digitalversus.com Updated: 2013-09-26 23:56:01
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The Samsung Series 9 must be rolling in its grave. The performance from the Ativ Book 9 Lite's AMD A6 processor harks back to another era. The screen is irredeemably bad, as are the speakers. If you run into this laptop, keep walking...
Well manufactured with quality plastic, Low heat, Quiet, Lightweight, Matte screen...
Very little processing power, Screen has low contrast, low brightness and exaggerated colours, Disappointing battery life, Low gaming capabilities, Bad speakers...
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The Samsung Series 9 has long been the jewel in the Korean company's crown, and has set the standard for thin and light laptops for the last two years. Scores in depth The Series 9 was in effect the world's first Ultrabook (although Samsung never let Inte...
Price, Decent trackpad, Spacious keyboard, Good battery life, Portable...
Poor screen, Plasticky build, Rebranded processor, Below entry, level speeds, Fiddly connectivity...
A budget laptop disguised as a premium machine, the lack of an Intel Core processor and second-rate hardware makes this laptop hard to recommend. Now why not read Best laptop: 25 laptops for every budget...
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Samsung says the Ativ Book 9 Lite shares the same 'design identity' as the flagship Ativ Book 9 Plus. It certainly looks similar – no bad thing since the flagship Plus model is one sleek and attractive laptop . See all mid-range laptop reviews . The name...
Samsung's Ativ Book 9 Lite is only around one-third the price of the Plus model. This means a plastic chassis and cheap screen and processor, while keeping an impressively thin and light form factor. Component downgrades mean this laptop is no powerhouse...
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Samsung's ATIV Book 9 Plus seriously impressed us, so we had high hopes for the lesser of the 9 series: the ATIV Book 9 Lite (MSRP $799.99). The two laptops share a lot of similarities, but they're clearly not the same. The ATIV Book 9 Lite plays out lik...
When price outweighs performance this heavily, consumers should pass. Samsung's ATIV Book 9 Lite is a disappointment. I had high expectations for this laptop after thoroughly enjoying my time with the higher-end ATIV Book 9 Plus . Unfortunately, the w...
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Before I even start this review, I'm going to lay down the law so to speak. The term Ultrabook adheres to a device that follows Intel's strict guidelines and while the device that we're looking at today may look Ultrabook-esque, it features AMD CPU archit...
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With the release of Windows 8 and advances in technology, the touchscreen is no longer just the domain of the tablet and nor is it reserved for those with deep pockets. We now find a multitude of manufacturers offering their latest laptops with touchscree...
Responsive touchscreen, Thin and lightweight, Fast SSD, Good on-board audio, Very Quiet...
Weak CPU and graphics, Narrow viewing angles, Poor display quality...
There is certainly a lot of competition in the 13-14” laptop market, especially with those offering touch screens, and because of that it's important that a device can stand out from the crowd or offer something different to its competitors. With the rath...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated: 2014-04-13 02:35:08
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The Samsung Series 9 has long been the jewel in the Korean company's crown, and has set the standard for thin and light laptops for the last two years.The Series 9 was in effect the world's first Ultrabook (although Samsung never let Intel officially shar...
Price, Decent trackpad, Spacious keyboard, Good battery life, Portable...
Poor screen, Plasticky build, Rebranded processor, Below entrylevel speeds, Fiddly connectivity...
We were pretty excited when we heard that Samsung was redesigning its Series 9 laptop for the budget market. As big fans of the original, we felt there was a lot to live up to. But seeing the ATIV Book 9 Lite adopt a plastic lid, a poor screen and a white...
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Samsung's Book 9 Lite has been around for a while now, and its original £600 price tag has now been cut to £499 on a number of web sites. It's not a top performer by any means, but at that price it's one of the slimmest and most elegant budget laptop curr...
The Samsung Book 9 Lite certainly has its flaws – its low-grade display means limited viewing angles that would be unacceptable in anything other than a budget laptop. However, its performance is rescued by that solid-state drive, while its attractive sli...
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The Samsung Ativ Book 9 Lite is a low-priced ultrabook intended to be the less expensive cousin of the more powerful, workaholic Book 9 Plus. But has it sacrificed too much capability to keep the price down? Design Beauty is in the eye of the beholder o...
Slim and goodlooking, low price, okay battery life...
Allplastic chassis, screen could be better, processor under performs...
The Ativ Book 9 Lite delivers a significantly lower price than its higher-specced cousin, the 9 Plus, but the so-so screen and the processor's relatively poor performance may be a couple of compromises too far for some. Specifications Softwar...
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Can the lite edition of Samsung's laptop live up to the reputation of the premium 9 series?With the lite version of the ever-popular laptop book 9 series, Samsung is looking to strike the perfect balance between quality and cost, and they have almost succ...
The laptop is very easy on the eye, especially when you consider that it is using a plastic chassis. Overall, this is definitely one of the best looking, if not the best looking budget laptop on the market. Portability is also key here and if you are look...
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thunderbaylive.com Updated: 2014-08-07 03:46:51
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Lisa Gade reviews the Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite Ultrabook. This is Samsung's budget alternative to their high end Series 9 / ATIV Book 9 and 9 Plus. The 9 Lite shares the other models' taper design and signature sculpted sides, but it has a plastic rather...
