Samsung launches its second-generation Series 9 notebook for India, ‘world’s thinnest’ notebook and priced over Rs 1 lac, Specifications
Samsung has launched its second-generation Series 9 notebook in India. The company claims that the device, which has a 13-inch screen, boasts the world's thinnest and most compact notebook chassis.
Samsung claimed that Series 9 is result of 9,000 hours of design work and 24,000 hours of R&D by the company's engineers.
The laptop features Samsung's MaxScreen technology, which minimizes the bezel size while maximizing the screen size by an extra inch. It weighs just 1.16kg — 28% smaller than its predecessor. The laptop is powered by a third-generation (Ivy Bridge) Intel Core i7 processor. It has 256GB solid state drive, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics chip and a 1.3-megapixel web camera. The laptop is priced at Rs 1,02,990.
Samsung also launched Notebook Series 5 550P and Series 3 350 on Friday. The model with 15-inches screen in the series 550P weighs just 2.5 kg and is priced at Rs 62,990. It comes with Intel's 3rd generation quad core, a dedicated graphics card from Nvidia, Blu-Ray drive and up to 2TB hard disk. The Series 3 350 notebook is priced at Rs 48,490.
Specs of the Samsung Series 9:
- Operating system: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i7 Processor 3517U (1.90GHz, 4MB L3 cache)
- Display: 33.78cm (13.3) SuperBright 400nit HD+ LED Display (1600 x 900), anti-reflective
- Dimension (WxDxH): 313.8 x 218.5 x 12.9mm
- Weight: 1.16kg
- GPU: Intel® HD Graphics 4000
- RAM: 4GB DDR3 RAM at 1600MHz (4 GB x 1, DDP Type)
- HDD: 256 GB Solid-state Drive
- Camera: 1.3 megapixel HD webcam
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth v4.0
- LAN: 10/ 100/ 1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (Dongle bundle)
- Wi-Fi: 802.11abg/n (up to 300Mbps), Widi support
- HDMI: Micro HDMI
- USB: (Sleep-and-Charge) 1 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0
- Multi card slot: 3-in-1 (SD, SDHC, SDXC)
- Standard battery: 4 cell (44Wh)
