Samsung R720 review

check the small print

samsung are being a bit naughty here, the model with the T4300 processor is all but unavailable, having apparently been replaced by one with the T4200 cpu, which is obviously slower. Value-wise this is offset by a larger hard drive, but whether the R720 is still great value compared to other 17inch budget laptops I don't know, as the T4200 is a common chip in this bracket.

It would be useful for PC Pro to update this review, or at least compare like with like, there are plenty of sub-£600 17inch laptops out there to compare with.

By kbwilcox on 3 Dec 2009

A pain in the backside

I actually thought the samsung r720 looked great and sounded great when I first saw the reviews on it, however it has caused me no end of grief and money. After a few months of having it, it developed some strange hard disk problem, I put it in for repair and they replaced the hard drive, yes I lost everything on my laptop because the hard drive just died, 3 months later, same error, AGAIN! Runs slow as anything. Has constant errors. Not worth the time or money in my opinion. Take my advise, look elsewhere I wish I had, as I paid over £1000 when it first came out. VERY gutted!

By lmc88 on 23 Nov 2011