Samsung 9 Series (NP900X3A) has 11.6 “or 13.3″ screen, the maximum thickness of only 16.3 mm and weighing only 1.3 kg it is one of the first ultraportable to reach the next generation market, opening up the fight because against the equivalent Apple MacBook Air. The Samsung 900X is in fact already on sale in version 13.3 “at a cost of € 1599, while the version 11.6″ should arrive in May with an official price yet to be determined.
The ultraportable has a breathtaking design, with its duralumin chassis (two times stronger than normal aluminum) brushed black, its forms and particularly sleek and sinuous chiclet backlit keyboard. Configuration you have mentioned, here we recall only the salient aspects, such as the presence of dual-core processor Intel Core i5 2530UM Sandy Bridge from 1.40 GHz (2.3 GHz Intel Turbo Boost mode), 4 GB of expandable memory up to 8, SSD with 128 GB, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 3.0 and WiFi. Significant lithium-polymer battery that should provide autonomy for up to 6 hours.
The first obvious detail is the positioning of the cooling system used for the dissipation of the CPU, which still has a TDP of only 17 W. The fan, of limited size, is located to the rear, with a heatpipe system that captures heat from the processor and carries it away from the palm rest to keep it cool, however now we find that solution in many ultraportable.
As you can see is no any dedicated graphics card, as the Samsung 900x only uses the graphics subsystem HD Intel GMA integrated into the CPU, a solution still be able to meet any need for multimedia, including hardware decoding of movies, including Full HD type. Immediately above the sink you can see the two slots for RAM, of which only one occupied by a module with 4 GB, while the other is available for possible upgrade. On the other side but to recognize a 128 GB SSD drive mounted on miniPCI-Express card, a mandatory solution for notebook so thin profile. [dhanti.com]
Samsung NP900X3A Specifications:
Type Media, Ultraportable, Consumer Ultra-Low Voltage
Processor Name Intel Core i5-2537M
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Processor Speed 1.4 GHz
RAM 4 GB
Weight 2.9 lb
Screen Size 13.3 inches
Screen Size Type widescreen
Native Resolution 1366 x 768
Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics 3000
Graphics Memory 64
Storage Capacity (as Tested) 128 GB
Rotation Speed SSD
Networking Options 802.11n
Primary Optical Drive External
Wireless Display Capability (WiDi) No
WiMax No
Tech Support 1 year parts and labor
MobileMark 2007- Performance score 293
PCMark Vantage 7593
3-D BENCHMARK TESTS - 3DMark06 - 1,024 x 768 - Default 2441
3-D BENCHMARK TESTS - 3DMark06 - Native – 0X/4X 2125
Lost Planet 2 (DX9) - Middle quality - 1,024 x 768- AA/AF=Off/Off 8.5
MULTIMEDIA TESTS - Handbrake 4:45 min:sec
MULTIMEDIA TESTS - PhotoShop CS5 5:53 min:sec
MULTIMEDIA TESTS - CineBench 11.5 1.36
Price : $1,408.18 - $1,599.99
The ultraportable has a breathtaking design, with its duralumin chassis (two times stronger than normal aluminum) brushed black, its forms and particularly sleek and sinuous chiclet backlit keyboard. Configuration you have mentioned, here we recall only the salient aspects, such as the presence of dual-core processor Intel Core i5 2530UM Sandy Bridge from 1.40 GHz (2.3 GHz Intel Turbo Boost mode), 4 GB of expandable memory up to 8, SSD with 128 GB, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 3.0 and WiFi. Significant lithium-polymer battery that should provide autonomy for up to 6 hours.
The first obvious detail is the positioning of the cooling system used for the dissipation of the CPU, which still has a TDP of only 17 W. The fan, of limited size, is located to the rear, with a heatpipe system that captures heat from the processor and carries it away from the palm rest to keep it cool, however now we find that solution in many ultraportable.
As you can see is no any dedicated graphics card, as the Samsung 900x only uses the graphics subsystem HD Intel GMA integrated into the CPU, a solution still be able to meet any need for multimedia, including hardware decoding of movies, including Full HD type. Immediately above the sink you can see the two slots for RAM, of which only one occupied by a module with 4 GB, while the other is available for possible upgrade. On the other side but to recognize a 128 GB SSD drive mounted on miniPCI-Express card, a mandatory solution for notebook so thin profile. [dhanti.com]
Samsung NP900X3A Specifications:
Type Media, Ultraportable, Consumer Ultra-Low Voltage
Processor Name Intel Core i5-2537M
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Processor Speed 1.4 GHz
RAM 4 GB
Weight 2.9 lb
Screen Size 13.3 inches
Screen Size Type widescreen
Native Resolution 1366 x 768
Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics 3000
Graphics Memory 64
Storage Capacity (as Tested) 128 GB
Rotation Speed SSD
Networking Options 802.11n
Primary Optical Drive External
Wireless Display Capability (WiDi) No
WiMax No
Tech Support 1 year parts and labor
MobileMark 2007- Performance score 293
PCMark Vantage 7593
3-D BENCHMARK TESTS - 3DMark06 - 1,024 x 768 - Default 2441
3-D BENCHMARK TESTS - 3DMark06 - Native – 0X/4X 2125
Lost Planet 2 (DX9) - Middle quality - 1,024 x 768- AA/AF=Off/Off 8.5
MULTIMEDIA TESTS - Handbrake 4:45 min:sec
MULTIMEDIA TESTS - PhotoShop CS5 5:53 min:sec
MULTIMEDIA TESTS - CineBench 11.5 1.36
Price : $1,408.18 - $1,599.99