Review Samsung Ativ Book 5, Windows 8 Ultrabook With Core i5 CPU

In the middle of the focus on its Android phones, Samsung also turns the focus back to the product Ultrabook devices. Samsung has just introduced the first Windows 8 Ultrabook named Samsung Ativ Book 5, Windows 8 Ultrabook With Core i5 CPU. Ativ Book 5 is not alone, but accompanied by Samsung Ativ Book 6, which has a slightly better specs. Expected its second Ultrabook will gain success like its smartphone products.

Samsung Ativ Book 5 has a touch screen size smaller than his brother Ativ Book 6, which is 14 inches by offering a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, Book 6 Ativ own screen measuring 15.6 inches. Ultrabook is coated with aluminum materials known strong and light enough. While the diagonal dimension expanse 13:31 x 9:21 x 0.82 inches and it weighs 1.9 Kg weight, thickness is quite thin.

This device is very suitable for business people, in addition to the appearance, in the hardware sector is quite in accordance with the processor is powered by an Intel Core i5-3337U which has a clock speed of 1.8GHz. Don't forget to 4GB of DDR3 RAM, Intel HD 4000 graphics card which has integrated graphics and media storage, 500GB hard drive plus 24GB SSD. In addition, there are alsoWiFi 802.11 b / g / n features as a link to the virtual world in the area of ​​WiFi hotspots. Then there are also two speakers, two USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 ports, mini VGA, HDMI port, 3.5mm mic / headphone combo, Bluetooth 4.0, Webcamp HD (720p) and Li-ion battery that can last up to 5.6 hours.

Regarding the price, as where like the Ultrabook, certainly will not be at a cheap price tag, which is worth 899 USD.

Specifications Samsung Ativ Book 5:

DISPLAY

Size : 14 Inch, Touchscreen, Multitouch

Technology : LCD

Backlight : LED

Resolution : 1366 x 768 piksel

HARDWARE & OS

CPU : Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5-3337U, 1.8GHz

GPU : Intel HD 4000 Graphics, Integrated

RAM : 4GB DDR3, 1600MHz

OS : Microsoft Windows 8

STORAGE

HDD : 500GB, 5400RPM

Cardreader : Yes

PORT

USB 2.0 : 2 port

USB 3.0 : 1 port

HDMI : 1 Port

Mini VGA : 1 Port

Ethernet : 1 Port

3.5mm mic : 1 port

CONNECTIVITY

WiFi : 802.11 b/g/n/a

Bluetooth : Yes, 4.0

OTHER

2 Speaker

Webcamp HD 720p

Trusted Platform Module

BATTERY

Lithium-ion : 57Wh

Quote Time : 6.5 Hour

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Samsung Series 7 Ultra, the Beautiful Ultrabook to Work

In 2013, the ultrabook parties still has not stopped. Major vendors seem still not satisfied bring portable computer that has a thin and lightweight characteristics on the market. Electronic device manufacturers from South Korea, Samsung, is a fairly diligent vendor produces the Ultrabook. the Ultrabook one of the latest series that has been present on the market is the Samsung Series 7 Ultra.

Design of Series 7 Ultra is still the same as the previous series, very unsightly. However, what about the ability of computing? Let's look at the following review.

Like the other brands ultrabook, the Samsung Series 7 Ultra thin appearance and carries a light weight. It has a thickness of 17.5 mm and weighs 1.46 kg. Her body looks gorgeous with cast aluminum casing with material type. Samsung logo printed on the back of the screen is made of polished aluminum. Silver color, or referred to Samsung as "Metal" became the main theme of this ultrabook. Logo sticker was white and gray a bit aligned.

According to the statement of the Samsung, only a few products that received the title "Premium" by Intel, of course, one of which is the Samsung Series 7 Ultra. Samsung puts all input / output ports on the right side and left ultrabook.

A row of connector on the left side is:

- 2x USB 2.0

- Card Reader

- Kensington Lock

Connector on the right side is:

- 1x USB 3.0

- 1x HDMI

- 1x VGA (adapter)

- Headphone-out jack (3.5 mm)

- Adaptor

Uniquely, still on the right, there are RJ-45 connector for wired LAN. Usually, because it comes with a thin body, the vendor provides a separate ethernet dongle.

