Compact design, stylish design and hardware configuration is quite powerful, Samsung Ultrabook Series 5 NP530U3B is suitable for young and dynamic users who frequently move.
Design
Samsung’s Ultrabook Series 5 NP530U3B has a slim design (17.6mm thick and thinnest 14.9mm), measuring 21.84×31.5×1.75 cm and weighs 1.46 kg (including adapter).
Stylish, sleek and fashioned with premium aluminum alloy, it delivers a solid feel and increases user appeal. In addition, the use of aluminum alloy sheath also contributes significantly to heat dissipation (passive) when the system is active.
13.3 “WXGA 16: 9 LED backlight with 300 nit brightness and anti-reflective technology promises sharp image quality in various lighting environments. The NP530U3B also comes equipped with a 1.3Mp HD webcam (720p) and supports wireless connectivity such as Bluetooth 3.0 and WiFi 802.11n.
The chiclet keyboard (80 keys) with soft keys, good elasticity, gives the “feel of the keys” pretty well when typing text, the large key size also contributes to the comfort of “surfing” the keys. Not afraid to hit wrong.
Touchpad is large and coated with glass, and multi-touch support simplifies operation without the mouse. Two mouse button (left, right) design, lightweight, easy to use.
The familiar function keys such as volume control, turn on / off Wi-Fi connection, Bluetooth or launch the company’s facilities make it easy for users to configure and monitor the operating system integrated into the Fn key group (F1 – F12). So the top of the keyboard only has a power button and built-in speakers with good sound quality. In fact, if the sound quality is not too high, the NP530U3B’s built-in speakers can meet the demands of light entertainment.
The NP530U3B also supports Intel Advanced Cooling Technology with the Breathable keyboard. Air is pulled in through the keyboard area to cool the internal hardware bits before it gets pushed back out, via the ventilation openings. With this revised design, the underside ventilation slots are basically removed, and that makes it easier for users to work with the device in day to day use.
Notably, the design of the NP530U3B also allows for upgrades of RAM and hard drive as needed.
The NP530U3B is also one of the ultrabook models that fully supports the necessary connectivity to meet the needs of users. Includes 1Gbps Ethernet port, 1 USB 3.0, HDMI video output, mini VGA, headphone and microphone on the left.
Two USB 2.0 ports and a 4-in-1 card reader are located on the left. The NP530U3B, however, does not come with a built-in optical drive, like other Ultrabooks, to meet Intel’s Ultrabook standards.
The Easy Setting tool makes it easy for users to configure, manage, and monitor the operating system’s performance; From power management, graphical interface changes, audio quality adjustments to system performance settings.
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Performance
Beyond that sleek, styled look, the Samsung Series 5 NP530U3B feels like it has a solid hardware base with Intel Core i5 2467M processors (1.6GHz, 4MB cache) and integrated graphics, HD Graphic 3000. It also includes 4GB … honestly, it’s pretty capable for day to day use, even if what you’re doing is the usual routine, browsing and such. RAM DDR3. Test results at the Test Lab show that the NP530U3B’s performance and battery life are good (detailed in the resulting graph below), which is enough to meet the needs of mobile work or play.
Specifically with the overall system performance evaluation tool is PCMark 7 reached 2,608 points.
The hard disk drive (HDD) score on the ATTO disk benchmark test shows that the read / write speed is quite good; Turn 100.7 MB / s and 98.5 MB / s. However, the introduction of Intel Smart Response technology, which combines a 500GB hard drive and a 16GB SSD into a caching cache, has significantly improved data access rates at levels system. In fact, the NP530U3B only takes 22 seconds from the time the power button is pressed to the OS’s main OS interface. The response of the machine from sleep mode only takes about 2 seconds to return to active state.
With the Cinebench R11.5 (64 bit) tool that evaluates the CPU and graphics processing power (using the OpenGL graphics library), the test configuration scored 7.53 on the CPU test and 81.19 Fps (frames per second) at the OpenGL test.
Check the actual battery life with the MobileMark 2007, NP530U3B achieve 5 hours 35 minutes with the total running Productivity test.
Advantage
Slim design, stylish design.
Overall performance is quite high.
Good battery life.
Integrated with many Samsung-specific software supporting the user.
Disadvantage
Fast charging is not supported.
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Định Bia has spent over 10 years testing consumer electronics with a focus on smart technology. He work as a product advisor at Biareview where he helped customers find the right devices for their needs. He personally tests every product featured on this site using a consistent evaluation framework covering quality, durability, and value. All reviews are based on experience, not influenced by the manufacturer.