5 hours on full brightness display on standard web surfing???? Somehow really hard to believe...unless you divide that by two![]()
...so, can anyone recommend X4D?
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I want to buy NP900X4D-A01. it has 4 GB RAM.... in the future Definetly 4GB ram is not enough. IS This model( NP900X4D-A01 ) has a empty ram slot or 4GB RAM replaceable for end users? thanks for answers..
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How is everyone finding the 4d for durability? Does the magnesium alloy scratch easily? The main reason i'm thinking of the 4d (over the 4c) is because i need Windows Professional, as opposed to material etc
By the way, for those of you who are UK based, Samsung have a cashback promotion just started:
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Just to say, I think I will resign from buying Samsung series 9, i.e. NP900X4D. The opinions on the quality of the display really put me off
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John, what are your personal thoughts on the Series 9 (either size) vs the new Lenovo X1 Carbon?
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The X1 carbon size and weight sits between the two Series 9 models. Some advantages are: Integrated 3G, a mini DisplayPort, a properly performing Sandisk SSD and possibly a better touchpad. WiFi is likely to be better if the antennae are in the carbon-fibre lid.
Disadvantages include the fixed 4GB RAM and, for me, the worry that the carbon fibre lid might cause pressure spots on the display (as has happened on my T420s).
I'm not queuing up to buy one.
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Gotcha. Thanks... much appreciated.
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Thank you guys, this has turned out to be a very useful thread for me and for everyone. I feel paying 2000 US$ for this machine is wasting money! This is because:
- Poor screen
- Poor trackpad - some say none responsive and other say too sensitive.
- Poor SSD - imagine an SSD that has 6.1 WEI - My HP Pavilion DV4 HDD (3 years old) has 5.9 WEI!
- No full HDMI or VGA ports - takes time to buy a converter (not serious)
- Weak connection of the power cord to the laptop - doesn't stick well
- And Finally 2,000 US $ for all of these limitations to live with.
The spec on review sites tells the good side so no need to talk about why I chose it.
I will not buy this, thank you all for the advice. Where should I go from here?
What is in my mind for now is Asus Zenbook Prime UX32VD. I would love that if I can upgrade to SSD. Is it possible? -
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Seems like the best thin laptop at the moment specwise, but I fear 1080p is a bit much on 13", would've been nice on 15" though. -
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I'm also very picky about keyboards (personal taste tho), and the series 9 had a nicer feel than any of the other ultrabooks I found at Best Buy (including a Dell and ~4 others). As far as the look, I've had 2 people at work ask me 'is that a mac'... It looks extremely similar to the MBA when the two are side by side, but the larger size of the samsung makes it more businesslike to my eye. On the same theme, I'm glad that this version lacks the "cool" blue tint and shiny side embellishments of the 4c.
For performance, I have the sandisk 256gb ssd (WEI is 7.5), but I haven't known where to look to notice any slowdown from it. The computer is very responsive under my typical work layout, e.g. currently with 1 word document, winEdt, 3 ppts, 3 pdfs, several multitab firefox windows, matlab, and coreldraw open simultaneously. The screen brightness was a godsend this afternoon, when I had a meeting in a room with large west-facing windows.
The negatives for me aren't severe. The display _definitely_ needs to be adjusted (see the 4c thread), but looks nice after some tuning. I think I'm getting 4-6hrs of battery life at brightness 5/8, which I assume would be better if I weren't running processor heavy (2 core parallelized) simulations from time to time. Hyperthreading keeps the computer usable and actually rather smooth during simulations, but the fan gets noisy. (I don't use the laptop for any job that runs longer than ~5 mins; otherwise 4 cores & a higher clock frequency would be essential.) Mac trackpads give better gesture control, but the 4c/d trackpad seems above average next to the other ultrabooks I tried.
Maybe I'll notice more to complain about as I settle in with the computer(e.g. challenges connecting to an external monitor?)
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But from your review your batter life is 4-6 hrs is well below 10 hrs claimed Samsung. Where you using high performance setting or power saving?
