Verge Review
One year ago, Samsung released the Series 9 laptop, and at the time, we'd never seen a more premium Windows machine. It was thin, light, visually striking, and choice components filled the svelte machine, including a comfortable backlit keyboard, a fast SSD, an aluminum alloy chassis, and a wonderful matte screen. If it weren't for the 13-inch computer's $1,649 price tag (which admittedly fell to $1,399 after a few months), it might have been a roaring success.
As is, it was good enough for...
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Basic Specs
| Laptop type |
Ultraportable |
| Weight |
3.5 pounds |
| Operating system |
Windows 7 |
| Screen size (diagonal) |
15 inches |
| CPU brand |
Intel |
| CPU family |
Sandy Bridge |
| Graphics type |
Integrated |
| Integrated GPU model |
HD Graphics 3000 |
| The Verge Battery Test |
6 hours and 1 minute |
Tech Specs
Also Known As...
Hardware
| Laptop type |
Ultraportable |
| Weight |
3.5 pounds |
Software
| Operating system |
Windows 7 |
Display (base)
| Screen size (diagonal) |
15 inches |
| Resolution (X) |
1600 px |
| Resolution (Y) |
900 px |
Keyboard
Mouse
Processor (base)
| CPU brand |
Intel |
| CPU family |
Sandy Bridge |
| Model |
Core i5 2467M |
| Cores |
2 |
| Clockspeed |
1.6 GHz |
| Turbo clockspeed |
2.3 GHz |
GPU (base)
| Graphics type |
Integrated |
| Integrated GPU brand |
Intel |
| Integrated GPU model |
HD Graphics 3000 |
Memory
| Base RAM size |
8 GB |
| RAM type |
DDR3 |
Storage
| Options |
Flash Memory (SSD) |
| Base drive type |
Flash (SSD) |
| Base drive capacity |
128 GB |
| Card reader |
Yes |
Audio
Webcam
| Effective pixels |
1.3 megapixels |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi |
Yes |
| Wi-Fi options |
802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b |
Battery
Benchmarks
| PCMarkVantage |
10404 |
| 3DMarkVantage (IGP) |
1693 |
| 3DMark06 (IGP) |
4164 |
| The Verge Battery Test |
6 hours and 1 minute |
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