[Update] Watch Samsung 9 Series Laptop Hands-on Video Preview.
It’s great to see some shine laptop wows the CES 2011 crowds. Samsung has just unveiled new 13.3-inch 9 Series laptop and it’s said to be the “thinnest and lightest 13-inch notebook available.”
The 9 Series comes with a second-generation Intel Core i5-2537M CPU, 4GB of DD43 RAM, and a 128GB solid-state drive, along with Windows 7 Professional. The design looks great so far: its metal finish has beautiful curved edges, and Samsung boasts it’s the thinnest 13-inch laptop in existence. While specific dimensions weren’t provided, it weighs 2.86 pounds. Despite its size, it also packs a 1.5-watt subwoofer and stereo speakers, too.
Key Specs at a galance:
- CPU: Second Generation Intel® CoreTM i5 Processor 2537M (1.40 GHz, 3MB; turbo up to 2.3 GHz)
- Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 bit) / Windows® 7 Professional (64 bit)
- Memory: 4GB DDR3
- Storage (max): 128GB Solid State Drive (SSD)
- Screen: 13.3-inch HD LED-backlit SuperBright Plus display (400 nit)
- Resolution: 1366×768
- Graphics: Intel HD GT2 Integrated Graphics
- Speakers: 3 watt (1.5W x 2) stereo speakers and 1.5 watt sub-woofer
- Battery: Lithium Polymer; up to 6.5 hours
- Wireless: 802.11b/g/n; WiMaxi
- Weight: 2.89 lbs.
The Samsung 9 Series laptop will be available for $1,599 later this year. Can it be a true competitor of Apple MacBook Air? BTW, check out Samsung Laptops on Amazon (UK)
and Amazon (US)
for great bargain offers.
Finally Asus has unveiled their Intel Core i5-470UM powered Eee Slate EP121. Looking at the spec, EP121 may be the most powerful tablet in the market now.
EP121 comes with Windows 7, high resolution (1200×800), 2GB to 4GB of RAM, 32GB to 64GB SSD. ASUS says the EP121 should be hitting sometime in the first quarter of the year for around $1,100. Continue Reading
With a 20.1% global market share Opera leads in Mobile Browsers world. Now they are going to hit the fast growing Tablet and Netbook PCs market.
At the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011, Opera Software will unveil the first public preview of Opera for tablets. Christen Krogh (Chief Development Officer, Opera Software) says,
In 2011, tablets are a new must-have. Opera is creating waves with the first public preview of Opera for tablets. Opera for tablets brings the same trusted Internet experience to tablets and netbook PCs as users have come to love on their mobile phones and desktops.
Watch Video Teaser
Don’t wait for CES to get sneak peek of Samsung’s Android based media player Galaxy Player. Amazon.co.uk is already listing the device for pre-order in two different versions; 8GB and 16GB.
Galaxy Player has similar functionalities (expect cellular option) and design of Galaxy S mobile phone. So far we can see on the promo video, it looks like Samsung has built a solid media player and Samsung-Android duo can be a strong competitor of Apple iPod families. Continue Reading
By now you’re probably aware that latest version of Skype for iOS allows Video Chat over Wifi and 3G connections. It’s a really good news… isn’t it?
But do you know how much of your data plan the new feature is going to consume? Continue Reading
