one is just "unusable" now. If it wasn't for that, I would stick with it and go on, but right now I have no choice.

[joeyl]

I see. I still think it is a good laptop for the money but I am a bit concerned now by Badmann's post. Anyway for what it's worth, I have received a notification from Samsung that the laptop has been received for repair

Dear customer,
Your Samsung NP530U3B-A01US was received on 03/09/2012. You can expect your unit to be repaired within the next 7 days.


Hopefully that's not the start of the highway to hell

[andersonjacob54]

I see. I still think it is a good laptop for the money but I am a bit concerned now by Badmann's post. Anyway for what it's worth, I have received a notification from Samsung that the laptop has been received for repair

Dear customer,
Your Samsung NP530U3B-A01US was received on 03/09/2012. You can expect your unit to be repaired within the next 7 days.


Hopefully that's not the start of the highway to hell

Yeah, looks like they took responsibility. Hopefully, you don't have to deal with Samsung support too much. It can only get better from here on, right? Lol, good luck!

Seems like CNET UK and ExpertReviews UK have given the 13" model favorable reviews. I wish they could do long term testing though to see if badmann's issue is an anomaly or a recurring problem.

[joeyl]

a new review.
no middle vents on that one either. So I must have a bad fan....
Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook Unboxing and Overview - YouTube

[andersonjacob54]

a new review.
no middle vents on that one either. So I must have a bad fan....
Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook Unboxing and Overview - YouTube

Yeah, looks like they have 2 different designs going on right now. Strange that they would sell one with less ventilation.

[SparkleX]

Hey,

I got a little problem with the "Express Cache" functionality (that little SSD-drive which is supposed to speed things up a bit) und would be very glad if any of the other owners could share their experience with me.

So when I got the laptop, I did a clean install of Windows 7. During the setup I deleted all partitions, not realizing that I supposedly also wiped the SSD Cache. This might be the reason why the "Express Cache" functionality doesn't seem to be working anymore. Furthermore, I can't install the "Intel Rapid Start" driver, because it simply does nothing when executed.

So my question is whether any of you also did a complete clean install and found a solution for making the SSD work again.

Thanks for your help!

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Apart from that, if anyone's interested in Linux compatibility: Hardware support under Ubuntu 12.04 Beta is surprisingly well. Graphics, Sound and WLAN are working flawlessly, as are the hotkeys for adjusting brightness and volume. The touchpad works even better than under Windows, providing really accurate two-finger-scrolling. You can even right click using a two-finger-tap, which is great as I used a Macbook before getting this device. Battery life lies between 4 and 6 hours, obviously thanks to the sandy-bridge optimization in 12.04's kernel.

[John Ratsey]

So when I got the laptop, I did a clean install of Windows 7. During the setup I deleted all partitions, not realizing that I supposedly also wiped the SSD Cache. This might be the reason why the "Express Cache" functionality doesn't seem to be working anymore. Furthermore, I can't install the "Intel Rapid Start" driver, because it simply does nothing when executed.

See this guide.

John

[RWUK]

Apart from that, if anyone's interested in Linux compatibility: Hardware support under Ubuntu 12.04 Beta is surprisingly well. Graphics, Sound and WLAN are working flawlessly, as are the hotkeys for adjusting brightness and volume. The touchpad works even better than under Windows, providing really accurate two-finger-scrolling. You can even right click using a two-finger-tap, which is great as I used a Macbook before getting this device. Battery life lies between 4 and 6 hours, obviously thanks to the sandy-bridge optimization in 12.04's kernel.

You rock. Thank you.

[joeyl]

Got this message from Samsung this morning

Thank you for your patience.

Your product has been repaired and was shipped on 03/12/2012.

[andersonjacob54]

Got this message from Samsung this morning

Thank you for your patience.

Your product has been repaired and was shipped on 03/12/2012.

Nice! Did they pay for shipping and everything?