I had almost thought I might never see it and truly can’t stand by what might happen down the road, but Samsung had their ‘pre-production’ Series 9 ultrabook on display at Pepcom with it’s own Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 SSD, performing at 1GB/s. To those not familiar with Samsung, they value their business relationships dearly and the XP941 PCIe SSD …
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MacBook Air 13″ Ivy Bridge (mid-2012) MBA Ultrabook Review and SSD Performance Analysis
I was the ultimate PC Guy. Being an avid PC enthusiast, as I am a motorcycle enthusiast, I believed that Apple and Harley Davidson were simply brilliant marketing schemes that sold millions on the belief that brand ownership was more important than product build. That was then. Three days ago I received a new Ivy Bridge Mac Air, locked myself …
Read More »Samsung Series 9 15″ NP900X4C Ivy Bridge Ultrabook Overview and SSD Performance Analysis
The most confusing thing to me is why Samsung, a company that makes one of the top SSDs on the market, would venture elsewhere to supply SSDs for their own Ultrabook, an Ultra that is arguably the best on the market in many respects. Our report today will be an overview of the new Samsung Series 9 15″ Ivy Bridge …
Read More »Intel Shows Off Ultrabooks And Ultra Nurses – CeBIT 2012 Update
If you believe you are going to get a close look at ultrabooks in this update , you might be a bit disappointed. If we might suggest a cure to your ailment, however, let us recommend Intel’s owned hand picked Ultra Nurses to ease the pain. Imagine, if you will, that you work at Intel and your boss tells you …
Read More »Samsung Toshiba LG Ultrabook Shootout – CES 2012 Post Update
There seems to be no doubt in anyone’s mind that 2012 is going to be the year of the ultrabook and CES 2012 Las Vegas was front and center with just about every ultrabook available, or soon to be, this past week. Today’s report will examine three forerunners that appear to be in a position, above all others at this …
Read More »Samsung Press Conference Debuts Series 9 and Series 5 Laptops – CES 2012 Update
Today we are at the Samsung 2012 Press Release Event at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas and this place is packed. Sitting five rows from the front in the Lando Ballroom, we were fortunate enough to get VIP passes and I should have brought an interpreter. Myself and Karen, our gorgeous Associate Editor, are the only ones in this …
Read More »Open The Doors For The SSD Driven Ultra Portable!!
Its been some time in the making but manufacturers have opened their doors yesterday to the worlds new lines of ultra portable SSD configured laptops. You may remember our review of The Samsung Series 9 earlier this year where we were able to give you just a hint of what we think will be in store for those hoping to …
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