Samsung X460 notebook review

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• Pocket Lint either needs to pull this review, or at least correct some fact in it.
  
  This review appears hastily done, does not list some basic specifications about this laptop, clearly listed on Samsung's own web site, and either misrepresents, or implies there is no magesium in the chasis. It says where rivals prefer to use brushed aluminum, magnesium, or leather, Samsung has used plastic, but makes no mention of the fact that Magnesium is indeed used in the Samsung 460 construction.
  
  Anyone could state where one laptop manufacturer used one material, a different manufacturer used an alternate material, but what does that mean? How much and where is this alternate material plastic used?
  
  Lenovo has Thinkpads with almost completely plastic outside construction on some models, but use metal on a chasis cage or more inside the chasis.
  
  At the top of this review in bold is "FULL Review", it may be the reviewer's idea of a full review, but it is missing quite a bit of the basic specifications/options on this notebook.
  The reviewers should have taken a minute and read Samsung's specifications(link below) or the product brochure, or if they did they left out quite a bit of detail.
  
  http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=computersperipherals&type=mobilecomputing&subtype=notebook&model_cd=NP-X460-AS01US
  
  It says very clearly this notebook is encased in magneisum and aluminum on the above page.
  
  ..or watch this review here as this other reviewer rattles off other things like the
  
  1. PC CardBus Slot Yes Express Care (34mm)
  2. External button and LEDs on the underneath of the chases to show battery life remaining
  3. That magnesium is indeed used in the laptop (plainly stated on the first page of features on Samsungs own website)
  4. Multi Card Slot Yes ( 7-in-one MS,MSPro,SD,SDHC, MMC,MMC plus, xD)
  5. Nano Antibacteria Keyboard Type 83 Key (Silver Nano Anti-Bacteria Keyboard)
  6. Docking/replicator port on the bottom of the chasis, that also charges through that connector.
  
  
  This review suggests a much lesser quality manufacture, and less featured notebook than this notebook really is. Considering the Samsung's 4.2 pound light weight, and the things the review is missing, and is either wrong or clearly misleads the readers about the chasis construction, if I were Samsung I would have asked you to pull the review or update it.
  
  I bought one of these Notebooks, and do not care for the shiny plastic, it smudges easily, and the brushed red aluminum scratches easily, way too easily actually, but otherwise this is a super mach Posted by Mike, USA
• Mike - thanks for your comments. The reference to plastic in the review refers to inside surfaces, not the chassis. I've added the word "surface" to the paragraph in question which should make it clear we are not talking about the interior, but the keyboard surround and so on. As you yourself say, you don't care for the shiny plastic, so we are in agreement. At this price, compared to many competitors, you would expect to see the aluminium or magnesium alloy in place of that plastic - as you do in the MacBook Air for example.
  
  In every review there will always be some details that don't get mentioned. Our aim is to supply short, snappy, reviews, so with a quick glance someone can get a feel for the gadget in question. We don't aim to spin a narrative around the spec sheet, but we do highlight those points that we think are most important.
  
  Our conclusion does praise the X460, whilst remaining acutely aware that rivals may offer more, such as some VAIO models, the Samsung Q310, and even the MacBook. Posted by chrishall, United Kingdom
• Crishhall:
  
  That makes the article a tad more acurate. However two other people who read the reveiw, before I wrote my reply, who were then shown the Samsung web page for this model before I wrote my comments above. Both people came away with the same impression I did, the notebook is less featured, less quality constructed notebook than it really is.
  
  Your wording in the review ...where rivals use magnesium ...saying Samsung does not use magnesium in the same places, but failing to mention Samsung does use magenisum at ALL in the review, very clearly left both people with the impression there is no magesium in the notebook. They both said immediately it is misleading wording, apperared intentionally ambiguous, and suggests there is no magesium.
  
  More importantly, you can't say it is a short snappy review on one hand, and say in big font at the top of the article it is a FULL REVIEW, far too much basic laptop specificiation is missing.
  
  All of these errors and omissions could have been fixed or prevented by taking a minute to read the Samsung web page for this notebook.
  Posted by Mike, USA