Samsung NP700G7A-S01UK Pro Reviews

A great system for game fans on the go, the Series 7 Gamer won't completely break the bank.

A powerhouse of a gaming laptop which has no direct competitors at its price

Samsung has achieved creating a pretty good gaming laptop with the 700G7A. The manufacturer tries to stand out from the competition in more than one point. For example, the chic keyboard illumination that will likely be appreciated by nocturnal persons immediately. Thanks to the Blu-Ray player, 1500 GB of hard disk capacity and lavish 16 GB of DDR3 RAM, the equipment is also exciting. Then there are the nifty ideas, such as the handy "Dial Jog" knob and its four different operating modes (Gaming, Balanced, Library & Green). The high picture quality and the great inputs endorse the claim of being a desktop replacement. There’s nothing to complain about in terms of performance: AMD's Radeon HD 6970M easily deals with most current games. The GeForce GTX 560M frequently built into notebooks doesn’t stand a chance against AMD’s high-end model.

Gaming notebooks are generally not cheap, with most models starting well above S$3000. For top of the line units, with similar specs and entertainment capabilities, expect to pay up to S$5000+. Bearing that in mind, we were pleasantly surprised to see Samsung price the 700G7A at a very modest S$2899. Best of all, you’re not sacrificing performance at that price. The 700G7A more than held its own against our Dell Alienware M17X R3, which has specs that will set you back a mean S$4887 (and that's without a Blu-ray drive), and easily outperformed the Toshiba X770 which is $400 more at S$3299.