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Notebook 9 / Series 9 / ATIV Book 9
File:Samsung Notebook 9.jpg
ATIV Book 9 2015 edition
ManufacturerSamsung Electronics
Product familySamsung Notebook, Samsung Ativ (formerly)
TypeLaptop/Notebook
Release dateJanuary 6, 2011 (2011-01-06) (original release)
Lifespan2011-present
SuccessorSamsung Galaxy Book Flex, Samsung Galaxy Book Ion

The Samsung Notebook 9, formerly marketed as Samsung Series 9 and Ativ Book 9, is a line of laptop computers from Samsung Electronics Inc. The Series 9 was the flagship laptop product of Samsung when first launched in 2011, designed with performance and portability in mind and notable for its "ultrathin" thickness.[1] The thinnest model of being 13.6 mm (0.54 in) thickness, it was among the thinnest laptops in the world. Notebook 9 has been continously updated with new generations but has been superseded as flagship by Samsung Galaxy Book, with Notebook 9 marketed for portability. Several different versions have been made including Spin (a convertible) and Pen (with digitizer for pen computing).

History

First generation (2011)

1st generation Samsung Series 9

The Series9 (known as Sens Series 9 in South Korea) at January 6, 2011 at the Consumer Electronics Show(CES) on and won the Best of CES award in the Laptop category.[2] It featured world's first enclosure that is made out of aerospace grade duralumin[3] with 16.3 mm (0.64 in) thickness and 1.31 kg (2.89 lb) in weight. The first model had Sandy Bridge Intel Core i5 processor, 128GB[note 1] solid-state drive(SSD) and a 13.3" HD (1366 x 768) display with 300 nit of brightness.

Lee Chung-yong at the launch of Samsung SENS Series 9

On May 4, 2011, Samsung Electronics also introduced 11.6" display version of the Series9 in Korea market. It had same design identity, specification and exterior material as the 13.3" model except the display size and CPU of Intel Core i3-380UM. The thickness remained the same but the weight was lighter at 1.06 kg (2.34 lb). Two months later, an updated CPU version with Intel Core i5-2537M was introduced to the Korean market to test the market perception of a smaller screen laptop. The original intention was to compete against MacBook Air line up with same screen size models, but due to sluggish demand of smaller screen size model, the 11-inch model was ceased by the end of the year and consequently, the global release was canceled as well. Newly developed 15-inch model superseded the 11-inch model in order to meet the larger-screen preference of the Korean market and later, it was introduced worldwide.

Second generation (2012)

Thinness of the Series 9 (2012)

The second generation of Series9 was announced to the public at the CE Show on January 8, 2012.[4] The new model had same display size of 13.3" but the resolution was stepped up from HD (1366 x 768) to HD+ (1600 x 900) and the brightness was increased from 300 nit to 400 nit. Design was refined and the material of the enclosure was changed from duralumin to aluminium single-shell body. Subsequently, the weight was reduced from 1.31 kg (2.89 lb) to 1.13 kg (2.49 lb) and the thickness was reduced from 16.3 mm (0.64 in) to 12.9 mm (0.51 in).

'New Series 9' wordmark above the keyboard of the second generation Samsung Series 9

The user was offered a choice of 128GB SSD as well as larger 256GB SSD for the storage. It was introduced with Sandy Bridge Intel Core i5 processor at the CE Show but 3 months later, it was upgraded to the Ivy Bridge Intel Core i5 processor before the hitting the market. Magnesium enclosure version with exact same design was also released in August 2012. Although the second generation Series9 didn't win the Best of CE Show award as its predecessor had, it was the final contender in the laptop category.[5]

In March 2012, the 15.0" display version of the Series9 was announced to the market with HD+ resolution display. It had same specification as its 13.3" counterpart but introduced to the market with Ivy Bridge Intel Core i5 processor from the beginning. The Magnesium enclosure version was also introduced in July 2012.

Third generation (2013)

At the beginning of 2013, Samsung Electronics changed the marketing name of all of its computer line up to ATIV and consequently, Series9 became ATIV Book 9. Between March and April 2013, all the models with 13.3" displays were upgraded from HD+ to FHD (1920 x 1080).

