The ativ book 9 plus is available in just one configuration, and it rocks generally the same components as other ultrabooks weve tested recently. Samsung offers all the ease, smoothness, and style of apples best notebooks. The latest version of the ativ book 9 launched on march 1, while the macbook is set to ship on april 10. 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. On a comparitive note, the 15 inch macbook offers 9 hours of usage while the ativ book 9 pro manages 6. Samsung is clearly taking on the surface book and the macbook pro with its newly unveiled ativ book 9 pro.
The internal memory has a similar capacity, but the screen has a diagonal of. The ativ book 9 is also listed as 31 percent thinner, but thats skewed a bit. Samsung has for a while produced some of the most desirable ultraportable laptops macbook air alternatives, if you will and its latest addition. Samsung ativ book 9 spin attempts to crush surface pro. Asus zenbook ux303 allen ngo, 09082015 touchscreen gaming haswell laptop windows. The notebook 9 pro doesnt have any major issues caused by the design, but the design. The ativ book 9 also looks really cheap to me in comparison to other notebooks in its class. Its a battle between the top inch ultraportables on the market. Light, thin and thoroughly professional, the system emulated the air well, but also suffered from. Thats similar to microsoft surface book 4, but shorter than the lower resolution full hd hp spectre x360 hps high res x360 has similar battery life, retina macbook pro and surface book. Apple and samsung continue their rivalry with the macbook pro and notebook 9.
The pro is said to provide the power of a desktop with the practicality of a touch enabled 4k notebook. Apple macbook pro me866hna ultrabook vs samsung notebook 9 pro np940x3mk02hk laptop core i7 7th gen8 gb256 gb ssdwindows 10. Samsung ativ book 9 2015 vs the apple macbook which is. Macbook air vs samsung ativ book 9 vs surface pro 3.
If you think that half an ounce is detectable, you are likely a human scale. Startint our comparison with the book 9 pro, the device is poweerd by the intel core i7 6700hq clocked at. Samsung ativ book 9 plus vs sony vaio pro, macbook air. Weve long been a fan of the 12 inch form factor, pushing the size up from the standard 11. Plus, facial login and a touchscreen on the samsung hybrid are standins for apples. The samsung ativ book 9 spins 39 whr battery averaged 6 hours of productivity work and streaming video at 40% brightness with wifi on. Apple and samsung bring designs like no other, but who delivers the goods. The ativ book 9 spin is the best ultraportable windows 10 computer available. Even worse the ativ book 9 would actually cost you more than the macbook pro. The ativ book 9 plus is both thinner and lighter than the macbook pro. Of course, the inch macbook pro has gone through several iterations in order to become almost perfect. Just note that there are also older versions of the ativ book 9 that are still for sale, so. Compare apple macbook pro me866hna ultrabook vs samsung.
Samsungs ativ book 9 was among the pc industrys first responses to the apple macbook air. The new ativ book 9 2015 was the answer to apples macbook before it was even announced months later. When i was shopping around for notebooks recently i looked into the ativ book 9 but took it off my list almost as quickly as i had put it on. The most unusual things about the notebook 9 pros design are the ridges along the side, which. In the race for the battery life, the surface pro 4 is the clear winner with the company claiming upto 12 hours of usgae time. Compare apple macbook pro mlw72hna laptop vs samsung. Apple macbook pro with touch bar 15inch, 2018 the good the samsung ativ book 9 is still one of the smallest and bestbuilt windows 8. While all the keyboards here are fullsized with ambient light sensors for backlighting, the. The ativ book 9 2015 is already available to purchase, and we managed to get our hands on one. 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. Macbook air vs samsung ativ book 9 vs surface pro 3 vs asus zenbook. As samsung unveiled its flagship laptop, fanless samsung ativ book 9, lets compare with market leader apple macbook air to find out whether samsung could take on apple or not.
There is also a slight size difference, the macbook is 12 inches and the ativ book 9 12. Samsung ativ book 9 spin gives macbook air, macbook pro. Aj compares two portable netbook computing options, the samsung series 9 vs the macbook air. Its very easy to recommend the samsung ativ book 9 spin over the inch macbook air, but definitely not the inch macbook pro retina, which has a much better keyboard for blogging and other typing tasks. Since its screen has a different aspect ratio, the ativ book 9 comes out at 11 percent taller but 5 percent narrower than the 11in macbook air. Smartphone rivals apple and samsung have taken their battle into the laptop. Apple macbook pro mlw72hna laptop vs samsung notebook 9 pro np940x3mk02hk laptop core i7 7th gen8 gb256 gb ssdwindows 10 comparison. Apples macbook pro line of laptops may be one of the most. The company recently came out with the ativ book 9 2014 edition, an update to the 15inch series 9 laptop from 2012. 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. Apples 2015 macbook sans pro this time is one sexy machine and weve decided to put it up against some of the tightest looking windows laptops, the samsung ativ book 9, the 12 inch version. If you are a macbook air or macbook pro user and are afraid of moving to a windows machine, switching to the book 9 spin will be a breeze. The ativ book 9 spin is powered by an intel core i7 6500u processor running at 2. Like the original, its insanely thin and light for a machine with this screen.
The ativ book 9 pro is a 15inch macbook pro competitor with a powerful processor, discrete nvidia geforce graphics and a gorgeous 15. The ativ book 9 pro is a sweetlooking system with a bright, rich display, but the macbook pro and xps 15 both offer better performance, lower starting prices and longer endurance. Enjoy powerful performance and portability with the samsung ativ book 9 2014 edition. Macbook air vs macbook vs inch macbook pro macworld. This means the ativ book 9 has the potential to be twice as bright and offer a matte display which would make it the superior device for outdoor visibility. The exception is the ativ book 9 model np900x3d, which includes a 1. The samsung ativ book 9 spin is a recent entry in the premium tier of 2in1 ultraportables and a direct competitor for the hp spectre x360 and the lenovo yoga 900 the ativ book 9 spin is not available worldwide, but for those of you living in the us, its definitely a device worth considering. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. As mentioned earlier, the samsung notebook 9 pro is about the same size as the apple macbook pro 15, at seventenths of an inch thick. Macbook on the other hand offers options of upto 1 tb but with flash storage and not ssd. However, the ativ book 9 comes with intel hd 4400 graphics built in, as opposed to the retina display macbook pros older intel hd 4000 graphics. Samsung claims that the ativ book 9 plus will match the macbook air with 12 hours of battery life, something that should be taken with a grain of salt considering it packs such a powerful display. The ativ book 9 is actually available in two variants. The ativ book 9 will be shown off in ces 2015, which has.