Samsung R610 review

Reviewed Spec unavailable at price

It's impossible to find this laptop at this price.

Please, PCPRO, remove it from the A-List!!

I've managed to get my hands on a R610(v) for £410 but the specs don't match. Its got 2GB ram rather than 3, and a display 1366x768 which is a big step down from 1920x1080!

By GAZZAT5 on 11 Aug 2009

paul.rothwell@rothwell-son.co.uk

My son and I share a subscription for your mag.
I'm wondering how much Samsung are paying you to bull up their laptops?!

I agree with GAZZAT5 that the Samsung R610 should be removed from the A-List albeit for slightly different reasons!! I would go further and say that all Samsung Laptops should be rubbished for the abysmal rendition on their display panels.

It is by no means easy to view new laptops in operation before purchase to check the quality of their displays and no doubt many rely on you to be absolutely accurate.

By PARROT2 on 13 AUG 09

By parrotface2 on 13 Aug 2009

Finding the 1080 model!

If you use the search terms:
samsung r610 1080
in froogle, then you'll find links to the correct laptop (at least it worked today!). Why manufacturers insist on having the same model number but with different specs is beyond me! I've had much trouble buying acer laptops in the past because of this too.

By wigsta1 on 23 Aug 2009

Special Group Test Deal - Nothing new

About 5 years ago I bought a Mesh PC, which was a group test winner in a PC Pro group test. I initially looked to by the system on the Mesh website, but couldn't find the same spec or price. I called Mesh, they admitted this was a special deal submitted for the group test. Only customers who had seen the review would know about it. On the upside, I got a good deal from Mesh, thanks to PC Pro. Perhaps PC Pro should check if manufacturers are offering these special deals to the public, by trying to buy the PCs themselves.

By aprogers on 4 Sep 2009

Availability

@aprogers - it was part of PC Pro's testing rules that it had to be available. Usually the 'rules' were printed in each magazine in the labs section. Maybe they no longer strictly stick to it.

The first paragraph of the review almost seems to suggest it's a con, without outright saying it!!

@parrotface2 - I have found no problems with the display on the model I was able to get hold of, besides it not being the spec on review (full hd).
The biggest annoyance i have with the laptop is the keyboards space key has to be hit dead centre, and that it has a Shiny wrist pad which gets horribly uncomfortable after a hour or so of use.

By GAZZAT5 on 14 Dec 2009