Pros
- Super thin!
- Big, pretty screen
Cons
- Touchpad needs work, is not sensitive
- Keyboard is inaccurate, offers little feedback
At A Glance
The Series 9 is a tantalizing machine that fills the niche of the 15-inch Ultrabook, but I know Samsung can do a better job on the keyboard and trackpad.
Manufacturer’s Description
The Series 9 NP900X4B-A02US 15-inch Notebook Computer Titan Silver is a sleek, ultraportable notebook computer. Its aluminum unibody design weighs only 3.51 pounds. The Samsung Series 9 notebook measures just 0.58-inch thin, which give it a slim, svelte look that will certainly turn heads.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | NP900X4BA02US |
| Processor | |
| Cache size | 3.0 KB |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Processor speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Processor type | Intel Core i5 |
| Memory | |
| Memory speed | 1333.0 MHz |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory size | 8000.0 MB |
| Memory max | 8.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display type | Matte LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1600 x 900 pixels |
| Display size | 15.0 inches |
| Storage | |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Drive type | Solid-State Drive |
| Drive size | 128.0 GB |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight with Accessories | 4.3 pounds |
| Height | 0.6 inches |
| Weight | 3.7 pounds |
| Depth | 9.3 inches |
| Width | 15.0 inches |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
|
| Docking Station Port | No |
| Input devices |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| Video Interfaces | HDMI |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n/a/b/g |
Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 154 |
| Worldbench Version | 7 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 7:36 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 12.5 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 3103 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Web Performance | 8.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| File Compression | 709.8 seconds (lower is better) |
| Hard Drive File Operations | 92.3 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench Green Score | 89 |
| Idle power usage | 9.4 Watts |
| Working power usage | 2.2 Watt hours |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 273.4 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 182.4 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 240.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 26.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 800x600 | 43.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 14.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 31.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 20.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1366x768 | 11.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 800x600 | 21.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1366x768 | 15.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Gaming Score | 89 |
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