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Samsung X20 HVM 740 review

7.6

Editors' Rating

Very Good

8.3

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 1020

Verdict

This nicely designed and well-built thin-and-light system has a lot going for it. Businesses requiring a capable all-rounder of a notebook should consider the Samsung X20... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Attractive design
  • Solid performance
  • Good feature set
  • Competitive price

Cons

  • One-year standard warranty

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer: Intel
Processor model: Pentium M 740
Clock speed: 1.73 GHz
RAM installed: 512 MB
Wireless LAN: Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG
Hard drive size: 60 GB
Graphics processor: ATI Mobility Radeon X600
Graphics RAM: 64 MB
Display diagonal size: 15.1 in
Dimensions (W x H x D): 33x2.64x27.4 cm
Weight: 2.38 kg
Operating system: Windows XP Professional SP2

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Member Opinion

8.3

Average Member Rating

Excellent

6 Members have reviewed this product

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Jamie Phelan

Jamie Phelan

Sleek looking and pretty slick, if a little heavier than previous incarnations.

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8.5

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

poor

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6.0

Good


ken lam

ken lam

Smart, reliable, fast, better than the rest (i've been through many notebooks!)

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8.5

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

Very good notebook

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9.0

Spectacular


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