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Samsung have updated their popular Q35 laptop with the Q35 Red. The Q35 Red now has a powerful Core 2 Duo processor, and a number of other upgrades, and the “Red” is definitely more than just a color change. The Q35 Red comes with 1.24 gig of RAM, and onboard graphics which share some of this memory. TrustedReviews have taken a look at the Q35 Red and say, lifting that red lid reveals a silver keyboard and wrist rest, along with a 12.1in widescreen display with a silver bezel surrounding it. The screen has a native resolution of 1,280 x 800, which is pretty standard for a 12.1in widescreen display. The screen also has a high contrast glossy coating.
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The Samsung X11 is a well priced dual-core laptop, which should be at midrange for most people. TrustedReviews has a review of the X11 and say. The presence of a dual-core chip in a notebook is virtually a necessity at this price level and the T2300 is the slowest of the range, but still a great performer. On this model, this is only backed up with 512MB of DDR2 RAM, which is a bit 2004 - we’d want at least 1GB of RAM.

The graphics are integrated onto the motherboard chipset, so you only get Intel 945GM, which is a pretty week performer in 3D - if you want to play 3D games on a notebook you need to look for something with dedicated graphics from ATI or nVidia.

Ultimately though, it’s not the Gateway that does it for the X11, it’s Samsung’s own Q35. This essentially offers the same specs as the X11 but in a smaller, lighter package but with better battery life. As you can get a low end Q35 for £870, it’s difficult to recommend the larger and less stylish X11, especially while its spacebar keeps sticking.

The Samsung M55 is a new HD-DVD laptop with some very nice specifications. If you are looking for a nice laptop to play HD-DVD video and other media the M55 be perfect.
The M55 is the worlds lightest and thinnest 17-inch widescreen at just 3.4xm think and weighing just under 3kg. The 17-inch glossy widescreen display has a great HD resolution of 1920×1200, and features the powerful GeForce 7600 Go 256mb graphic card and HDMI output for HDTV connection, and S/PDIF for digital sound systems.
The M55 has up to 120gb SATA disk, 802.11a/b/g wireless, Bluetooth 2.0 and is powered by an Intel T2500 Core Duo processor.