Samsung 600B Rerfubished -14"- HD, Core i5-3320M, 8GB Memory, 500GB HDD, Black + FREE Laptop Bag, Wireless Apple Mouse And Earphones - Black

The 600B5B aims to be the perfect business companion. It doesn't, therefore, try to impress you with fancy swirling patterns just bright colours that will melt your eyeballs out of your face, no, It will give you the ideal professional work station that youve been waiting for!

When closed, the 600B5B has a very professional look, thanks partly to its all-black design. The only thing that breaks up the surface of the shell is the subtle Samsung logo. The chassis is made from plastic, with a rubberised coating that we're quite keen on. The laptop's exterior gives a good look too giving you a match for a sharp suit and black leather briefcase! 

Although made of plastic, the shell doesn't feel flimsy in the slightest -- we prodded and poked it and found very little flex in the lid, wrist rest or keyboard. It feels very well put together and will easily put up with being carted off on a business trip or hauled between different meeting rooms.

At 2.5kg, this machine is just about light enough for you to carry between desks without having to warm up with some squat thrusts. Measuring 370 by 35 by 248mm, the 600B5B should also fit in most briefcases.

Keyboard And Trackpad

At least the keyboard is pretty comfortable to type on, even for long periods, so, if you're pulling an all-nighter in a Premier Inn in Stockport ready for the presentation to the board in the morning, your fingers won't be screaming in pain as you pass the 11,000 word mark.

The trackpad is a decent size and has the same rubberised coating as the keyboard surround. It's fairly comfortable to slide your finger over. There's also a track point plonked in between the G, H and B keys for you to navigate with, complete with an extra set of buttons above the trackpad.

Screen

The 14-inch screen has a matte coating, so it won't show a load of distracting reflections under bright light. It also has a resolution of 1,600x900 pixels, which is really pleasing on a screen this size. The resolution is slightly under a Full HD resolution of 1,920x1,080 pixels, so you won't be able to enjoy 1080p movies at their best, but documents will look crisp and clear, so you don't need to worry too much about eye strain.

Connectivity

If it's your turn to give the PowerPoint presentation, you can use the HDMI or VGA ports to hook the laptop up to a bigger display or projector. Around the side, you'll also find two USB 3.0 ports, a USB 2.0 port, a USB/eSATA port, and an Ethernet port.

DVD and Webcam, FingerPrint Reader

There's a DVD drive too, as well as a 1.3-megapixel webcam for all kinds of video-conferencing fun. Just make sure you remember to put a shirt on if you're being connected to the Milan office -- we hear those Europeans are sticklers for wearing clothes.

Finally, there's a fingerprint reader on the wrist rest, which will probably make your IT department weep little tears of joy at the added security this affords.

Performance

Under the hood, you'll find a 2.6GHz,  Intel Core i5-3320M processor teamed up with 8GB of RAM. That's not a bad set of specs, especially for a machine that's built more for handling heavy work and pie charts than chewing through the polygons of the latest first-person shooter.

We threw the benchmark test at the machine and it delivered an admirable score of 7,509. Geekbench tests various aspects of a computer's power, from processing speed to its ability to handle 3D gaming.

The matte screen catches no reflections, which we like. It has a fairly small bezel too.

Battery

To see how long the 600B lasts away from a power outlet, we punished the battery by running the processor at full tilt until the laptop conked out. The battery managed to give a good performance.

If you're mainly going to be using the 600B for office tasks, you should be able to get upwards of 4 hours of constant use out of it.