Laptops Arena

Samsung brings lots of new notebooks and mobile Internet devices to the US market, included in the Q, R, X and P series plus the 10.2-inch NC10 MID, a new laptop with Windows XP, for everyday costumer use. Each notebook models features special capabilities destined either to ultra-portability, entertainment on the go, business, intensive multi-tasking, or mobile Internet.

Characteristics of the Samsung X notebook line include a small form factor at 13.3” and 14.1” with LED backlight displays, 300 nits for high-brightness, lightweight, 128GB Solid State Drives, up to 10 hours of continuous use, and Microsoft Windows Vista Business operating system pre-installed.
The Samsung P series features NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS graphics card with dedicated memory, spill resistant keyboards, chock-resistant hard drives, fingerprint reader security, Trusted Platform Module data encryption, Intel AMI 4.0 support and Microsoft Windows Vista Business operating system.



On the other hand, the Samsung Q series of laptops sports 13.3-inch displays, the Intel Centrino 2 processor technology, up to 320GB hard drive storage capacity, Express Card 34 for expandability, DVD burners and Windows Viata Business.
The 16-inch Samsung R610 line of widescreen laptops with 16:9 aspect ratio, bring High-Definition resolution, a 10-key integrated pad, the NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS graphics card with 512MB dedicated memory, 250GB hard drive space, 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless module, and Windows Vista Home Premium operating system.



There is also the new laptop with Windows XP, Samsung NC10 mobile Internet device, or netbook, sporting a large 10.2-inch widescreen display, 160GB hard disk drive, 1GB DDR2 memory, the Service Pack 3, and a 6-cell high-capacity battery.

Prices start at $1,599 for the Samsung X series, $499 for the MID model, $1,049 for the Samsung R610, $1,149 retail for the Q310, and $1,149 for the semi-ruggedized series P with the Samsung P460 and P560 models.

Toshiba specified in its press release that all its laptops for the US market, excepting the MID, come with built-in 1.3MP web camera, 3 USB ports, Bluetooth 2.0, and HDMI out.
The NC10 will come in white and metallic blue.
We’ll tell you more about each series in the following articles.



“With Samsung’s entry into the U.S. notebook market, we are now able to provide a complete PC computing solution to our customers,” said Christopher Franey, vice president of Marketing and Commercial Sales at Samsung Electronics Information Technology Division. “The introduction of Samsung’s premium notebook offerings to the U.S. market solidifies Samsung as a global technology leader, providing advanced mobile computing designs of the highest reliability and quality.”