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Samsung introduced its thin-and-light Series 9 laptop last year, well before Intel came up with the Ultrabook initiative. As such, you won't find Samsung touting the latest version of the Series 9 as an Ultrabook on its Web site, even though it basically can be classified as one, and is the best in the category. The 13.3in "new" Series 9 with adapter like Samsung RV411 Ac Adapter , Samsung 300E Ac Adapter , Samsung RV420 Ac Adapter , Samsung Q460 Ac Adapter , Samsung RV520 Ac Adapter , Samsung N220 Ac Adapter , Samsung E251 Ac Adapter , Samsung NP-NB30 Ac Adapter , Samsung AD-9019 Ac Adapter , Samsung NP900X3A Ac Adapter , Samsung Q1 Ac Adapter , Samsung Q210 Ac Adapter that we are reviewing here (model number NP900X3C-A01AU) really is a thing of beauty, both to look at and to hold. It's crafted out of aluminium, which makes it feel incredibly strong, yet light, and it includes a screen that is simply stunning to look at. On the inside, it makes use of Intel's third generation Intel Core i5 CPU, codenamed Ivy Bridge, and it includes solid state storage.
While the most "oohs" and "aahs" for this notebook are reserved for its looks, build quality and screen, the Series 9's third generation Intel Core i5-3317U CPU deserves some kudos, too. It's an ultra-low-voltage (17W) CPU with a frequency of 1.7GHz, two cores and Hyper-Threading, and it gives the Series 9 good performance when it comes to multitasking, running office applications, and even for using some taxing media encoding applications. Alongside it are 4GB of DDR3 SDRAM (1600MHz) and a 128GB solid state drive.
In our Blender 3D rendering and iTunes MP3 encoding tests, this configuration mustered times of 49sec and 58sec, respectively. These results are big improvements over last year's Series 9, which had a 1.4GHz, Sandy Bridge-based Core i5 CPU that recorded 1min 19sec in Blender and 1min 29sec in iTunes. For tougher tasks, such as transcoding video files, the Series 9 isn't really ideal, mainly because it's just not designed to work that hard and doesn't have a large internal storage capacity. But if you wanted to perform a file conversion from time to time, you could do it. In our AutoGordianKnot test, where we convert a DVD file to an Xvid file, the Series 9 recorded 1hr 2min, which is an improvement of 53min over the previous generation.
The CPU has integrated Intel HD 4000 graphics, which are much improved over the previous generation Intel HD 3000 graphics, and this was shown in 3DMark06, in which the Series 9 recorded 5167 marks. Last year's Series 9 recorded 2394 in the same benchmark so you can see that the new Series 9 is much more capable in this area.
While the 128GB solid state drive only has a usable capacity of 94GB, it's a fast drive when it comes to working with big files. It recorded very high transfer rates in CrystalDiskMark (459MB read and 280MB write), but it put up a more modest rate of 44.16MBps in our file duplication tests, which is a little slower than we were expecting considering the CrystalDiskMark results.
The 4-cell battery in the Series 9 has a 40 Watt-hour rating. In our rundown test, in which disable power management, enable Wi-Fi, maximise screen brightness and loop an Xvid-encoded video, it lasted 3hr 39min. This is a little less than we were expecting, but part of that is to do with the high brightness of the screen, which Samsung rates at 400 nits. When we used the notebook for basic Web browsing and word processing, as well as for watching the occasional YouTube video and listening to a song now and then, the laptop lasted well over four hours. This was with the screen always on and the brightness at the halfway point. You can get more out of the battery if you employ eco mode or Samsung's optimised battery profiles, which are accessible by pressing Fn-F1.
If you're in the market for a thin and light laptop, then you should make it your duty to check out the Series 9 (NP900X3C-A01AU) — once you hold it in your hands, you'll fall in love with it. It can be purchased for under $1500 from some places (such as JB Hi-Fi) and you get a very well constructed and beautiful laptop for your money. It has one of the best screens on the market, its keyboard and touchpad are very good, and the unit's overall performance is suitable for most types of office work and everyday computing tasks (as long as they're not too CPU intensive).
The only problems we experienced were some stickiness with the touchpad, slightly slow brightness and volume adjustments, and noticeable warmth when using the unit on a non-flat surface. But they are not major concerns. Some people may balk at the lack of connectivity, which is fair enough, but if more ports are required, then a thicker, more conventional notebook should be considered.