Sep 6 2011
IFA 2011: 12.5-inch Samsung Series 4 Business Laptop
The first thing that strikes you with the Samsung Series 4 business laptops introduced back in March, is that they’ll remind of the Lenovo’s ThinkPad series – due to the thumb track in the middle of the keyboard, and the trackpad sporting an extra row of buttons. While the series is available in various sizes we’re interested in the 12.5-incher.
Further along, some standouts include a matte display, a reinforced hard plastic chassis that can withstand up to around 1000 pounds / 500 kg of pressure, hard drive shock protection, USB 3.0, a large access panel on the bottom along with a docking port and a flush battery good for up to about 5 hours.
The full spec sheet includes a 12.5″ 1366 x 768 display (matte, 200 nits – so not too bright), 2nd-gen Intel Core i3 – i5 processors (depends on region), Intel HD graphics, various amounts of storage and RAM, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI, VGA, a single USB 3.0 port, audio jacks, Express card slot, SD card reader, two USB 2.0 ports with one being eSATA compatible, another sleep and charge compatible, a 1.3MP webcam and a Kensington lock. Battery options a standard battery good for up to 5 hours, or an extended battery. Prices start at about 800 euros.
It’s been available in the US for a short while already in one configuration with model no. NP400B2B-A01US priced at around $1,000 and sporting a Core i5-2520M processor, 4GB of DDR3 RAM and a 7200RPM 320GB HDD and Windows 7 Home Professional 64-bit. (Amazon, J&R). You can find out more on Samsung’s product page.