Samsung Q35 first thoughts

Hi all,

I've just purchased a Samsung Q35 at a local computer fair yesterday.

meanwhile, some first thoughts on battery life... it's looking pretty good! I did the usual porting of data/personal files, web publishing software installation, creating and formatting extended partition of hard disk. after 4 1/2 hours, the battery indicator showed 18% (36 minutes)

will calibrate the battery as well as write a more detailed review some time in the next few days to share my experience

warm regards

 

sweet jesus someone has bought one, does it really look as good as the photos?

secondly are there any heat issues

 

i'll take some pictures soon, personally I quite like the design of it so far

colour scheme-wise, being silver-black, its not close to ipod-white than say, the sony vaio ones.


i've been using for about a day and a half now, and i would say it runs warm but never unbearably hot at any point in time. definitely ok on a lap even if you're wearing shorts.

more soon!

warm regards

 

I'm curious about your review!

 

Hi,
I bought a Q35 in April and just thought I'd add my first impressions here too:
Pros:
- Great screen - In daylight I think it looked better than the Sony TX2HP (I bought it on Tottenham Court Road in London, and they had them both next to each other in the shop window)
- Perfect size - It is light enough to be easily carried around, but not too small to be a pain to use, e.g. the Sony TX2HP. Its also smaller than the Sony SZ1HP, which was the other one i was considering getting before I saw them in the flesh.
- Really quiet - I think it is really quiet compared with other laptops I have used. The fan doesn't roar in to life the moment you do anything.
- The build quality seems excellent - Everything seems nice and sturdy
- Battery life is good - I've only calibrated the battery once, and it lasted around 5 1/2 hours with medium screen brightness, and WiFi switched on. (I've also done that USB reg fix to improve the power consumption)

Cons:
I've only really got a few minor niggles with the keyboard layout, and mouse buttons, both of which I have now got used to:
- Mouse buttons have got quite a bit of 'give' in them before they click - Its probably only 0.5mm or so, but its quite noticeable
- The PgUp, PgDn, Home and End keys are a bit squeezed in - See pic attached. They are the two buttons directly above the left/right arrow keys, quite a few times now i've been trying to scroll left or right and accidently hit PgUp/Down instead which can be annoying. Also, I generally use Home/End a lot more than PgUp/Down, and you need to use the Fn key to use these. I think it would have been better to swap these round, as you can use the edge of the track pad for most vertical scrolling.


But these are minor issues with an otherwise excellent laptop.
Hope these comments help, sorry if i've pre-empted yr review plainsman ,

Cheers

 

no problem and thanks geoffp its great to have more owner feedback, there appears to be a dearth of information on these laptops on the internet at the moment.

i was looking through the recommended format/guideline on write a notebook review, man it is long! but it is good to be so detailed. i've taken pictures of my Q35 already, now trying to squeeze in time to write enough words (!)

i'll try to post up the photos by tonight first.

to add in to geoffp's comments:

- yes, battery life is great. with wifi and sound on, battery manager set to 'normal' i can get 5+ hours on this laptop, its pretty energy efficient for a 6-cell.

- i've conducted super pi test and got 2min 30seconds for 2million with battery mgr on 'normal' .. this appears to be a mode with 2nd core turned off. when battery mgr is set to 'max performance' i'm getting 1min 25seconds. will need some time to conduct pcmark/3dmark on it.

- screen sharpness is good, its clearer than some of the other models i've considered buying. colour accuracy is a little off though, i'll check to see if there's anything that can be done.

- build is good, doesn't feel cheap, doesn't look like it will fall apart anytime soon. it is quite a joy to type on it.

- sound is good. it appears that the SRS feature is a surround sound algorithm that also utilises the body of the laptop to boost the low end, pretty interesting way of adding bass to otherwise typically tinny laptop speaker output.

