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    Ativ Book 6 in Peru

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by marcelo_fern, Sep 7, 2013.

  1. marcelo_fern

    marcelo_fern Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello everybody,
    I have a Series 7 Chronos (the one with the Radeon 6490, best buy model) now I want to change it for another Samsung. Here in Peru I've found 15.6" ATIV Book 6 1TB HDD NP680Z5E the most important features for me are the CPU, Video graphics card and screen, this model has an Intel I7 3230, a Radeon 8850 and 15.6" HD LED Display (1366 x 768) with Touch Screen Panel. I will be traveling to the US for Black Friday 2013 and I've want to know if I should wait for the Best Buy model (the one with the Radeon 8770, and the only Ativ Book 8 or series 7 Chronos available in the US) or go for the Ativ Book 6 here in Peru. The main use for this laptop is work and gaming, I've mostly use it for work but my main interest is it's gaming capabilities :D .

    I hope you guys can give me some advice about this, thanks in advance
     
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    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Thanks John, but I'll guess that the Radeon 8850 with 2GB (the Ativ 6 sold in Peru) is better than the Ativ 6 (comes with the Radeon 8770 with 1 GB) that is discussed in that thread, also I'm planning to play with this laptop connected to a full HD TV, despite the 1366 x 768 resolution, it could upscale to 1920 x 1080 when plugged in to the TV, right?
     
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    That should not be a problem. See the thread linked below for more discussion on how to make sure you get the full resolution of the external display.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/samsung/711882-series-7-np700z5a-s01uk-dell-u2412m-monitor.html

    As John pointed, 1366 x 768 really is a VERY low resolution on a 15.6 inch display. Just saying...
     
    Dannemand, Sep 8, 2013
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    Thanks Dannemand, as you said 1366 x 768 is a really low resolution, the Chronos 7 series that I have right now has 1600x900 and for work it's good. Seems that I should wait for my trip and buy the Ativ Book 8, as it has a better resolution (but a lower spec graphic card). Does anyone know if I can buy the Ativ Book with the Radeon 8870 and have it send it to the US??
     
    marcelo_fern, Sep 9, 2013
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