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| Product | Samsung Series 7 700Z7CH (17.3" - Core i7 3615QM - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit - 8 GB RAM - 1 TB HDD) | Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 59360242 Dusk Black: Weekly Deal 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3630QM Processor (2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB) | Samsung Series 7 Gamer | Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display  | Dell Inspiron 17R SE |
| Price | $1,309.00 | $1,029.00 to $1,642.00 | $1,889.00 | $2,079.98 to $2,199.00 | MSRP: $1,099.00 |
| CNET editors' rating | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 4 stars | 4.5 stars | 4 stars | 3.5 stars | 2.5 stars |
| Release date | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | June 11, 2012 | Info unavailable |
| Bottom line | A high-end big-screen multimedia laptop that's pretty portable (for a desktop replacement), the Samsung Series 7 Chronos is what we imagine a 17-inch ultrabook would look like. | For those looking for something more than a feature-light ultrabook, the gamer-friendly Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 is close to brilliant, and several configurations are currently available at a deep discount -- but I can't believe it doesn't have a touch screen. | The Samsung Series 7 Gamer is huge, expensive, and unattractive, but it's also one of the best gaming laptops that we've seen this year. If you don't mind its beefy 17-inch form, you won’t be disappointed. | The newly redesigned MacBook Pro with Retina Display combines an amazing screen with just enough of the
MacBook Air design to feel like a new animal, and to take its place as the best of the current MacBook breed. | Dell's Inspiron 17R SE packs reasonably high-end parts into a budget-feeling chassis, saving a few hundred dollars or more over similarly configured laptops. |
| Product Description | Samsung Series 7 - 3rd Gen Core i7 700Z7CH - 17.3 in i7-3615QM - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition - 8 GB RAM - 1 TB HDD | Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 - 15.6 in - Core i7 i7-3630QM - Windows 8 64-bit Edition - 8 GB RAM - 1 TB HDD | Samsung Series 7 - 3rd Gen Core i7 700G7C - 17.3 in i7-3610QM - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition - 16 GB RAM - 1 TB HDD + 1 TB HDD | Apple MacBook Pro MacBook Pro with Retina Display - 15.6 in - 3rd Gen Core i7 - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB - Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion SSD | - 17.3 in - 3rd Gen Core i7 3610M - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - 8 GB RAM - 1 TB + 32 GB Dell Inspiron 17R - Special Edition HDD SSD |
| Packaged Quantity | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| System Type | Notebook | Notebook | Notebook | Notebook | Notebook |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 15.9 in x 10.3 in x 1 in | 15.2 in x 10.2 in x 1.4 in | 16.1 in x 11.2 in x 2 in | 14.1 in x 9.7 in x 0.7 in | 16.4 in x 10.9 in x 1.5 in |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Windows 8 64-bit Edition | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Weight | 6.3 lbs | 6 lbs | 8.4 lbs | 4.46 lbs | 7.2 lbs |
| Processor | 3rd Gen Core i7 Intel 3 i7-3615QM / 2.3 GHz ( 3.3 GHz ) / 6 MB Cache | Intel Core i7 3 i7-3630QM / 2.4 GHz ( 3.4 GHz ) / 6 MB Cache | 3rd Gen Core i7 Intel i7-3610QM / 2.3 GHz / 6 MB Cache | Intel 3rd Gen Core i7 2.3 GHz 3 ( 3.4 GHz ) / 6 MB Cache | Intel 3rd Gen Core i7 3610M / 3.3 GHz / 6 MB Cache 3 ( 3.3 GHz ) |
| Memory | 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 8 GB DDR3L SDRAM | 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM |
| Storage | 1 TB HDD + 8 GB SSD cache | 1 TB HDD / 5400 rpm | 1 TB HDD ( 8 GB flash ) + 1 TB HDD | 256 GB SSD | 1 TB / 5400 rpm + 32 GB Solid State Drive HDD SSD |
| Optical Drive | DVD SuperMulti DL | DVD-Writer | Blu-ray | Info unavailable | DVD-Writer |
| Display | 17.3 in LED backlight 1920 x 1080 / Full HD | 15.6 in LED backlight VibrantView 1920 x 1080 / Full HD | 17.3 in LED backlight 1920 x 1080 / Full HD | 15.6 in LED backlight 2880 x 1800 | 17.3 in LED backlight 1920 x 1080 / Full HD |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M / Intel HD Graphics 4000 - 2 GB GDDR5 SDRAM | NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - 2 GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M - 2 GB GDDR5 SDRAM | NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M / Intel HD Graphics 4000 - 1 GB GDDR5 SDRAM | nVidia GeForce GT 650M 2GB - 2 GB |
| Software Included | Samsung Fast Start | Info unavailable | Samsung Fast Start | Apple iCal Apple QuickTime Apple iTunes Apple Spotlight Drivers & Utilities Apple Address Book Apple Safari Apple Mac App Store Apple Launchpad Apple Mission Control Apple FaceTime Apple iLife Apple Time Machine Apple Quick Look Photo Booth Apple Mac OS X Mail Apple Versions Apple AirDrop Apple Auto Save Apple Resume | Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 plus Adobe Premiere Elements 9 Microsoft Office 2010 Starter Dell DataSafe Online 2GB (1 year subscription) Adobe Reader X |
| Networking | 802.11n , Gigabit Ethernet , None Bluetooth 4.0 | 802.11n , Gigabit Ethernet , None Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 , Gigabit Ethernet , None 802.11 a/b/g/n | 802.11n None Bluetooth 4.0 | 802.11n , 10/100 Ethernet Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Battery | 8-cell | 6-cell - up to 3 hour(s) | 8-cell | up to 7 hour(s) | 6-cell |
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