Samsung ativ book 9 style will sell in europe for 1,100. Haswell is here, but is it the right time to buy a new laptop or tablet. If youve been waiting for samsung to refresh last years series 9. In every category, from the display to build quality to performance, this laptop is at. Haswell of ativ smart pc discussion in samsung started by dates90, nov 8, 20. Samsung launches 3200x1800 pixel ativ book 9 plus laptop.
I think a refresh was expected in march, but recently. The core i74790k will be the flagship processor of the haswell refresh lineup and the first 22nm consumer cpu to obtain clock frequency of 4 ghz and a maximum boost clock of. Instead of upgrading to one of intels new haswell processors, the ativ book 8 comes with an ivy bridge quadcore 2. Hey everyone, this is just a quick update to my extended list of ultrabooks worth buying and ive put it together as many of you were asking for a curated list of all the haswell ultrabooks available right now or soon to be launched before we proceed, there are a few things you should know about haswell ultrabooks. Haswell, the haswell refresh, devils canyon, and broadwell are all lga1150 socketed chips, and although there will be some incompatible 89series boardcpu combos check before buying, a lot of. Itll be interesting to see what comes in the coming months.
Digital trends enpt the samsung ativ book 8 is the companys premium effort in the popular 15. Like most metallic laptops with smooth surfaces, this. Tech advisor enit wed rather have an optical drive instead of a touchscreen but this is hardly uncommon. It is a 2 year old laptop, but it has 3 year old hardware. None of the laptops running intels haswell processors are. Samsung introduces its new and affordable ativ book 8 featuring the latest haswell cpu and an nvidia graphics card. I normally browse the internet, watch youtube videos, create documents and powerpoints. Earlier this month, samsung introduced the new ativ book 9 style, a sleek and slim laptop that will be marketed as an ultrabook. It has a i7 4710hqnot haswell refresh, gt 750m, 8gb ddr3l ram, a 256gb ssd, and a 1080p screen. The laptop is powered by an intel core i5 or i7 processor, with an integrated intel hd graphics 4400 and 8gb ram. The touch sensitivity of the ativ book 9 lite makes easy work of the windows 8 interface. In the rumour thread there was talk of one later this year. Click to enlarge what a difference a refresh makes.
Im picky about keyboards since i write for a living. The ativ book 7 was announced at the same time as the series 7 chronos now called the ativ book 8 and so, it shares much of the same design language, from the aluminum chassis to. Samsung just introd the ativ book 9, which was leaked earlier today, and it looks to be the companys new flagship ultrabook, succeeding. Apart from the gorgeous finish and style that we all know about, the battery is a real attraction. In the next examples, ill show you how i set things up from scratch. There are mobile devices and then there are mobile devices, and samsungs latest is a doozy. While the amdbased models are loaded with windows 8, it seems the haswellpowered ones will come with windows 8. Set the resolution to something ridiculous, tweak the modeline to get a respectable refresh rate, increase the font sizes accordingly, and done. Ausfuhrlicher test des samsung ativ book 8 touch 880z5e x01 intel core i7. That device looks as if they used a shrinkray on an ativ book 8. Samsung launches ativ book 9 plus ultrabook, book 9 lite. Performing windows 8 gestures on the 10point touch display was fast and accurate. Embracing a gracepaced life in a world of endless demands. While the relatively low travel keyboard is a necessary evil on very thin ultrabooks like the series 9, i must admit samsung has the magic formula to make the keyboard work well.
Like its latest chromebook, sammy is coating this new lappy with. The performance from the ativ book 9 lites amd a6 processor harks back to another era. It goes without saying that a particular piece of technology that does not get a hardware refresh would be lagging behind in terms of its popularity and usability. As a species that thrives on getting things done quicker or cheaper, a processor refresh should be welcomed.
