Samsung X1 - first look

Well, first test in real-life showed the thing is really pretty slim and feels with its 3,7 pounds very light. The screen is astonishing crisp, the optical drive which opens up to the top seems to be very robust and easy to load. Unfortunately I was not able to run any performance test but it seemed to perfom pretty much like the q30 which stood right beside. The "super relax" keyboard, which is a marketing term for not having a palmrest, was not as bad as I thought before. Actually it felt more like a keyboard for a desktop computer, which might be due to the very slim formfactor of 1,9 centimeters thickness in the front of the lappy. I missed the touchpad though since I really hate trackpoints and that one had a very weird sensitivity on top of that. Best thing: it seems to be totally fanless as I thought before. (I hope this is not an error, since the ambience of a convention is not good for any measurements ;-)) Price remains still unclear but Samsung discusses around 2000 euros for a lower-spec model and around 3000 euros for a high-end-version.

 

Is there any picture maybe and yes, in some countries it's quite hard to find out Samsung notebook:-(

 

Did you have a chance to preview the 19" model?

 

Non, unfortunately it was not around and time was limited... :-( Sorry.
(and I was was driven by personal interest as well ;-))