I added a second, non-touch, 22" Dell
monitor as a secondary screen. Since the Dell had a DVI connector, I bought an
cheap HDMI-to-DVI conversion cable and it recognized the screen automatically
and extended the desktop.
I bought the Samsung Series 7 23-inch version.
PROS:
one. Packing: the screen is protected by more
foam in the box than I have ever seen for a screen this size. In case you get a
damaged unit - I doubt it would be from transit.
two. Build quality is excellent on the screen
itself - very solid feeling, the fringe of the screen wrapped in a
chrome-colored metal. The stand also very solid feeling.
three. Speed jogging application and apps is
excellent, although the hard drive is 5400rpm than 7200. I did not notice a
controversy with speed. Cold boot time around 30 seconds, and wake from sleep
mode about ten seconds.
four. Touch screen: ten point touch screen very
responsive to touch - have had no issues with the Windows 8 Metro swipes, Metro
apps, or with using touch on desktop applications. It works. (and, as a side
note, I feel the touch is the better way to interact with the Metro screen than
with keyboard/mouse, for the most part
CONS: (none of these made me deduct any stars -
I feel these are minor annoyances)
one. Keyboard/mouse: the keyboard feels nice
& solid, but the key-travel is shallow. I find myself not liking the
shallow/mushy feel of the keys. And there is no separate number pad. The mouse
is an embarrassment to Samsung, & can be out-classed by any third party USB
mouse you could purchase. I will probably return to an MS brand keyboard/mouse
that I already own.
two. The dedicated touch control buttons on the
front of the screen, to the left of the power button: they do not light up,
& in dim light are impossible to
read. (they control eject, volume, brightness, etc.) I in lieu use the FN keys
on the keyboard itself to alter volume quickly.
three. The Samsung apps for generating system
backups of your Windows operating system are not basically found. I had to
stumble around the 'search' pane for some time to finally find the right
Samsung support app, & then had to download a complete update to the
Samsung application suite, which took some time. I would have preferred this to
be highlighted somehow when first beginning the PC - a popup screen for the
user saying 'hey, dummy, here is where you can generate your backup disks for
system restore'. I have not tried to generate backups yet & will update
with results if I have issues.
I find myself using a mix of touch &
mouse/keyboard. There's some handy shortcuts you will require to learn: Windows
key + R for "run", Windows key + Q for "search".
five. Appearance: the hardware looks nice on
your table - the Samsung logo lights up white when the PC is on.
6. Dedicated Eject touch button on front of
screen to open the side loading DVD tray.
Windows 8: as a Windows 8 dedicated touch
gizmo, I say the Samsung is a great way to experience the operating method. As
for Windows 8 itself, I find it an odd bipolar experience. When living in the
Metro start screen, and using dedicated Metro full-screen apps, it is an
experience that highlights the worth of the touch interface. But as soon as you
hit the desktop to run a non-metro app (and this will happen to you quickly, as
lots of application applications are still not written for the Metro app
store), you are back to the Windows 7 experience, and touch does not feel as
intuitive, although it still works fine.
Another Windows 8 note: extended desktop
panoramic themes: in case you set up monitors you can download panoramic
windows themes from Microsoft at no cost - the images included in the different
themes are incredible, and look incredible when spanned across monitors! If
your monitors are different resolutions, the notes from Microsoft all state
that it will display different pics on the monitors than span - but I found a
simple work around for that. Comment in case you need the solution.
UPDATE: SAMSUNG SUPPORT not so great. days in
to configuring application and loading knowledge, I loaded a licensed copy of a
DVD burning program that I own. Later after a reboot my DVD drive stopped
working. Windows gizmo manager indicated a corrupted driver/registry. So I used
the 'chat with support' option in the Samsung Application and got no where
quickly. After proposing I 'delete the gizmo and re-add in gizmo manager'
(which I had already completed several times after uninstalling the DVD burning
program), I was one time told to take it to a Samsung Service Middle. Granted,
this was a self inflicted issue, but I would expect support to be able to help
me troubleshoot driver/registry issues with their own DVD gizmo. I resolved the
issue by myself with the help of an HP user forum! So I would recommend in case
you have issues, you may need to generate a Twitter account and tweet
"@SamsungSupport" than use the support chat. They can probably help
more quickly.
So I currently find myself pulled in directions
using Windows, but, overall, the Samsung itself is an excellent gizmo to interface
with crazy Win 8 world.
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