- yes, mouse buttons require a little more than average pressure before they 'click'. they appear to be made of metal too, and conduct a fair bit of heat. perhaps a small feature samsung engineers intended to help dissipate heat?


warm regards and good day

 

i too have a Q35 and am very impressed with it!

the only niggle's i've found are that the screen is really quite reflective and the mouse buttons travel enough to contact before going click (if you have heavy thumbs this may prove annoying).
when i got mine and set it up i found that some of the drivers were out of date and samsung's handy online update tool had the same out of date drivers... this meant that the scroll on the synaptics pad wouldn't work with firefox.

as for battery time, i haven't left it on and still been around when it shut down, but i did watch a DVD on it the other night when it was on 65% battery (bluetooth, WiFi and everything still switched on) and at the end it still had 20% left! needless to say i was more than a little impressed.

my install of winxp pro is pretty clean, but i've still experienced a couple of freezes - don't know if that's the laptop or the OS.

bluetooth seems to work over longer distances than WiFi, but that might be down to my AP being very old and tired. via bluetooth and motorola phonetools 4 i don't think there's any reason to take my phone out of my pocket any more - good thing too as i have a motorola V3 (why oh why did i go for a 'fashion' phone?!)

all i need now is a laptop bag it doesn't seem lost in...

 

Hi all,

I have also purchased a new samsung Q35 last sunday.

I wanted to partition the harddisk and had problems.

First i used the windows recovery to partition and every went well, with 2 partitions, then i wanted to do the avstation. Then to realise that i cant recover avs when windows is installed.

Thus, i redo the whole thing again using the avs recovery first to do the partition. then use the windows recovery to install. I ended up with 3 partitions C:drive is used soley for avs and the hardisk is partition in D and E drive, and E is the primary drive instead of C or D.

And now when i on the laptop with avs station now it doesnt go into avs but into windows. (it wasnt like this when i first bot it)

Can anyone help me? how to recover my avs now.. is it possible to partition into 2 drive only?

 

Do you really have a backup CD from your AVStation now or just the normal AVStation?

If you have a CD for AVStation now , go into the BIOS, change to Advanced and selete Enable at Delete Recovery Area. Save the changes. After restarting boot from the AVStation now CD. The CD will offer you multiple choices. One choice is AVStation Now Installation. Take this and wait for about 5 minutes. Remove the CD from your drive and turn off your PC. Finally, start your notebook with the AV-button.

If you don't have such a CD contact Samsung for one. I think they are giving it away for free - I got mine without any costs.

 

Thanks for the help

I managed to resolve the problem. The reason it didnt work out in the first place because i partition wrongly using windows recovery. I already had 2 partition when i tried the second time using avs now recovery, thus avs partiton for me again hence ending up with 3 partition.. and avs was somehow in one drive in windows, thus it is not able to start up without entering windows.

To resolve the problem, i had to delete all existing partition and redo the whole thing. My mistake before was that i did not remove the partition i did wrongly in the first step. I redo the whole process with avs recovery and it worked fine. I can enter avs now and i have 2 partitions C and D. Avs took up part of the hardisk space (abt 13GB).

Hope new users can learn from my experience when doing partition. Cheers

 

is there any way to get AVS Now to play .mov files or even quicktime hi-def videos?

 

Could you also tell us about the AC adaptor. I currently have a Sony TR1 and it has a very small and light AC adaptor however I have seen other peoples laptops with huge adaptors.

How big is the adaptor on the Q35 and how heavy is it?

Cheers
Rod

 

AC Adapter AD-6019S
Output Power 60Watts
Dimension 160 X 70 X 29mm
Weight (AC Adapter) 300g ± 50g
Worldwide Compatibility Auto-sensing 100 - 240VAC
Line Frequency 50 / 60Hz
Adapter Rating - Input 100V - 240V, 1.8A
Adapter Rating - Output 19.0VDC / 3.16A

 

Processor and Motherboard Q35
CPU Intel® Core™ Processor Duo (FSB 667MHz)
Intel® Core™ Processor Solo (FSB 667MHz)
- Intel® Centrino® Mobile Technology Duo with Intel® Core™ Processor Duo
: Intel Core processor Duo (Dual core Yonah)+ i945 chipset + 3945ABG WLAN
- Intel® Centrino® Mobile Technology with Intel® Core™ Processor Solo
: Intel® Core™ Processor Solo (Single core Yonah)+ i945 chipset + 3945ABG WLAN
Speed Intel® Core™ Processor Duo T2300(1.66GHz) ~ T2700(2.33GHz)
Intel® Core™ Processor Solo T1300(1.66GHz) ~ T1400(1.73GHz)
Cache 2MB
Chipset Intel 945PM + ICH7M
BIOS 8 Mbit, Flash upgradable
Thermal Design Performance MAX. 34W