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Once again, I have been selected to be featured as a CNET Asia Tech Factor reviewer. The program is a 4 part review series where readers (or bloggers) are selected to review a new gadget (from hard drives to smartphones to notebooks) and share their exper...
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chip.com.my Updated: 2016-11-26 15:42:05
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Samsung has proven that they have what it takes to make some of the best ultrathin notebooks in the industry, but the challenge for them now is to make a device that looks just as good at a more compelling price point. Their answer? The Samsung ATIV Book...
Wellbuilt, Longlasting battery...
SideSync only works with certain Samsung phones...
The Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite is a very affordable Windows 8 machine, although that being said, it is quite unfortunate it doesn't come with a touchscreen display to make full use of Window 8's Metro UI features. For its price though, we find it hard to f...
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This ultraportable – which could be classed an Ultrabook if not for its AMD processor – sits at the entry level of Samsung's ATIV Book range of Windows 8 laptops.The ATIV Book 9 Lite is, visually at least, gorgeous piece of hardware for NZ$1,199 or NZ$1,3...
Thin, lightweight, Excellent battery life, Attractive design...
Disappointing performance, Low-quality screen...
Fantastic battery life and a lightweight, ultra-thin design are easy to recommend, but low performance and a low-quality screen make the ATIV Book 9 Lite a niche product for users seeking mobility above all else...
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As most any parent will surely agree, no two children are alike, not even within the same family. The Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite%displayPrice% at %seller% looks a great deal like the premium Ultrabook Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus$1,149.00 at ABT, our Editors' C...
Slim chassis and lightweight design. Affordable price. Speedy solid-state drive.
Lackluster battery life. Miserable performance from Samsung's mystery processor...
The Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite entry-level DTR laptop has a great looking design, but with mediocre performance, it's all sizzle, no steak...
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It's been a while since Intel introduced the term "Ultrabook" to further the development of notebooks in general. Slim, fast, light - and equipped with an Intel processor of course - that's how we envision an Ultrabook. Since the term itself is trademarke...
Thin and elegant, Reasonable stiff base unit, Matte display panel, Good keyboard, Quiet even under load, Low power consumption...
Comparatively low performance, Low battery capacity hampers battery life, Pricey...
It's not easy to categorize the Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite: considering the slow APU, the price is quite high and competes with ultrathin notebooks based on the older Trinity APUs like the Asus VivoBook U38DT . Intel ULV systems are also available for arou...
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It is what it sounds like. The Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite, announced at the same time as the ATIV Book 9 Plus, is a mid-range version of the company's flagship laptop. Priced at nearly half the price ($800 vs. $1,400), it's made of plastic instead of alumin...
Thin and light, especially for a machine in this price range, Low-glare display, Comfortable keyboard, Fast disk speeds...
Performance hiccups, Short battery life, Touchscreen wobbles when you touch it, Finicky trackpad...
Samsung naturally had to cut corners to make an $800 version of its flagship Ultrabook, but the performance and battery life here are inferior compared to other laptops in this price range...
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The Samsung NP905S3G ATIV Book 9 Lite is the junior member of the ATIV Book 9 family (which is the evolution of the Series 9 notebooks). There are four basic versions of the Ativ Book 9 Lite: With and without touchscreen and either black or white. While i...
Nonglare nontouchscreen (a glossy touchscreen version is available for those who want it), Cool and quiet, Reasonably affordable, SSD with 10 second startup time...
Relatively slow CPU, Moderate battery capacity, Needs special dongles for the network and VGA devices, Limited potential for hardware upgrades...
What were Samsung thinking of when they designed this notebook? Perhaps it is aimed at those who desire portability, ease of use and modest computing power while wanting something bigger than a tablet with a keyboard, all at a reasonable price. Anyone upg...
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There are two kinds of people: those who plug their phones into their computers, and the other 79.5% of smartphone owners (read: Android users). Apple — and heck, even Microsoft — originally built their smartphones to connect and sync with computers via i...
Great build, excellent keyboard, SideSync software combined with a Samsung Galaxy phone is incredible...
Extremely overpriced, unless you have a compatible phone, More powerful ATIV Book 9 Plus has more value, So-so screen quality...
If you have a Galaxy phone, you'll love how Samsung's ATIV Book 9 Lite seamlessly communicates with it, but at the end of the day its specs don't justify the high price...
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Samsung's Book 9 Lite has been around for a while now, and its original £600 price tag has now been cut to £499 on a number of web sites. It's not a top performer by any means, but at that price it's one of the slimmest and most elegant budget laptop curr...
The Samsung Book 9 Lite certainly has its flaws – its low-grade display means limited viewing angles that would be unacceptable in anything other than a budget laptop. However, its performance is rescued by that solid-state drive, while its attractive sli...
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The Samsung Series 9, now rechristened as the ATIV Book 9, is Samsung's top of the line series of Ultrabooks. These machines are incredibly light and thin, with finely honed aluminum casings and great attention to detail. The higher end models have full H...
Attractive design, light...
Sluggish performance, just OK display, single band WiFi...
We really want to love the Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite, it's supposed to be the machine for the rest of us who can't afford the superb Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus but want high styling, a light load and good performance. The 9 Lite indeed keeps the load light a...
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