Samsung's Q310-34P laptop reviewed: not bad for a first try

Okay, so maybe Samsung isn't entirely new to the laptop game here in the USA, but for its first line of self-branded lappies, the Q310 ultraportable didn't fare half bad in its first review. Critics over at Laptop Mag found the design of the 13.3-incher to be "handsome," the performance "smooth" and the endurance to be satisfactory enough. It also pointed out that the glossy display wasn't incredibly distracting as with other machines we've personally reviewed, and while they had a tough time finding anything major to harsh on, they couldn't help but point out that the $949 ThinkPad SL300 was likely a better value. 'Course, if money ain't a thang, you're probably safe to make a purchase here.

[pt0ne @ Nov 16th 2008 9:32PM]

i like the clean look to it

[JerkfacedFed @ Nov 16th 2008 9:55PM]

I like the clean look of your mother

[Game_playa @ Nov 16th 2008 10:47PM]

You JERK!

[Connor @ Nov 16th 2008 9:33PM]

I'm not a fan of the touch of color scheme. All black please, and we will have a winner.

[iEye @ Nov 16th 2008 9:59PM]

Do you mean the red Knight Rider bar?

[beta man @ Nov 16th 2008 9:39PM]

some kinda wireless technology so that you can use a samsung tv/monitor wirelessly. i mean think a bout it using a laptop on a couch browsing away on a 30-60 inch tv, no wires. and more colors. and i don't know if this is already included but a backlit keyboard.

[Chuckles McGee @ Nov 16th 2008 9:39PM]

They found the "13.3-incher to be "handsome," the performance "smooth" and the endurance to be satisfactory enough".

That's what she said.

[El Taco @ Nov 16th 2008 10:08PM]

omfg so perfect

[spacegravity4me @ Nov 16th 2008 9:41PM]

Chuckles McGee @ Nov 16th 2008 9:39PM

They found the "13.3-incher to be "handsome," the performance "smooth" and the endurance to be satisfactory enough".

That's what she said.

dang it mcgee, ya beat me too it! I was gonna say it to the title though. lol

[James @ Nov 16th 2008 9:56PM]

Do you really have to copy his whole post and put it in a new one right underneath? I thought that was what the reply button was for. But i would really just prefer you ranking him up.

[spacegravity4me @ Nov 16th 2008 10:04PM]

dude, you know what, i don't even know why i did that, lol. i must have had a brain fart or something... kinda out of it over here. sorry.

[spacegravity4me @ Nov 17th 2008 12:43AM]

p.s. thank you to the jackass that ranked me down for trying to correct a mistake i made when i was completely exhausted and had no effect on your life at all whatsoever... thank you, thank you very much for that.....

[beta man @ Nov 16th 2008 9:42PM]

kinda of subject but on the netbook nc10 ubuntu netbook remix option on a 16-32gb ssd for $400. and ubuntu on this.

[beta man @ Nov 16th 2008 10:52PM]

*off

[holycow @ Nov 16th 2008 9:54PM]

That actually looks pretty nice. I like how Samsung is trying to be consistent with the design and colour. First the TV's, now the laptop maybe the next-gen MP3 players will look like it too.

[El Taco @ Nov 16th 2008 10:09PM]

then the logo

[scott @ Nov 16th 2008 9:59PM]

samsung never really makes a bad product. A lot of my electronics are samsung and the company doesn't disappoint. For example, i have a samsung 910mp monitor and it had to be replaced and samsung replaced it no questions asked out of warranty =D.

[Xan @ Nov 17th 2008 3:26AM]

you've never had a samnsung harddrive have you?

[scott @ Nov 17th 2008 3:08PM]

lol i have 3 and they've been great.

[Cybergypsy @ Nov 16th 2008 10:07PM]

very clean lines

[Erv Server @ Nov 16th 2008 10:15PM]

a bit overpriced, I'll be interested when it hits $659

[htd @ Nov 16th 2008 10:35PM]

it looks so so to me..................

[OCEAN 'CLAK' 20th @ Nov 16th 2008 11:02PM]

'i' don't like the logo on the lid something tasty missing!

[gteken @ Nov 16th 2008 11:04PM]

Looks like my toshiba u305 and specs are similar to u405.

No big deal. The devil is in the bugginess.

[iofthestorm @ Nov 17th 2008 12:03AM]

That was supposed to be for ocean/clak/whatever, stupid comment system. Apparently you can't reply to clak anymore? Maybe it's a "don't feed the trolls" feature.

[Terry Thomas Photos @ Nov 17th 2008 2:00AM]

Very nice product shot.

Terry Thomas...
the photographer
Atlanta, Georgia USA
www.TerryThomasPhotos.com

[wootman @ Nov 17th 2008 2:41AM]

I too would be proud if i took that photo.

[James @ Nov 17th 2008 4:14AM]

Get over yourself.

[Oli D @ Nov 17th 2008 3:04AM]

what they should do is design a led screen that looks like the laptop screen (making it glossy of course) and then have 3 ingenious cables coming out, one that plugs into power, you could call it say.... safemag, one that goes into the displayport and on that goes into the usb, so you have more than one usb port on the whole laptop.

They should also think about making these out of one piece of aluminum to cut down on cheapness.

I should of got that apple job...

[Vikram @ Nov 17th 2008 4:26AM]

It looks pretty cool, kind of Toshiba Satellite U305 Family of 13" Notebooks finishing man....

[MarkMichael @ Nov 17th 2008 11:07AM]

Ok, I'd just like to make a correction here. The first laptop I got was a Samsung Sens Pro 500. 486 with 150mhz, Windows 95 and 16mb RAM. So no, Samsung is NOT new to Laptops in the US. They were one of the first but they dropped out early. We got one of the first Sens Pros released for something like $5,000. I'm glad to see they've dropped their prices a little bit.