Memory
Memory / Max. Memory On Board 256/512MB / Max 1.5GB cf) On B'd 512MB will be available from mid of May
Memory type PC2-3200(400MHz) / PC2-4200(533MHz) / PC2-5300(667MHz) DDR2 SODIMM
Memory Modules 256MB, 512MB, 1GB SODIMM
Sockets 1-slot SODIMM's

Display and Graphics
LCD 12.1" WXGA
LCD Vendor AUO
Samsung AMLCD

12.1" WXGA Glare
LCD Viewable Area 261.12 x 163.2mm (H x V)
LCD Resolution 1280 x 800 x 262,144 color ( 18 bit )
Dot Pitch 0.204 x 0.204mm (H x V)
Viewing angle Hor. +40/-40, Ver. +20/-40
Contrast Ratio typ.400 (CR)
Brightness min.180, typ.200 (cd/m2)
Response time Rising typ.10ms / max.15ms, Falling typ.15ms / max.20ms

12.1" WXGA Non Glare
LCD Viewable Area 261.12 x 163.2mm (H x V)
LCD Resolution 1280 x 800 x 262,144 color ( 18 bit )
Dot Pitch 0.204 x 0.204mm (H x V)
Viewing angle Hor. +40/-40, Ver. +20/-40
Contrast Ratio typ.400 (CR)
Brightness min.180, typ.200 (cd/m2)
Response time Rising typ.10ms / max.15ms, Falling typ.15ms / max.20ms

Weight 285g typ. 300g Max.
Graphics Controller Intel GMA 950_DVMT 128MB
Intel GMA 950 Intel 945GM Express Chipset
Video Memory 64MB / 128MB with DVMT
Max.Resolution for LFP LVDS 1400 * 1050 x 32Bits color (SXGA+)
Max.Resolution for External Monitor2048 x 1536 @75HZ (CRT)
Max.Resolution for LFP LVDS 1400 * 1050 x 32Bits color (SXGA+)
Max.Resolution for External Monitor2048 x 1536 @85HZ (CRT)

Audio
Sound High Definition Audio
Controller HD Audio Codec, AD1986A
Conversion Built-in high performance 20-bit ADC & 24-bit DAC
Internal Interfaces Embedded stereo speakers
Speaker Power Rating 2 Speakers x 2 Watt with enclosure each
External Interfaces Microphone, Headphone, Optical S/PDIF out port
Controls Keyboard volume control, SRS enable / disable

Storage
Hard Disk Drive 9.5mmH 2.5" HDD, Removable
Supports SMART UltraDMA-33/66/100 support
Average Acess Time 13m sec.
Speed 4200rpm,5400rpm,7200rpm
PATA, SATA(ready)
Capacity 40GB / 60GB / 80GB / 100GB / 120GB : HGST, Hitachi, Samsung
- 40 ~ 120 GB PATA 4200rpm
- 40 ~ 100GB PATA 5400rpm
- 60 ~ 80GB PATA 7200rpm
- 40 ~ 100GB SATA 5400rpm
Optical Disk Drive Combo / Super Multi (12.7mm)
Type Fixed type (Factory Option)
S/W supplied Power DVD Player , Burning function in Windows XP
Security RPC-II Regional Encoding

Optical Driver Modules
Combo Drive 1 Factory Option
Module type Fixed 12.7mm Slim
Speed 8x DVD-ROM, 24x RW, 24x CD-R, 24x CD : TSST, TS-L462C
Average Access Time SEC: DVD 130ms Typ, CD 130ms Typ, CD-RW 130ms Typ.
Weight 180g or less
S/W supplied Power DVD Player (5.0), Nero Burning or equivalent S/W
Security RPC-II Regional Encoding

Combo Drive 2 Factory Option
Module type Fixed 12.7mm Slim
Speed 8x DVD-ROM, 24x RW, 24x CD-R, 24x CD : Teac, DW-224E-C
Average Acess Time DVD 110ms Typ., CD 90ms Typ.
Weight 190g or less
S/W supplied Power DVD Player (5.0), Nero Burning or equivalent S/W
Security RPC-II Regional Encoding

