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Samsung Series 9 comes in 11.6″ too!

When Samsung launched their ultra-thin Series 9 laptop in the Philippines last week, they only showed the regular 13.3″ variant. I thought it’s such a waste they didn’t include a 11.6″ variant that would go head-to-head with the 11-inch Macbook Air.

Turns out they did a 11-incher too (as reported here) with better specs than the Mac Air equivalent.

The specs is similar to the 13.3″ Series 9, though with lower SSD capacity:

Samsung 9 Series 11.6
11.6â€³ display at 1366Ã—768
Intel Core i5 Processor 2537M @ 1.40 GHz (Turbo Boost up to 2.3 GHz)
Intel HD GT2 Integrated Graphics
4GB DDR3 RAM
64GB Solid State Drive (SSD)
Windows 7 Home Premium/Professional (64 bit)
WiFi 802.11b/g/n
USB 3.0
Bluetooth 3.0
3 watt (1.5watt x 2) stereo speakers & 1.5watt sub-woofer
Lithium Polymer, up to 6.5 hours

The 13-inch model has a suggested retail price of Php79,999USD 1,363INR 115,567EUR 1,298CNY 9,928 ($1,599PHP 93,838INR 135,515EUR 1,523CNY 11,638 in the US) so I’m guessing the $1,199PHP 70,364INR 101,615EUR 1,142CNY 8,727 price of the 11.-inch variant will end up selling for Php59,999USD 1,022INR 86,675EUR 974CNY 7,446 when it hits the local market.

You can see more photos and coverage of the Samsung Series 9 launch here.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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12 Comments

mike says:

14 years ago

isa lang ang reason to buy this laptop,
thinner and lighter. :)
kaso maxadong mtaas ang price.
kapresyo ng iconia.
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Paul says:

14 years ago

At least the Iconia has a unique gimmick with their dual touch-screens.

This laptop is basically a Macbook Air lookalike; slightly thinner, slightly heavier, yet $200 more expensive for the same size. Well at least it has a backlit keyboard unlike the Air.

It seems Samsung wants to be more of a premium brand than Apple.

Jonaflormicfren says:

14 years ago

They have that valid reason for the price, Samsung is quality now a days.They are now competing with other brands. http://jonaflormicfren-jonah.blogspot.com/
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garz says:

14 years ago

With that price tag, I’d rather buy a Macbook..
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kuya dan says:

14 years ago

wew.. I hope VGA is ati 1gb :) for corei5 :D
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adam says:

14 years ago

Very expensive surely not for everyone.
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John Ray Cabrera says:

14 years ago

price is a bit steep. with the price point, i can already get a decent macbook unibody.

i wish that they put on materials that are not cheapy platicky feel.
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Edwin C says:

14 years ago

Mahal na mahal na mahal.
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paulkev09 says:

14 years ago

Everything looks good except for the price. If I were to buy an ultraportable notebook, i’ll just prefer the Asus U36JC…better performance and cheaper price.
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chris says:

14 years ago

I’d rather get the new model of Sony Vaio S :| At $999 it has better specs, and it’s VAIO. lol.
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Ethan Tremblay says:

14 years ago

everything seems to be good though the price is really a pain in the ass.
It’s light, it’s good, the specs were great, and the price is heavy. The price is the only thing heavy with this notebook hahaha
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