This is the Samsung NP300E5E-A02US, a standard 15.6-inch Windows 8 laptop PC with an Intel Core i3 processor. Offered for $430 in the US, the NP300E5E-A02US delivers the latest 3rd Gen i3-3120M dual-core chip at 2.5GHz clock speed, 4GB of RAM memory, a spacious 750GB hard drive, a DVD burner optical drive, and a island keyboard with numeric keypad, all packed into a simplistic and stylish silver-colored chassis with 1.25″ profile and weight of 4.9 pounds. This weight makes the Samsung more suitable for carrying around than the other similar laptops which usually weigh about 5.5 lbs.
Passmark benchmark shows the included i3 outperforms all of the AMD’s laptop-use chips and provides much better computing speed than the fastest Intel Pentium. Upgrade to the i5 and i7 are advised only for those who to a lot of heavy stuff, like CPU-intensive video editing and conversion.
There’s no much interesting stuff to write about the NP300E5E-A02US, since it’s a good example of an average 2013 notebook. It has a 1.3MP camera for decent video chatting, stereo speakers like on the majority of other notebooks, three USB ports for expandability, HDMI video port, older-generation VGA video output, and a media card reader supporting multiple card formats. However, as an extra feature, it includes Bluetooth 4.0 and we simply like the fact that coating on the laptop’s 720p display panel is anti-reflective, so it’s much easier to use this laptop outdoors over ones with glossy screens.
Alternatively, for about $50 less you can get the Samsung NP300E5E-A01US, delivering a different (slower) i3 chip and a 500GB hard drive.
Samsung NP300E5E-A02US Specifications
- Display: 15.6-inch at 1366×768 pixels
- Processor: 3rd Generation Intel Core i3-3120M dual-core CPU at 2.5GHz, 3M cache
- Graphics: Intel HD 4000 integrated
- Memory: 4GB DDR3 1,600MHz, upgradeable up to 8GB
- Storage: 750GB hard drive at 5,400rpm
- Optical drive: DVD burner
- Webcam: 1.3MP (720p)
- Audio: stereo speakers 2×1.5W, SoundAlive audio
- Network: Wireless-N, Gigabit LAN, Bluetooth 4.0 interface
- Input: full-size chiclet keyboard with numeric pad, multi-touch touchpad
- Ports and Slots: 3 x USB 2.0, 1 x HDMI, 1 x VGA, 3-in-1 digital card reader
- Battery: 6-cell li-ion
- Dimensions: 1.25″ x 14.8″ x 9.8″
- Weight: 4.9 pounds
- OS: Windows 8
- Warranty: 1-year
I can’t get in to bios and I am having nothing but trouble with since I bought it
my webcam can not detect. How can i solve the problem?
do you thing this is a good gaming laptop?
No, it isn’t good for the latest 3D game titles, but you will be able to play some old titles on low settings. For gaming, you shuold go for a laptop with a dedicated video card.