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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."

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  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.

    1. Re:Resolution by sosume · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I have never heard of Windows desktop software struggling with monitor resolution. Please elaborate. Everything is fine here at 2550x1600, why would 3200x1800 suddenly cause 'too many programs' to 'not run properly'?

    2. Re: Resolution by Stuarticus · · Score: 5, Funny

      When will someone produce finally produce a good Linux blue screen analyser? A question I'm sure we're all asking ourselves.

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    3. Re:Resolution by dbIII · · Score: 5, Funny

      Typing this on a MBA and the one thing I wish it had was higher screen resolution.

      Me too, but I wish I had a table instead because the MBA won't keep still and keeps complaining he didn't go to college to be treated like this.

  2. Left out the best feature by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    FTFA:

    weighs only 1.39 grams

    1. Re:Left out the best feature by geekmux · · Score: 4, Funny

      FTFA:

      weighs only 1.39 grams

      Wow.

      All the weight must have gone out the Window(s).

      ba dum dum..tiss.

  3. Apple's has proprietary ports? by dugancent · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Care to name them?

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    1. Re:Apple's has proprietary ports? by jtownatpunk.net · · Score: 5, Informative

      Any monitor with a displayport. Mini-displayport plugs directly into thunderbolt. Nothing special required except a cable with the correct plug on each end.

      I'm a little shocked and a lot disappointed that this is still uncommon knowledge.

    2. Re:Apple's has proprietary ports? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

      Thunderbolt is Intel's not Apple. Fireware is an IEEE standard. Only minidisplay port is an Apple "proprietary" port.

    3. Re:Apple's has proprietary ports? by the_B0fh · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Thunderbolt is proprietary the same way USB is proprietary - both are owned by Intel.

    4. 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.

    5. Re:Apple's has proprietary ports? by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 4, Informative

      If you want to use IEEE1394, you need to pay... Apple.

      That was true ... in 1998. Yes, we said it was stupid at $1/port and then stupid when they went with a flat fee. Eventually they got that. By time they bought Zayante for the PHY's this had all blown over.

      https://developer.apple.com/softwarelicensing/agreements/firewire.html

      Waiting for the inevitable mod-down by Apple fanboys who dont like the truth.

      You can't just be wrong and them blame fanbois for calling you out on it.

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    6. Re:Apple's has proprietary ports? by rsmith-mac · · Score: 4, Informative

      It was transferred to Intel nearly 2 years ago.

      http://appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/20/thunderbolt_trademark_rights_will_be_transferred_from_apple_to_intel.html

    7. Re:Apple's has proprietary ports? by threephaseboy · · Score: 5, Informative

      Thunderbolt and the Thunderbolt logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S and other countries

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    8. 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.

    9. Re:Apple's has proprietary ports? by fnj · · Score: 4, Informative

      And in case somebody out there doesn't believe this actually happened, INTEL: Usage Guidelines for the Thunderbolt(TM) Trademark.

      To be fair, when Apple DOESN'T fuck up, they don't fuck up.

  4. 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.

    1. Re:Proprietary ports? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Thunderbolt is a standard now? Show me a non-Intel Thunderbolt host implementation then.

      Remember kids, calling something a standard doesn't make it a standard. Documenting it doesn't make it a standard. Documentation plus multiple independent implementations capable of interoperating makes it a standard.

    2. Re:Proprietary ports? by Crudely_Indecent · · Score: 4, Informative

      Mac Air:
      2xUSB 3.0, HP/Mic, SD (Air 13), Thunderbolt

      Ativ:
      2xUSB 3.0, micro HDMI, mini VGA, RJ45(Dongle), SD, HP/Mic

      Ativ beats air by 2 video outputs and wired ethernet. Also by SD when compared to the Air 11.

      So, going by the dictionary definition of the word "more", I'd have to say the the Ativ beats the Air when it comes to standard ports.

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  5. Literally unbelievable by sqrt(2) · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and weighs only 1.39 grams

    Wow! It must be constructed from helium infused aero gels and space age nano-materials. Almost makes the horrible OS worth enduring. Almost.

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    1. Re:Literally unbelievable by ClickOnThis · · Score: 5, Funny

      ...and weighs only 1.39 grams

      Wow! It must be constructed from helium infused aero gels and space age nano-materials. Almost makes the horrible OS worth enduring. Almost.

      Careful. Wipe the bloated Win8 OS and the damn thing just might float in mid-air. I mean really, it needs some kind of paperweight.

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

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

    1. Re:WTF is a muktworld? by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny

      TL;DR

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  7. crap article by Ritchie70 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    TFA is hideous. Poorly written and says nothing really factual except that Samsung has a sexy new laptop out.

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  8. 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.

  9. Price? by hahn · · Score: 4, Informative

    When they announce a price of $1299, we can start comparing this to the Macbook Air, okay?

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  10. Will it run Linux? by sconeu · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Or even Win7?

    Does it have the stupid-ass "Secure Boot"? Does it need to be disabled?

    DETAILS!!! Even the CNet article linked in the comments doesn't cover this.

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  11. Be wary... by djnanite · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I bought a Samsung Chronos Notebook a year ago, and it was a horrible experience.

    The touchpad broke twice.
    The headphone socket produced a buzz every time the laptop was plugged into the mains.
    The WiFi kept disconnecting
    Out of date drivers that have never been updated.
    No support for Windows 8.
    Terrible support staff who were either incompetent, lazy, or bored.
    Badly written system software: it takes a full 20 seconds to enable/disable the WiFi, no support for non-administrators, it's intrusive and yet it's also required for full system functionality.

    Even if all the hardware on this new model is up to scratch, nothing else has changed, and this deal will leave you sour. Basically, don't expect any real after-sales support in the way you probably expect it from most other laptop manufacturers. If you think of it as an appliance (like a TV) and never upgrade it, you *may* be fine.

    1. Re:Be wary... by AmiMoJo · · Score: 5, Funny

      I bought a MacBook air a year ago. The first one exploded to blew my hand off. The next one killed my dog. It wouldn't run DR-DOS at all. The wifi screwed up and sterilized my nuts.

      Overall I was left with a really bad feeling about all Apple products, which obviously must all have similar defects. Anecdotes by unverifiable semi-anonymous internet posters prove that to be true.

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  12. Re:borat by cbhacking · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Microsoft mandates that all Windows OEMs who implement UEFI Secure Boot for WIndows 8 also allow the user to disable Secure Boot. Even Microsoft's own Surface Pro has this option. This has been widely reported for months now, there are easy-to-find tutorials online discussing how to do it, and...

    People are *still* complaining about that? Really?

    Ubuntu is adding Secure Boot support so that you can leave Secure Boot enabled while running Linux, as a protection against malware attacking or replacing the bootloader (either on the internal storage or removable media). This is a reasonable enough goal. However, it is not and never has been required if you want to dual-boot or want to replace Win8 entirely.

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