Samsung QX410: High-end Mobility in an Aluminum Case
September 2nd, 2010 by Michael A. Prospero, LAPTOP Reviews Editor 
Among the other notebooks Samsung announced today is the QX410, a stylish system with plenty of power. It looks very similar to the Q430-11 which we reviewed last month. It has a brushed aluminum lid and deck, a chiclet-styly keyboard, and a fairly large 3.9 x 2.4-inch touchpad with integrated mouse buttons.
The notebook has a 14-inch edge-to-edge glass display, a Core i5 processor, and Nvidia graphics and Optimus technology.
Like the MacBook Pro and HP Envy lines, the QX410′s battery–5,500 mAh, good for about 7 hours of runtime on MobileMark– is not user replaceable; Samsung says that shouldn’t matter much, as the lithium-polymer battery is good for 1,000 cycles, or about 3 years.
The notebook will be available in late September, and be sold exclusively at Best Buy. The MSRP is $929, but Samsung expects it will go on sale for $849.
- CPU: 2.53-GHz Intel Core i5-460M
- Operating system: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
- Memory/expandable to: 4GB/8GB
- Hard Drive size/speed: 640GB/5,400-rpm
- Screen size/resolution: 14-inch LED backlit/1366 x 768
- Graphics/video memory: NVIDIA GeForce 310M/ 512MB, Intel GMA HD
- Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi DL
- Wireless: 802.11b/g/n; WiMax
- Ports: 3 USB 2.0, VGA, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone, mic,
- 4-in-1 media reader
- Size: 13.7 x 9.7 x 1.1 inches
- Weight: 5.1 pounds
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September 2nd, 2010 at 10:13 am
It’s ugly. I’m surprised too because I typically attribute Samsung with very elegant and distinct designs. Case in point, the recently announce NF310 may be one of the prettiest computers I’ve ever seen, and uses simple design elements to pull it off. On the other hand, this looks like the designer failed basic courses in color palette and textures. Fortunately, it’s powerful, so even when you’re out in public being embarrassed by the way your computer looks, you’re still able to get stuff done.
October 25th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
It’s the perfect computer, I do like the body and the style of this computer besides the power the resides in it, dont have any misleads or complaints about it, the other person is trying to discredit such a wonderful computer
November 4th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
To the author: how do you think this laptop compares to the Asus U45JC? It was recently reviewed on your site in detail by another person.
November 16th, 2010 at 3:14 am
Oh God, when is the full review coming!?
I’m eager to buy this laptop, but there are absolutely no reviews whatsoever on the interwebs!
Couldn’t you guys give me a little help with that? =)