Samsung Series 9 Laptop Review

The Samsung Series 9 laptop promises more portability and durability, built from the same material as an advanced aircraft. But with an Intel i3 processor, a standard solid state drive and a $1,200 price tag, will this laptop win enough Seals of Approval? Kevin Pereira and Candace Bailey take a look for themselves.

What You Need To Know

• The Samsung Series 9 laptop comes in a 13" or 11.6" version, and we are reviewing the latter.
• The body is built from duralumin, which is just aluminum with a little copper, manganese and magnesium thrown in for good measure.
• The laptop weighs in at 2.3 lb, which is almost a tenth of a pound lighter than the 11" MacBook Air.
• There's a rounded hinge and hard edge which sometimes feels a little weird.
• The ports reside under the twin sliding doors and include HDMI, 2 USB ports and a micro SD slot.
• One thing we really liked was the Ethernet hook up, which doesn't take up one of your only USB ports like it does on the MacBook Air.
• The keyboard is backlit and was also very responsive, which is a nice change of pace because a lot of the ultra books usually have a kind of mushy, flat feel.
• Typing on this keyboard was a pleasure.
• Our in boot tests showed that the Samsung was consistently up and running a few seconds after our MacBook Air.
• The laptop also performed well when performing daily tasks like surfing the web and emailing.
• While the Series 9 laptop may not replace some of your bigger, more powerful laptops, it will definitely be a step up over your average tablet or netbook in terms of versatility.

Price

• $1,119 for an 11" version which is $200 more than the 11" MacBook Air.
• If you were to get this Series 9 laptop, you would end up with twice the hard drive space, twice the RAM and the Intel i3 processor.

Rating

• 3 Seals of Approval out of 5. (How do we rate gadgets?)
• The look is great, the keyboard was responsive and backlit.
• It's expensive; if you're looking for an ultra portable notebook and don't want a Mac, this laptop is the way to go.

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