Pros
- Good performance for the price
- Small, slim, and light
Cons
- Display isn't as good as we expect from Samsung
- Poor touchpad rocker button
At A Glance
Samsung packs impressive performance into a small, light, and affordable laptop.
Manufacturer’s Description
Samsung 350U2B 12.5-inch Widescreen LED backlight notebook features Intel Core i5 2410M 2.3 GHz processor, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB hard drive, Intel HD Graphics 3000.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | NP350U2BA01US |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core i5 |
| Processor speed | 2300.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 3.0 KB |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 4000.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Display | |
| Display size | 12.6 inches |
| Display type | Matte LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Storage | |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Drive size | 500.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed | 5400 RPM |
| Other storage |
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| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| Available Interfaces | Bluetooth |
| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n/b/g |
| Video Interfaces |
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| Slots |
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| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 11.8 inches |
| Depth | 7.8 inches |
| Height | 1.1 inches |
| Weight with Accessories | 3.9 pounds |
| Weight | 3.1 pounds |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Professional |
| Other Features | |
| Docking Station Port | No |
| Devices |
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| Input devices |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 110 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 5:52 (hh:mm) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 240 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 363 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 189 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Idle power usage | 9.5 Watts |
| Sleep power usage | 0 Watt hours |
| Off power usage | 0 Watt hours |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 364 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 326 seconds (lower is better) |
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 433 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 199 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 377 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 184 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 6 Multitasking | 310 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 | 39.43 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 | 35.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 | 31.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 | 28.61 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 13.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 13.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 26.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 24 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 16 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 15.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 29.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 27 Frames per second (higher is better) |
