DELL: Value and Selection and warranty

Value and Selection (10/15)

In recent years, Samsung employed a two-pronged approach that consisted of its premium line of ATIV notebooks that were balanced out by its budget-friendly Chromebooks. However, over the last 12 months, Samsung has been doing an admirable job of filling in the gaps with a number of systems priced between $400 and $800, like the Notebook 7 Spin, the Notebook 5 and the Notebook M. Samsung even has 15-inch gaming laptops in the Notebook Odyssey to go along with its standard productivity machines, so there's something to frag on, too.

Warranty (3/5)

Samsung's warranty policies are acceptable, but not exceptional. The company offers a standard, one-year, limited warranty for all of its laptops and, unlike a few other brands, provides free shipping (complete with a label) if you need to send your system in for service. Changing your RAM or storage voids your warranty, though, and the company does not offer extended warranties.