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    Ultrabook Samsung: puoi dirmi quale è migliore dei 2?

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by FoxAdriano, Jan 21, 2013.

  1. FoxAdriano

    FoxAdriano Newbie

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    Ciao, sono sul pallone, anche perchè non sono espertissimo e sono indeciso sull'acquisto tra questi due Samsgung:
    Serie 5 Ultra - PANORAMICA | SAMSUNG
    Serie 9 - PANORAMICA | SAMSUNG
    A parte che uno ha una SSD e l'altro no, ma vorrei sapere quale è migliore dei due.
    POI vorrei sapere se uno dei due ha LA TASTIERA RETRO-ILLUMINATA.
    Grazzzzie
     
    FoxAdriano, Jan 21, 2013
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  2. HerEsY

    HerEsY Notebook Evangelist

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    Rough translation

    Heading ~ Ultrabook Samsung : Can someone tell me which of the 2 is better

    Hello, I'm freaking out, because I'm not an expert and I'm undecided about which of these two Samsung I should purchase : Series 5 Ultra SAMSUNG or Series 9 - SAMSUNG

    Apart than one has an SSD and the other hasn't, I would like to know which one of the two is better. Plus I would like to know if one of them has a backlit keyboard. Thx
     
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  3. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    @HerEsY: Thanks for the translation. I recall that the forum rules call for discussions to be in the English language.

    Series 9 is thinner, lighter, is made of metal, the SSD makes it faster and has a backlit keyboard. For me one of the important differences is the display resolution: Series 9 has 1600 x 900 (high quality PLS on the 13.3" model) compared to 1366 x 768 on the Series 5. I wanted the extra resolution which enables me to have more information on the screen.

    John
     
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  4. FoxAdriano

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    I'm sorry for my language mistake. Are you telling me ASUS Zenbook UX32VD is better because it is a full hd?
     
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  5. John Ratsey

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    That depends on either how good your eyesight is or how much trust you place in Windows display scaling. My old eyes like my 15" NP900X4C (1600 x 900 resolution) because the text size is OK at 100% scaling. For a while I used the 13.3" X3B but the smaller text was too challenging for my eyes. If I were half my age I would probably be happy with 13.3" FHD: 25 years ago I was using an Osborne 1 with a 5" screen.

    John
     
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  6. Dannemand

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    I'm sorry to have to break it to you, my friend, but the Osborne is now over 30 years ago. I had one too. Time flies at our age.

    About 26 years ago I got a Compaq portable with almost the same form factor as the Osborne (Singer sewing machine with a 5 inch screen) but this time it was a "real" 80386 PC with a hard drive. Beautiful contraption, and only about 25 pounds, if I recall :D

    [​IMG]

    Correction: it was a Portable II I had, with 80286 and a HUGE 9 inch screen.

    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compaq_Portable_II

    Re the thread topic: I find 1600x900 to be perfect on my 14 inch Series 7.
     
    Dannemand, Jan 21, 2013
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  7. John Ratsey

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    The Osborne 1 was my work computer from 1985 to 1987. I was in Egypt and inherited from my predecessor so it could have been a 1983 model. At the same time I had one of these as my personal laptop and would move data between the two using a serial cable.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Jan 22, 2013
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  8. Dannemand

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    Right, syncing data through serial cables. I remember that.

    OK, enough. Sorry guys. Back to the program.
     
    Dannemand, Jan 22, 2013
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