max date record in LINQ

Question

I have this table named sample with these values in MS Sql Server:

 ID    Date    Description
1    2012/01/02 5:12:43    Desc1
2    2012/01/02 5:12:48    Desc2
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Answer 1

To get the maximum Sample value by date without having to sort (which is not really necessary to just get the maximum):

var maxSample  = Samples.Where(s => s.Date == Samples.Max(x => x.Date))
                        .FirstOrDefault();