The folks over at Laptop Magazine got their hands on the new Samsung X460 ultra-portable notebook this week. And much to the chagrin of the Engadget crew, Laptop Mag has a hands-on video and some early thoughts on the machine.
It seems the X460 has a lot to offer, and with a starting price of $1,700, that means lots of specs for even more value.
The Intel Pentium Duo P8400 will help boot Vista faster. The huge 14.1″ display is getting point all over the net for its brightness and clarity. Plus, the sleek design makes it a nice notebook to look at. Overall, it looks like this will stack up to be one fantastic machine.
While thare is a lot of good, Laptop Mag has a little about what’s missing, saying:
Although the X405 isn’t really lacking in the features department, it is missing some things that other premium notebooks have. For example, many business portables have integrated mobile broadband (at least as an option). However, it’s easy to add a plug-in modem to the ExpressCard slot. The lack of Firewire may irk some but we could care less, since most camcorders now have USB connectivity. A Blu-ray drive option is also off the table, which would be a nice-to-have feature to complement the HDMI output.
I’ll let you know as soon as full reviews hit the net. But for now, this will have to do.
A look at the early specs:
- Operating System: Windows Vista
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400
- Processor Speed: 2.26 GHz
- RAM: 3 GB
- Weight: 4.2 lbs.
- Display Size: 14.1 inches
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 9200M
- Storage Capacity: 320 GB
- Networking Options: 802.1
- Primary Optical Drive: Dual-layer DVD
Of course, there is alwasy more at Samsung’s website.