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ShopBLT.com: Samsung Series9 I7-3517u 1.9g 8gb 256gb 15in Wl Bluetooth Windows 7 Professional 64bit Magnesium
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ShopBLT.com: Samsung Series9 I5-3317u 1.7g 8gb 128gb 15in Windows 7 Professional Ssd 3yr Aluminum
It's just a 10% difference in clock speed, as far as I can see (both have hyperthreading, in this case). My power setting is "Samsung optimized"... I really don't know much about the battery life yet. Yesterday, I saw the battery meter dip to ~67% after 2 hours of use, so my "4-6" hour number came from extrapolating how long it would take to drain to 10% (with +-1hr error bars). This isn't a very reliable test, and I'm sure the system would have done better if I hadn't been periodically running processor heavy tasks that ramp up both cores. The maximum power output of the processor is 17W, so running just the processor full steam could in principle drain the battery in less than 4 hours. (with monitor&WIFI etc off)
I think it's always a good idea to test keyboards in person before buying a computer -- you might want to look for a 4c to type on at Best Buy. I haven't had trouble with bumping the track pad, but I have big hands. My wife is 5'4", and says that it didn't happen for her either when she was playing with the computer earlier, but that was just for a few minutes. You might also prefer the look of the 4c. I think it has a sexier color scheme; the 4d just has a slightly cleaner look to my eye. -
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- Which SSD is that? The Sandisk U100 scores 7.5.
- Samsung are now shipping a rev 1.5 PSU with an L-shaped power jack which feels much more robust.
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Just got my x4d-a02us today. Two things i was wondering were if I click on the left hand side of the trackpad i almost get a double click sound. One when I click down and the other when I release. I also wonder if i heard the "whistle" sound of the speakers when I had a notification. I was also trying to find the color guide but couldn't locate it anywhere. I am upgrading from a 4 1/2 year old dell xps and chose this over the UX32VD so I hope I continue to like this machine.
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Do you know whether this model (A01IT) has a free slot for RAM upgrade or RAM is soldered and not upgradable? I really don't know where to get this peice of info.
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Is it possible to turn Bluetooth and WiFi on/off independently? Either native or something like the btonoff utility that I use on my x360/34p which is about to be repurposed.
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My NP900x4D-002US is on the Fedex truck and I am waiting for delivery today. I choose the 4D vs 4C because the 3 yr warranty and Win 7 Pro were of value to me. I actually like the X4C color better but don't really care that much.
I have ordered the Samsung Chronos Series 9 VGA Dongle AA-AV2N12B/US from ANTonline via amazon.com
Amazon.com: Samsung AA-AV2N12B - VGA adapter: Computers & Accessories
This will be left in my laptop bag for use on travel for projectors.
Micro HDMI from meritline:
Adapter, Computer Adapter | Meritline.com
I got 2 of these, one for the computer bag and one for my external LCD screen which has an existing hdmi cable.
Finally, I got a sleeve from ebay.com similar to this one:
Samsung Series 9, 15" NP900X4B Slim Laptop Notebook / Case Sleeve Protection Bag | eBay
I'll wait on a spare power supply until I see if any of the tips for an existing universal supply I have laying around fit. -
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I miss the physical left and right click buttons of my old X360-34P but in general I like it. It has the Sandisk U100 SSD which seems fine considering I am used to a 3.5 yr old notebook and SSD.
WiFi strength is around the same as the old X360. No complaints.
Easy Software Manager downloads are really slow but other downloads are fast so its ESM, not my network.
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Ordered NP900X4D-A01UK. I will also be getting a Recovery DVD; I hope it can be used to restore the OS on the Crucial M4 256gb mSATA, which I have ordered from here. Otherwise, I intend using Acronis to capture the images of individual partitions on an external drive, cut a boot flash disk to restore the OS from the external drive to the Crucial M4 mSATA.
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I am coming to NP900X4D from NP900X4C. The NP900X4D-A02DE has reasonable price with only 4GB RAM less than X4C-A01US. Does the X4C-A01US 8GB RAM just a single 8 GB RAM or two 4 GB RAM? In the NP900X4D-A02DE model, it says it can be upgraded to 8 GB RAM with 4GB RAM costing 100 Euros.
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By the way, Samsung's UK support site now has an NP900X4D-A03UK as well as NP900X4D-A01UK. However, Google is currently giving no hits for the A03UK but it looks like another version is coming.
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And I wasn't suggesting that you buy the UK version - just making a note in this X4D thread that in addition to the current A01UK it seems that an A03UK is in the pipeline.
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15" Series 9 NP900X4D discussion
Discussion in 'Samsung' started by Thors.Hammer, Jun 22, 2012.