Having said that, the Notebook 7 Spin can't keep up with its competitors.
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Nor did the Notebook 7 Spin lag when I played two YouTube videos and a Twitch stream at 1080p resolution. I put it through the ringer, and it didn't stutter once when loading 15 Chrome tabs, an Excel document and five web pages on Microsoft Edge. The speakers did a better job handling the soft, smooth voice of Ben Howard when I listened to "Oats in the Water," but the lack of energy in the guitar during the crescendo made me lose interest by the time the climax hit.Įquipped with a Core i5-8250U, 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD, the Notebook 7 Spin shouldn't have issues performing everyday tasks, like loading multiple web pages or playing high-resolution videos. When I listened to Death Cab for Cutie's new single, "Autumn Love," Ben Gibbard's vocals were clear, but they, again, sounded far away. MORE: The Best Headsets for Immersive Gaming The drums didn't have any weight, either. When I listened to Anthony Green's "You'll be Fine," the musician's piercing falsettos sounded distant, as if I were hearing him through a wall. They get loud enough to fill a medium-size room, but the sound they output is hollow and lifeless.
The Notebook 7 Spin's speakers are passable.
The wonky touchpad isn't a deal breaker, but it made browsing the web aggravating at times. A replacement unit sent by Samsung exhibited the same problems. However, short, quick swipes caused the cursor to jump a few pixels. I had no problems executing pinch-to-zoom or scrolling gestures. The 3.9 x 2.6-inch touchpad is smooth and responsive. That's right around my average of 109 wpm with a 5 percent error rate. On the typing test, I hit 108 words per minute with an accuracy of 95.6 percent. The keys feel snappy, and there is a pleasant audible bump that provides a good amount of tactile feedback. Still, the keyboard is very good overall. Unfortunately, key travel is a bit shallow, at just 1.2 millimeters (we prefer 1.5mm to 2mm), and the force required to register a keystroke is on the low side (64 grams). With full-size keys and adequate spacing, the keyboard on the Notebook 7 Spin is comfortable to use. The Acer Spin 5's display is dimmer, at 274 nits. That's a good result, but below the Yoga 730's showing (282 nits) and the premium laptop average (307 nits). The Notebook 7 Spin reached 280 nits of maximum brightness. MORE: Laptops with the Best Display Brightness That's slightly less than what the Lenovo Yoga 730 (118 nits) and Acer Spin 5 (126 nits) produced, and less than the premium laptop category average (110 nits). The laptop can reproduce a solid 108.6 percent of the sRGB color gamut. The Notebook 7 Spin's display did well in our lab tests, but competitors' displays are even better. When I visited my favorite news sites, their backgrounds were a clean white. In a fight scene, the contrast in color between the bright orange explosions and deep blue water was mesmerizing.
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When I watched a trailer for the upcoming DC superhero movie Aquaman, the panel brought out the browns and yellows in Jason Momoa's flowing hair. The display also has good color reproduction and accurate white balance. The 13-inch 1080p display showed an exceptional amount of detail when I watched a trailer for the upcoming biographical-drama film First Man. I could even see the dirt that accumulated on the back of his helmet after he turned his head to look at the eruption behind him.
When Ryan Gosling gets launched out of a flight simulator, I could make out the creases in his white pants as his legs flailed desperately ahead of him. The 13-inch, 1080p display showed an exceptional amount of detail when I watched a trailer for the upcoming biographical-drama film First Man. I wish Samsung had added more ports on the Notebook 7 Spin and updated the few it does have.
At 12.4 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches, the Notebook 7 Spin is larger than the Lenovo Yoga 730 (11.5 x 8 x 0.6 inches) but more compact than the Acer Spin 5 (12.8 x 8.9 x 0.6 inches). The Lenovo Yoga 730 weighs just 2.7 pounds, while the Acer Spin 5 is a bit heavier, at 3.4 pounds. MORE: Laptops with the Best Overall PerformanceĬontinuing the trend of mediocrity, the 3.2-pound Notebook 7 Spin isn't heavy or light compared to other 13-inch 2-in-1s. That's a shame, because Samsung has released some truly gorgeous laptops over the years. In fact, its flexible hinges, which enable tablet and tent mode, are the only unique element separating it from the designs of budget devices. There isn't much else to say about the Notebook 7 Spin's looks. The Notebook 7 Spin is so basic that it could be used as a blueprint for a laptop emoji - a representation of an ordinary notebook, lacking any unique characteristics. Unfortunately, the Notebook 7 Spin has thick bezels bordering its display, and the fingerprint sensor/power button on the side is very sensitive.
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