ATIV Book 9 Plus (2013)

On June 20, 2013, during the "Samsung Premiere 2013: Galaxy & ATIV"[6] event at London, ATIV Book 9 Plus and ATIV Book 9 Lite was introduced to public. Book 9 Plus featured Haswell Intel Core i5 processor and 13.3" qHD+ (3200 x 1800) resolution display with touchscreen panel. Although it was equipped with qHD+ display, initial advertisement showed it as having FHD resolution display due to lack of qHD+ driver support of Windows 8.0. This issue has been resolved with the arrival of Windows 8.1 and all Book 9 Plus models currently have an option to choose qHD+ resolution once the Windows 8.1 is installed even though the previous advertisement showed FHD in its specification. Book 9 Lite has plastic enclosure but it still retains the "Thin & Light" design identity of Book 9 family. It is equipped with AMD quad-core A6-1450 APU with Radeon HD8250 GPU and HD resolution display. The performance of the APU was relatively low but the overall speed was compensated by the SSD. It was marketed toward casual computer users who mainly use the device for web browsing and email checking, not computation-intensive application users.

2014 edition

On January 7, 2014, Samsung Electronics announced the new ATIV Book 9 2014 Edition at CES 2014. The screen size was increased from 15.0" to 15.6" from the previous 15 inch Book 9 and the resolution was upgraded from HD to FHD as well. It was announced as the world's first laptop PC to have native lossless audio up to 24bit/192 kHz, such as FLAC and ALAC, playback feature. Due to 48 kHz audio playback limitation of Windows operating system, a dedicated lossless audio player software, S Player+, was also developed and shipped with the product. It also marketed as having the longest battery running time of 14 hours in 15-inch class laptop computers.[7] This model also was a final contender to the throne at the Best of CE Show laptop category.[8] Although announced in January 2014, it had not yet marketed, till end of May 2014.

Later in the same month, Book 9 Style, another 15 inch Book 9 was introduced to the Korean market. It had similar design and specification as Book 9 2014 Edition, except having plastic enclosure and lack of lossless sound playback feature. However, it was equipped with two powerful speakers with 4W of output each. Also the exterior has leather-like texture finish with faux stitch design on the edge of the computer.

All the new Book 9 models that are announced in 2014 include new features such as high current USB port for tablet charging, AptX codec for high quality audio transmission over Bluetooth, Dolby Virtual 5.1 surround sound effect and remote controllable audio port.

As of February, 2014, there are three 13-inch models and two 15-inch models in the ATIV Book 9 line up. Book 9 Plus model has a 13.3" touchscreen panel with qHD+[note 2] (3200 x 1800) resolution display and aluminum single-shell body. Book 9 consists of 13.3" display size model with FHD (1920 x 1080) resolution and magnesium enclosure, and 15.6" display size model with FHD resolution display with single-shell body. Two additional models with plastic enclosure is also offered; Book 9 Lite with 13.3" HD resolution display and AMD CPU[9][10] and Book 9 Style with 15.6" FHD resolution display.

2015 edition

An updated version was released in 2015 The ATIV Book 9, Book 9 Pro, Book 9 Plus and Book 9 Spin. Also known as Samsung Notebook 9 in some regions.[11]

2016

At CES 2016 a new ATIV Book 9 Spin was announced.[12] Meanwhile the core product was rebranded to Samsung Notebook 9.[13][14]

2017 and later

Notebook 9 received newer editions in 2017 and 2018, including a Notebook 9 Pen compatible with S Pen.[15] The 2018 version was made of magnesium-aluminum alloy.[16]

2019 editions of Notebook 9 Pen were released in 13" and 15" forms..[15] A new Samsung Notebook 9 Pro was launched at CES 2019.[17]

Later in 2019, Notebook 9 Pen was replaced by Samsung Galaxy Book Flex.[18]

Design

The main design philosophy of ATIV Book 9 is "Thin & Light" and the design motive came from bent sheet of a paper to hint its thin and lightness.[19] In order to make the product durable while maintaining the light weight, aerospace grade duralumin was chosen for enclosure. The design philosophy and the motive remained the same during the second and third iteration of the design but the material was changed to aluminium due to better manufacturability and easiness of putting fine details. Later, a magnesium variant was also added to offer an even lighter option. Initially, the line up included 11-inch screen-size model and 13-inch screen-size model but the 11-inch version was dropped by the end of 2011 due to the low popularity in Korean market. Instead, 15-inch model superseded 11-inch one in early 2012. The screen size was slightly increased from 15.0 inch to 15.6 inch in 2014 but the thickness remained the same at 14.9 mm (0.59 in).

