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Samsung R70 Santa Rosa Core 2 Duo, 15.4tft, 1GB RAM, 256 NVidia, HDMI Laptop £672 inc del


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A little rich for some and given time other similar laptops will come out. You'd need to upgrade the memory to 2gb (£50 ebuyer) But if you like to play games and work on the move then this looks a very good option for now.

was : £799.98 save : £139.01

The Samsung R70 is one of the first new "Santa Rosa" laptops, which is Intel's latest version of the Centrino platform. This machine features a HDMI port, 1.3 MegaPixel webcam, and a DirectX 10 compatible graphics card.

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 - 1.8GHz (x2), 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache
RAM: 1024MB DDR2
Hard Drive: 120GB 5400rpm
Screen: 15.4" Super Bright Widescreen TFT (1280x800 - 16:10)
Optical Drive: DVD±RW Super Multi Double Layer
Graphics: NVidia GeForce 8400M 256MB TurboCache (128MB Dedicated)
Wireless LAN: 802.11a/b/g - Call for advice on Wireless Networking
Battery Life (Depending on Use): 3 hours
Weight: 2.7kg
Warranty: 1 Year Collect and Return - Upgradeable to 3 Years!
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
Fast Ethernet 10/100
6-in-1 Card Reader
HDMI Port
Built-In 1.3 MegaPixel Camera

2% Quidco (more than covers postage)
Delivery up to 3 working days £11.69 and included in my price

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or here for this version with a bigger HD for £679 + £11.69 del

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 - 1.8GHz (x2), 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache
RAM: 1024MB DDR2
Hard Drive: 160GB 5400rpm
Screen: 15.4" Super Bright Widescreen TFT (1280x800 - 16:10)
Optical Drive: DVD±RW Super Multi Double Layer
Graphics: NVidia GeForce 8400M 256MB TurboCache (128MB Dedicated)
Wireless LAN: 802.11a/b/g
Battery Life (Depending on Use): 3 hours
Weight: 2.7kg
Warranty: 1 Year Collect and Return - Upgradeable to 3 Years!
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
Colour: Glossy Black
Fast Ethernet 10/100
6-in-1 Card Reader
HDMI Port
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Or here - http://www.saveonsamsung.com/product...NP-R70A001/SUK

£665 + free next day delivery
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Or here - http://www.saveonsamsung.com/product...NP-R70A001/SUK

£665 + free next day delivery
I phoned them and got an ansaphone. Never heard of them, I have dealt with Laptop Direct and they are excellent and they answer the phone. Plus with quidco on Laptops Direct you get your delivery back in the form of the 2%.

Eventually got an answer from them and they comfirmed FREE postage at the moment and in stock.
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Only dealt with them from yesterday as buying myself. Was very impressed. Obviously a small company but picked up first time and offered free delivery on the Samsung R20 T5500 which was under the £500 mark (£489).

Receiving tomorrow so will let you know the result.
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How about Tesco Direct http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-5188.aspx £669.96 with 3% quidco (about £20) and 669 clubcard points. There is a free delivery code kicking around and maybe a £5 of code as well.
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davesimmons:

Receiving tomorrow so will let you know the result.
please do, it's only a few pounds difference so some might think spending nearly £700 on a laptop might be a better deal through a larger, well known company. Although for next day its a great price.

I'm sorely tempted to buy this but Dell and Empire Direct have a hold on a large chunk of my cash on my credit card (from the cancelled/out of stock orders) for the next few days.
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Know how you feel - I lost out on the Sony Vaio as well and Empire still deducted the money!!!

Will post result as it is nice to see a small company competing with some of the big boys and I could not find a better price for the model I wanted - Samsung R20 LMW T5500. Must be fate as I do think the Samsung looks far sexier (IMO).
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This is the new Samsung laptop with the newest Intel mobile CPU "Santa Rosa" and the new Direct X 10 Nvidia graphics card. The older CPU models (including Intel Core 2 Duo) will become much cheaper in the next few weeks, since the retailers are trying to get rid of them.
On eBuyer this item has been sold out since a week now; they sold 120+ laptops in just a few days.
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Daveflc - Just thought I would let you know that it arrived about 5 minutes ago. Looks fantastic!!

Will play with tonight but on charge at mo.
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Daveflc - Just thought I would let you know that it arrived about 5 minutes ago. Looks fantastic!!

Will play with tonight but on charge at mo.
I can never wait for these things to charge
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Don't tempt me!
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You could have removed the battery before using it... I'm sure a laptop battery does not have a memory these days anyway, still best not to bother it on its initial charge anyway.
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I know what you mean - it's one of those "it will probably be okay BUT" things. There is a button you can press on the battery that gave a reading of 80% but not taking any chances. The battery on my last laptop was terrible - in the end it only lasted about 15mins so not risking it. Biting my finger nails though!!

P.S. How long do you reckon for an initial charge? I think about 8 hours should do it?
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I think you can use it while it is charging, it should just carry on but at a lesser rate, I understand your concerns though. 8 hours sounds fine,
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