I haven't had this machine for more than a couple of weeks, but so far I am pretty satisfied. It is a powerful, light computer. I take it to classes and I don't need to carry the AC adapter because the battery lasts well over 6 hours while in power saving mode. The keyboard is responsive and backlit with several brightness settings. The machine itself feels nice and solid, very professional looking. With 1TB HDD, 8GB RAM and quad i7 processor, it seems that it would have a long life for office and normal college use.Something that I didn't see in the tech specs is the fact that it also has nvidia GT 630m 512MB GDDR5. Which means that it is not a gaming laptop, but it has decent gaming capabilities. Dead Space 2 runs at 30fps (max rate possible with vsync on) with everything, res set at 1366x768, AA without needing peak performance from gpu. A more graphically intense game like Just Cause 2, runs at 30 fps with settings set at mid-high (low for shadows though...) and no AA, but it uses all of the gpu's "strength" (see 70 degrees Celsius against Dead Space 2 gpu temp at 60).
Overall it is a solid, versatile machine. For those that are looking for a good laptop for college, this is it. As light as a Mac but way less expensive while still being a high quality piece of equipment.
Pros: Lightweight, fast processor, high storage capacity, decent gpu.
Cons: Comes with a lot of bloatware, wish Samsung opted for gt 650m, just saying.
Other: Try looking for it at a Best Buy, got mine there at 999.99 with Webroot Antivirus for free.
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