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Samsung Launches 3200x1800 Pixel ATIV Book 9 Plus Laptop

Posted by samzenpus on from the brand-new dept.

sfcrazy writes "As expected Samsung has updated its Ultrabook family giving direct competition to Apple's MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. When Apple launched its MacBook Air with 12 hours of battery life every one was looking at only one company to outdo Apple and that company was Samsung and the leading Android maker did not disappoint. With the launch of ATIV Book 9 Plus featuring:

* 256GB SSD (seems 128GB would be the base model)
* 3200x1800 resolution
* Touch Screen
* Haswell Processor
* 12 Hours battery life
* More 'standard' ports as compared to Apple's proprietary ports."

6 of 397 comments (clear)

  1. Resolution by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The high resolution is a major win over the Macbook Air. Typing this on a MBA and the one thing I wish it had was higher screen resolution.

  2. Proprietary ports? by Roogna · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Which port is that exactly? The USB, the HDMI, the SD slot, or the Thunderbolt ports. All of which are standards.

  3. WTF is a muktworld? by Sez+Zero · · Score: 5, Interesting

    At least link to an article with more than 300 words. Review at CNET.

  4. Just for windows? by gmuslera · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Does it runs Linux? Does gets bricked if try something different from Windows 8, or even windows 8 itself? With that resolution and battery life even Linus could love it... if can run his own system on it, of course.

  5. Re:Apple's has proprietary ports? by the_B0fh · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Name one one fucked up port? Are you saying the Thunderbolt port that Intel created is a fucked up port? And the fact that Thunderbolt cables require a chip in them (that Intel made necessary) is now Apple's fault?

    Seriously? You've been smoking too strange stuff.

  6. Re:Apple's has proprietary ports? by Solandri · · Score: 5, Interesting

    USB is non-proprietary. It was developed by Compaq, DEC, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NEC and Nortel. You may be thinking of Intel's southbridge chipsets which have a USB controller built into them, and are ubiquitous on motherboards taking Intel CPUs. Well, AMD has their own southbridge and it does USB just fine.

    Thunderbolt is proprietary - owned solely by Intel. Mini-Displayport was proprietary too (Apple). VESA finally incorporated it into the (full-sized) Displayport standard a few years back.