"Amongst about a trillion other products and projects announced this week by Samsung from IFA 2011 is this lovely new notebook computer, the Series 7 CHRONOS. This laptop will have an Intel Core i7 Quad Core processor, ExpressCache technology providing you with an extra 8GB of flash memory on your motherboard that you’d not otherwise have – Samsung noting that this means your web browsing will be 2 times as fast (based on tests done with Internet Explorer) and a 2 second wake up time. All this hyperactivity tied with a high quality 15-inch display inside a form factor Samsung lets us know is traditionally associated with a 14-inch model."

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 2 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

asa439

from ny

Features

5 out of 5

Performance

4 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

5 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

best value for the price

PostedNovember 6, 2012

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedNovember 6, 2012

"amazing design. light as an ultra book but functions like some of the biggest and baddest laptops out there. amazing product"

Pros: Durable, Lightweight, good graphics

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 3 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

TO1388

Features

5 out of 5

Performance

5 out of 5

Design

4 out of 5

Value

5 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

Great laptop

PostedOctober 9, 2012

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedOctober 9, 2012

"It works great looks good and plays terrific even does great on games. Only down side would have to be small arrow keys and right clicking can be difficult."

Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight

Cons: small arrow keys, right click on mouse pad

I would recommend this to a friend!

+1point

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Review 4 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

mamun65

Features

4 out of 5

Performance

4 out of 5

Design

3 out of 5

Value

5 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

awsum

PostedMarch 28, 2012

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedMarch 28, 2012

"very good laptop. actually nothi nto say about this laptop. if you never use samsung 7 series u will not understand what is it. totally awsum and durable laptop. you can also use it for home entertainment and also for business."

Pros: Bright display, Durable

I would recommend this to a friend!

-6points

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Review 5 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

STANSWOOD

Features

4 out of 5

Performance

5 out of 5

Design

3 out of 5

Value

4 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

PostedMarch 1, 2012

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedMarch 1, 2012

"FIRST NOTEBOOK, WORKS GREAT, SLICK DESIGN, WOULD BE BETTER WITH ALUMINUM BOTTOM AND MORE REFINED CASEWORK"

Pros: matte screen, luxurious backlit keys, slick look, i7

Cons: needs 1 piece aluminum housing, squirrely touch-pad

I would recommend this to a friend!

+4points

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Review 6 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

jorge503

I have used this product for:less than a month

Expertise:intermediate

# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5

Features

5 out of 5

Performance

4 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

4 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

Best laptop :D

PostedFebruary 20, 2012

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedFebruary 20, 2012

"its the best laptop ever i love it. its just like the macbook pro but cheaper. i love it"

Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight

I would recommend this to a friend!

+4points

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Review 7 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

tonyjd

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from PA

I have used this product for:3-6 months

Expertise:expert

# of SAMSUNG products I own:11+

Features

5 out of 5

Performance

5 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

5 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

just incredible

PostedFebruary 7, 2012

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedFebruary 7, 2012

"WOW, this is powerful, fast and has amazing graphics. no need for a desktop anymore when you have this baby."

Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive, Durable, Lightweight

I would recommend this to a friend!

-5points

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Review 8 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

Chainman

from Eau Claire WI

Features

5 out of 5

Performance

5 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

5 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

Very nice laptop

PostedFebruary 1, 2012

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedFebruary 1, 2012

"This is a light weight machine with unbelievable horsepower and very durable"

Pros: Inexpensive

I would recommend this to a friend!

-3points

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Review 9 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

Ruliano

from Riga, Latvia

I have used this product for:less than a month

Expertise:expert

# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5

Features

5 out of 5

Performance

5 out of 5

Design

4 out of 5

Value

4 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

My business / gaming laptop

PostedJanuary 25, 2012

"Dear Samsung,

Thank you for almost perfect laptop. I was looking for a laptop "all-in-one" and found Samsung 7 series that suits all my needs and requirements - I work with clients and travel a lot and I use it for reading emails, writing docs, storing files, creating presentations and all is very fast and easy. I am impressed with Speed Boot and Express Cache. I can use it as a Mobile AP. I found it very useful. I watch full HD movies or listen CDs, connect to external monitor / TV and I play games like World of Warcraft. And all this with just one laptop. Amazing. Thank you."

Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight

Cons: touchpad

+1point

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Review 10 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

joser714

from Tustin CA

I have used this product for:1-3 months

Expertise:expert

# of SAMSUNG products I own:6-10

Features

5 out of 5

Performance

5 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

5 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

BY FAR ONE OF THE BEST LAPTOPS IN THE MARKET

PostedJanuary 6, 2012

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedJanuary 6, 2012

"I GOT THIS FOR MY SON AN I HAVE USED IT A FEW TIMES AND ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. NO COMPLAINTS HERE"

Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight

I would recommend this to a friend!

-2points

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Review 11 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

DjDubsterTN

from Arizona

I have used this product for:1-3 months

Expertise:intermediate

# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5

Features

5 out of 5

Performance

5 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

5 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

Very high quality craftsmanship

PostedJanuary 5, 2012

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedJanuary 5, 2012

"i have not been dissatisfied in the slightest bit with this pc, I had the fortune of purchasing the one with an i7 processor and i must say it is quite a machine, insanely fast and incredibly powerful, and extremely thin and portable, also has very amazing battery life, this is the first laptop i purchased for myself for college and it has not disappointed me in any way shape or form, Samsung has once again made a very high quality piece of technology and I would gladly recommend this to all my friends, but i wouldn't have to because all of them are already saving up for one of their own now!"

Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight, extremely fast

I would recommend this to a friend!

+1point

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Review 12 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

jtkoon1

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from Asheville, Nc

Features

5 out of 5

Performance

5 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

5 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

So Great

PostedNovember 23, 2011

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedNovember 23, 2011

"So fast so light so cool so bright and soo many other things!"

Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight

I would recommend this to a friend!

+1point

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Review 13 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

BLUSPIRIT19

from TACOMA,WA

I have used this product for:less than a month

Expertise:intermediate

# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5

Features

5 out of 5

Performance

4 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

5 out of 5

Rating:

4 out of 5

MY VIEW

PostedJune 26, 2012

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedJune 26, 2012

"SO FAR SO GOOD, NOT SURE IF THIS IS GOOD GAMING NOTEBOOK OR NOT. WE'LL SEE."

Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight

I would recommend this to a friend!

0points

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Review 14 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

HoHum

Features

4 out of 5

Performance

4 out of 5

Design

4 out of 5

Value

5 out of 5

Rating:

4 out of 5

14" powerhouse

PostedFebruary 19, 2012

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedFebruary 19, 2012

"Since there are so many reviews that rave about this machine, I thought I would just share some wishful thinking:

I wish this machine came with Samsung's 830 Series MZ-7PC512N SSD.
I wish the seam between the plasticy bottom and the keyboard wrist rest didn't dig into my wrists (it should have been designed to be virtually seamless).
I wish it came with Intel WiFi not Broadcom."

Pros: Bright display, Lightweight

I would recommend this to a friend!

+3points

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Review 15 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

chavez83

I have used this product for:less than a month

Features

3 out of 5

Performance

3 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

1 out of 5

Rating:

3 out of 5

My experiance!

PostedJanuary 1, 2013

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

PostedJanuary 1, 2013

"I purchased my laptop in June 2011 after 2 days of purchasing I had to take it back do to some issues it had. The laptop was exchanged, a few months later it suddenly crashed I had lost all my stuff which very upsetting sins it was a new laptop. When taken back to store I purchased it from I was told the hard drive was bad and it was going to be replaced, after it had been fixed a couple of weeks later a blue screen appeared I took it back and was told nothing was wrong but till this day I continue to have issues with it. I contacted Samsung and was told that a blue screen is a sign of a bad hard drive. Besides the hard drive problem it is a good laptop but not worth the headache or the price payed to be having to back up all your info just in case it crashes."

Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight

Cons: Did not meet expectations, bad hard drive

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

0points

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Review 16 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

daryahoo

from cefalu

I have used this product for:less than a month

Expertise:expert

# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5

Features

3 out of 5

Performance

2 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

4 out of 5

Rating:

3 out of 5

Wi-Fi chronic problems

PostedApril 20, 2012

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

PostedApril 20, 2012

"The wi-fi don't work at all, very bad power, no good receiver...and it seams all these same models have this unpleasant problem."

Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display

Cons: Did not meet expectations

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

0points

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Review 17 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

Jorje

I have used this product for:1-3 months

Expertise:expert

# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5

Features

4 out of 5

Performance

2 out of 5

Design

4 out of 5

Value

4 out of 5

Rating:

3 out of 5

Excellent machine held back by some issues

PostedMarch 19, 2012

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedMarch 19, 2012

"I have been waiting for this laptop for a while. Design was fantastic and on paper the machine was great.

