The 2-megapixel webcam above the display is just okay. The images it produced weren't the VGP-BPS13 sharpest, but while chatting on Skype our friend noted that the camera continually adjusted for different lighting as we moved around VGP-BPS9/S and didn't see much blur.

Keyboard and Touchpad
The RF510's island-style keyboard sports a numeric keypad and offers solid tactile feedback and a smooth key surface, VGP-BPS9/B though it lacks a backlight. We scored our typical rate of 80 words per minute on the Ten Thumbs Typing Test, with a modest 2 VGP-BPS13A/B percent error rate.

Heat
After playing a Hulu clip at full screen VGP-BPS9A/B for 15 minutes we measured temperatures on the N53JF's touchpad (83 degrees), keyboard between the G&H keys (86 degrees), and the middle of the underside (88 degrees). All of these temperatures are comfortably below the category VGP-BPS9 average.

Keyboard and Touchpad
The N53JF features a new "wave" keyboard with vgp-bps8 large keys, along with a numberpad on the right. The latter's small size is fine for crunching numbers but might turn off gamers. While typing, the key feel was bouncy but slightly mushy, and we noticed some vgp-bps13b/q flex.

The 3.25 x 2.1-inch touchpad is a nice size (it could be bigger, given how much space there is on the deck),vgp-bps13a/q and has just the right amount of matte texture on the surface for smooth navigation. The single mouse bar beneath is not only a finger vgp-bps13/b smudge magnet, but also marginally stiff.

The 3.5 x 2.3-inch touchpad has a pleasant matte surface that allowed us to navigate around the desktop with great vgp-bps13/q accuracy and execute pinch-to-zoom gestures smoothly. The notebook's discrete touchpad buttons offered just the right amount of feedback; that's a VGP-BPS2A welcome improvement over the SF510's jerky clickpad.

Heat
The Samsung RF510 stayed pleasantly VGP-BPS10 cool throughout our testing. Even after streaming video at full screen for 15 minutes, the keyboard measured a temperate 92 degrees. The touchpad clocked in at a chilly 89 degrees, as did the middle bottom area. Those numbers are excellent, because we consider anything VGP-BPS2C below 95 degrees comfortable and anything below 90 degrees imperceptible. By comparison, the bottom of the Dell XPS 15 reached a VGP-BPS2 warm 102 degrees.

Now that 15-inch notebooks are the new family VGP-BPS2B PCs, you'll want a hub that can do it all: web surfing, word processing, streaming movies, photo and video editing, and, yes, even gaming. The Samsung RF510 ($729 on Amazon) answers the call for versatility by combining a Core i5 processor with discrete pa3535u-1brs Nvidia graphics, stylish looks, and a responsive keyboard. But is this 5.6-pound system really good enough to play demanding games or full HD PA3534U-1BRS videos?

Design
At 14.9 x 10.1 X 1.5 inches and 5.6 pounds, the RF510 vgp-bps21a is too bulky to carry around all day but light enough to move from the living room to the bedroom and then the kids' room in a flash. It's also noticeably lighter than the Dell XPS 15 (6.1 pounds, 15 x 10.4 x 1.5 vgp-bps21/s inches).

Though sized like a family PC, the Samsung RF510 has a sleek, black aesthetic that looks vgp-bps21b equally at home in the living room and the conference room. The glossy black lid, which resists most fingerprints, is emblazoned with a chrome vgp-bps21 Samsung logo and accented by chrome hinges and chrome lines on the left and right sides. Though we like the ivory design and curved shape of the less expensive Samsung SF510, the RF510's sleek aethetic looks more vgp-bps21a/b professional.

Once opened, the notebook looks even classier. A comfortable matte black palmrest VGP-BPS22A sits below an island-style keyboard with tastefully rounded keys and a chrome-colored background. Above the keyboard is a chrome button area with VGP-BPS22 volume controls, Wi-Fi on/off, and power buttons with sci-fi blue lighting behind them. The subtle speaker holes that run across the entire width of the upper deck add to the high-tech aesthetic. Even the screen bezel has a subtle dotted pattern that matches Lenovo 3000 v100 battery the speaker holes.

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Design
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