The Samsung Series 7 ( NP700Z5A - S03 ) ( $ 1,299 list ) laptop combines an elegantly slim ( under an inch thick ) aluminum case with slot - Load DVD ± RW drive ; sunny 15.6 - inch screen and backlit keyboard ; patio inner - core Intel core i7 power ; 8GB of RAM , and a spacious 750GB hard drive yoked to a small solid - state drive or 8GB of cache storage to boost boot and application load times - all in a package about as light as desktop replacements get , 5.2 pounds .
In size , shape , CPU , and space - load , it's impossible not to compare the Samsung Series 7 15 - inch MacBook Pro Apple ( late 2011) ( $ 1,799 direct , 4 stars ) , are equally elegant spatial and thick slab of aluminum with the same 2.2 GHz processor . The slightly heavier ( 5.5 pounds ) MacBook Pro with OS X Lion , the operating system PCMag.com praises as the best choice the consumer ' , as opposed to business favorite Windows 7 Professional . It features a Thunderbolt port versus two USB 3.0 ports that Samsung . And it has half the memory , a lower screen resolution , and a smaller hard disk without the help solid - state , for a price tag $ 500 higher. Lion is impressive , but it is not irresistible . For style , performance , and value , the Series 7 ( NP700Z5A - S03 ) replaces the MacBook Pro as our desktop replacement Choice Editors' .
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