After a while of using it I have this points to raise:

Really happy with design and build quality, even the plastic base allows for a cool lap, even though it takes away from the appeal. It feels solid, minimum keyboard flex and the screen hinge is perfect - you can open it with one finger.

Specification is all very good - dedicated graphics in this form factor is very rare. Although I would have liked to option to have an i7 in this little guy, I have only felt the machine struggle a few times, but having the option to have upgraded would make me happy.

The express cache is a great solution to speed vs capacity - the machine boots in seconds!!

Excellent to have a 14" Machine with a bright screen with tiny bezel and a 1600x900 resolution. Would be happy to have paid a little more for better viewing angles / quality though.

The machine is not that light, but again the machine is much smaller and lighter than Notebook competition - obviously ultrabooks are there for the lighter option.

My biggest complaint, is sadly the battery life. I get 2 1/2 hours at a push on eco mode. This is just not acceptable, and the reason why this machine did not get 4 stars.

Another aspect that really disappointed me was the lack of USB ports - 2 is not enough for anyone in my opinion.

The other big gripe is the trackpad. I really hope drivers will fix this in the future, I find it absolutely unusable even when turning down sensitivity. It's a nightmare to use, and resulted in me buying an extra travel mouse...

To end on a plus, the speakers were surprisingly loud, albeit distorted. But very nice to hear in a loud room, unlike so many other machines on the market.

Overall I'm happy with the machine - I really hope the improve on the points I've raised, it's good just not perfect..."

Pros: Inexpensive, good specification, solid design, hi resolution screen, fast hard disk/flash memory combo, loud speakers

Cons: Not high def, appalling battery life, terrible trackpad, not customizable with better screen/cpu, lack of usb ports, distorted speakers

I would recommend this to a friend!

My product recommendations

Samsung Galaxy S® II Skyrocket™ (AT&T)

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+6points

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Review 18 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

brassedoff

Features

5 out of 5

Performance

1 out of 5

Design

4 out of 5

Value

3 out of 5

Rating:

2 out of 5

rogue machine

PostedNovember 19, 2012

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

PostedNovember 19, 2012

"I have had this computer for 2 weeks and it has steadily detiriorated, I thought it might be me getting used to it but it wont play DVDs the eject button wont work, it has to reboot after every switch on and a host of other problems. I have cross checked everything with another comp so I know it snot me. So sad especially as it was bought to keep me amused while travelling, now I'm stuck. wont even open up itunes, most of the time. if only it worked"

Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, met my spec, lit keyboard

Cons: too heavy, doesnt work properly, no shiny screen, only 2 usbs, expensive

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

0points

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Review 19 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

BobInGRR

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from GRR

I have used this product for:1-3 months

Expertise:expert

# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5

Features

4 out of 5

Performance

2 out of 5

Design

2 out of 5

Value

2 out of 5

Rating:

2 out of 5

Nice design, Annoying flaws...

PostedSeptember 13, 2012

"The Good
* Nice style
* CPU, HDD, and Mem are pretty beefy
* Nice screen
* Full back-lit keyboard

The Bad
* Trackpad causes mouse to jump around while you type... I blame software. Disabling touch to click helps, but not a great device.

* USB3 ports are flakey, with continuous disconnect/reconnect, maybe due to power, though all USB power saving options are disabled. Wanted to use external drives, but not usable as is. Same drive on USB2 port is fine, tho 10x slower.

Pros: Bright display, great styling, powerful

Cons: Poor quality, Did not meet expectations, track pad issues, usb 3 problems

0points

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Review 20 for Series 7 Chronos 14” Notebook

CJ3000

I have used this product for:less than a month

Expertise:intermediate

# of SAMSUNG products I own:1-2

Features

4 out of 5

Performance

5 out of 5

Design

1 out of 5

Value

4 out of 5

Rating:

1 out of 5

Piece of JUNK

PostedFebruary 4, 2012

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

PostedFebruary 4, 2012

"I bought this because it had many features for cheap. I was very disappointed. The screen changes when you scroll over text. It seems like a good feature but it just gets annoying. The processor and the memory is great though. The touchpad is too sensitive. Every time i tried typing the cursor went somewhere way off. But what made me get rid of it the most is that I HAD 2 BLUE SCREENS WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF HAVING IT. I had to restore it within the first two weeks. The battery life is not very good for how big it is and the wireless signal is terrible. My old computer could get 4/5 bars from the other side of the house and this got 1/5. My tablet could get better signal. It's a bit heavy too. The ports are nice though. The screen is flimsy. It could bend it about 5 degrees. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone."

Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive

Cons: Poor quality, Did not meet expectations

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

-10points

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