Samsung Series 7 700Z7CH Specifications

Specifications –

• Processor – 2.3GHz Intel-Core i7-3615QM
• Hard Drive – 1.0TB 5,400rpm
• Graphics – Nvidia GeForce GT 650M/Intel HD4000
• Chipset – Intel HM77
• Operating system – Windows 7 Home Premium
• Height – 0.98inch
• Dimensions – 15.9 x 10.3 inches
• System weight or weight along with AC adapter – 6.5/7.5 pounds
• Screen size – 17.3 inches
• Category – Desktop replacement

Samsung Series 7 700Z7CH Features List

17.3-inch LED-LCD display

Full 1080p HD native resolution

3.3 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor

8 GB DDR3 SDRAM

Wi-Fi

Intel Turbo Boost technology 2.0

Windows 7 Home Premium OS

NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M graphics processor

Samsung Series 7 700Z7CH Review

The good: The Samsung Series 7 Chronos stands out from the desktop replacement crowd by hiding high-end components, including a quad-core processor, inside a very a slim design.

The bad: Gaming performance could be better and the bottom panel can get very hot.

The bottom line: A high-end big-screen multimedia laptop that's pretty portable (for a desktop replacement), the Samsung Series 7 Chronos is what we imagine a 17-inch ultrabook would look like.

The large touch pad is very Apple-like, with a single surface integrating the buttons, rather than separate left and right mouse buttons (this is often called a click pad). The matte metallic surface had just the right amount of drag, but note that it's offset to the left side, so as to sit directly under the space bar. Some people prefer touch pads to be in the exact center of the body, even if a number pad moves the QWERTY keyboard off to the side. Multitouch gestures such as two-finger scrolling worked, but not as smoothly as you'd find on a MacBook or even Dell's new XPS 14.

Samsung Series 7 700Z7CH

he Samsung Series 7 model 700Z7CH features a 17.3-inch LED-LCD display with Full 1080p HD native resolution, a 3.3 GHz Intel Core i7 processor, and Windows 7 Home Premium OS.

The 17.3-inch Samsung Series 7 700Z7CH amalgamates a Full 1080p HD LED-backlit display, a 3.3 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with 6 MB L3 cache, and 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM. 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology come built into this device. This model additionally features Intel Turbo Boost technology 2.0, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium OS, and a NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M graphics processor.

Samsung lists this model at $1,499, but I've seen it in stores for $1,399, and at that price, if not a steal, then it's at least a pretty good deal, especially as you can't even buy a similarly slim 17-inch MacBook Pro any more (and that system was much more expensive when you could).

My main knocks are the slower 5,400rpm hard drive (but it's still a large one, at 1TB), and the lack of high-end options, such as SSD drives or Blu-ray. The system also got noticeably hot on the back part of the bottom panel, hitting 120 degrees while gaming.

Gaming performance was also a little underwhelming considering the high-end CPU and midrange GPU inside, but if that's your main goal, Samsung does make a thicker, more expensive version with an Nvidia 675M GPU, called the Series 7 Gamer.