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The Samsung Series 9, now rechristened as the ATIV Book 9, is Samsung's top of the line series of Ultrabooks. These machines are incredibly light and thin, with finely honed aluminum casings and great ...

Swapping a plastic design and AMD processor into a laptop aspiring to budget greatness doesn't work in this case. The Book 9 Lite is functional, but you can do better. Scott Stein Editor at Large I ...

A little lost in the hubbub surrounding the launch of the Ativ Q hybrid Windows 8/Android device, Samsung also rolled out a pair of new laptops to refresh the Ativ Book 9 family. More notable is the ...

The Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus, not to be confused with the much lower spec-d and priced ATIV Book 9 Lite, weighs 3 lbs., is extremely thin at 0.51" and is clad completely in metal. It has Samsung's ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. With few exceptions, the current crop of premium ultrabooks ...

If Stuff’s reviews were based solely on screen quality, the Samsung Ativ Book 9 Plus would score an easy 5 stars. With 3200×1800 pixels spread across its 13.3in display, it has the highest-res screen ...

As most any parent will surely agree, no two children are alike, not even within the same family. The Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite looks a great deal like the premium Ultrabook Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus, ...