- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga
- SAMSUNG Series 7 Chronos
- Sony VAIO S Series
- HP Envy Spectre XT
- Sony VAIO E Series
- 11.6"
- 1.33 GHz Dual core
- 2 GB DDR3
- 64 GB HDD
Released January, 2011
Rated 77% by by c|net (Jun, 2011)The 11.6-inch display has a native resolution of 1,366x768 pixels, which is the same as the Air and most of the 11-inch to 15-inch laptops we've seen this year.
- 11.6"
- Core i5 1.67 GHz Dual core
- 4 GB
- 128 GB SSD
Released July, 2011
Rated 100% by by Samuel-Chell (Jul, 2011)The 11" model is definitely a "spoiler," guaranteed to make you totally disregard any reputed short-comings of the Air in general (e.g., the absence of a DVD drive) and the smaller 11" Air in particular (it's plenty fast, its screen razor sharp and the keyboard fast and accurate, even to these tired eyes and less facile fingers).
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the SAMSUNG Series 9 900X1A compared to the Apple MacBook Air 4th Gen
GHz1.33
Rated 77% by by c|net (Jun, 2011)On the smaller screen, this resolution provides crisp detail and plenty of screen real estate.
1.67 GHz
Intel Core i5 2467M
Rated 80% by by Nancy-J.-Bookfan (Jan, 2012)When it comes down to a choice between quicker processor or more RAM, I've been advised to always go with more RAM, and I find this to be good advice.
screen size
11.6"
11.6"
Series 9 900X1A by Scabo (Jul, 2011)'. I've seen there that the screen size was enough for me for mobile using, and even now at Home i prefer to sit confortable on a couch and use the Samsung 9 instead of sitting at the desk.
MacBook Air 4th Gen by K.-D.-Hess (Sep, 2011)Although small, the screen is clear and bright, and the full-size keyboard is as good as one from a bigger computer.
screen resolution
Series 9 900X1A by A.-Whalen--Car-Buff--Gamer--Reader--Music-Fan--Dad--Husband--etc..... (Aug, 2012)The screen is bright and sharp with great contrast and rich color.
MacBook Air 4th Gen by R.-V.-Laxmikanth--L.V.-Raghavendra** Screen/Resolution:. >> Higher resolution on the 13" Macbook Air which i believe was greater than the 15" regular MBP definitely looked good.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 1.67 GHz | 2 GHz |
Series 9 900X1A by Mike-Lovelace----Vader (Jul, 2012)Although this model is only equipped with a Core I3-380UM processor (1.33 Ghz, dual core, hyper-threaded), 2GB of RAM, and a 64GB SSD, its performance is very impressive.
MacBook Air 4th Gen by E.-Kim (Jul, 2011)I purchased the MBA 11" with standard 1.6 gHz Core i5 and am happy with this.
processor
Series 9 900X1A by dvd (May, 2011)I love the fact that it has a modern i3 processor unlike Apple's offering with the 2 years outdated core 2 processor.
MacBook Air 4th Gen by J.-McWhirter (Apr, 2012)I know it sounds nuts, but the new i7 Dual Core MBA with 4 GB of RAM seems to be as fast as my 27" i7 Quad Core iMac with 16 GB of RAM, when it comes to managing RAW photos in Lightroom, and editing RAW photos in Photoshop...I kid you not!
memory
| 0 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB |
MacBook Air 4th Gen by Urban-Geek (Nov, 2011)The only issue I have with the laptop is that the ram is not upgradeable so be alert to your needs and how much ram you will need.
Performance Real world tests of SAMSUNG Series 9 900X1A vs Apple MacBook Air 4th Gen
battery life
7 hour
5 hour
Series 9 900X1A by c|net (Jun, 2011)The 11-inch-category MacBook Air ran about 30 minutes longer than that and our 11-inch battery life leader, the HP Pavilion dm1z, ran for 5 hours and 19 minutes in the same test.
MacBook Air 4th Gen by E.-Kim (Jul, 2011)I am indeed able to use my 11" for about 6 hours with light usage, which is much better than Apple's claimed 5 hours.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Apple MacBook Air 4th Gen
| Has a memory card reader | microSD | vs | None |
|---|---|---|---|
| Read and write data from a camera or phone memory card | |||
| Longer battery life | 7 hour | vs | 5 hour |
| 40% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in | |||
Advantages compared to the SAMSUNG Series 9 900X1A
| Has a light sensor | Yes | vs | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somewhat common; Automatically adjust screen brightness for environmental factors | |||
| Much faster internal storage | 0.1 ms (SSD) | vs | 10 ms (HDD) |
| 100x faster random access time; faster boot times and shorter application load times | |||
| Has a CD reader | Yes | vs | No |
| About half of laptops have a CD reader | |||
| Has a DVD reader | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; watch movies and share large files on DVDs | |||
| Significantly more RAM | 4 GB | vs | 2 GB |
| Twice as much RAM; run more applications and have more browser tabs open without slowing down the system | |||
| Much faster Bluetooth | 24 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v4.0) | vs | 3 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v3.0) |
| 8x faster Bluetooth | |||
| Faster processor | 1.67 GHz | vs | 1.33 GHz |
| Around 30% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Marginally newer | Jul, 2011 | vs | Jan, 2011 |
| Release date 6 months later | |||
| More storage capacity | 128 GB | vs | 64 GB |
| 2x more storage capacity | |||
Reviews Word on the street
SAMSUNG Series 9 900X1A | Apple MacBook Air 4th Gen | ||
 |   Rated by 20 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by dvd (May, 2011) Rated 80% by by R.-L.-Lewis |  Rated by 388 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by volsfan--volsfan Rated 100% by by Marcelo (May, 2012) Rated 80% by by Joon--The-RubyHead (Jan, 2012) | |
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