Sporting a handsome design, smooth performance, and good endurance, this 13-inch notebook is a strong contender. [Full Review at LAPTOP: Samsung Q310-34P]

Samsung has been steadily building up its range of laptops, from the diminutive Q45 up to a selection of 15.4-inch desktop replacements. One of the latest arrivals to the line-up is the X22, a model with a 14.1-inch screen that’s primarily aimed at the business user.

If you didn’t know which part of the market the X22 was being aimed at, just one look at it will put you right, as its austere graphite grey finish (which has a strange, slightly rough feel to it) gives the game away. Somehow the design doesn’t put us off, but there is a surprise when you open the lid, as you are met by a brushed aluminium finish which helps increase the feeling of really well made notebook. Read the rest of this entry »

Samsung’s marketing blurb for the R-series says that it is inspired by technology (well, we’d certainly hope so), is user-friendly and ideal for the whole family. The latest member of the clan, the R70, holds up those values - as long as none of the family members are hard-core gamers, that is - and is a bit of a bargain to boot.

The technology that ‘inspires’ the R70 is Intel’s latest version of its Centrino Duo platform, better known by its codename, Santa Rosa. Because of its price point, Samsung has chosen the T7100 Core 2 Duo processor, clocked at 1.8GHz. Read the rest of this entry »