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

[xavigne]

Thanks a lot for all the info you give us, Badmann

[badmann]

Thanks a lot for all the info you give us, Badmann

NP glad to help the forum who give so much :-)

[andersonjacob54]

Just out of curiosity, you don't happen to use Linux do you? I ask because when I purchase this machine, I will be using Linux primarily and I was wondering how it would run (mostly if there are any driver issues, such as the graphics).

If not, I guess I will be the first one to try it out.

[badmann]

Just out of curiosity, you don't happen to use Linux do you? I ask because when I purchase this machine, I will be using Linux primarily and I was wondering how it would run (mostly if there are any driver issues, such as the graphics).

If not, I guess I will be the first one to try it out.

Im no Linux buff at all but im curious so i loaded a XMBC latest beta live on a USB stick and it works out of the box. Loads from the USB3 port so i guess that works too

Wlan and Bluetooth works too, no config needed.

Two finger scrolling works.

Se the .txt file with sysinfo. The 16gb SSD is also detected.

[andersonjacob54]

Im no Linux buff at all but im curious so i loaded a XMBC latest beta live on a USB stick and it works out of the box. Loads from the USB3 port so i guess that works too

Wlan and Bluetooth works too, no config needed.

Two finger scrolling works.

Se the .txt file with sysinfo. The 16gb SSD is also detected.

Sweet!

So I assume that if I want to install Linux via CD/DVD, then I just pop it into an external optical drive and the BIOS should boot from the CD/DVD.

Thanks for testing XBMC. I love that software.

[badmann]

Sweet!

So I assume that if I want to install Linux via CD/DVD, then I just pop it into an external optical drive and the BIOS should boot from the CD/DVD.

Thanks for testing XBMC. I love that software.

You can do that or use http://www.linuxliveusb.com/ and install to a flashdrive and install to HDD

[andersonjacob54]

For anyone who is interested, this laptop is pretty new and doesn't have any reviews (aside from those on Amazon and BestBuy) that I know of.

I found this today: Samsung Series 5 Ultra (530U3B-A01) Review - Techzine - Reviews - Hardware - De community voor ICT liefhebbers en professionals.

You may need to translate it.

Man, I don't know which model to get. The 13" or 14"? I feel like I may need the DVD drive for installation purposes, but I don't know if it is worth the extra size/weight.

[trefts]

Couple of more questions for you Badmann: You mentioned a tool for adjusting core speed etc, is this preinstalled? Name?

Also, after installing your SSD, did the laptop seem cooler at all?

Other than that, thanks a lot for sharing! I've got the same laptop and share most of your impressions

Also, my computer, without any ajustments to CPU-speed, stays at about 50C when doing simple tasks like websurfing and typing, is it about the same for you?

[joeyl]

that's a pretty good review. Some of the google translate made me smile but it is quite readable.

Frankly I have not used an optical drive for ages. To me it's not worth the weightt. In my backpack with other tools, any ounce/gram saved is welcome!

[badmann]

Couple of more questions for you Badmann: You mentioned a tool for adjusting core speed etc, is this preinstalled? Name?

Also, after installing your SSD, did the laptop seem cooler at all?

Other than that, thanks a lot for sharing! I've got the same laptop and share most of your impressions

Also, my computer, without any ajustments to CPU-speed, stays at about 50C when doing simple tasks like websurfing and typing, is it about the same for you?

There is no (other tool that i now of) for adjusting CPU speed than Windows power setting. I have adjusted my setting for when i want a cool quiet machine and it never goes above 8x100=800mhz

When used in Power saver mode change advanced settings and max cpu % to 1. Then adjust Intel GPU power settings to Maximum Battery.

My laptop stays about 50c i think. It was much hotter running Ubuntu, dont know why.

The temps did not go down with the SSD drive. The HDD was a cool kat 5400rpm and SSDs actually gets somewhat hot too, so no big change. The SSD reads at 250mb/s with TrueCrypt AES partition encryption. Thats really fast thanks to the i5 AES hardware acceleration.