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Ultraportable Notebooks

Samsung Q30

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Samsung Q30 4.00

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RRP

$3499.00

Review Date

Friday, 28th of October, 2005

Features

Processor : Intel Pentium M

What's Hot

Light, portable, great screen

What's Not

External optical drive, relatively slow

The Final Word

Samsung has come up with a fantastic, lightweight ultraportable in the Q30. It's got enough power to drive productivity applications and manages to run for 5.5 hours with a long-life 6-cell battery.

Notes

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Display

Display Technology

Colour LCD TFT (Active Matrix)

Colour Support

144 Colours

Screen size

12.1 in

Screen Resolution

1024x768

General

Length (mm)

287.7

Width (mm)

197.5

Height (mm)

23.8

Warranty (Months)

Weight (kg)

1.10

Graphics Card

Graphics Processor

Intel i855GME IGD

Graphics Card Interface

AGP 4x

Hard Drive

Storage capacity

40 GB

Input Devices

Keyboard, Mouse

Media

Supported Memory Media

CompactFlash, Memory Stick, Secure Digital (SD)

Memory

Installed memory (RAM)

512 MB

Maximum memory (RAM)

768 MB

RAM Type

DDR

L2 Cache Memory

2MB

Multimedia Features

Modem

Yes

Fax?

Yes

Notebook Benchmark Tests

MobileMark 2002

103

PCMark04

2017

PCs

Floppy Drive

Power Options

Power Supply

AC Power, Battery

Battery Type

Rechargeable - (Li-Ion)

Battery Run Time (minutes)

136

Processor

Intel Pentium M

Processor Speed

1.2 Ghz

Software

Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows XP

Sound Card

3D Sound Support

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

Firewire, Headphone Jack, Microphone Jack , RJ11 Phone Jack, RJ45, SPDIF output, USB 2.0

Number of Firewire Ports

Number of Headphone Jack Ports

Number of Microphone Ports

Number of RJ45 Ports

Number of SPDIF Output Ports

Number of USB 2.0 Ports

Wireless Connections

Wireless technology supported

Wireless 802.11b, Wireless 802.11g

*Specifications are subject to change without notice. While every attempt has been made by GoodGearGuide in the production of these specifications, possible errors or omissions may still occur. GoodGearGuide neither assumes legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any product specifications supplied.

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