Ultra-Thin Samsung 900X3A Specifications (specs)

Since 1985, the world's first laptop computer came, and now the notebook market, "thousand flowers lit a hundred schools contend", in this 26 years from a high-end laptop in the hands of business people into a luxury home in the civilian population "3C" necessity, in which the process can be described as difficult. Today, laptops have such a market position, companies can not do without each tireless research and development and innovation. It is precisely because of their efforts, this laptop can only be limited in two decades, increasing performance, while the body is growing in light, in the development of these two extreme opposite direction, soaked in numerous engineers, sweat and proud wisdom.

The field of ultra-thin notebook is undoubtedly the various manufacturers to demonstrate their skill of designing and manufacturing the best stage, by the people in this stage there is no lack of attention the birth of some classic landmark models. X-Series from Sony to Apple that can be put into the manila envelope inside the MacBook Air, notebook manufacturers put on the field, "the legendary blade," seems to indicate that people in the future, the ultimate form of notebook. Samsung today also joined the "legendary blade," the team, is offering a samsung 900X3A great to catch up the trend of its predecessors. Compared to Sony's X series and the MacBook Air's straight line design, 900X3A streamlined look even more stylish and unique, second-generation Core Duo processor, adding i5 is a strong driving force for injection.

The main specification of  Samsung: 900X3A-A01

Processor: Intel Core i5 2537M (clocked at 1.4GHz)
Memory: 4GB (1 × 4GB DDR3-1333)
Hard drive: 128GB SSD
Display: 13.3-inch (1366 × 768, LED)
Card type: Integrated Intel HD Graphics 2000
Battery: Six-cell lithium battery
Network/Connection: RJ45, 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth
CD-ROM: No
Weight: 1.31kg
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium


If the MacBook Air is pure white interpretation to the classic beauty, then the Samsung 900X3A is a truly a "black-faced Man", the species with a deep body bottomless black sky, the more it sets ultra-thin machine Add a touch of mystery-type atmosphere.

Body cover made of high strength aerospace aluminum alloy, that is, and the space shuttle on the use of shell material, the strong and lightweight, is evident. From a practical experience, this high-strength aerospace aluminum alloy touch feel very good, hand on the top there is a feeling and cool in the winter use of this become clear, of course, so that the whole body cooling for provides a good condition.

After a survey, Samsung 900X3A body thickness of only 17.01mm, than the "Blade Legend" MacBook Air thinner 0.8mm. So thin in order to complete the interface built into the fuselage, Samsung 900X3A used as the first generation MacBook Air clamshell hidden interface design.
The choice of the interface is all kinds of way to the light, MicroSD card reader, mini-HDMI interface, which will appear only on the phone type of interface has appeared in the Samsung 900X3A above eye-popping. Ethernet cable is replaced by a switch to Samsung's exclusive small interface. USB interface to the left and right are 3.0 and 2.0 standards, complete in terms of the interface than the Samsung 900X3A Air stronger.

Cooling holes will be placed in the back of the fuselage has become a thin shaft of the cooling trend the way, Samsung 900X3A also learned the essence of Air, but has not done a thorough, bottom of the fuselage was set aside two rows of cooling holes. After all, the fuselage has done so thin, Samsung is not the electronic products such as Steve Jobs to do the geeks work of art can do that can be considered a big breakthrough. By convention we will use later specialized thermal imaging device to test its thermal performance.

Samsung 900X3A weight of the body weight was 1.325kg and travel and 1.495kg, compared to the first generation MacBook Air, also slightly ahead of the weight of 1.375kg. Samsung 900X3A notebook comes with a leather protective cover, carrying it into the sleeve, and if no one told you, did not know was that was inside a laptop. To work with Samsung 900X3A can certainly let you move forward with ease.
Chapter Summary: As a super-light of this, Samsung 900X3A in the materials used can be described as a luxury. The addition of high-strength aerospace aluminum alloy to ensure solid body at the same time, weight control in the ultra-thin levels. Worthy of commendation is the kind of range of the interface is superior to the MacBook Air, USB3.0 interface, adding even more amazing.

Using a 13.3-inch 1366 × 768 resolution LED screen, Samsung 900X3A open angle of the screen is not large, LED rubber pads around the edge of the screen, the screen force uniform, played the role of the buffer. Samsung 900X3A using a 400 nits ultra-bright 13.3-inch glare-definition (1366 × 768) LED screen, showing very good results.

When first saw the Samsung 900X3A the keyboard, gave us the feeling is familiar. After the trial we found that either hit or touch the distribution and size of keys and the MacBook Air is very similar. The first row of function keys, especially the size and distribution, 80% of the overlap. Of course, from the hand perspective, Samsung 900X3A key process moderate bond length is reasonable, is relatively satisfactory.

It seems in control of the Samsung 900X3A style should be in the end of the MacBook. Scrub pad material is not a physical button, the touch pad area than the MacBook Air a little bit too small. Or the actual existence of left and right buttons, but the entire touch pad support, the process will exist in the key touch operation, positioning operation so there will be turnovers. This touch pad found in many current laptops, the design is open to question.

