Samsung Series 9 refresh coming?

I was looking to buy a Samsung NP900X3C-A04US (256gm SSD i7) and all the usual places are sold out....Amazon, Computer outlets, B&H, Adorama... here in U.S.

Amazon usually has the biggest inventory but they have it as out of stock without any refill date.

Could the supplies be low because they are coming out with a refresh in the next month or so for the Holiday season? Anyone have any info?

Thank you

Elliot

 

I just bought one at pcsuperstore.com ( Samsung NP900X3C-A04US - SERIES 9 13.3IN NOTEBOOK I7 3517U 1.9G 4GB RAM 4GB DDR3 256GSSD 13.3 LED HD 400N) - their inventory shows 2 in-stock - hopefully I got one of them.

bert

 

Do we know whether Intel is producing enough of the i7 17W CPUs to meet demand? It can take several months to get optimum yields from a new fabrication process.

John

 

I doubt it. Stocks for the NP900X3C-A04US has always been low. Amazon has yet to carry it directly, only through third parties. I am with John on this one... probably not enough chips.

 

I didn't realize that Intel would have trouble meeting demand.

Especially after they cut their forecast this past week as PC sales declined.

 

Well, I hope there's a refresh soon. The only thing holding me back from buying one right now is the max resolution of 1600x900, even on the 15" version. I would LOVE the 2560x1440 screen that was shown recently, but who knows when that's coming out. 1080p would be good enough for me.

 

All the Ivy Bridge mobile CPUs are the same inside. After fabrication they are tested to see which model they are suitable for. Highest speed and low power is the most difficult to produce.

Until we know that Windows can handle display scaling perfectly, many of us will prefer to continue with a resolution that makes the 100% display scaling easy to read.

John

 

Somebody show me an OS that handles the display scaling issue to everyone's liking. Unfortunately as Apple found out, it isn't just the OS that requires work, it's all of the applications too.

In the case of Windows, I run 2560x1440 M-F 8-5. It's on a 27" LCD panel at 150% DPI. Works fine.

When I had the Retina MacBook Pro, I ran OS X at 1920x1200. At that resolution, the MBP had performance issues. You could just feel the extra processing needed. Running it on the "best" setting of 1440x900 was a cruel joke. Why would anyone buy that machine and run at that resolution?

It will be interesting to see what a Samsung Series 9 is like with a screen that has a native resolution of 2560x1440. Some magic is going to be needed.