Samsung Series 9 Notebook Line Expanded in South Korea

We can't say that Samsung's Series 9 collection of mobile personal computers was getting outdated but, even fresh as it is, the company decided it was time for some new blood. 

Series 9 is a brand that many products in Samsung's portfolio bear, be they laptops or all-in-ones or whatever else. 

The notebook line is the one getting expanded this time, reports say, though not quite completely. 

What this means is that the list of available mobile computers is not growing worldwide, but only in South Korea. 

Then again, that is the company's home market, so it isn't impossible that the newcomers will eventually cross the border. 

Either way, there are new 13-inch and 15-inch versions, powered by Core i5 and/or Core i7 central processing units (CPUs) from Intel. 

The 13-inch variant has a Core i5 CPU and a solid state drive of 128 GB now, plus up to 8 GB of RAM (random access memory). 

The CPU has its own integrated graphics (Intel GMA HD 3000), and with no discrete GPU included, owners will have to make do with it. 

The other notebook, with a screen of 15 inches, has the Max Screen technology, which lets a 15-inch panel be used with a 14-inch case. 

Speaking of which, this screen is a Super Bright Plus HD type, which means the brightness is of 400 nits and the resolution of 1,600 x 900 pixels. 

Core i5 and Core i7 CPU options exist, along with similar specs as above, plus the possibility for a 256 SSD instead of a 128 GB one. 

As soon as they show up online, whenever that happens, the new Series 9 will cost 2.28m won / $2,033 / 1,551 Euro (13-inch, Core i5), 2.32m won / $2,069 / 1,579 Euro (15-inch, Core i7), and 2.97m won / $2,648 / 2,020 Euro (15-inch, Core i7).

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