How to design such a thin and light notebook is indeed the position of speaker is a relatively big problem. Samsung 900X3A to its innovative design of the fuselage on both sides of the edge in a very secluded location, it arranged several sound holes. Love is not flattered by the actual effect, that is, the effect of the speaker, after all, the thickness body out there, we can not too demanding.

Samsung 900X3A the location of concentrated light, is located right above the keyboard, power button on the left. From right to left is power, power status and hard disk / drive indicator. The penultimate hole is the microphone.
The outside is a light sensor, the sensor detects the surrounding illumination PC. If dim ambient illumination, LCD will become darker, the keyboard backlight will light up. Conversely, if the ambient illumination lights, LCD will become brighter, the keyboard backlight turned off.
This design is easy to know their customers at a glance the operational status of the machine.

As ultra-thin notebooks, Samsung 900X3A not everyone carries it out anyway, and the fate of the MacBook Air for comparison, but really put together to compare two products together, or really have a lot of different points.

Processor information; For such an ultra-thin notebook, in order to minimize heat dissipation and extend battery life, can also only be used in ultra-low voltage processor. Samsung 900X3A is clocked at 1.4GHz using the Intel Core i5 2537M processor, the maximum frequency of up to Core 2.3GHz. The 32-nanometer manufacturing process, the maximum thermal power consumption is only 17W. Have 3MB of level three cache, support for Hyper-Threading Technology, it is a dual core 4 thread.

Samsung Samsung 900X3A produced by a single 4GB DDR3-1333 memory, so memory capacity sufficient to ensure the application of ultra-thin and smooth running of the base, the user no need to upgrade the memory (actually want to upgrade is not an easy task.)

HD Tune test results, Samsung Samsung 900X3A own production using a 2.5-inch 128GB SSD. Average and burst read rates of 179.0MB / s, 76.3MB / s, seek time is 0.2ms, and the tests did not detect the hard disk temperature. Test data from the point of view, the performance of the 128GB SSD market has far exceeded the performance of any mechanical hard drive. We actually process the switch, obviously feel the switch speed very quickly compared to traditional models.

Scores from the Windows 7 experience, we can see, the SSD has achieved ultra-high score of 7.4 points (out of 7.9), while the minimum separation of 2D graphical items now, core graphics just scored 4.6 points. Quite satisfactory scores of other projects, the processor also scored low, with only 5.2 points.

Although the size and power constraints, the performance of the processor and display performance is not very satisfactory. But the above results for an ultra-thin models can be said for outstanding, especially the solid-state hard drive performance is praised, but also be made for the lack of balance in other areas.

battery life test, Since the lithium battery Samsung 900X3A built on the motherboard, we have not which specific parameters, according to the official website is a piece of data in its use of six-cell lithium battery. As a result of ultra-low voltage processor, the specific performance of battery life, how exactly, we Windows7 Ultimate 32bit environment, using BatteryMark test it, get the following results.

Imtec Battery Mark This software can test under full load CPU battery life, Samsung 900X3A reached the final 2 hours and 20 minutes of battery life. We do not make daily use has been in a full state of the processor, so the combination of the 3 hours 22 minutes BatteryMark the results of view, Samsung 900X3A everyday use in peacetime to achieve 2 to 3 hours of use should not be a problem.

Processor under full load surface temperature distribution of C

The distribution from the thermal imaging situation, Samsung 900X3A standby heat mainly in the left of the keyboard area and the location of cooling holes, but also the highest 38.5 ℃, the user can still state with a comfortable typing action.

Computing environment to test Samsung 900X3A extreme cooling performance, we also run WinRAR and FurMark both programs, so the CPU and GPU Samsung 900X3A at 100% of the full load condition, in this case for nearly 15 minutes of continuous operation, making the body cooling system in high load operation condition. We then test the thermal imager, C face left of the keyboard together most of the heat, the maximum temperature reached 55.3 degrees Celsius, the palm rest is maintained at relatively cool state, and the bottom of the heat is also not to be underestimated, the highest temperature reached 53.1 degrees Celsius, so we are not recommended for a long time to use Samsung 900X3A on the knees.

When the MacBook Air in front of us, we marvel of the Seven Wonders of Apple's designers, so will not help an ultra-thin MacBook Air as the standard, take him to and the various manufacturers out of ultra-thin models for comparison. Samsung 900X3A in the evaluation today I can not stop when the custom, but in the end it can be concluded: Samsung 900X3A Although slightly better than light and thin fuselage design MacBook Air, one chip, but the heat and battery life or performance on the ground is not very satisfactory But consider that if the MacBook Air install Windows operating system, MacBook Air's battery life compared to the OSX will do a lot worse under the circumstances, we have Samsung's ability 900X3A of life or that of the affirmation.

Price, Samsung 900X3A current price 11,999 yuan, and 13-inch MacBook Air price of Bank Negara 10,999 yuan, so in terms of location and price on these two notebooks are often intertwined with the future will inevitably have to become everyone's conversation, but we can also launch the Samsung 900 series of products to determine the fact in the industry that people still have the strength to challenge the can and Qiao Bangzhu, at least now Samsung is possible.