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    samsung series 7 help please

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by Gamer872, Feb 19, 2012.

  1. Gamer872

    Gamer872 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi all, I am very close to buying a laptop for college and I kinda fell in love with the Alienware M14x. Long story short, it is not a great idea for my needs. Then I found this beautiful system at BestBuy but it didn't have a good graphics card. I found this model that would be perfect for me but it has windows 7 pro, which I do not want/need. Is it possible to buy this model of computer without windows 7 pro?


    Samsung Series 7 700Z5AH - 15.6" - Core i7 2675QM - Windows 7 Pro 64-bit - 8 GB RAM - 750 GB HDD - NP700Z5A-S03US - Best Buy For Business

    Any help would be great. Thank you! Also, is this a good computer for entertainment and college?
     
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    bensmith0212 Notebook Consultant

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    Oh sweet, it has the HP OS as well. So the only real difference is 2gb of RAM. If I buy the 6gb version, is the RAM messed up because it is not 4gb or 8gb? I don't need 8gb of RAM at all, but I want the ram to work properly and I have heard things about dual channel. I also don't mind not getting it at Bestbuy if it means a better system, but it is just easier if it is fine.

    Yeah, I'm getting this one probably. Thanks a lot.
     
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    Most of the benefits of dual channel will be there as long as you have two RAM modules. See my table in this post. I run 6GB by choice (more RAM results in longer hibernation / resume times and, while I need more than 4GB I don't need 8GB).

    John
     
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