- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US
- 14"
- Core i5 2.5 GHz Single core
- 8 GB DDR3
- HDD
First seen on March, 2012
Rated 100% by by Garrett-Kelley--neuor (Feb, 2012)It is plenty fast, has a higher resolution display than most of its competitors, is very portable, and is well built.
Features Key features of the Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US
2.5 GHz
Intel Core i5 2450M
Rated 80% by by shelliIt's fast, great anti-reflective screen, sturdy feeling build, wireless connectivity is flawless, lighted keyboard rocks, plus it's a great looking notebook.
screen size
14"
17.3"
11.6"
Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US by Daniel-Formo (Aug, 2012)It's fast, nice a small, travel friendly, perfect size screen.
Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US by Trader (May, 2012)screen looks really big but the laptop size is small and portable.
screen resolution
Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US by Paul (May, 2012)It's a high res screen but with fairly poor vertical angles, many smaller fonts look washed out and barely readable.
Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US by sharon-osberg (Mar, 2012)The screen display is bright and the resolution is quite ok for my purposes.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 1.4 GHz  | 3 GHz |
Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US by stryderFan noise level when plugged in is unacceptable and the 'Silent Mode' control that quites it down needs to be turned back on each time you reboot and you can bet Silent Mode also limits the processor's power when engaged.
processor
Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US by Bart-Codd (Mar, 2012)More USB ports - it has one 2.0 and one 3.0 (although personally I've never needed more); a Blu-ray drive; a Core i7 option.
Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US by Paul (May, 2012)In addition it seems CPU runs at full throttle permanently under Linux which triggers fan to always run at high RPMs creating high noise and battery runs out in 2 hours.
memory
| 0 GB | 2 GB  | 8 GB |
Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US by Uffa (Apr, 2012)supports 8GB RAM, this was lightest laptop that I could find supporting 8GB of RAM.
Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US by Jacob-Gillard--jacobgillard (Jul, 2012)ExpressCache" and the hybrid 8GB of RAM seem to be responsible for a big part of that.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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8 GB -
131 ppi -
2.5 GHz (Intel Core i5 2450M) -
3.1 GHz (Intel Core i5 2450M) -
1600 x 900 -
572 MB/s (USB 3.0)
cons
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DDR3 -
Single core -
14" -
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Reviews Word on the street
 |   Rated by 20 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Garrett-Kelley--neuor (Feb, 2012) Rated 100% by by Uffa (Apr, 2012) Rated 80% by by Jon.M.Barter (Jul, 2012) |
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Screen
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US 14", 2.5 GHz, 8 GB, HDD | Rated 80% by by Scott-W (Aug, 2012)I've been playing around with the monitor settings for about a month to reduce the monitor "flicker" (between bright and less bright while on battery).
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US 14", 2.5 GHz, 8 GB, HDD | Rated 100% by by Total-Truth (Jul, 2012)Screen is bright enough I usually just leave it at minimum brightness and it is suffice.
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US 14", 2.5 GHz, 8 GB, HDD | Rated 100% by by Rdawg--Next-Day-Shipping-) (Jun, 2012)Very quick start ups with the on board SSD and nice screen IMO... I love matte screens!
Touchpad
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US 14", 2.5 GHz, 8 GB, HDD | Rated 100% by by Garrett-Kelley--neuor (Feb, 2012)The track pad is very large.
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US 14", 2.5 GHz, 8 GB, HDD | Rated 40% by by Jay-Malik (Apr, 2012)One, the touch pad is placed too far to the left and sits directly under your left palm/thumb area.
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US 14", 2.5 GHz, 8 GB, HDD | Rated 100% by by Garrett-Kelley--neuor (Feb, 2012)This isn't a big issue for me since I typically disable the track pad and use a mouse anyways.
Storage
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US 14", 2.5 GHz, 8 GB, HDD | Rated 100% by by Bola (Mar, 2012)This Laptop addressed every single issue I had with the Vaio, its better built(screen is solid not flimsy like it was with the Vaio) has a bigger and faster hard drive(1TB, and 8gb of ssd),more ram(8gb vs 4gb on Vaio) and it maintained all the things I loved about the Vaio(speed, graphics card, backlit keyboard, screen resolution 1600x900, and size).
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US 14", 2.5 GHz, 8 GB, HDD | Rated 80% by by sharon-osberg (Mar, 2012)This one fits the bill, although a blu-ray drive would have been a nice addition.
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US 14", 2.5 GHz, 8 GB, HDD | Rated 100% by by Jacob-Gillard--jacobgillard (Jul, 2012)It is great to have a DVD drive in something so thin and just 4.5 pounds.
Size
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US 14", 2.5 GHz, 8 GB, HDD | Rated 80% by by Jon.M.Barter (Jul, 2012)The extra weight reinforces the laptop's built quality, so i have no complaints in this section.
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US 14", 2.5 GHz, 8 GB, HDD | Rated 100% by by Bola (Mar, 2012)Weight - Over 4lbs tends to be a little heavy(subjective).
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US 14", 2.5 GHz, 8 GB, HDD | Rated 100% by by Uffa (Apr, 2012)Weight is a little heavy, it's not bad.
Battery
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US 14", 2.5 GHz, 8 GB, HDD | Rated 100% by by Rdawg--Next-Day-Shipping-) (Jun, 2012)Battery life has also been very good getting the 5-6 hours I expected.
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US 14", 2.5 GHz, 8 GB, HDD | Rated 100% by by Uffa (Apr, 2012)Battery is NOT removable (as long as the battery-life works as intended, this shouldn't be a problem).
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US 14", 2.5 GHz, 8 GB, HDD | Rated 20% by by stryderBy that I mean, they added too many hardware and software system 'enhancements' mostly to save a little battery life that I would have happily given up to have things be simplified and work correctly.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | SAMSUNG Series 9 900X3A Really fast internal storage SAMSUNG Series 9 900X3A vs Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US |
 | 2 | ASUS N56VJ-DH71 Largest amount of storage capacity ASUS N56VJ-DH71 vs Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US |
 | 3 | HP Envy 14 Spectre Longest battery life HP Envy 14 Spectre vs Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US |
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