Samsung R70 Santa Rosa Laptop

Question from Paul: Asked on 24/07/2007 Hi, im going to buy my first laptop, seen this one and would like know if it will handle hd movie files, also could the drive be updated to a blue ray drive when they come down in price a little, and sorry to sound stupid but what is the difference with a santa rose chip and others around at the moment, thx Paul

Question from paul21: Asked on 22/07/2007 will this laptop be able to play anno 1701 or the settlers rise of an empire?

Question from alex: Asked on 20/07/2007 Will installing an extra 1bg of memory void the warranty?

Question from Andy: Asked on 19/07/2007 How would I go about downloading from my video camera if there is no firewire port, and would it retain DVD quality.
What is the refresh rate for both models.

Question from Jack: Asked on 19/07/2007 What sort of settings will this be able to run Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion at and how will it perform?

Question from gruffalo: Asked on 18/07/2007 does the r70 have a firewire socket?

Question from Sean: Asked on 18/07/2007 Is the DVDSuper Multi Double Layer able to copy and burn DVD's?

Question from Robert: Asked on 18/07/2007 Would this laptop be able to run games such as Half-Life 2, Medieval 2: Total War and Oblivion at a resolution of 1024x768 or similar with max settings?

Question from x----x: Asked on 17/07/2007 does this have a dvd re-writer?

Question from Andrew: Asked on 17/07/2007 I am after a laptop to run Photoshop CS3 with picture files up to 70Mb with multiple layers. Would this machine be good for this. Also I don't want a highly reflective screen - What finish is the Samsung Super Bright display?

Question from NJ07: Asked on 16/07/2007 Would this laptop be able to play battlefield 1942?

Question from Ciaran: Asked on 16/07/2007 Hi,
Will this laptop support games like Guild Wars and Battlefield 2142? and the stupid question is: is the graphics card 256mb? or 128?

Question from becca: Asked on 12/07/2007 would this laptop play the sims 2??????????

Question from Karl: Asked on 12/07/2007 Would the Samsung R70 work for 3d modeling such as Maya 8?

Question from becca: Asked on 11/07/2007 Will this laptop play the sims 2??

Question from Tom: Asked on 10/07/2007 How many USB2 ports does the laptop have?

Question from Arron: Asked on 10/07/2007 Recently bought this laptop from yourselves, and I have to say it is absaloutely fantastic and great value for money. Nice fast machine and brilliant for gaming.

Question from airborne rocker: Asked on 09/07/2007 will this laptop play ArmA - armed assault?

Question from Craig: Asked on 09/07/2007 Would this laptop struggle to run command and conquer 3?

Question from tuey69: Asked on 08/07/2007 How easily upgradeable is the graphics card if I happen to want something with a bit more power?

Question from Ian: Asked on 06/07/2007 Would the Samsung R70 be a good laptop for video and photo editing?

Question from dannnnnnnnn: Asked on 05/07/2007 which would u recogmend the Acer Aspire 5613AWLMi or the Samsung R70 Santa Rosa. as i want a power full comuter, which could handle most things, but on a budgit.

Question from Mat: Asked on 04/07/2007 Hi
Is it possible to have this laptop shipped with Windows CD, not preinstalled? Or perhaps there is a chance to have dual boot - windows plus linux on it? I **really** need linux for computing applications. Cheers, Mat

Question from John: Asked on 04/07/2007 This review (http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Samsung-R70-Notebook.3639.0.html) says that it will take 4GB of RAM, is this true?

Question from Liam: Asked on 03/07/2007 Which would work out most cost effective, this model with a memory upgrade to 2GB or the Acer 5920 and which would you recommend ?

Question from Alex: Asked on 02/07/2007 Hi, im thinking of buying a gaming laptop to play world of warcraft on. Is this laptop suitable with warcraft being an MMO? Will the internet conection be good enough? I have broad band and will be up grading to wireless soon.

Question from Alan: Asked on 02/07/2007 hi, will this laptop run Command & Conquer Kane Edition?

Question from loren: Asked on 02/07/2007 Will this machine work in japan on 100 Volts?

Question from confused: Asked on 02/07/2007 why should i take this for gaming over acer santa rosa notebook, which seems to have a better graphics card and more ram?

Question from loreny: Asked on 02/07/2007 hey, this may be a stupid question but is this the Samsung Aura R70 Santa Rosa? heh thanks

Question from Jamie: Asked on 29/06/2007 hi i want a laptop to play games and surf the net would this laptop be able to play GTA san andreas and how much would it cost to get MS word included

Question from Enty14: Asked on 28/06/2007 which is the better more powerful graphics card, the ATI Radeon X1700 supporting 512MB HyperMemory on your Asus F3Jp or the NVidia GeForce 8400M 256MB TurboCache (128MB Dedicated on this laptop. Thanks

Question from Musa: Asked on 26/06/2007 Could this laptop run medieval total war 2 on max settings?
And could I also get a memory upgrade on the current 1 gig?

Question from Steven: Asked on 24/06/2007 Can you give the exact specification on the RAM installed please or which types would be compatible for upgrade

Question from Kat: Asked on 23/06/2007 Hi, would this laptop be able to run the full settings for Everquest 2? I am trying to find a laptop that can cope with top end gaming but that I can get on a poor student budget. Do you have any ideas? Would a RAM upgrade help and if so do you do them? Many thanks!

Question from Chris: Asked on 22/06/2007 I see you have two different Samsung R70 laptops: NP-R70A003/SUK and NP-R70A001/SUK. Can you tell me what the difference is if any. Cheers.

Question from Big C: Asked on 21/06/2007 Hi, When it says "WIFI" does this mean that there is a wireless card already built in and that i dont need to buy one seperate?

Question from Rayn: Asked on 20/06/2007 Hi, Whats the maximum memory you can put in this machine and what conifguration would it be ie for 2gb ram would you need 2x1gb or 1x2gb. Also does the machine display in hd for dvds cheers

Question from Anthony: Asked on 20/06/2007 Hi I would like to game a bit, but I would also like to have a laptop for my studies, which means using it for a lot of typing. Does this laptop have good keyboard for prolonged typing, or is there perhaps another laptop you sell that you would recommend? Also, can you upgrade the RAM?

Question from Geo: Asked on 19/06/2007 could this laptop run supreme commander? and could i get a Low Cost Double Memory Offer if i Call For Details?

Question from peter: Asked on 19/06/2007 Is the version with the 8600 rather than 8400 graphics available?

Question from Ninjapilot: Asked on 18/06/2007 Is the ram fitted 1x1gig or 2x 512?

Question from Atanas: Asked on 16/06/2007 Hi there! I'v got couple of questons:
1. Is there a Built-In 1.3 MegaPixel Camera?
2. Is it 1x1GB memory or 2x512MB?
Thanks!

Question from Kerew: Asked on 15/06/2007 Will the Gimp 15.4 widescreen skin fit this laptop comfortable (will there be gaps at each side of the case where the laptop doesn't fit?)Thanks.

Question from Kevin: Asked on 13/06/2007 does this laptop have bluetooth?

Question from zkureeman: Asked on 29/05/2007 would this be able to play the upcoming game Crysis on med/max settings?