The first plastic enclosure version with 13-inch screen, Book 9 Lite, was added to the line up in 2013. It had similar design identity with other models in the line up, it was configured to have low cost CPU with plastic exterior in order to meet the demand from those who preferred the sleek design of Book 9 yet conscious about budget. The 15-inch version of the Book 9 Lite was released to the market in 2014 with the marketing name of "Book 9 Style", however, this model had same configuration as Book 9 2014 Edition in terms of performance.

Awards

Specifications

13-inch core models

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13-inch models
Marketing name Samsung Notebook Series 9 (Samsung Sens Series 9 in South Korea) Samsung Notebook Series 9 Samsung Ativ Book 9 Samsung Ativ Book 9, later Samsung Notebook 9 Samsung Notebook 9
Release Date 3/4/2011 2/16/2012 5/9/2012 7/30/2012 3/17/2013 6/4/2013 7/27/2013 8/22/2013 1/6/2014 1/9/2014 1/2016 1/2017 1/2018
Model No. NP900X3A NP900X3B NP900X3C NP900X3D NP900X3E NP900X3F NP905S3G NP940X3G NP910S3G NP900X3G NP900X3L NP900X3N NP900X3T
Processor Intel Core i5-2537M Intel Core i5-2467M Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i7-3537U Intel Core i5-3337U AMD A6-1450 Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5/i7 7th gen Intel Core i5/i7 8th gen
Graphics Intel HD 3000 Intel HD 4000 AMD Radeon HD 8250 Intel HD 4400 Intel HD 4200 Intel HD 4400
Display 13.3", 1366 x 768, Anti Reflective 13.3", 1600 x 900, 400nit, Anti Reflective 13.3", 1920 x 1080, 300nit, Anti Reflective 13.3", 1366 x 768, Anti Reflective 13.3", 3200 x 1800, 350nit, Anti Reflective, Touch Screen 13.3", 1366 x 768, Anti Reflective 13.3", 1920 x 1080, 300nit, Anti Reflective
Memory 4GB DDR3 at 1333 MHz 4GB DDR3 at 1600 MHz 4GB DDR3L at 1066 MHz 4GB DDR3L at 1600 MHz 8GB DDR3L at 1600 MHz 4GB to 8GB
Storage 128GB SSD 128GB or 256GB SSD
Multimedia 1.5 W x 2 speaker, 1.3M HD Camera 1.5 W x 2 speaker, 720p HD Camera
Wireless 802.11 b/g/n 2x2, BT3.0 802.11 a/b/g/n 2x2, BT4.0 802.11 b/g/n 1x1, BT4.0 802.11 a/b/g/n 2x2, BT4.0 802.11 b/g/n 1x1, BT4.0 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2x2, BT4.0
I/O Port Micro HDMI, Headphone, Mic, 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, Micro SD, Mini RJ45 Mini VGA, Micro HDMI, Headphone/Mic Combo, 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, 3-in-1 card, Mini RJ45
Input 82 Key, Touch Pad 81 Backlit Key, Touch Pad, ALS 81 Key, ClickPad 81 Backlit Key, Touch Pad, ALS 81 Key, ClickPad 81 Backlit Key, Touch Pad, ALS
Power 40 Watt, 40 Wh Battery 40 Watt, 44 Wh Battery 40 Watt, 30 Wh Battery 40 Watt, 55 Wh Battery 40 Watt, 30 Wh Battery 40 Watt, 44 Wh Battery
Specification 328.5 x 227.0 x 16.3mm, 1.31 kg 313.8 x 218.5 x 12.9mm, 1.31 kg 313.8 x 218.5 x 13.2mm, 1.13 kg 324.0 x 224.0 x 16.9mm, 1.44 kg 319.0 x 224.0 x 16.9mm, 1.44 kg 324.0 x 224.0 x 16.9mm, 1.44 kg 313.8 x 218.5 x 13.2mm, 1.13 kg 313.8 x 218.5 x 13.4mm, 0.84kg 309.4 X 208 X 13.9mm, 0.82kg
Enclosure Material Duralumin Aluminium Magnesium Aluminium Magnesium Plastic (Black, White, Pink, Lime) Aluminium Plastic (Black, White, Pink, Lime) Magnesium
OS Windows 7 Home Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10

