Were especially excited about the new dell xps 2020 and the samsung galaxy chromebook. But samsung told us that they believe some frugal buyers want the ativ book 9. Samsung notebook 9 pen vs dell xps 2in1 digital trends. Running the furmark stress test we managed to get the power draw for the ativ book 9 up to 33.
The ativ book 9 pro is a 15inch macbook pro competitor with a powerful processor, discrete nvidia geforce graphics and a gorgeous 15. Its been 1 months, i can not be more than satsfied with this product. The ativ book 9 2015 is already available to purchase, and we managed to get our hands on one. This is a samsung pls panel with viewing angles and display characteristics that are similar to ips. Samsung ativ book 9 plus vs sony vaio pro, macbook air. Dell xps 9300, 2020 model what to expect, vs xps 7390. The core m processor is roughly close to the ulv core i5. The bad it lacks a touch screen, and battery life is. Compare the dell xps 15 and the samsung ativ book 9 side by side.
Ive considered buying an x1 carbon or xps , but their matte options made by lgd or sharp arent as. The good the samsung ativ book 9 is still one of the smallest and bestbuilt windows 8 ultrabooks around, and has a crisp 1080p display. If youre ready for an upgrade or to switch over from the chrome os or macos. I own a 2018 dell xps developer edition, and setting up this latest model which dell has numbered the xps 9300its nearly. Samsung ativ book 9 plus vs apple macbook pro vs dell xps. The good samsung fits a good number of ports into its very slim 12inch ativ book 9. Enhanced multimedia experience equipped with the latest gtx950 graphics card and dynamic quadspeaker system for a premium multimedia experience, your videos, photos, and games are brought. Just a smidge over 3 pounds the dell xps isnt as portable as some of the slimmer competing options, such as the 0. But, if you must have a current broadwell chip, the 2015 dell xps offers a nontouch matte 1080p option in a pretty slick design. Our ranking system will choose the best laptop for you.
Its a reasonably nicelooking variation on the samsung ativ book 9 formerly the series 9. Samsung ativ book 9 plus comparison smackdown duration. But if you really want the backlit keys and battery life, you can go for the xps. The result is a notebook thats among the best laptops of 2020. Asus zenbook ux303 allen ngo, 09082015 touchscreen gaming haswell laptop windows. Compare dell xps 15 vs samsung ativ book 9 compare. Tested with several apps and toshiba kirabook is more responsive than ativ book. You can get a dell xps with a 3200x1800p ips igzo touchscreen, either from the microsoft store or directly from dell. The samsung ativ book 9 is a compact laptop with a stunning display and good overall performance, but it suffers from short battery life. Dell xps vs samsung notebook 9 pro np940x3mk02hk laptop core i7 7th gen8 gb256 gb ssdwindows 10 comparison on basis of storage. The system gets the best battery life to date from a windows system running a. Discussion in samsung started by droyder, jan 5, 2016.
The notebook 9 pro is designed with durability in mind, featuring a premium aluminum chassis that protects against wear and tear and looks good doing it. The samsung ativ book 9 pro is a premium desktopreplacement laptop with stellar build quality, a sharp 4k touch display, and fast hardware. Since the company has lower end models like the formerly series ativ book 3, ativ book 5 and ativ book 7, we were surprised. Dells xps 2in1 is a little dated at this point, while the samsung notebook 9 pen beneifts from its newer, more powerful components. For years now, the dell xps has been my personal ultrabook of. I posted earlier that i had ordered the crucial m550 ssd as upgrade, however, i changed my order to the transcend when i saw the mts800 released a few weeks ago due to power drain concerns regarding the crucial drive. Now, though, we have the ativ book 9 plus, the first truly flagshiplevel ultrabook samsung has released since windows 8 came out.
If i am correct, that is the same processor in the ativ book 9 plus core i5 ulv. This is samsungs budget alternative to their high end series 9 ativ book 9 and 9 plus. Xps s edgetoedge keyboard is sporting larger keycaps 9%. Discussion in samsung started by oled, jan 1, 2015. Macbook pro is now challenged by samsung ativ book 9 pro. I also need a higher resolution display than 1080p. Now, samsung, a company known more for its smartphones than laptops, appears to have released a macbook pro killer with the ativ book 9 pro. Looking to buy a new ultrabook for business school. The ativ book 9 plus delivers bright images with deep, saturated colors and wide viewing angles. Samsung ativ book 9 plus and ativ book 9 lite handson. The samsung ativ book 9 lite, announced at the same time as the ativ book 9 plus, is a midrange version of the companys flagship laptop.
Samsung enters 2in1 fray with ativ book 9 spin laptop mag. The new ativ book 9 2015 was the answer to apples macbook before it was even announced months later. The ativ book 9 plus laptop has a sturdy, slim design, ultrahighres touch screen, and really good battery life. The only thing the xps has going for it here is the hard gorilla glass display surface. Ive told you a couple of things about the samsung ativ book 9 plus in a previous article and in this one were going to see how the book 9 plus stands when compared to some of its most known rivals. The ativ book 9 s razorthin profile, minimal heft, and bright display make it more portable than some inch ultrabooks, yet it still provides. The dell xps 2020 ditches all the bezels, gets even smaller and more powerful.
At first glance, samsungs new ativ book 9 plus also seems to lack such a unique trait. The processor doesnt seem as powerful as the 3635qms in the 770z5e or the later ativ 8 according to cpu boss. It has samsungs usual mineral ash black matte finish, which has a hint of indigo blue and a backlit keyboard. Moving on to the ativ book 9 lite, it will arrive in white and black color options, and largely the same design. Lisa gade compares the samsung notebook 9 and dell xps ultrabook laptops. This is an extremely slim laptop that weighs 3 lbs. Compared to other ultrabooks such as the dell xps , the macbook pro is very expensive. Will mostly be used for work processing, web surfing, excel etc. The samsung ativ book 9 plus, not to be confused with the much lower specd and priced ativ book 9 lite, weighs 3 lbs. As far as i know samsung uses a pentile 1800p display on their ativ book models. The convertible notebook had a sleeker modern design, a larger.
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