The Samsung Series 5 550P Laptops Thread

[nick191]

@nick191 :- I am not an avid gamer bro, so i cant answer ur question. Hope some extreme gamers in this thread would answer u.

okay but thank you !

some one is telling that last BIOS update which is P05AAA fixed high temp issue and throttling issue with 550P-S02
is it ?
Link

*www.flipkart.com/samsung-series-5-np550p5c-s02in-3rd-gen-ci7-8gb-1tb-2gb-graphics-win-7-hp/product-reviews/ITMDBE8F4PPXCSKN?pid=COMDBE7GZZEDVC6C&sort_order=most-recent#RVD5LPM94CACL24VO

 

[aleemuddin]

How much it cost you ? You have any throttling problem or high temp problem when you play games more than 5 or 6 hours ?
If not than i am definately gone buy sammy instead of DELL!

Hi,
sorry for late reply... yea got my lappy i7 version on friday in SP road for 61.2K... these SP road dealers are ripping any1 whos asking for this laptop cause (after the price hike from samsung the dealer had offered me 57K..... then after exactky 2 days i go to buy laptop... he said demand has increased so all of us have increased the price.... i can assure i searched most of SP road and all quoted 62K... the finally 1 guy offered it at 61.2K)

about gaming... dont have any CPU/GPU extensive games... but i did game on NFS hot pursuit... for ~3hrs temps were constant at 75C at max settings and even Kingdom of Amlur at max settings for ~3hra gave off temps at 80C constant

 

[nick191]

Hi,
sorry for late reply... yea got my lappy i7 version on friday in SP road for 61.2K... these SP road dealers are ripping any1 whos asking for this laptop cause (after the price hike from samsung the dealer had offered me 57K..... then after exactky 2 days i go to buy laptop... he said demand has increased so all of us have increased the price.... i can assure i searched most of SP road and all quoted 62K... the finally 1 guy offered it at 61.2K)

about gaming... dont have any CPU/GPU extensive games... but i did game on NFS hot pursuit... for ~3hrs temps were constant at 75C at max settings and even Kingdom of Amlur at max settings for ~3hra gave off temps at 80C constant

It's okay and thank you for response
so you are having no throttling issue ?
What you say i have to buy this or i buy DELL ? as i am a hardcore GAMER ? I play all high end games for too long times !
please give your reply

 

[NedStark]

Hey guys!
So, after the two day wait, the banks are finally functioning. withdrew the required amount today.
Will go purchase the s01 in a few hours. Wish me luck, and pray i dont get any problems.
Will poswt reviews and stuff afterwards. Thanks for all the help guys. And I'll need more of it afterwards.

 

[nick191]

I have the i7 version with 650 GT. I did a PCmark benchmark and got score of 2572 (which is quite low). Why is this, can anyone explain

please give me right suggestion i want to buy this laptop,i am a heavy gamer,so i have to buy this or not ?
if not i buy DELL 15R SE with i7 and you are having any throttling issue ?

please give me some suggestion what to DO ?

 

[twostepsfromhell]

please give me right suggestion i want to buy this laptop,i am a heavy gamer,so i have to buy this or not ?
if not i buy DELL 15R SE with i7 and you are having any throttling issue ?

please give me some suggestion what to DO ?

This is my problem. Actually the scores are OK. I was comparing the PCmark7 scores with the older PCmark Vantage scores. Sorry for that. I think i should delete that post

 

[nick191]

This is my problem. Actually the scores are OK. I was comparing the PCmark7 scores with the older PCmark Vantage scores. Sorry for that. I think i should delete that post

so now what i do BUY SAMMY OR NOT ?

 

[twostepsfromhell]

Thats for you to decide. I and other team members have pointed out the pros and cons of each in detail here. I cant take a call for you. Grow some balls and choose one. Make a decision and stick to it like a man

Where are you from ? If you are from Chennai you are most welcome to come to my place and check the laptop out for yourself. Then we can go to some dell store and check the dell laptop. but i am not sure if they will let you install the games.

 

[prashanth2692]

my friend is having dell 15r se.......
comparing his with mine:
looks-sams wins..........dell has old dull looks
screen: sammy better resolution
battery also sammys better
graphic card 30%better than dell's
speekers wise sams win easily........

you can't look for more than this differnces........with processor being the same..
and also.........dell is heavier than sams

 

[nick191]

Thats for you to decide. I and other team members have pointed out the pros and cons of each in detail here. I cant take a call for you. Grow some balls and choose one. Make a decision and stick to it like a man

Where are you from ? If you are from Chennai you are most welcome to come to my place and check the laptop out for yourself. Then we can go to some dell store and check the dell laptop. but i am not sure if they will let you install the games.