The keyboard on the Samsung Series 7 Ultra uses chiclet design with matching buttons with the casing, making this device more beautiful when it is opened. Series of buttons is quite wide, prevent users from incorrectly ketik.Touchpad used relatively large for the size of portable computer, which is 10.7 x 7.7 cm wide. Has a width size, makes the user comfortable to move the mouse pointer. However, this measure also raises the negative side, the touchpad so often touched accidentally.

The entire surface of the touchpad is sensitive to pressure. Unfortunately, there is no separation between the left and right click buttons. Users have little to guess between the two keys. Same with a new ultrabook and a portable computer on the market, the touchpad supports multi-gesture input.

The Samsung has repeatedly called this product as a premium device. This is evidenced by features backlighting on the keyboard. Premium products usually use these features, in addition to facilitate the user when typing in low light conditions, as well as to enhance its products.

For sound system problems, Samsung handed it to JBL. The sound it produces is quite stunning.

Samsung Series 7 Ultra is equipped with a dual-core Intel Core i5-3337U-speed 1.8 GHz, 4GB of DDR3 RAM combined. This combination is more than enough to handle a wide range of usage scenarios, ranging from just running word processing, surfing the internet, to photo editing.

Run any multimedia file is not a difficult thing for this device. Full-HD movies (1080p) can be played smoothly, without any lag. The screen resolution is very supportive playback Full HD movies. Resolution reaches 1920 x 1080 pixels with 16:9 ratio. The display quality of the Samsung Series 7 Ultra looks good. Display looks bright and sunny. After further investigation, it is known that the type used is the IPS screen with 350 nit brightness level.

Ultrabook is not equipped with hard disk storage media. It was equipped with a SSD with a capacity of up to 256GB. It's capacity is not too large, but this component can help speed up the waiting time for loading applications. The section also makes boot up time is very fast. To get into the operating system, the system only takes 2 seconds only. If users want more capacity, it is recommended to use an external hard disk.

Samsung Series 7 Ultra's keyboard keys are quite soft and give positive feedback that feels comfortable for typing. Unfortunately, as mentioned previously, the touchpad is large and feels a bit disturbing. Processor Intel Core i5-3337U is equipped with Intel HD 4000 graphics. The GPU is already quite strong, but Samsung still complete this ultrabook with discrete graphics in the form of the AMD Radeon 8570M.

The graphics card itself is not the type of graphics processors aimed to berain heavyweight game. Users can still use the ultrabook to play game titles that are not too heavy. Users have to do some setting changes, such as lowering the resolution and graphics detail, if you want comfortable playing.

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Seagate HDD 5mm Releasing Storage For Ultrabook

Seagate recently announced the latest hard disk with a thickness of 5mm which means shrinkage of up to 30% of the previous versions 7mm and 9mm. Seagate makes hard disk to support the design of computers that also gets thinner, and will be available in capacities of 500GB (for now) and 650GB (starting in 2016) with a sale price equivalent to the SSD. So that they can be used with Intel's Ultrabook specifications, computer makers can still use a small quantity of SSD (24GB for Ultrabook specification in 2013) to provide boot time, disk caching, and performance of a wake-up faster. Obviously SSDs have over regular hard disk performance, but Seagate HDD 5mm provide another option for users who prefer quantity over speed.

In order to expand the use, also designing Seagate HDD compatibility 5mm to 7mm and 9mm models. Connectivity, performance, and power is also virtually identical. This HDD can only be used in tablet or future data storage devices not only for laptops. ASUS and Lenovo are the two names that have plans to make a similar product.

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Acer Aspire P3, Combined Tablet and Ultrabook with Windows 8

Acer launched the Acer Aspire Ultrabook P3 Hybrid, a hybrid tablet and ultrabook with a design that is easy to be transformed from notebook mode to tablet mode. 

'We understand that moving consumer trends in the use of the touch screen for computing in performing daily activities, "said Jason Lim, President Director, Acer Indonesia. 

Acer Aspire Ultrabook P3 improve touch computing experience by providing responsive performance, fast boot times, and long battery life as what we want from a mobile PC. Acer Aspire Ultrabook P3 deliver real capabilities, so that users can perform day-to-day computing activities. Processor Intel Core i3 and Intel Core i5 provides a responsive performance needed to do these things, and make more efficient battery consumption. Aspire P3 uses Windows 8, so that the device can run Office programs as well as other Windows programs that are essential to productivity.

