Samsung Enters the US Notebook Market

Although not known in the past as a player in the portable computing market, Samsung looks to be expanding into that area. This week they stepped into the US market just in time for the holiday season, with a line of notebook and netbooks covering four classes. Here's What they'll have on offer.

Premium Thin and Light

X Series: The X360 and X460 are 13.3- and 14.1-inch premium ultra thin-and-light notebooks with a price starting at US$1,599. The X360 is lighter than the MacBook Air, weighing in at only 2.8 pounds, and can achieve up to 10 hours of continuous usage, according to Samsung. Both support Samsung's latest 300nits SuperBright LED backlit LCD display.

All Purpose/Business

Q Series: The Q310 is a highly portable all-purpose notebook with price of US$1,149 and US$1,299, featuring a 13.3-inch wide LCD. P460 and P560, semi-ruggedized notebooks with a price range of US$1,149 to US$1,399.

Desktop Replacement

R Series: The  R610 with a price of US$1,049, is a desktop replacement that features a 16-inch wide LCD.

Netbooks

Samsung's NC10 is a netbook with a 10.2-inch wide SuperBright LCD, enhanced capacity battery and 160GB hard drive, carrying a price of US$499.

                                                                                                                           

Samsung notebook specifications
Model	X Series	P Series	Q Series	R Series	NC10
CPU	Intel Core 2 Duo processor with Centrino 2 technology				Intel Atom N270 processor
Memory	3GB, can support up to 4GB				1GB DDR2 800MHz memory
Panel Size	13.3-inch (X360)        14.1-inch (X460)        LED backlit	14.1-inch (P460)        15.4-inch (P560)	13.3-inch (Q310)	16-inch 16:9 aspect ratio with HD resolution (R610)	10.2-inch
GPU	Intel GMX4500 (X360)                Nvidia GeForce 9200M GS (X460)	Intel GMX4500 (P460)        Nvidia GeForce 9600M GS (P560)	Intel GMX4500 (Q310)	Nvidia GeForce 9200M GS (R610)	Intel 945 GSE

Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, October 2008

--Tom Milnes

Comments

[Kurt on October 17, 2008 at 04:49 AM]

Would be great if you could post links to the mfr. site so we could get more info, see more pictures, etc. of these notebooks.

[Jon on October 17, 2008 at 12:50 PM]

...and if Apple made their cases out of plastics instead of metals, theirs would be lighter, too! [Please note that this is not to simply disparage polycarbonate cases -- they can be quite strong and light. Just to note that it is better to actually feel and heft a laptop before you buy it, than to just make a decision on numbers about "who's lightest"]

[Steevo on October 17, 2008 at 04:28 PM]

Kurt, click on the picture :)

[Torley on October 18, 2008 at 10:20 AM]

"Up to 10 hours of continuous usage" sounds awfully high. I wonder what real-world conditions are like. Even 8 would be pretty good, unless there's something I'm missing.

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