Thank you so so so much for that much support buddy but i am from gujarat so can't come to your place sorry !
But suggest me any one !

my friend is having dell 15r se.......
comparing his with mine:
looks-sams wins..........dell has old dull looks
screen: sammy better resolution
battery also sammys better
graphic card 30%better than dell's
speekers wise sams win easily........

you can't look for more than this differnces........with processor being the same..
and also.........dell is heavier than sams

yes sammy wins but,
who wins in long time gaming and temperature maintaining ?
i want to buy one from sammy or DELL !

 

[twostepsfromhell]

i seriously considered buying the dell 15RSE laptop before i looked at samsung and even got a quote from them (57k for a 4GB radeon 7730 system) There is a thread discussing pros and cons of each here incase you have not already seen it. Please go thru it once. I think in that post most are favouring Samsung as the definite winner. That is exactly why I bought the Samsung. I am a structural engineer and not a big time gamer. I need that GPU for GPGPU computation stuff. Gaming is secondary to me. I may tell you at this time to choose samsung. However i cannot guarantee that it wont throttle or anything. Maybe you can go for a replacement as pratyush997 has done, incase it throttles. I guess that was the end for throttling for him. Certain times in life we have to take hard decisions and be prepared to face consequences, just think it that way. It is much better than being indecisive.

 

[prashanth2692]

my friend havn't done gaming on his dell yet......once done i ll let u know...........
but sams temp are common on full load on any laptop......
from my experiance i can advise u sammy.......
just tosay i have done 4hr non stop gaming..............2hr.hot pursuit...........2 hr crysis 2

 

[nick191]

i seriously considered buying the dell 15RSE laptop before i looked at samsung and even got a quote from them (57k for a 4GB radeon 7730 system) There is a thread discussing pros and cons of each here incase you have not already seen it. Please go thru it once. I think in that post most are favouring Samsung as the definite winner. That is exactly why I bought the Samsung. I am a structural engineer and not a big time gamer. I need that GPU for GPGPU computation stuff. Gaming is secondary to me. I may tell you at this time to choose samsung. However i cannot guarantee that it wont throttle or anything. Maybe you can go for a replacement as pratyush997 has done, incase it throttles. I guess that was the end for throttling for him. Certain times in life we have to take hard decisions and be prepared to face consequences, just think it that way. It is much better than being indecisive.

Thanks for that THREAD and i think i buy samsung if i got throttling or something than gave it to replace ?
but knowing issue still buying it is also not a GOOD or RIGHT decision at ALL ! anyways i am gone buy at 11/11/12 mostly i have too much time to go through too many things.

 

[aleemuddin]

It's okay and thank you for response
so you are having no throttling issue ?
What you say i have to buy this or i buy DELL ? as i am a hardcore GAMER ? I play all high end games for too long times !
please give your reply

no throttling wat so ever up to now
see any laptop is not built for extreme gaming.. but anyway sammy its totally worth my money cause if u look at GPU every single other company had priced laptop wit 650m 72K+.. and many such things... take a call... i knew this laptop would heat up... but seen a frnds lenovo nad it heats up even more... so i went wit sammy cause every laptop has its issue and i am fine wit it heating up (as i dont play extreme )

 

[nick191]

no throttling wat so ever up to now
see any laptop is not built for extreme gaming.. but anyway sammy its totally worth my money cause if u look at GPU every single other company had priced laptop wit 650m 72K+.. and many such things... take a call... i knew this laptop would heat up... but seen a frnds lenovo nad it heats up even more... so i went wit sammy cause every laptop has its issue and i am fine wit it heating up (as i dont play extreme )

my higher gaming time around 5 hour (high end) and CS:SOURCE(12 hour) ? Sammy can handle it ?

 

[aleemuddin]

my higher gaming time around 5 hour (high end) and CS:SOURCE(12 hour) ? Sammy can handle it ?

ya it will have no problem wit CS:S there is a user on FB who says "hey broz everyone here..chill kro yar..today i put my lappy on heavy testing phase..!!! played borderlands2 coop at ultra settings for 6 hours..!!! and no signs of even a fram dropped!!! so new buyers if u r worried about throttling then dont.. just go for this.. install latest new drivers and bingo u r ready to plunge into gaming!!!"

hope tat ans ur dilemma

 

[switch44]

Okay guys i have an issue. Now i know its a no brainer but :
I just found an offer (my dad did) the hp g6 - 2150 : core i7-3612qm, 6gb ram, 750gbhdd, 1gb ati HD 7670 for approx 38000rs.
I have to decide between this and the samsung np550 - s01IN for 48k.
Do you think the samsung is still the better choice even if im getting the hp for 10k lesser??

 

[dashing.sujay]

Okay guys i have an issue. Now i know its a no brainer but :

Your just said your answer

 

[Theodre]

Sammy is awesome and i am loving every sec with it

 

[pratyush997]

Your just said your answer

You never know but you just made me Rofl..