13.3" Samsung NP900X3C with Ivy Bridge CPU

[brody_]

4-5 hours on the 13". You get about 30% more on the 15".

thanks. so a few extra ports, 30% more battery, and 8g of ram is the main difference right?

[John Ratsey]

thanks. so a few extra ports, 30% more battery, and 8g of ram is the main difference right?

And, at the moment, no PLS display. The 15" is also about 40% heavier than the 13" but must still be the lightest machine in its size range.

John

[brody_]

And, at the moment, no PLS display. The 15" is also about 40% heavier than the 13" but must still be the lightest machine in its size range.

John

ah yeah the pls...nothing is perfect! envy 15 with its crap screen, sony Z being 3x the cost of what it should be and forced fixed memory/disk. Women with less flaws are easier to find.

[Thors.Hammer]

Women with less flaws are easier to find.

Ultrabooks cost a lot less.

[Spiral Man]

What's the lowdown on Ivy Bridge graphics? I wonder how good it will be in gaming!

[WhiteFireDragon]

Are you really going to game on a 13" screen? And even if you are, it must not be any serious games. Anything you'd want to actually enjoy will probably need discrete graphics.

[Thors.Hammer]

Recommendation: Use a 55" Samsung Series 8000 LED HDTV for gaming.

[John Ratsey]

What's the lowdown on Ivy Bridge graphics? I wonder how good it will be in gaming!

Likely to be at least 50% faster than the corresponding Sandy Bridge graphics and well into what used to be dedicated GPU territory. See notebookcheck's mobile GPU benchmark list but be aware that the GPU in a 17W part doesn't run as fast as those with higher power ratings.

John

[depo_uk]

15" IB confirmed to have same 400 nit display:
Samsung teases Series 9 Ivy Bridge Ultrabook, leaves availability in the ether -- Engadget

Samsung N900X4C Series 9 Notebook - Samsung UK - OVERVIEW

[Spiral Man]

Likely to be at least 50% faster than the corresponding Sandy Bridge graphics and well into what used to be dedicated GPU territory. See notebookcheck's mobile GPU benchmark list but be aware that the GPU in a 17W part doesn't run as fast as those with higher power ratings.

John

Thanks. Maybe I just should go for the Sony Vaio SA, but I would love to see the Series 9 13'' in a more... "thick" version with heavier specs. I understand that slim is sexy, but if they can keep the weight below 2.0 kilogram, and retain good battery with some killer optimus performance!? What a mobile, sexy powerhouse it would be.


I guess we should be happy with Ivy Bridge graphics. Gamers will never be satisfied with performance haha. It's so difficult to find the mix between a mobile machine and great performance!