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.
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 ($1,899) version with an Nvidia 675M GPU, called the Series 7 Gamer. samsung series 7 70027
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 ($1,899) version with an Nvidia 675M GPU, called the Series 7 Gamer. samsung series 7 70027
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