Samsung Aura R70 Santa Rosa Notebook Reviewed

TrustedReviews has an exclusive review on the Samsung Aura R70 Santa Rosa  laptop PC. The Samsung Aura R70 is expected to be powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz to 2GHz processor, up to 2GB of RAM, GeForce 8400M GS with 128MB graphics supporting H.264Video HD processing.

The  Samsung Aura R70 will come with a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo and it will have Blu-ray or HDDVD when it releases. The Samsung Aura R70  has a 15.4-inch LCD display with 1280×800 resolution and it has HDMI port.

TrustedReviews says:

The review sample came fitted with an 80GB hard disk, but the retail units will feature a 120GB drive, which should be capacious enough for most consumers. The memory complement of 1GB could be an issue considering how memory hungry Vista can be, but at least the R70 ships with a single 1GB module and an empty SODIM slot, so adding memory will be a simple procedure.

Samsung says that the Aura R70 retail machines will be hitting the streets any day now with a price of £699 including VAT! That’s a hell of a lot of notebook for your money, especially when you consider that it will be based on the Santa Rosa platform. Even with the missing Turbo Memory and draft-n Wi-Fi the R70 looks like an absolute bargain, especially if you want a Media Center notebook that can easily hook up to your high definition TV.

I’ll be getting my paws on a full production sample of the R70 very soon, so check back for a full review.