Samsung Series 5 Ultra Touch                                      Prices

 

There is a particular sense of class that often comes with having a touch enabled notebook. This is why a large segment of people today would rather spend a little extra but have a touch-enabled type of laptop. Well if there is enough room in your budget and you would really like to have a touch laptop, you should consider the Samsung Series 5 Ultra Touch.

 

This is a laptop with an above averable battery life, good feature set and offers a reasonable performance for your every day use. The laptop is fairly light hence not a bad choice for a person who is normally on the go. The Samsung Series 5 Ultra Touch can also guarantee users a solid sound quality.

 

Design

The Samsung Series 5 Ultra Touch has a slim trendy yet considerably robust design thus it is rather durable to some extent. The laptop has an aluminum brushed lid and keyboard deck. The bottom part of the machine is made from a plastic material. Below the screen display the speaker grille is visible.

 

The power button can be located at the top right side of the keyboard. The keyboard has a matte black color while the touchpad is gray. Although keys on the keyboard are well spaced in addition to a good palmrest, the keys are somewhat stiff and therefore this might not be the ideal choice of laptop when looking for a comfortable model for heavy typing. The keyboard deck is also sharp-edged. Its touchpad is however responsive and the dedicated click buttons are equally easy to use.

 

This laptop has a 13.3 inch screen display with the top bezel having a webcam of 1.3MP. Some of the ports you can find on this machine include 2 USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 port, mini-VGA port, HDMI port and an SD card slot. Consequently it does come with various connectivity options in order to meet more flexible needs.

 

Samsung Series 5 Ultra Touch is not exactly the lightest laptop weighing at 3.8 pounds and measuring 0.66 × 12.4 × 8.6 inches (HWD) but it is still portable.

 

Features

1. Operating System: Windows 8

2. Processor: 1.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5-3317U

3. RAM: 4GB (not upgradable)

4. Hard Drive Size: 500GB + 24GB SSD

5. HDD Speed: 5,400rpm

6. Screen Display Size: 13.3”

7. Touchpad

8. Webcam: 1.3MP

9. Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics 4000

10. Native Resolution: 1366 × 768

11. Video Memory: Shared

12. Bluetooth 4.0

13. USB Ports: 3

14. Other Ports: HDMI, mini-VGA, Ethernet, USB 3.0, Microphone/headphone

15. Card Slots: 3-1 reader

16. Weight: 3.8 Ibs

17. Height: 0.66 inches

18. Width: 12.4 inches

19. Depth: 8.6 inches

20. Battery Life: 6 hours

21. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n

 

Pros

The touchscreen of the Samsung Series 5 Ultra Touch is impressively responsive and accurate. You can therefore easily use it to reach apps and programs. The laptop has a robust aluminum design and remarkable sound quality.

 

Cons

The keyboard is not backlit and the keys and not cozy so you may not enjoy typing as much as you would like especially when there is a lot of work to be done. The keyboard deck has sharp edges.

 

Conclusion

Due to the responsive touch screen and incredible sound quality, the Samsung Series 5 Ultra Touch is a good laptop to go for. Nonetheless one must bear in mind the shortcomings and hefty price too.