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One of last year’s most head-turning laptops, the Samsung Series 9, is back, with an even slimmer, sleeker look.
Just one year ago, at
CES 2011,
the term “ultrabook” was never uttered. Instead, we saw a handful of
very thin Windows laptops looking to duplicate the aesthetic and
commercial appeal of Apple’s MacBook Air, but without the help of a new
category name (or R&D fund) from Intel. Of those, the most
eye-catching was the
Samsung Series 9,
a 13-inch thin laptop that had a lightweight duralumin case. At the
time, we said it was as close to a MacBook Air as Windows users were
likely to get.
What a difference a year makes. Now, ultrabooks are lurking around
every corner, and the Series 9 is back to reclaim the mantle of the
hottest-looking superslim laptop. The original Series 9 fell a bit short
on a few fronts–its trackpad wasn’t as good as a MacBook, it didn’t
boot or resume as quickly as we had hoped, and the original price,
around $1,650, was way out of line with what consumers were looking to
spend.
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