Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate

$1,700
  • 11.6"
  • 128 GB
  • WiFi
  • Windows 7 Professional
Released October, 2011
In addition to having fully functional operating system, the samsung quick launch interface- which more or less mimics what you might see on an apple tablet- is a very solid/reliable touch interface.
Rated 100% by by xmasshoper (May, 2012)

Conclusion Check out the Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate

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First reviewed December, 2011

Features Key features of the Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate

Front view of Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate

11.6

Windows 7 Professional

The Screen is beautiful and the touch is much improved over the other tablets on the market.
Rated 100% by by Slateman (Nov, 2011)

screen size

11.6"
9.7"
10.1"
I love the size of the screen and it doesn't feel like it will fall a part.
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Graymer (Apr, 2013)
But you can't have a large screen with a small tablet!
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Wally-Asti--amazon (Feb, 2012)

screen resolution

Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga
Apple iPad 2
The slate claims to have 11 in screen, sounds big, but actually due to its non regular shape and resolution, I found a lot of webpages cannot be displayed correctly if used vertically, it can only display part of web on the screen and you have to move the slide bar left and right to see the whole website, very inconvenient.
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Zhou-Zhiliang--Joe (Jun, 2012)
A good news is that the AMOLED screen is really bright and I am able to work with about 40% brightness, and this prolongs the battery life to some extent.
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Sonic (Aug, 2012)

memory

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0.5 GB
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camera resolution

0 MP
2 MP

0.3 MP
5 MP
5 MP
I had a webcam in 1998 that produced better video and still pictures than the camera on this system.
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Patrick-Byers (Mar, 2012)
* The front-facing camera is very low quality.
Series 7 11.6" Slate by askCRM (Nov, 2011)

processor

Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
Apple iPad 2
With a dual core processor it was adequate for it's intended purpose, which was to be as paperless as possible.
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Steve--lukkystarr (May, 2012)
The screen looks great (especially next to the Asus slate) and the processor is best-in-class.
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Brad (Jan, 2012)
 

Performance Real world tests of Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate

cpu speed

The Intel i5 processor is quick, and the SSD makes it even quicker.
Series 7 11.6" Slate by InDepthOf (Nov, 2011)
The 1.8 processor is still state of the art.
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Mark-J (Sep, 2012)

sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark

Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Apple iPad 2
It may not be as great as a cheaper tablet for mobile gaming (not sure how well the integrated GPU handles recent windows games which probably are not designed for a touchscreen anyhow, and it lacks the gyroscope), but for web browsing, music playing, online video watching and kindle reading it also does a better job than the cheaper tablets due to its higher performance and full uncapped web browsing experience (Flash, Silverlight, HTML5... watch Hulu or Netflix without an app).
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Nacho (Apr, 2012)

battery life

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13 hour
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Very nice bright screen; camera and audio are not brilliant but pretty decent; battery life is not amazing but not bad either.
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Boris-Lokhvitsky (Nov, 2011)
After 10 weeks daily use, I can say that for my applications (I don't play games or watch videos) I get about 5 hours of use from a charge, a 30min 'refresh' at lunch time gives me an extra 2 hours each day.
Series 7 11.6" Slate by singing-engineer (May, 2012)
 

Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors

pros

  • 128 GB
  • Capacitive
  • 2 MP
  • 3 MP
  • 11.6"
  • 4 GB
  • 1,020 MB/s (HDMI 1.3)
  • 506.1 ms
  • Automatically adjust screen brightness for environmental factors
  • 1.6 GHz
  • Can use an external microphone for superior audio quality
  • Detects movement for interactive apps
  • 24 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v3.0 + HS)
  • 2 MP
  • Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash
  • use multiple fingers at once for more complex interactions
  • Can be operated hands free

cons

  • 7 hour
  • Cannot detect when the tablet is rotated
  • How you can use your tablet is controlled by a corporation
  • Cannot automatically pinpoint your location on a map
  • No sense of direction when standing still
  • 296 x 184 x 13 mm
  • need wi-fi or wired connection to be online
  • 135 ppi
  • must unlock manually

Reviews Word on the street

Rated 80% by 158 users at amazon.com
I need to be able to write notes that include graphics - ie music - and I need to be able to store lots of pages of sheet music for when I rehearse or perform.
Rated 100% by by singing-engineer (May, 2012)
It works brilliantly with Windows 8 and has become my Main computer.
Rated 100% by by CoolJohnB (Jul, 2012)
Overall, I am very happy with this portable touch computer/digitizer and would buy it again.
Rated 100% by by James-D.-Weller--Gizmoman

Screen

The Samsung Slate is has a larger screen than most Slates or Tablets, which is nice, but it's hard to find a case that fits.
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate 128GB | Rated 80% by by Tuffy (Mar, 2012)
Handwriting recognition is also outstanding; I'm torn as to weather it is faster to use the on-screen keyboard or handwriting to quickly enter a web URL.
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate 128GB | Rated 80% by by askCRM (Nov, 2011)
The screen is still quite a beauty otherwise.
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate 128GB | Rated 80% by by Brad (Jan, 2012)

Type

It is easy to configure, the docking station works great and Windows 8 and Office professional work exceptionally well on the machine.
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate 128GB | Rated 80% by by Millie-Ives (Jan, 2013)
My main target was to get a Windows laptop with lowest weight, with Intel WiDi and at least core i5 which should be mobile too.
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate 128GB | Rated 100% by by Manoj-Maurya--Cool-Gazzy (Feb, 2012)
Most amazing tablet ever... I can finally enjoy Windows.
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate 128GB | Rated 100% by by pismodude2010--Alex (Jan, 2012)

Operating system

Having said that Windows 8 is definitely for the techie community and has some bumpy spots, but come release day they will have a very competitive product with IOS and Android.
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate 128GB | Rated 80% by by John-H.-Ptasznik--Computer-Geek (Oct, 2011)
Windows 7 tablets are good but not worth 1100$ i would pay 300 at most 350$ for it at most, android tablets are anywhere from 70-500$ and if you have the programing skill (which i do) you can just change and edit the way it looks and works and make it a windows tablet.
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate 128GB | Rated 40% by by Rune (Mar, 2013)
The Windows 7 experience was not so great, but I put the Windows 8 beta on in June and it was wonderful.
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate 128GB | Rated 100% by by Steve--linuxisfree

Touch

the touch key board is awesome , plus the speech recognition.
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate 128GB | Rated 100% by by Juan-Mendez (Jan, 2012)
The dual touch/wacom screen makes it a great tool for accomplishing this, and I was hoping to use it as a true tablet as well.
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate 128GB | Rated 100% by by Steve--lukkystarr (May, 2012)

Battery

The longest ive been able to keep the thing on without a charge has been about 3 hours.
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate 128GB | Rated 80% by by Poisson (Apr, 2013)
This Slate is Awesome!!! It has battery life and more power than my existing bigger laptop.
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate 128GB | Rated 100% by by Slateman (Nov, 2011)

Editions Editions of the Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate

Price Edition Internal storage Maximum data rate Windows OS Manufacturer code Compare
$1,425
64 GB 24 Mbit/s Windows 7 Professional XE700T1A-A05US
 
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$1,093
64 GB 24 Mbit/s Windows 7 Home Premium XE700T1A-A01US
 
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$1,600
128 GB 3 Mbit/s Windows 7 XE700T1A-A02US
 
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$1,700
128 GB 24 Mbit/s Windows 7 Professional XE700T1A-A03US
 
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