11-inch and 15-inch core models

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11-inch and 15-inch models
Marketing name Samsung Notebook Series 9 (Samsung Sens Series 9 in South Korea) Samsung Notebook Series 9 Samsung Ativ Book 9 Samsung Notebook 9
Release Date 5/3/2011 7/10/2011 3/28/2012 5/4/2012 5/30/2012 06/18/2014 06/18/2014 1/2016 1/2017 1/2018
Model No. NP900X1A NP900X1B NP900X4B NP900X4C NP900X4D NP930X5J NP910S5J NP900X5L NP900X5N NP900X5T
Processor Intel Core i3 380UM Intel Core i5-2537M Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3317U Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5/i7 7th gen Intel Core i5/i7 8th gen
Graphics Intel GMA HD Intel HD3000 Intel HD4000 Intel HD4400
Display 11.6", 1366 x 768, 340nit, Anti Reflective 15.0", 1600 x 900, 400nit, Anti Reflective 15.6", 1920 x 1080, 300nit, Anti Reflective
Memory 2GB DDR3 at 1333 MHz 8GB DDR3 at 1333 MHz 8GB DDR3 at 1600 MHz 4GB DDR3 at 1600 MHz 8GB DDR3L at 1600 MHz 4GB DDR3L at 1600 MHz 4GB to 8GB 8GB to 16GB
Storage 128GB SSD 256GB SSD 128GB SSD 128GB or 256GB SSD
Multimedia 1.5W x 2 speaker, 1.3M HD Camera 2W x 2 speaker, 1.3M HD Camera 2W x 2 speaker, WM5102 Lossless audio DAC, 720p HD camera 4W x 2 speaker, 720p HD camera
Wireless 802.11 b/g/n 2x2, BT3.0 802.11 a/b/g/n 2x2, BT3.0 802.11 a/b/g/n 2x2, BT4.0 802.11 ac 2x2, BT4.0 802.11 ac 1x1, BT4.0
I/O Port HDMI, Headphone, Mic, 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, Micro SD, RJ45 Mini VGA, Micro HDMI, Headphone/Mic Combo, 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, 3-in-1 card, Mini RJ45 Mini VGA, HDMI, Headphone/Mic Combo, 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, 3-in-1 card, Mini RJ45
Input 82 Key, Touch Pad 87 Key, Touch Pad 87 Backlit Key, ClickPad, ALS 87 Key, ClickPad
Power 40Watt, 42Wh Battery 40Watt, 62Wh Battery 40Watt, 55Wh Battery
Specification 298 x 197.5 x 16.5mm, 1.06 kg 356.9 x 237 x 14.9mm, 1.65 kg 356.9 x 237 x 14.9mm, 1.58 kg 374.3 x 249.9 x 14.9mm, 1.78 kg 374.3 x 249.9 x 17.5mm, 1.95 kg 346.5 x 236.8 x 14.5,. 1.29kg
Enclosure Material Duralumin Aluminium Magnesium Aluminium Plastic
OS Windows 7 Home Windows 7 Pro Windows 7 Home Windows 8.1 Windows 10

Pen, Pro, Spin, Lite etc. models

Timeline of Notebook 9

Notes

  1. ^ In this article, the conventional prefixes for computer storage denote base-10 values whereby "kilobyte" (KB) = 103 bytes, "megabyte" (MB) = 106 bytes and "gigabyte" (GB) = 109 bytes.
  2. ^ In this article, the pixel width and height of the graphics display resolution may differ from standard definition due to different screen aspect ratio and application of customized display modules.

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