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    Samsung going to skip Haswell generation and they are jumping to Broadwell?

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by 3g6, Sep 17, 2013.

  1. 3g6

    3g6 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Where the Haswell laptops from Samsung, why are they skipped this generation?
     
    3g6, Sep 17, 2013
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    The first of the Samsung Haswell notebooks (the Book 9 Plus) has finally shown up. Perhaps others will follow soon, possibly to coincide with the arrival of Windows 8.1.

    I think you will find that it's not just Samsung which isn't shipping many Haswell products (although Samsung has been slower than most to start listing new notebooks). One theory is that Intel is keen to get as much Ivy Bridge inventory shifted as possible before it has to be discounted. And if Haswell inventory doesn't get shifted then don't expect the Broadwell products to arrive punctually.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Sep 17, 2013
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    Dannemand Decidedly Moderate Super Moderator

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    Allow me to add links to the following Samsung Haswell threads that are currently active. There were others previously, but they've gone dormant. That Ativ Book 9 Plus thread is very busy at the moment.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/samsung/722548-samsung-ativ-book-9-plus-haswell-new.html
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/samsung/716266-how-long-until-haswell-series-7-chronos.html

    Following the logic described by John, I think we can expect Haswell to arrive first in the most expensive models (as it has with the AB9+) and the models that will most benefit from its lower power consumption (ultrabook models) and gradually work its way towards the other model series.
     
    Dannemand, Sep 17, 2013
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    nons_ Notebook Consultant

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    Actually, a lot of laptops are now shipping with Haswell CPUs already. Lenovo already confirmed their business line to be available from October, possibly earlier. Acer, Sony, Asus, Dell already ship quite a number of their models with Haswell, and announced a refresh of their lineup. Samsung didn't even announce anything at all, yet there are lots of Haswell notebooks that you can buy today on the market.
     
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