Samsung Q430-11

This striking aluminum-clad notebook is comfortable to use and packs some VGP-BPS9 graphics punch, but you'll need to bring that charger with you.

It's cool to look at and cool to the touch. The Samsung VGP-BPS9A/B Q430-11 does minimalist chic right, sporting a brushed aluminum lid and deck. And this 14-inch notebook matches its panache with snappy performance, thanks to the combination of Core i5 power and mid-range Nvidia graphics. However, the Q430-11 ($829 at Best Buy) isn't very mobile for a 5-pound laptop, delivering below-average battery life. Is this fast and well-designed machine worth that trade-off?

Design

Samsung has taken a welcome detour from its attractive but somewhat tired Touch of Color design with the Q430-11. Instead of sporting a toshiba PA3534U-1BRS Battery glossy black chassis with red accents, this notebook boasts a handsome black brushed aluminum lid and a natural aluminum metal deck. The color combination looks classy, and both the edge-to-edge glass display and the silver strip around the touchpad (which reflects light like a piece of jewelry) add a touch Dell GD761 Battery of elegance. The bottom and sides of the laptop are black plastic. Two speakers sit above the chiclet-style keyboard, along with a circular power button and an accompanying blue LED.

Weighing 5 pounds dell Latitude E5400 Battery and measuring 13.5 x 9.4 x 1.04 inches, the Q430-11 is fairly portable for a 14-inch notebook equipped with a DVD drive. However, this machine is not really made for travel--and not just because of its relatively short battery life. Samsung bundles the laptop with an AC adapter that has a three-prong plug, which not all power strips can accommodate. This 14-incher is heavier than the Gateway ID49 (4.8 pounds), but weighs the same as the Dell Inspiron 14R and Toshiba Satellite dell Vostro 1720 Battery M645 (both 5 pounds). We had no problem stuffing this system in a backpack.

Heat

We were pleasantly surprised that the metal-clad notebook stayed pretty cool to the dell Vostro 1710 Battery touch throughout our testing. After playing a Hulu video for 15 minutes, the touchpad registered only 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and the temperature between the G and H keys was a barely balmy 89 degrees. The only part of the Q430-11 that got warm (not hot) was the underside, which hit 94 degrees.

Keyboard and Touchpad

Like most consumer notebooks these days, the Q430-11 Sony VGP-BPS9/S battery sports a chiclet-style keyboard, and this one was quite comfortable to use. The tactile feedback was crisp without slowing us down, much better than the mushier layout on the ASUS U33Jc we recently reviewed. We just wish Samsung would invert the function keys so we could do things like adjust the volume and display brightness without pressing the Fn key first.

The Q430-11's touchpad isn't the largest we've used on a 14-inch laptop (3 x 1.2 inches), but the silver surface was nice and smooth Sony VGP-BPS9/B Battery for navigating the desktop. In addition, pinch-to-zoom gestures worked well when we enlarged photos. The two dedicated mouse buttons are a bit small, but were easy to press.

Display and Audio

Samsung's notebooks tend to feature top-notch displays, and this one is no different. The 14-inch Sony VGP-BPS13A/B Battery panel (1366 x 768) is bright and colorful, so long as you tilt the screen backwards; otherwise, the picture will look washed out. To test the display we fired up a 1080p trailer of Tron: Legacy, and the Q430-11 rendered a deadly Light Cycle race with plenty of detail while offering wide viewing angles.

The twin speakers on the Q430-11 don't get very loud, but they Sony VGP-BPS13 Battery sound better than the average laptop thanks to the SRS Sound technology inside this system. The horns and guitars in Cake's "The Distance" came through without any distortion even at maximum volume. However, Toshiba's 14-inch Satellite M645 has more audio oomph.

Ports and Webcam

From front to back on the left side good battery of the Q430-11, you'll find mic and headphone jacks, a USB port, an HDMI port, and Ethernet and VGA VGP-BPS13/B connections. The right side of the notebook houses the DVD drive and two additional USB ports. Samsung placed the 3-in-1 memory card reader right up front, which provides easy access for transferring photos when using this system on a table or desk. The USB port on the left of the Q430-11 can charge devices when the system is asleep or even off. However, VGP-BPS13B/Q while the machine supplied juice to a BlackBerry Bold, it didn't work for the iPhone 4 or BlackBerry Torch.

To test out the 0.3-megapixel webcam, we made a couple HP/Compaq Laptop Battery of video calls on Skype. The other caller said our image looked a little pale and that he heard some feedback when we spoke.

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