Weighing less than 2.9 pounds, the sleek Samsung Notebook 9 is engineered from aluminum and magnesium alloy, with a micro-thin bezel to maximize the immersive full HD 15" screen.
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Powered by Windows 10 and Intel Core i7 processor with fast charge capability. It lets you work, watch and play for up to a 12-hour flight from Seattle to Beijing and fill up your battery again in as little as 1.5 hours. The Samsung Notebook 9 may be light, but when it comes to performance, it’s anything but lightweight. This is premium metal-crafted device not only works as a traditional notebook, but also reclines 180° so you can share your view.
Answer calls, respond to texts and get phone notifications in real time right on your laptop screen. Or instantly drag and drop files between your phone and your Notebook 9. It’s that simple. The keyboard was made to help power up your productivity. Keys are ergonomically designed and a glass-coated touchpad is really large for any task you could have in mind. For connectivity there are two standard type-A USB ports, an HDMI output, a single USB-C port, a microSD card slot, and a micro-port for an Ethernet dongle.
For $1,199, give or take a few bucks, you got 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. so, it's not something you'd put in the budget category, but this
laptop doesn't pretend to be a budget one anyway. Its large display provides room for a larger keyboard and more ports than you get on some other compact laptops. The Notebook 9 is one of the few computers available that are both light enough to be carried away all day long, yet powerful enough that you don't need anything stronger during you workday.
At 2.9 pounds, the Samsung Notebook 9 makes 15-inch MacBook Pro feel like first notebooks from '90s, rugged and hard. The display resolution is 1080p, it's sharp and bright enough for outdoor work. As a final conclusion, we may say that the Notebook 9 can't compare with the most powerful gaming laptops out there, but it's very, very close. Add to that its great design, and you get a nice and powerful computer with enough power for the whole day in the office and then some. ■
