Samsung's R30 and R80 Touch of Color laptops now on sale

Plain they are not, and Samsung's Touch of Color laptops that were launched at the tail-end of CES this year have finally begun to ship. As of now, the Core 2 Duo-equipped R430, Core i3-packin' R480, and Core i5-based R580 / R780 are all on sale at Best Buy, with prices ranging from $629.99 to $829.99. The whole lot seems to be available for shipping or direct pickup, so give that source link a look to figure out which configuration fits you best. Or don't -- no pressure.

[Mrfox Posted Mar 24th 2010 11:22PM]

i3 with Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD. Am i wrong or bestbuy?
Anyway, i will say "NO" to the R80. Too much glossy.

[emopoops Posted Mar 24th 2010 11:34PM]

im not diggin the keys as much as i think i should. that means. the keys are really ugly looking, for a chicklet style right?

[Adeptus Posted Mar 24th 2010 11:36PM]

You're only just getting them now?
We've had the R580 in stores for MONTHS in Australia...

[rkevwill Posted Mar 25th 2010 12:09AM]

@Adeptus

Takes a while for the boats to get over this way.

[leeksmeeka Posted Mar 25th 2010 12:59AM]

@Adeptus its latest version is the r580 which also has a built-in DVD burner and a 6-cell battery. The LCD is LED backlit and has a HD resolution of 1366 x 768. First: http://bit.ly/samsung-r430-r530-updates

[Adeptus Posted Mar 25th 2010 1:44AM]

@leeksmeeka You mean, like this?
http://www.samsung.com/au/consumer/pc-peripherals/notebook-pc/notebook/NP-R580-JS02AU/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=spec

It's been in shops here since the end of January.

[Kevin spacey Posted Mar 24th 2010 11:42PM]

The core i5 version with the nvidia 330 and led screen in it has been selling out at Best Buy for a few months already. It's a great deal for what it is.

[sharkync Posted Mar 24th 2010 11:42PM]

Same prices as the iPad - hmmmm.

[n0ne Posted Mar 24th 2010 11:46PM]

Meh.

amirite?

[bbqbspareribs Posted Mar 25th 2010 12:59AM]

@n0ne

urite

[NJTman Posted Mar 25th 2010 12:07AM]

We've been selling these at best buy for like 3 weeks now.

[Mike Vick Posted Mar 25th 2010 12:37AM]

The touch pad is horrid! If you don't believe me, go try it for yourself.

[iCello Posted Mar 25th 2010 1:36AM]

Why do all of the engadget editors hate on colored gadgets so much???? I love engadget, but really; read any post about a gadget that comes in a cool color, almost all of them the editor says something disparaging. Darren & Joanna especially. Any editors feel like answering me?
I know that having different colors on a gadget does not make it better and you shouldn't buy something based on that, but for a single product, why not have color choices? I understand that some peoples favorite is black or silver, but there's almost always those options if there are other ones. Just wondering, not trying to troll or anything.

[Adeptus Posted Mar 25th 2010 2:07AM]

@iCello in this case, red is the only option.