The 2012 Samsung Series 9 13.3" (NP900X3B)

[mcsven]

As requested. I don't really have the right photographic kit to take a dark photo properly, so this was the best I could manage.

[dipdeol]

Thanks. Is it just the photo, or is the top row and error keys dimmer than the rest?

[mcsven]

The photo is pretty accurate. The top row and arrow keys are a little dimmer. The main lighting effect comes through the QWERTY keys.

[matthewf123]

Thanks for taking the time to post those pictures -- I'm sure the rest of the S9 enthusiasts here appreciate the effort

So in the box -- just an Ethernet adapter? Or any sort of video adapter included too?

[mcsven]

No VGA adapter in my box, just the ethernet.

[isosunrise]

It has micro HDMI - hopefully the micro HDMI to VGA from Samsung for the original Series 9 will still fit/work for it. This is torture, waiting for it to arrive to the states.

[BlackLS3]

Overall impression: it's a beautiful machine. Thin, light, well made. I haven't really stress-tested it too much but after running for several hours it's still silent, as far as I can tell. It's also pretty fast whilst doing routine (i.e. Office, internet surfing) stuff and it boots virtually instantly after going to sleep. Impressive.

RE: the screen - I'm impressed. It's bright, sharp and has excellent contrast. I took some of the requested screenshots though I struggled to remove the moire. As for viewing angles - the screen seems to retain its colour definition at pretty wide angles - also shown in the screenshot. In particular what should I be looking at?

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I don't have a USB DVD drive... so booting from Linux would have to be done via a flash drive. The only one I have is kind of full, so it may take me a few days to get around to this.

Thanks for the pictures. The color accuracy looks acceptable. Are the reds red or are they red-orange? I can't tell from the pics. I'm just overly cautious after buying and returning the new Envy 15 w/IPS, which had very noticeable color accuracy issues.

[laidback]

@mcsven

Thanks for sharing mate.

The back-lit keyboard seems white, but I swear I've read and seen that the back-lit should be aqua blue?

In terms of the shallowness you mentioned about the keyboard; would you say the keyboard be comparable to the Vaio Z2's or MBA's?

How is the sound quality?

[shelleyevans]

Hi, thanks so much for all your previews. I, too, would appreciate some more feedback about the keyboard. I returned a UX31 because of missed keystrokes. Are you finding that your typing is accurate? And, while I'm at it, is the touchpad Elan or Synaptics? I notice they have two different drivers on the website... Thanks in advance.

[xzybit]

I hope the keyboard is better than the old Series 9, I couldn't type a damn thing on it kept messing up.