Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook listed at US retailer for $900, 'coming soon'

[John Ratsey]

The model shown at CES looks to be a big improvement than the model currently available. If only it had a 1600 x 900 display....

John

[therain93]

hoping for a matte screen.

It's an anti-glare screen, but the resolution is meh.

[yknyong1]

They would not put a 900p screen; it's reserved for the premium S9.

[joeyl]

It's an anti-glare screen, but the resolution is meh.

cool. I am very interested by it. The resolution is no big deal for me, especially on a 13 inch screen. I am tempted by the new S9 also but 900 bucks vs 1400!
And I have a spare 128GB Samsung SSD that is waiting for a new home.

[akash3656]

Heard some news.... Looks like there will be a series 5 notebook and series 5 ultra.
AnandTech - Hands on with Samsung's Line of New Notebooks

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Samsung's specs list the Intel HD3000 graphics. I would be a little surprised to see a dedicated GPU, with its extra cooling requirements, squeezed into such a thin chassis. The CPU is a 17W part, not the standard 35W.

IMO, it's a shame that Samsung didn't give this model a 1600 x 900 display. I assume that the display is glossy since there is no mention of "matte" or "non-glossy".

John

I believe the version already avail in Korea has a dedicated GPU...fyi.

I really hope the $949 version released here has it...

[StickyWaffles20]

Amazon updated the page to say Intel HD 3000 graphics in most parts, so it's not happening, which is a bummer, but I definitely understand if it just doesn't work with the low wattage CPU. The one in Korea is over $1,300, so I guess they left it out to cut costs, because I think the price has to be under $1,000 to be considered an ultrabook by Intel.

I'll wait for an Ivy Bridge ultrabook then, hopefully the integrated graphics on that can run the games I want to try (the upcoming game The Witness, StarCraft II, Civilization V, and World of Warcraft) on medium settings with 1366x768 resolution. I haven't really heard what it will be able to do, but if I'm not going to get a Sandy Bridge machine with a dedicated graphics card, then I know that Ivy Bridge is my best bet for a small laptop I can carry around campus.

[alexyfoot]

IB is supposed to be 20 to 25% better in terms of integrated graphics. If we can believe the F1 2011 demo they showed at CES (not the presentation one, but the hands-ons afterwards), it is a pretty darn good integrated graphics.

This.

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that sucks.

plus, I heard that quad core IB would be released first and then dual core later...pushing back the release further and further.

might just have to settle for a 3830tg-6424 at ~$700...but lower quality than sammy

[joeyl]

looks like the series 5 14" is now for sale at Bestbuy