Samsung 900X3A-A01DE
Specifications
Notebook: Samsung 900X3A-A01DE (Series 9 Series)Processor: Intel Core i5 2537M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 13.3 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels, glossy: no
Weight: 1.3kg
Price: 1600 euro
Average of 5 scores (from 10 reviews)
Reviews for the Samsung 900X3A-A01DE
Source: Good Gear Guide
Overall, the Samsung Series 9 is a superb notebook. If you ever get the chance to use it, you'll probably fall in love with it, and that's because it's so thin and light, yet strong and extremely comfortable to use. It has an excellent screen, a fast solid state drive and its ultra-low voltage Core i5 CPU gives it good performance.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/08/2011
Rating: Total score: 90%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Onlinekosten.de
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/14/2011
Rating: Total score: 89% performance: 87% features: 80% display: 100% mobility: 89% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 90%
Source: PC Welt
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/09/2011
Rating: Total score: 83% performance: 83% features: 74% display: 79% mobility: 98% ergonomy: 88% emissions: 92%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/25/2011
Rating: performance: 90% features: 30% display: 90% mobility: 70% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 50%
Source: Chip.de
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/23/2011
Rating: Total score: 81% price: 58% performance: 73% features: 64% display: 100% mobility: 89% ergonomy: 83%
Source: c't - 3/12
battery runtime very good, office performance good, 3D-gaming performance bad, display good, noise emissions good
Comparison, , Long, Date: 02/01/2012
Source: Tom's Hardware
DE→ENmatte, bright display, excellent battery runtime, good workmanship and performance; "Best of Tom's Award"
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/25/2011
Source: HardwareLuxx
DE→ENlightweigh, flat, sturdy case, bright and matte display, appropriate performance, long battery runtime; few connection options
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/12/2011
Source: Netzwelt
DE→ENmobility good, price high, performance mediocre
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/18/2011
Source: Komputer for alle
DA→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/05/2012
Rating: Total score: 90%
Comment
Series:
At the Beginning of 2011, Samsung introduced the Series 9 with two new devices, which celebrated their debut at the Consumer Electronics Show 2011 in Las Vegas, shortly CES. Simultaneously Samsung has begun to change the series-discriptions and their sorting. In addition to the Ultra-Thin Series 9, Samsung provides the Series 2, 3 (B2C), 4 and 6 for Business-Notebooks, the Series 5 for devices with Google Chrome OS and also the new Series 7 Chronos plus Series 7 Gamer for multimedia- respectively gaming-users.
Back to Samsungs Series 9: After the introduction of the Samsung Series 9 900X3A (13.3 inch) and the smaller 900X1B Subnotebook (11.6 inch) the hype was relatively large, because apparently they seem to be the first available alternative to Apples MacBook Air series, which runs on Apples Mac OS X. High-quality displays and a chassis made of lightweight and sturdy Duraluminium are two key-assets of Samsung Series 9 devices. In comparison to the german retail-market, Samsung provides both devices to their US-Costumers from the beginning. The MSRP located between 1199.99 and 1649.99 US-Dollar.
Major advantages in our reviews of the Samsung Series 9 900X3A and 900X1B are the good battery life, the rapid SSD storage, the convincing display, the LED-Backlit keyboard and furthermore the attractive design. Disadvantages are the limited expandability, the port-positioning, the missing dockingport and the long battery charge time. On average, the review-ratings are above 80 percent and thereby in a good rating range.
Intel HD Graphics 3000: Integrated graphics card in the Intel Sandy Bridge processors (Core ix-2xxx). The HD 3000 is the faster (internally GT2 called) version with 12 Execution Units (EUs).
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
2537M: Power saving ULV processor clocked at 1.4-2.3 GHz due to Turbo boost. Offers an integrated HD 3000 clocked at slow 350 / 900 MHz and a DDR3-1333 memory controller.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
13.3": This is a common display format for subnotebooks. Netbooks, UMPC and some subnotebooks have tinier displays. Nevertheless, the majority of standard laptops has a higher format. The advantage of a small display is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the small display needs few energy, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that the reading of texts is a bit exhausting for the eyes, especially with high resolutions.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
1.3 kg: This subnotebook is one of the most lightweight of all notebooks and can be carried very easily. There exist only few sub-notebooks, which weight less. 10 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
Samsung: The Samsung Group is composed of numerous international businesses, all united under the Samsung brand in South Korea. The meaning of the Korean word Samsung is "tristar" or "three stars". The Samsung brand is one of the most important brands of South Korea. Samsung is an international notebook manufacturer of medium size according market shares and reviews.
86.6%: This is a good rating above average. Nevertheless you should not forget, that 10-15% of all notebook-models get a better rating.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
