Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook Review

Final Thoughts

Pros:

• Light weight
• Very portable
• Good general performance
• Relatively easy to upgrade SSD and RAM
• Feels solid
• Good battery life and charge time

Cons:

• Tiny viewing angle is frustrating
• Flimsy power plug and Ethernet port are just waiting to break

All in all, the Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook is a nice little laptop. You get good performance with general tasks like web browsing, word editing, watching movies, etc. and the battery will last you long enough to not have to carry the charger everywhere you go. But when you do go to charge it you have to be really careful with the flimsy power plug. As a whole it feels solidly built, though the plastic bezel around the screen worries me. If you buy the Series 5 without the SSD, or you want a bigger drive, it isn’t too much work to swap them out, just be careful with the plastic cover. The only major issue I have with this Ultrabook is the viewing angle which can make working on your lap quite annoying.

Overall though you get the power and usability of a regular laptop in an incredibly thin and light shell. At $800, it is on the lower-end of Ultrabook prices and not too far off from a comparable standard laptop. If you are looking for an extremely portable, lightweight notebook without compromising on specs, the Samsung Series 5 would be good choice.

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