Super Multi Dual Layer 1 Factory Option
Module type Fixed 12.7mm Slim
Speed 5x DVD-RAM, 8x DVD􀀀 R 2.4x DVD+R DL, 4x DVD􀀀 RW, 24x CD-R, 16x CD-RW, 8x DVD, 24x CD : TEAC DVAverage
Acess Time DVD 130ms Typ., CD 130ms Typ.
Weight 190g or less
S/W supplied Power DVD Player (5.0), Nero Burning or equivalent S/W
Security RPC-II Regional Encoding

Super Multi Dual Layer 2 Factory Option
Module type Fixed 12.7mm Slim
Speed 5x DVD-RAM, 8x DVD􀀀 R 2.4x DVD+R DL, 4x DVD􀀀 RW, 24x CD-R, 10x CD-RW, 8x DVD, 24x CD : Matsubshita
UJ-840B
Average Acess Time DVD 180ms Typ., CD 150ms Typ.
Weight 190g 􀀀 10g
S/W supplied Power DVD Player (5.0), Nero Burning or equivalent S/W
Security RPC-II Regional Encoding

Network Tools
Fax/Modem 56Kbps / V.92 Azalia Modem
Chipset SV92A1
Features RJ11 Output
LAN 10/100 Ethernet UTP (Factory option)
Chipset Broadcom BCM4401E
Features RJ45 Output
802.11g Wireless LAN Intel PRO/Wireless 3945BG : Intel 802.11b/g
Type Mini card (Factory Option) ;; Only for Thailand / Ukraine
Chipset Golan
Antenna Integrated 2 Antenna
802.11a/g Wireless LAN Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG : Intel 802.11a/b/g
Type Mini card (Factory Option) ;; Not allowed in Thailand / Ukraine
Chipset Golan
Antenna Integrated 2 Antenna
Bluetooth BCM92045NMD : Factory Option
Type USB daughter card with integrated PIFA antenna
Chipset Broadcom BCM2045
Standard version 2.0

I/O Interface
PC CardBus Slots 1 PCMCIA Type II slot
Controller Ricoh R5C841
Support 32bit CardBus cards
I/O Ports
iEEE1394 Port 1 ( 4 pin )
USB Port 2 (USB2.0)
Video Port 1
Audio Jacks HeadPhone-out ,Optical S/PDIF, MIC-in
Modem / LAN RJ11, RJ45
TV (For Korea) External DMB Antenna socket (Factory Option)
Power 1(5pie)
Security Kensington Lock
Input Devices
Key board 83KEY(KR/US), 82KEY(UK/FR/GM/SP)
Travel length 2.0mm / Key Pitch 18.5mm
Touchpad Synaptics Touchpad (Plat type with Scroll area)
Easy Button AVS now
Multi Memory Card Slot 1 slot
Type Memory stick / Memory stick pro / SD / xD / MMC / High speed MMC

Special Feature
AV Station Now
OS XP Embedded
Function DVD player / MP3 player / Picture slide show
Boot-up time 18 Sec (Including HDD Navigation)
Control Button Keyboard & Touchpad, Easy Button for direct access

Power and Power Management
Battery AA-PB5NC6B (6cells, Smart Li-Ion Battery)
Dimension 204 x 52.2 x 21mm
Weight 320g (max)
Recharge Time 2 hours to 100% with Windows on & off
Battery Life over 7hour ( Battery mark 4.01)
Details of Cell 6cells (2Parallel 3Serial)
Voltage 11.1Vdc
Battery Capacity 2400mAh/cell
Battery Rating 11.1V / 5200mAh (57.72Wh)
AC Adapter AD-6019S
Output Power 60Watts
Dimension 160 X 70 X 29mm
Weight (AC Adapter) 300g ± 50g
Worldwide Compatibility Auto-sensing 100 - 240VAC
Line Frequency 50 / 60Hz
Adapter Rating - Input 100V - 240V, 1.8A
Adapter Rating - Output 19.0VDC / 3.16A
Power Management Features ACPI 1.0b support, Standby(S3), Hibernate(S4)

System Dimensions
Dimensions (W X D X H) 299 x 214 x 27.4~35.8mm
Weight (Full system w/ 6cell Batter1y).89Kg

 

Thanks for the info, it seems a shame that it is quite a big power brick, my current one is about 1/3 volume of that

I don't know why they would make an ultraportable laptop with a big PSU

 

for that spec and low price, believe me the power brick is easy to live with! (not that you need it that often with it's nice long battery life...)