For P3 Aspire operating system using Windows 8, so that the device can run Office programs as well as other Windows programs are important for various business purposes. Chiclet keyboard on the Aspire P3 is made with a full size. The data storage medium in the form of solid state drive (SSD) 60GB or 120GB, is also accompanied by a full sized USB 3.0 ports so that users can easily connect to an external device Aspire P3.

Screen measuring 11.6-inch and IPS technology with 170-degree viewing angle capability, the Aspire P3 screen can display images properly from all sides. Feature Dolby Home Theater for headphones and built-in speakers in it gives the best sound quality. Audio and video on the Aspire P3 can be displayed on an additional display through the HDMI port. Acer Crystal Eye HD webcam can record up to 720p HD video, while the 5MP rear camera can shoot.

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Acer Aspire S7: The Thinnest and Smallest Touch Screen Ultrabook

Ultrabook is a laptop with a very thin profile and light weight, not only that form easy to carry, a ultrabook usually has a stylish design and  well high performance. One of the thinnest and lightest Ultrabook is currently Acer Aspire S7 launched at CES 2013  last January. Comes in two options screen, 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch Aspire S7 has features that are much more sophisticated and advanced than its predecessors.

Aspire S7 also take a refreshing design and have not been found before in an Acer product. 13.3-inch model exhibited this time had framed unibody metal combined with white all over his body. Its uniqueness lies in the cover Aspire S7 using glass materials. Although it has very thin form but laptop Acer Aspire S7 has a great innards including the Intel Core i7-3517U 1.9 GHz and Intel HD 4000 graphics card, 4GB RAM and a capacity of 256 GB SSD, DDR3. With this ability of Windows 8 is already installed on the Aspire S7 running with highly optimized especially touch screen support makes you free to do anything on the screen like on a tablet.

                         

Acer Aspire S7 has a 13.3 inches screen, that can be navigated through touch, and the screen uses Gorilla Glass 2, which can withstand with rough scratches. Resolution 1920 x 1080 mean we can enjoy Full HD video quality (1080p).

Acer Aspire S7 Specifications:

• Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U 1.9 GHz (Intel Core i7)
• Motherboard: Intel HM77 (Panther Point)
• Screen LCD TFT 13.3 / 11.6-inch Full HD
• Memory: 4096 MB
• Graphics adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Core: 350 MHz, Memory: 667 MHz, 9.17.10.2867
• Display: 11.6 inch 16:9, 1920x1080 pixel, capacitive touchscreen (multitouch), CMN1126, IPS, glossy: yes
• Hard drive: 2x Lite-On CMT 128L3M (RAID 0), 256GB RAID 0
• Soundcard: IDT 92HD93BXX @ Intel Panther point PCH-High Definition Audio Controller [C-1]
• Connections: 0 PC-Card, 0 Express Card 34mm, 0 Express Card 54mm, 0 USB 2.0, 2 USB 3.0, Firewire 0, 0 Thunderbolt, 1 VGA, DVI 0, 1 HDMI, DisplayPort 0, 0 S-Video, 0 Modem , 0 Kensington Lock, Serial Port 0, 0 eSATA, Audio Connections: headphone, microphone combo, Card Reader: micro SD, 0 SmartCard, 0 Fingerprint Reader, sensor: sensor Iight,
• Network: AX88772B ASIX USB2.0 to Fast Ethernet Adapter (10/100Mbit), AR5BWB222 Atheros Wireless Network Adapter (bgn), Bluetooth 4.0
• Dimensions: Height x width x depth (in mm): 12.2 x 283.6 x 195.6
• Weight: 1.1 kg Power Supply: 0.308 kg
• Battery: 56 Wh Lithium-Ion, AL12BF2
• Price: 1500 Euro
• Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 8 64 Bit
• Additional features: Webcam: 1.3 MP, Speaker: Stereo - Dolby Home Theater Keyboard Light: yes

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Acer Aspire S3 is Thinner, Lighter and Faster

Acer Aspire S3 is thinner, lighter and faster - The which promises a long battery life and fast performance. This is Called the Acer Aspire Ultrabook S3 and Will have a 13.3 inch screen, resolution 1366 x 768 pixels, Intel Core i processor, a solid state disk. Acer Ultrabook current competitors include: Toshiba Portege Asus Z830 and UX21. Asus Aspire Laptop S3 weighs about 3 pounds and have about half an inch thick. Acer says you'll be able to get 7 hours of battery endurance when using a laptop or until 50 days of standby time when the notebook is in sleep mode deel. It takes 1.5 seconds to resume from sleep mode to normal and about 6 seconds to go from deep sleep.

