Samsung Series 7 Gamer NP700G7C with AMD Radeon HD 7970M/Geforce GTX 675M

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Hey FWIW, I found another review on this Samsung NP700G7C-S01US laptop. They say good things about it and compared it to an Asus G75VW-DS71 and MSI GT70 laptop that they also said they had reviewed... and they say that this Samsung laptop is the fastest laptop they've tested so far.

Here: Samsung Series 7 (NP700G7C-S01US)

[Needmore4less]

I don't know hum... Those temps look too high for my taste. I'm interested in this laptop but knowing nVidia and their issues with the geforce 6150 line and my bad luck with 2 HP Pavilions with those graphic cards, don't know... The Asus G75vw looks like a better choice just for the cooling system which looks to be more efficiente.

What do you think guys, I'm thinking about the Asus G75vw, Sager/Clevo NP9170 and the MSi GT70, all good values for money.

[Zeruel_82]

Not so much glossy. With 400 nits, I can see it clearly.
I'm having a problem with watching movies. Every time I stick a blueray in, the skin of all the people are blue. It has like a blue tint.

If the film you are trying with is Avatar, then I know why you are having these problems..

[Speedy Gonzalez]

I don't know hum... Those temps look too high for my taste. I'm interested in this laptop but knowing nVidia and their issues with the geforce 6150 line and my bad luck with 2 HP Pavilions with those graphic cards, don't know... The Asus G75vw looks like a better choice just for the cooling system which looks to be more efficiente.

What do you think guys, I'm thinking about the Asus G75vw, Sager/Clevo NP9170 and the MSi GT70, all good values for money.

the temps seems high because they don't use a notebook cooler the way the Samsung gamer is made with the intake vents on the bottom if you don't lift the back or use a cooler the temps get a little high

I won't worry about Nvidia past problems all this new generation cards are different and they can suffer different problems

The Asus G75 is a beautiful machine real strong in construction and nice design I can easily say the best looking laptop of all the bunch but the screen sucks big time if you don't believe go to bestbuy and test it they use a chimei panel I don't know the top end model

also the GTG670M is not remotely close to the 675M remember the screen on the Samsung gamer is the same as the one on the Alienware M17XR3-R4 120HZ 400nit display one of the best laptops screens right now

Clevo are good laptops you can upgrade almost anything on those and they have the horse power so those are good options they also offer B+RG screens on those or 92% color gamut AUO panels real nice

[Drownigshrimp]

If I were to do a fresh install of Windows Ultimate, would all the mode stuff still work?

[mase1771]

anyone having trouble registering their laptop on the samsung US website? btw the this thing is beautiful and awesome. Im coming from a 6 year old AW single core and I love everything about this monster. I bought it at a microsoft store and because I am a student I got a free xbox too so anyone looking to get this I would recommend them lol.

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If I were to do a fresh install of Windows Ultimate, would all the mode stuff still work?

Yes. It will work after you reinstall the mode change software from Samsung.

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anyone having trouble registering their laptop on the samsung US website? btw the this thing is beautiful and awesome. Im coming from a 6 year old AW single core and I love everything about this monster. I bought it at a microsoft store and because I am a student I got a free xbox too so anyone looking to get this I would recommend them lol.

I registered mine when I got it about a week ago and had no issues. They had a 3 month warranty extension if you registered it within a given timeframe or something like that. So supposedly I should have 3 extra months under warranty if I should need to ever use it.

[BBoBBo]

So let me get this straight. The 7970m is not being released in the US release of this laptop? NOO!!!!!!!! But looking at the temps, i wonder if this unit can even handle the 7970m.

Anyways I'm wondering if the keyboard can be replaced. It looks flimsy, but it might just be me or preference. I always wanted the Mac style keys. Looks more sturdy and i guess attractive.

[Needmore4less]

the temps seems high because they don't use a notebook cooler the way the Samsung gamer is made with the intake vents on the bottom if you don't lift the back or use a cooler the temps get a little high

I won't worry about Nvidia past problems all this new generation cards are different and they can suffer different problems

The Asus G75 is a beautiful machine real strong in construction and nice design I can easily say the best looking laptop of all the bunch but the screen sucks big time if you don't believe go to bestbuy and test it they use a chimei panel I don't know the top end model

also the GTG670M is not remotely close to the 675M remember the screen on the Samsung gamer is the same as the one on the Alienware M17XR3-R4 120HZ 400nit display one of the best laptops screens right now

Clevo are good laptops you can upgrade almost anything on those and they have the horse power so those are good options they also offer B+RG screens on those or 92% color gamut AUO panels real nice

Thank you Speedy Gonzales for your feedback.

At first I used to like the ASUS G75vw but later I felt like it wasn't for me. I haven't seen one in person yet (since I'm not from the USA - a friend of mine will buy the laptop for me this summer). I have been looking for a good gaming laptop that would be enough for decent gaming for the next few years.

I really like the price point of the ASUS G75VW-BBK5 but I would have to pay taxes which kills the deal for me. I wouldn't like to spend more than US $1400 for a laptop but I realize that this machine will be with me for the next three of four years and must be timeproof.

So, I started to look at laptops in the $1700 - $1800 dollar price range and there are several options:

MSI Computer G Series GT70 0NC-012US (US $1849,99)
MSI Computer G Series GT70 0NC-008US (US $1549,99)
ASUS G75VW-AS71 (US $1499,99)
ASUS G75VW-DS72 (US $1793,48)
Samsung Series 7 NP700G7C-S01US (US $1899,00)
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z7C-S01US (US $1499,99 Amazon - US $1497,98 Bestbuy)
Sager NP9170/Clevo P170EM (Configured as the Samsung Gamer 7) US $1829,00 - Cash price US $1774,13 including Windows 7 Home Premium and the standard screen (don't know if the standard Sager screen is as good as the Sammy's 400 nit).

The MSI offers somewhat bang for the buck but the design it's a bit tacky if you like, and some reviews have said that the keyboard and overall build quality is subpar considering that it's supposed to be a high end gaming laptop. The GT70 0NC-012US (US $1849,99) on the plus side offers, 750GB HDD and 128GB SSD, killer game networking, Dynaudio Premium Sound Speakers with THX TruStudio PRO and Blu-ray burner. On the down side it only offers 12GB RAM and nVidia GTX 670M.

The ASUS G75VW-DS72 (US $1793,48) has the same capacity as the Samsung, 1,5TB of HDD space, lacks of RAM (12GB) and the video card is weak but it's supposed to overclock very well and it's cooler while stressed due to the new fabrication process, and also has Blu-ray drive (which it's not important for me). At this point, the Samsung Samsung Series 7 NP700Z7C-S01US, the MSI GT70 0NC-008US or even the ASUS G75VW-BBK5 (Bestbuy model) offers more bang for the buck in comparisson.

Finally the Sager NP9170/Clevo P170M offers the best price/performance. It's supposed to be well put together, the standard screen it's a good one and the MXM card guarantee upgradability if desired. The cooling system it's pretty good and it's on par with the ASUS G75, that means the best cooling solution for a gaming laptop these days.

I have always worried about temps on my laptops, my nightmare with nvidia geforce go 6150 on my dv6000z and v3000z make me paranoid about buying an nvidia equiped laptop.

Right now I'm on the fence about which one to choose, considering the raw power of the GTX675M and the quality screen, the possibility of 3D support and nice design, the Samsung Series 7 Gamer looks like a good buy in comparisson versus the ASUS and MSI, heck, even the Sager.

What about the build quality of the 7 Series Gamer? I have read that it's mostly build of plastic materials, it's better put together than the MSI.

Thank you for your inputs.