Samsung NP700Z5C

Design, display, connectivity

Keyboard offset

An elegant looking notebook packing in plenty of power, partnered with some innovative technologies from Samsung

Multi-media performance ; Portability and battery life ; Future-proofed

Lacks va-va-voom ; Some usability issues ; Touchpad

The Series 7 Chronos isn’t as desirable as competitors such as the Dell XPS 15z, and we were hoping for some of the sexy style of the Series 9. However, if you need a portable entertainment machine that can run anything you throw at it, the Chronos is...

Excellent erformance ; Comfortable backlit keyboard ; Shar, glare-free dislay ; Solid lid ; Long-lasting battery

Wrist-slicing almrest ; Annoying touchad ; Somehow underwhelming

If you need a portable machine to entertain you on the move, which won't be out of date any time soon, the Samsung Series 7 Chronos is well worth considering. Just don't expect great beauty.

Excellent performance ; Comfortable backlit keyboard ; Sharp, glare-free display ; Solid lid ; Long-lasting battery

Wrist-slicing palmrest ; Annoying touchpad ; Somehow underwhelming

If you need a portable machine to entertain you on the move, which won't be out of date any time soon, the Samsung Series 7 Chronos is well worth considering. Just don't expect great beauty.

Looks stylish; good battery life; excellent screen; powerful

but expensive; plastic finish on inside

A good looking laptop with a good screen, but it's a little overpriced so think carefully about what you want before buying

With the Series 7 Chronos, Samsung has turned its talents to making a commoditised version of the Apple MacBook Pro. It has much of the same technology inside, and borrows heavily in certain design cues, but using cheaper materials to allow a lower...

The Samsung Series 7 Chronos – or NP700Z5A, to give it its full name – is ridiculously thin for a 15in laptop. It looks so good you won’t immediately notice the wrist rest and base are plastic. That's

The design might not be particularly original, but the Chronos Series 7 has fantastic performance for an incredible price

Matt, high-rez screen ; Solid brushed metal chassis ; Powerful and fairly quiet ; ExpressCache SSD ; Cheaper than rivals

No Blu-ray option ; No eSATA

Samsung’s sleek, metal-clad 15.6in Chronos laptop is the most impressive MacBook Pro rival we’ve yet seen, offering a lighter machine with better specs for nearly half the price - even if it’s not quite as attractive or well-built. A quad-core Core i7...