Samsung Notebook 9 900X5N

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Pros:

The Samsung Notebook 9 is one of the lightest 15-inch notebooks available. It has excellent battery life as well as fast charging and can be charged via its USB Type-C port. Add a discrete graphics, spill-resistant backlit keyboard and a smooth glass Wind...
Easy serviceability; upgradeable M.2 SSD, impressively crisp and colorful display, very bright backlight; Outdoor Mode, near complete sRGB coverage, very lightweight and portable, Full Thunderbolt 3 support, comfortable keyboard, quiet fans; no pulsing,...

Cons:

If you're concerned with looks, this one is uninteresting. The screen moves a touch too freely. There's no touchscreen option and although its graphics are boosted above the norm, the overall performance is nothing special
No touchscreen, matte, or higher resolution options, very fragile lid; lack of edge-to-edge glass, GeForce 940MX with slower DDR3 RAM, maximum volume could be louder, non-upgradeable RAM, no full-size SD reader, no WWAN options, pricey

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Last revision on December 15, 2018

Reviewers Liked

The Samsung Notebook 9 is one of the lightest 15-inch notebooks available. It has excellent battery life as well as fast charging and can be charged via its USB Type-C port. Add a discrete graphics, spill-resistant backlit keyboard and a smooth glass Wind
Easy serviceability; upgradeable M.2 SSD, impressively crisp and colorful display, very bright backlight; Outdoor Mode, near complete sRGB coverage, very lightweight and portable, Full Thunderbolt 3 support, comfortable keyboard, quiet fans; no pulsing,

Reviewers Didn't Like

If you're concerned with looks, this one is uninteresting. The screen moves a touch too freely. There's no touchscreen option and although its graphics are boosted above the norm, the overall performance is nothing special
No touchscreen, matte, or higher resolution options, very fragile lid; lack of edge-to-edge glass, GeForce 940MX with slower DDR3 RAM, maximum volume could be louder, non-upgradeable RAM, no full-size SD reader, no WWAN options, pricey

Expert reviews and ratings

It might look like a simple laptop, but Samsung's lightweight 15-inch Notebook 9 has several features that help it stand out from its ultraportable...

By cnet on July 20, 2017

It might look like a simple laptop, but Samsung's lightweight 15-inch Notebook 9 has several features that help it stand out from its ultraportable...

By CNET UK on July 20, 2017

It might look like a simple laptop, but Samsung's lightweight 15-inch Notebook 9 has several features that help it stand out from its ultraportable...

By CNET Australia on July 20, 2017

Lightweight and pricey. The new Notebook 9 carries an impressively bright display that is equally as fragile. The flexible chassis brings down an otherwise very portable and reliable...

By NotebookCheck on June 15, 2017

For mobile professionals, the ideal computer is probably an 'ultraportable' laptop -- a device suitable for carrying day in, day out, in a briefcase or backpack. Obviously it needs to be lightweight and relatively compact, but at the same time it should...

By zdnet.com on June 01, 2018

I sat down on the train, two laptops, a tablet, and an e-reader crammed in my purse. There was a moment of relief—Id managed to snag a seat on a rush hour train—and then, I felt a moment of sheer terror. My purse felt unusually light despite being full...

By Gizmodo on June 23, 2017

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