Samsung Launches Windows-based MacBook Air Competitor - Small Business Computing

Samsung Launches Windows-based MacBook Air Competitor

Jan 6, 2011
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PCWorld: Samsung Launches Windows-based MacBook Air Competitor

The new Samsung 9 Series laptops are only .64 inches thick. They have a metalic shell, run Windows 7 and will be priced from $1,599.


“What’s a Windows user to do if they covet Apple’s super-slim new Macbook Air? You could always buy the Apple product, install Boot Camp and your own copy of Windows…or you could wait for Samsung’s sleek new 9 Series ultraportable laptop.

The 13.3 inch 9 series weighs less than three pounds, like the Air. It has a sleek metallic look, all black brushed metal. It’s only .64 inches thick. And like Apple’s latest superthin laptop, it’s expensive: starting at $1,599 this spring.”

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