Samsung's new ultrabooks are tiny, powered by Skylake

Samsung's new ultrabooks weigh as little as 1.9lbs, measure as little as 0.5'' thick.

Sean Ridgeley

TweakTown

Published Dec 28, 2015 12:38 PM CST
Updated Nov 3, 2020 12:02 PM CST

1 minute read time

Documents and marketing materials from South Korea have revealed Samsung's upcoming line of ultrabooks, each of which should please anyone who appreciates a compact computer.

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The NT900X line is, as expected, powered by Intel Skylake CPUs and Windows 10, and offers 13.3'' and 15'' models. The former pack 30 Whr batteries and micro HDMI ports; the latter pack 39 Whr batteries and full HDMI ports in addition to mini Ethernet ports. Six of the seven models features a 1920x1080 display, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, two USB 3.0 ports, and an SDXC card reader.

The outlier is the NT900X3K-K36, which features a 13.3'' 3200x1800 pixel display, Intel Core i3-5005U processor, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of solid state storage. Measuring half an inch thick and weighing 2.4lbs, it includes a metal chassis, foldable screen, and a 44 Whr battery.

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Here is the full list of models:

NT900X3L-K24P with Pentium 4405U, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD

NT900X3L-K58 with Core i5-6200U, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD

NT900X3L-K78L with Core i7-6500U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD

NT900X5L-K24P with Pentium 4405U, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD

NT900X5L-K38L with Core i3-6100U, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD

NT900X5L-K58 with Core i5-6200U, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD

The 13.3'' 900X3L weighs only 1.9lbs and measures half an inch thick; the 15'' 900X5L weighs approximately 2.9lbs and measures about 0.6'' thick.