Acer is also touting something that says Acer Instant Connect will allow you to connect to the Internet in 2.5 seconds. Acer Aspire S3 will be available with a choice of Intel Core i3, i5, or Core i7, the choice of state disk drive 240GB or 320GB or 500GB hard drive with embedded SSD that gives you some of improving the performance you expect from the SSD while offering additional storage space with lower cost. Acer offers a view of hybrid disk drives since Intel has really pushed for solid state disk ultrabook platform. But ultimately it is up to each PC makers to decide how to innovate.

Acer Aspire Laptop Ultrabook S3 has a 1.3MP camera, WiFi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0. These laptops will be marketed in some areas this month and should be available in the broader market in October and prices start around 799 Euros (which is about $ 1137 U.S.).

Acer Aspire S3 specifications:

• 13.3 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display
• Intel Core i7 processor i3 through options
• Choice of 240GB SSD or 320GB or 500GB hard drive integrated with SSDs for performance boost
• 7 hour battery (50 days on standby in "deep sleep" mode)
• 0.5 inches thick
• 3 pounds
• 1.5 seconds to resume from sleep
• 802.11b/g/n WiFi
• Bluetooth 4.0
• 1.3MP camera

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Toshiba Announces Super Thin Laptops: Toshiba Portégé Z830

Toshiba Announces Super Thin Laptops: Toshiba Portégé Z830 - Toshiba threw a cool product into a new world of competition in the technology withToshiba Portege ultrabook Z830. Nan light and thin laptop is using a mixture ofaluminum and magnesium alloy, so that the system of this laptop can become thinner and lighter than the MacBook Air weighs just 2.45 pounds (1.1 kg) and 0.63inch thick / 1.6 cm. Toshiba Portege also design Z830 has been designed carefully to keep the portsremain fairly traditional. This thin notebook carrying a USB 3.0 port, two USB 2.0ports, Ethernet, and HDMI and VGA video output separately along with a card reader and headphone jack.

The battery can last about eight hours on a 47Wh battery. Toshiba major sacrificeon these products is performance: The most basic type begins with the processori3 lower than Apple who has been using Core i5. To store this laptop usessolid-state drive as a hard disk. Core i5 and i7 will be available as an option inhigher-end versions. While the screen size Toshiba Portege Z830 is measuring 13.3 inches.

Toshiba Portege Z830 full specs as follows:

• 13.3″ LED-backlit display (1366×768)
• 2.5 pounds
• Intel Core i3, i5, i7 processors
• Onboard Intel HD 3000 graphics
• 128GB SSD
• Magnesium alloy chassis with honeycomb structure for rigidity
• Backlit, spill-resistant keyboard
• 2xUSB 2.0, 1x USB 3.0 (right side), HDMI and VGA out
• 1.3-megapixel webcam
• Fingerprint reader (optional, on B2B model) 
• Thickness 15.9mm

RAM is not yet known. Toshiba told Techcrunch that they will set the price of this laptop is under U.S. $ 1,000, cheap enough for a thin laptop.The possibility of this laptop will be available November. But hold on, because it looks like Asus, Acer and others also will release ultrabook before the end of the year.

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ASUS Prepare 5-6 UltraBook

Ultrabooks which is super thin laptop MacBook Air competitors will be released by Asus in October. No half-tanggun, Asus Chairman Jonney Shih said yesterday that ASUS will prepare as much as 5-6 UltraBook that month with a screen sizebetween 11.6 to 13.3 inches. Creation of new types of laptops that Intel introduced last May is expected todominate up to 40% of the laptop market by the end of 2012. Analysts estimatethat would combine UltraBook between performance on laptops with experience like using tablets. Previously had reported that mass production of UltraBook willbegin in September by partner Intel and Intel alone has invested up to 300 milliondollars to speed up production.

UltraBook first thought it slid to the market is the ASUS UX21. Apart from Asus,Acer and Lenovo are already planning to release a UltraBook a price below $ 1,000 by the end of this year. For Asus alone, according to Shih, will releaseUltraBook a price between 900-2000 dollars.

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