Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus NP940X3G-K04US 13.3-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (1.8 GHz Intel Core i7-4500U Processor, 8GB DDR3, 256GB SSD, Windows 8) Ash Black

EDIT: Included some pointers below! Also, if you have Samsung devices (such as AllShare on your Samsung TV), you can turn off auto-detection in your laptop by clicking the "Show hidden icons" button on the Taskbar and opening the dark grey fan/play icon looking button. You can disable/enable communications as needed between devices and stop those pesky messages from popping up on your TV/device. As I sit down to write a review of this very machine, I ask myself -- "Should I review this as a standalone device or should I compare it to other Windows offerings?" Well, I decided I'll do both since I figure this is a great way to test out the keyboard also. As a standalone device, this blows away my previous HP Pavilion DV6 or something like that. My first impression: Boots up quick from shutdown (like 2 secs?) and on my initial install, since I was already a Win8.1 user, it managed to snag some things off my desktop automatically. Software side: Installing things on this machine is a breeze. Put on Microsoft Office 2013 Professional on this baby in a few seconds. Programs run immediately with very little downtime. There is some bloatware but, after a bit of uninstalling, it's as minimal as I like it. Hardware side: Form factor is a huge improvement over my previous laptop, a HP Pavilion DV6 or something like that. The keys on the keyboard are spaced a bit further out than I'm used to but it's a non-issue since I type just as well. Also the keys have the right amount of sensitivity, even my corner hits. There's a satisfying but minimal thud with each key press and the keys can be depressed a fair bit. Not a lot of extra noise; just enough to give you the feedback. Some of the keys are very convenient -- I appreciate the use of FN key and the arrows keys. The screen is, as previously mentioned, gorgeous. No issues with dead pixels or the like. I found no issue with the "yellow tinge" that some people are complaining about, though I did tweak it as soon as I could (please see the comments of this review for a complete step-by-step breakdown!). I also switched off the adaptive brightness, opting to control it myself. Also, despite being set at max resolution, I don't have any problem where things are too "small." It's the perfect size for me and what I would want with a notebook for this size. I haven't used this as a touch screen because, honestly, I don't want to smudge up the screen. This also has good viewing angles too. Battery is still up in the air for me. I appreciate that Samsung limits the charge to 85% and I'll keep it that way. I'm getting estimates of over eight hours, though I've only used this ultrabook minimally. Touchpad is great. It was a bit sluggish for me so I upped the sensitivity. Very good response and the left and right click do have dedicated areas on the bottom of the touchpad (despite no indication of such). Fans only kicked up once and that was when I was installing a number of things at the same time. Even then, it was relatively quiet and did not exceed my TV's volume. It did become a little warm on my lap but I would not to expect it to stay liquid cool under stress. Build quality feels solid. My folks were surprised something so thin still had heft to it and there is no bending when I pick it up. It opens fairly easily with one hand and has a good "set" hinge range before it loosens to the 180 degree opening. Ultimately, I would recommend this device wholeheartedly to anyone. As a Windows device, I would argue it's definitely what Intel had in mind and represents that other non-Apple manufacturers can create great products also. Previously, I was dead-set on the ASUS UX301LA-DH71T, which would arguably be the equivalent of this device. Both devices are great and I can't justify strongly picking one over the other. The ASUS offering is a bit faster but, for my uses, it meant relatively little since it would run a bit hotter, which I thought would be problematic in the long-term for these thin devices. Ultimately, it boils down to aesthetics and costs. If you feel that you can live waiting 0.5 secs longer for your PC to boot or load a program while saving around $200 with a slightly more future-proof screen, this is your choice. I have also tried the MacBook Air 2013 and thought of buying it because it was so affordable. However, I'm glad I picked this one up instead. Though it costs more, the benefits are, in my eyes, worthwhile -- I have more storage, a better screen, a better CPU, and more software flexibility.

I saved my money up so that I could buy a laptop computer with all the bells and whistles. This computer is an absolute pig. Most of my business software does not work properly on this Samsung ATIV Book 9. I contacted Amazon to try to return this frustrating non working computer and since it was 3 weeks after the guaranteed refund date they want to charge me a 20% restocking fee. This is how Amazon treats a loyal ten year customer with over 225 orders. I highly recommend that you never buy a Samsung Computer; furthermore, I highly recommend that you do not purchase anything of value from Amazon because they do not back up the products they sell.

I need to replace my current computer which was an older model 17 inch laptop running Windows 7. I knew I wanted to go smaller for portability and planned to hook it up to an external monitor when I was at my desk. I am very happy with the form size of the ATIV Book 9. The SSD and speed of the computer is quite sweet. Boot up is faster than just getting my coat off in the morning. I have not missed having a disk drive and have yet to purchase USB drive. Windows 8.1 took some getting use to the newer operating system. I spent a fair amount of time on the internet learning how to do things. No I did not look at a manual. Once I figure out the operating system I have been very happy and it has been very stable without any crashes for me. The touchscreen of the Book 9 really makes the operating system easier to work with. The only down side to the computer may be the native resolution. It puts a lot on a small screen but the type is small at times. The clarity of the screen is great. This is a great computer and I am really happy with it. It you are planning to use an external monitor/keyboard/mouse look a the Anker port replicator.

Okay, so, I've been using this Ultrabook-class machine for a good week now as a replacement for my LCD-damaged Sony Vaio Z (which, back when it was new, had a comparable higher-than-normal DPI display). Overall, it's a very nice machine. The metal construction gets nice and cold when the machine is in standby, it boot and wakes up quite quickly. This model came with 8.1, however the very first thing I did was wipe it and put on 8.1 Pro (I needed domain-joining capabilities) which was relatively painless. The keyboard is a touch shallow, however I can't imagine it being any better on a machine this thin. It's quite good for what it is! The touchpad is responsive...almost too much so. The touchscreen seems to work as expected, though I'm not the type to really use that a lot. Performance is decent, it matches my previous laptop in all categories (CPU performance, RAM, and even SSD size)...however it does so with a much more power efficient (Haswell) processor and at almost half the thickness. It managed to crunch through some builds in Visual Studio 2013 as well as some Content-Aware Fill in Photoshop CS6...not the fastest laptop, but again, this is an ULV processor. Now, onto the LCD. This is both the reason to get the laptop, but also the reason the laptop only gets 4 stars. I'm not going to get into the not so great scaling in Windows 8.1 with some applications...the applications need to fix that. The high resolution screen is fantastic when viewed from a couple feet away...it's very, very sharp. However, the moment you lean in close (granted, I have extremely great vision) things can look a little wonky...it's clearly not an RGB subpixel arrangement. Doing a little bit of research, it seems to be an RGBW arrangement (the W or Clear lets the display get ridiculously bright for not much power) with shared subpixels amongst pixels. Even with the 3200x1800 pixel count, the subpixels are noticeably not square to me when dealing with things that are straight lines. Now, I'm sure most people out there wouldn't even notice...but my husband and I noticed it within seconds of booting up the machine (granted we both work in the tech industry). If it were an RGB arrangement (even if it was less bright) at the same pixel density, it would get 5-stars easily. A quick aside, and the reason why I didn't return this laptop and see if one of the 2560x1440 pixel devices have a better subpixel arrangement, is that the speakers on this are fantastic. All in all, viewed as a whole package, this is a very nice laptop...especially if you don't mind dealing with such a high resolution display!

NO hdmi to micro usb cable to connect it to the screen, shame, even smart phones has it. The rest is fine