 

oh dear you guys in the uk who bought now are gonna get ****ed

the good news is trusted reviews calls this lappy a classic

the bad news is samsung are releasing it with t2400 + 100gb hd in a few week for under 1000, the old t2300 model drops to 850

 

nice prices!

 

not for those guys who just bought the t2300 for 1000 it aint

 

Could any of you peep who have a Q35 let me know if the connector on the power surpply is a 2 pin or 3 pin?

Here is a example of a 2 pin http://www.rolta.co.uk/EbayPics/ac19v4.JPG

Also could you tell me if it has a picture of a square in a square on the power surpply. YOu can see the symbol I mean in the above picture just about a CE mark.

 

Hi plexman, the Q35 PSU has a 2 conductor connector, and yes it also has the double insulated symbol on the case, see pic attached.

Hope this helps

 

where's the review eh? ^^ I've got my heart set on this laptop for it's price and specs

 

Is hard to me to befief that this AC is 160x70x24mm, for just 300gr, in the photo dont seems too big!

 

I am interested in the Q35 but was wondering if they are planning to do the Dual 2 Core in it sometime?

From what I read, the core2 cpu is a simple upgrade so you would imagine that this is on their horizon. I was thinking about a macbook but they are busy equating small size with cheaper quality which is the reverse of what I am after. I would gladly pay for a fast 12" laptop /tablet running MacOSX (I'm dreaming...). The Q35 is the best alternative from what I am reading.

I currently use an X31 Thinkpad but since Lenovo took over, I've concerns about their quality.

 

Maybe a new Q35 with Dual Core is being planned. But it is also realistic that Samsung makes a new series as the successor of the Q35.

To sum it up, there are no information about this thing available today. Usually Samsung releases their new notebooks quite quick with no much announcement (at least in Germany/Austria).

 

There is a new version out at the moment, ive just ordered one

Anyway, here are the specs
Samsung Q35 T2500 MXD - Special Edition Red
Intel Core Duo 2.0Ghz Processor
1.25GB DDRII RAM - 1GB SODIM + 256MB On-Board
Intel Integrated GFX
100GB SATA 5200rpm hdd
Wifi + Bluetooth 2.0
XP Pro
DVD RW DL
All the other specs are the same as standard Q35s

when it arrives ill make sure i post a review!

 

How much was it? Where did you buy?

 

£1151.90 from Misco
http://www.misco.co.uk/productinformation/~122656~/product.htm?affiliate=2009

 

Hey, Guys, Samsung has announced their upgrade to Core 2 Duo processors. I'm thinking of buying the Q35 it looks well cool and has amazing battery life although I'm also considering the Toshiba Dyanbook series which is also great. I'm not sure whether I should wait for the new Santa Rosa platform featuring the GM695 and X3000 graphics ...

 

Well, my Red Q35 came today, and im really impressed! the laptops footprint is tiny, it weighs next to nothing and runs very cool and very quiet.
However, my main observation so far is the speed that it runs at! Its amazingly fast, the 2.0ghz core 2 duo processor is rapid and has no problems coping with anything that is thrown at it, coupled with the 1.25GB of DDR2 RAM it has no problems with multitasking. However, the battery life suffers a bit, its down to about 4 and a half hours on this model, but thats more than enough for me, and I imagine, if you turned the max battery life feature on, you would see more like 5 and a half hours.
So first impressions are fantastic, now just to see how it holds up over the next few weeks!

 

Will we get a review, please?

 

A few questions:
A) Which country are you in, Just had a look and it seems like in the UK these models will appear in the next couple of weeks

B) Which model number do you have, I think in the UK we will get the Q35T006 which has the T7200 (core 2 duo 2.0Ghz) with 120gb hard disc and the Q35T007 which has the T5600 (core 2 duo 1.83GHz) with 100gb hard disc. From your post I think you have the T006, did you get a 120gb hard disc?

C) You say 4.5h battery life, could you just expand on what you were doing, is that surfing and emailing with wifi and full screen brightness or is that idle screen off in a corner?

Thanks

Rod

 

Okay, yeah you will get a review, when i have time! I'll try and sort one today. Mine is a UK Spec Q35T005 MXD
Its a limite edition one with the red case top.
It has a 2.0Ghz T2500 Core Duo Processor, 1256MB DDRII RAM, 100GB SATA HDD, DVD+/-RW DL, Bluetooth, wifi, the usual crowd of features.

