Samsung Q Series Notebooks Set for International Launch

Posted on 05 July 2010 by jjkomplett in Products

Samsung has said today that its Q Series notebooks – including the Q530, Q430 and Q330 – will reach in most international markets by end of this month.

The middle child in the new Q Series from Samsung - the Q430.

The company gives the usual line of this series of notebooks offering “powerful features without compromising on the aesthetics”, though there does seem to be substance behind the hyperbole this time.

The top-of-the-line Q530 features a 15.6-inch LED backlit screen with 16:9 aspect ratio, Core i5 or i3 CPU options, GeForce GT330M 1GB DDR3 GPU, Wi-Fi with ad-hoc Wi-Fi connection support that can transfer files between two Wi-Fi-enabled devices, Bluetooth 3.0, DLNA, webcam, optical drive, card reader, USB/HDMI ports and battery life up to seven hours with Samsung’s extended battery life (EBL) mechanism.

Tech Ticker notes that the next in the line – the Q430 – is more or less the same as Q530 with the exception being its screen size, which measures 14-inches.

Finally, it’s the Q330, a lightweight 13.3-inch notebook. The Q330 is also powered by Intel’s Core range of processors and comes with NVIDIA GeForce 310M GPU that supports hybrid graphic feature.

Some nice features, however price wise there’s not much info out there at the minute. There are rumours the Q430 will go for around €820 though. Anyone tempted?

  • Dave

    I picked up a Q330 about 2 weeks ago in London. Intel i3-350M processor, 3GB RAM, 320GB Hard Drive and Windows 7 Home Premium. I’m getting 4 hours or so from the battery when watching DVDs and the like, which seems reasonable. It’s nice, very fast, light, but came with the Intel GMA HD graphics, rather than a GeForce GPU. The keyboard is comfortable to use even though the separated keys are new to me. It’s virtually silent and doesn’t generate a much heat at all, even when I have it on my lap. The display is excellent and very bright. Cost

  • http://www.komplettblog.ie Komplettie

    Had read they were only due for release in the UK today, with other markets catching up over the course of July. That must’ve been a bug on our end regarding cost – what did you get it for?

  • Dave

    Oops – sorry my post got cut off. Cost me £599. It fits into a slipcase for the 13″ macBook too, which was nice. My only issue is it comes with 32-bit Windows rather than 64-bit