Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Samsung Announces Series 9 and Series 5 Ultra notebooks

In-line 7 Series notebooks updated last week at an event in Sao Paulo, Samsung also informed about the latest line of notebooks Series 9 and Series Ultra 5. Products must arrive with very competitive price (see below) in the first half of this year the Brazilian market.

Line 9 Series includes the "15-inch premium notebook thinner and more compact in the world," according to promotional material supplied by Samsung. The display of 15 "was introduced into a housing 14" notebook with the development of a new way to position the screen without the edges are too thick.

The more observant may notice that the technique adopted by the manufacturer is very similar to the LG ultrabook Z330 (the one that starts Windows 7 in less than 10 seconds). LG also exists in the idea of ​​reducing the edges of the screens to fit a larger display in a smaller housing.


Series 9
According to the catalog provided by Samsung, the Series 9 comes in two models: 13 "with 1.19 cm thick and weighing 1.16 kg, and 15" with a thickness of 1.49 cm and weight of 1.59 kg. Both should hit the market in late June with prices starting from $ 2,999, according to Tony Firjam, director of IT Division at Samsung Brazil.

The Ultra 5 Series (Model 530U) will also come in two choices of screen size: 13 "and 14". The smallest have Intel GPU HD 3000 Graphics that shares system memory (4 GB). The second largest of the line, uses AMD Radeon HD 7550M GPU with 1GB GDDR3.

Arriving in Brazil also at the end of the first half, the 5 Series (or Series 5 in English) starts at R $ 2,399.

Both "series" system using Windows 7.


Series 5
Difference between "series"
Samsung has strengthened the line of notebooks in the country. Between one and another conference in the Samsung Forum, I spoke with Tony Firjam, director of sales and marketing for IT in the company, about the future of South Korea with respect to portable computers. Let's dispel the confusion on the subject?

3 Series notebooks are the mass, those that vary between models and the intermediate input. Series 5 means ultrabooks Samsung's devices that follow the standards set by Intel in terms of size and performance to enter the category. In the 7 Series are the high-performance notebooks to consumers looking for a lot of processing. Finally, the Series 9 is the line of superlatives: Firjam account that there come apparatus thinner, lighter, faster market. "They have equipment to differentiate from competitors."

Firjam also cites the "series" 4:06, developed for corporate clients. Therefore, the type of product you will not see in the store shopping.