The ativ book 9 plus was announced together with its little brother the ativ book 9 lite, which will be discussed here. Samsung launches ativ book 9 plus ultrabook, book 9 lite laptop. Get access to helpful solutions, howto guides, owners manuals, and product specifications for your ativ book 8 np880z5e from samsung us support. We like the smart design and usability, but youre paying a lot of money for a 2012spec laptop, when. The ativ book 9 plus is both thinner and lighter than the macbook pro. The ativ book 9 2014 editions availability dates are unknown yet.
Intel is looking to release a long line of refresh processors according to. Haswell is here, but is it the right time to buy a new. Pro machines should start to ship with the intel haswell processors new core i with more battery life and a new quadcore atom with better performancegraphics. Samsung launches 3200x1800 pixel ativ book 9 plus laptop 397. Review samsung ativ book 8 870z5g notebook notebookcheck. Its a responsive and accurate panel, and registers presses and gestures well. The samsung ativ book 9 plus improves upon its predecessor in nearly every way, offering much longer battery life and a gorgeous retinalike.
Samsung ativ book 9 lite gets a haswell refresh notebookcheck. Full list of intel haswell refresh, technical specifications, most units of the intel haswell refresh will be different, slightly higher clock timing, but d. Embracing a gracepaced life in a world of endless demands murray, shona, murray, david on. So samsung has two clover trail devices with wacom. For now lets find out what the ativ book 9 plus is. With a 1080p touch screen, quadcore haswell processor, discrete graphics and nearly 8 hours of battery life, the samsung ativ book 8 packs a lot into its 15inch frame. Were seeing a lot of haswellgeneration ultrabooks with smaller battery sizes it saves money and space for the same battery life but the samsung ativ book 9 comes with a 55wh battery thats going to give you 810hrs of wifi web working. Nevertheless, the samsung ativ book 8 is a powerhouse windows 8 laptop. Digital trends ende the samsung ativ book 8 is the companys premium effort in the popular 15. Harvey norman incorrect listed a samsung n900 i5 3337u laptop as samsung ativ book 9 hehe.
For the refresh, intel is launching a total of 42 new. I was super excited to hear samsung was releasing a 15 version of their ativ. The samsung ativ book 9 2014 edition laptop operates on windows 8 operating system featuring a 15. Seit etwa genau 24 stunden besitze ich nun mein neues samsung ativ book 8 870z5g x01. With the ativ book 9 plus, samsung can still lay claim to one of the best ultrabooks on the market. The haswell refresh processors the intel haswell refresh.
Seeing the pixels was sometimes useful, but thats always just. Ultrabook samsung has released since windows 8 came out. Digital trends enes the samsung ativ book 8 is the companys premium effort in the popular 15. Full list of intel haswell refresh, technical specifications. Samsung has lobbed a number of its own apps into the mix of the ativ q, but the real thing we liked the most is getting the best of both worlds on one tablet the q was an impressive beast either. Samsung makes ativ book 9 plus official with intels. I dont intend to use the ativ book 8 for games, mostly photoshop, lightroom and a bit of cad stuff so. Samsung ativ book 9 plus ultrabook powered by intel.
Intel officially announced cpus based on this microarchitecture on june 4, 20, at computex taipei 20, while a working haswell chip was demonstrated at the 2011. And, of course, it steps up to a newer haswell processor, which. Toshiba satellite u and m notebooks go haswell in full refresh. Digital versus enpt in samsungspeak, all of the companys windows 8 devices are now called ativ. The samsung ativ book 9 plus rocks an intel core i54200u haswell processor and. The ativ book 9 plus keeps the slim and sleek chassis of its predecessor and adds a retinalike display, long battery life and swift haswell performance. Zuvor bessas ich etwa seit 5 jahren ein samsung r560, mit dem ich eigentlich recht gute erfahrungen gemacht habe. Update it to 4th generation intel haswell cpus, add a touch screen for better windows 8 usability and further increase the resolution. Digital trends enfr the samsung ativ book 8 is the companys premium effort in the popular 15.
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