With wifi and bluetooth on, surfing, emailing, typing and listening to a few songs on iTunes, with the Battery manager set to Max Battery, and the brightness on 6/8 I see about 4 and a half hours battery life, however, if you turn the brightness down more, and put it on mute then you get nearer 5 and a half hours. Idle screen off times are quoted at 7.15 hrs by windows, however I havent tested that as yet.

 

Thats great, thanks.

It is nice to have a real life runtime, not some synthetic who knows what from the manufacturer

 

Yeah i know what you mean. What i do like is it has a built in battery conditioner in the BIOS, that will run the battery totally flat, quite a clever idea, and should help retain the battery life.
So far I have noticed that the screen brightness has a big impact on the battery life, but having it on low while travelling doesnt really fuss me a great deal

 

Some pictures for you...

 

I have the same problem!! (i am from germany and also get the notebook there)

I have the problem with this freezes some times but only for 1-3 seconds and not only with WinXP!

Normaly i use debian/testing Linux and the freezes are still there!

Do you send the notebook back to samsung or have a other idea what to do??

Are there other people with this problem!??

(sorry for my bad english!)

greetings!

 

i havent experienced any freezes?

 

it's weird, i found that the freezing problem becomes less the more you use it. i now hibernate my laptop rather than turn it off and hardly notice the freezing at all. if i actually restart windows, the freezing comes back, but in time goes again.

 

I've got a question to those who already have the Q35. I want to know, if the optical drive can be changed? And if so, is it a usual 1/2" (12.7mm) height slim drive or an unusual ultra slim drive? Okay, those are two questions

Thanks in advance

 

It looks standard however the bezel on the front is a wierd shape. It does have release screws so it can be changed... Not sure why u would want to though? Is a Dual Layer DVDRW not enough?

 

Thanks for your reply. I would like to change the drive because I bought a better one for my old notebook, at least, I know what to expect from my drive (4x +R DL for example). The front shouldn't be the problem. From what I have seen in a shop, the drive looks pretty usual so the front should be exchangeable.

 

The Q35 comes with an 8x +R DL Drive...

 

Well, can you tell me, which drive is in your Q35 (can be found in the device manager)? In Germany it would be a Teac DV-W28EA which only supports 2.4x +R DL recording. The drive I already have and would like to use is a NEC ND7550A. Since there are different versions of the Q35, you maybe have another drive in your one.

 

Hi. I am looking to buy a Q35. I have read through the forum and searched the web but one answer eludes me-

In the Q35 is the Yonah CPU interchangable with a Merom CPU?

From what I can gather it would seem so- given there are many configurations available, but I want to know for sure. It seems here ( Hong Kong) that the best Q35 you can buy is the T5500, but the T2300 model is also available and considerably cheaper (~US$190). I think it might make good sense to buy the cheaper one use it, and if there are any future compatability issues with 64 bit, well then you can sort of dodge the bullet. Or just upgrade a bit.
Thanks for you help with this one

 

nevemind now

update
I bought the a Q35 the CD 1.66Ghz
Good battery life, typically 3-4 hours for everyday usage.

Ubuntu went on OK, a few problems with the WIFI and the sound card
but fixable.

 

Well I finally jumped on board!

I picked up a Q35T006 model with T7200 1.25GB ram 120GB HD. I can only echo everything that has been said already. I really really like this laptop.

The keyboard has a few keys in weird places but that is just something to get used to.

Also earlier in this thread I asked about the size of the power adaptor and was told 160x70x30. The adaptor I received is much smaller 105x30x45 which was a very nice surprise.
Also the battery has a battery meter. You press a button on the pack and 6 led's light up to say how much charge is left.

In my perfect world I would have had the USB port at the back vertically orientated and have two function keys so that I could change the volume with one hand.

I seem to be getting 5 1/2ish hours when doing word processing and browsing the web, without particularly agressive power saving options. I have not yet tested it in anger outside the house, that will come next week.

 

Hi,

Could someone please comment on the fan of the q35

So, how is the fan behaving in Office-usage (Text, Internet, .. ) ?

Is it possible to shut the fan down ? (Via NHC and the other Progs )


Tobi

 

Samsung NBs have a so called "Etiquette Mode" where you can shut down the fan completley by pressing two keys. Actually, the HDD is louder than the fan and you don't hear the fan in normal office use.

 

thank you very much