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Jan 5, 2011

Samsung's 9 Series Laptop Takes the MacBook Air Head-On

It looks like the 13-inch MacBook Air finally has some serious competition: the 13-inchSamsung 9 Series is a shade lighter, a touch thinner, and looks like the Air's evil twin.

The differences in size and weight may amount to not much more than a rounding error—2.89 pounds to the Air's 2.9, and profiles of .64 inches versus .68—but its black metal finish and sleek curves make it look like it belongs on the deck of the Death Star.

The 9 Series packs a 1.4GHz second-gen Core i5 processor, including Intel's much-improved integrated graphics, and claims a downright decent 6.5 hours of battery life. You're also looking at 4GB RAM, a 128GB SSD, and a, surprisingly for the frame, a 1.5watt subwoofer. Gilding this very thin lily are USB 3.0 and built-in WiMax 4G.

Which, of course, is going to cost you. The 9 Series comes this February with a $1600 starting price.
 
 

14 comments:

KickenChickenz said...

Siiiiicccckk laptop honest, imo Macs are overpriced trash, just wish I had the money...

Matthijs said...

I still think its overpriced... Maybe I'll wait until it's cheaper

Choms1337 said...

notebook for 1600$ is to much for me :/

Sinisa said...

nice...

Tsipise said...

too expensive. Overrated.

Anonymous said...

that is sick but yea i won't be shelling out 1600 for a new netbook anytime soon.

kkazzamm said...

WOW! I was SERIOUSLY intrigued until I read the price tag! Damn!

miecak said...

Looks good but the price is insane!

Teutorix said...

With that money I could buy some computer parts I need instead of a notebook

SuciƓ Sanchez said...

That's just beautiful.

MRanthrope said...

SAMSUNG FTW!

Monster Madness said...

Nice, that sounds like a cool deal. Btw. you're always welcome to visit my blog.

Josh Tree said...

that is beautiful

Anonymous said...

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