Samsung 600B5B Review

The Samsung 600B5B with the

15.6 inch screen is certainly

 on the most attractive laptop

in the market but for some

business class people, it could

 be a good choice given its

decent specs and various security

options. The 600B5B is aimed

totally at the business class.

It therefore does not possess

 fancy swirling patterns and

 bright colours to impress

the buyer. In fact it does

not need to be beautiful at

 all, just decent looks will

 do. When closed, the 600B5B

has a very professional look,

 thanks partly to its all-black

 design. The only thing that

breaks up the surface of the

shell is the subtle Samsung logo.

 The chassis is made from plastic,

 with a rubberised coating that

 we're quite keen on. The laptop's

exterior isn't what you'd call

 interesting, but it would match

 a sharp suit and black leather

briefcase well. Weighing at 2.5

 kgs, its pretty light for one

to carry without ending up with

 a sore shoulder.  Measuring 370

 by 35 by 248mm, the 600B5B

 should also fit in most

 briefcases. The isolated keys,

 liked by many are missing on

the keyboard. Samsung has instead

 opted for the raised, edge-to-edge

 variety. That makes the keyboard

seem slightly outdated. At least

 the keyboard is pretty comfortable

 to type on, even for long periods.

 So for a person wishing to work

all night, it’s a good companion.

 The trackpad is a decent size

and has the same rubberised

coating as the keyboard surround.

 One would feel pretty comfortable

 sliding the fingers on them.

There's also a track point plonked

in between the G, H and B keys for

 you to navigate with, complete

with an extra set of buttons above

 the trackpad. The 15.6 inch wide

screen sports a mal finished

coating, so it won't show a load

 of distracting reflections under

 bright light.  With a resolution

 of 1,600x900 pixels,, it feels

really pleasing for a screen of

its size. Where performance is

concerned, it quite packs a punch.

 There is a 2.5GHz, dual-core Intel

 Core i5-2520M processor teamed up

 with 4GB of RAM under the hood.

 Though it lacks a bit on the gaming

 experience, but considering the

audience its aimed at, it won’t be

 much of a bother. The battery

backup is decent as well, and if

 its mainly used for office purpose,

 without making use of the video or

 wireless Internet, one should be

able to get upwards of 4 hours of

 constant use out of it. For

connectivity, there are two USB

3.0 ports, a USB 2.0 port, a USB/eSATA

 port, and an Ethernet port. There's

 a DVD drive too, as well as a 1.3

-megapixel webcam for all kinds of

 video-conferencing fun. To some

things up, it is a decent laptop,

 capable of going through the office

 tasks pretty easily.

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