Samsung
Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, today
announced its new Series 5 and Series 7 Slate PCs. The new products can easily
transform from a traditional clamshell PC to a Slate device with just the click
of a button, maximizing both productivity and mobility. Designed for Windows 8
with Samsung’s advanced engineering and a ten-point touchscreen, users can
easily stay connected and productive from everywhere. Additionally, Samsung
today announced a new touchscreen version of its popular 13-inch Series 5 ULTRA laptop.
“With the
introduction of our new Slate PCs, we are providing customers with greater
choice while maintaining the power of a traditional PC,” said Todd Bouman, vice
president of marketing at Samsung’s Enterprise Business Division. “We created
our Slate PCs with a focus on beautiful design, powerful performance and ease
of use, attributes that our customers have come to expect in their Samsung
computing experience. Our mobile PC business has grown significantly over the
past year, which is a testament to our ability to meet customer needs in this space,
and we expect strong growth to continue with our new Slate PCs.”
Enhanced
Creation and Consumption Experience
Both the
Series 5 and Series 7 Slate PCs have a Samsung S Pen conveniently embedded in a
slot on the device. With 1,024 levels of sensitivity, the S Pen is designed for
natural and intuitive content creation, and offers features including
handwriting to text conversion and varying thickness when drawing or writing,
depending on the pressure applied. Slate PC users can also take advantage of
preloaded Samsung services such as MediaHub, which make it even easier to
access entertainment and apps on your device.
Convenient
Convertible Design
Weighing less
than two pounds, the new Samsung Slate PC is designed to go anywhere. The
keyboard dock attaches with a mechanical hinge so that users can pick up the
device with one hand without fear of the pieces separating. The keyboard and
display were designed as one device and the components fit seamlessly when
connected. This design also makes the device easier to use, carry and store.
Samsung’s renowned design inspiration is evident through the device’s curved
edges and smooth lines.
Both the
Series 5 and Series 7 Slates feature an 11.6-inch display. The Series 7 display
is 1920x1080 resolution; the Series 5 has a 1366 x 768 resolution. The Series 5
ULTRA features a 1366x768 resolution display with Samsung’s SuperBright™
Technology (300 nits).
Powerful
Performance Tailored to Meet Varied Demands
The Samsung
Series 7 Slate was designed with power users in mind. With an Intel Core i5processor,
4 GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD, it satisfies the needs of even the most demanding
users. Whether you’re building a presentation while multitasking on email and
the web or editing photos while listening to music, the Series 7 Slate has the
power to get the job done.The Series 5 Slate is also a powerful device,
designed with the everyday user in mind. With an Intel two-watt processor, 2GB
of RAM and a 64GB SSD, this device keeps you connected to work and play from
everywhere.
For users
looking for a traditional clamshell laptop, the touchscreen Series 5 ULTRA
laptop offers powerful components including a third generation Intel® Core™ i3
or i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and a 500 GB hard drive with 24 GB of ExpressCache.
ExpressCache results in faster boot-up and start times for frequently used programs.The
Series 5 and Series 7 Slates, as well as the touchscreen Series 5 ULTRA, will
be available beginning on October 26, 2012. The MSRP for the Series 7 Slate is
$1,199. The Series 5 Slate will be available both with the keyboard dock, for
an MSRP of $749, or without, for an MSRP of $649. The MSRP of the new Series 5
ULTRA will range from $799-$849.
Key Specs: *
All functionality, features, specifications and other product information
provided in this document including, but not limited to, to benefits, design,
components, performance, availability and capability of the product are subject
to change without notice or obligation. It's the latest product to
illustrate Samsung's attempts to make bold design changes as it comes
increasingly under pressure to differentiate its line-up from the iPhone, whose
simple and large touchscreen-based design revolutionized the mobile industry
and is still considered the gold standard of design.
FLEXI-SCREEN
Samsung is
also working to introduce smartphones with bendable screens later this year as
it seeks to cement its lead in the $200 billion plus global smartphone market
and challenge Apple, which is expected to launch its new iPhone on September
12.The new Note comes just three months after Samsung released the third
generation of its Galaxy S smartphone, which has already sold more than 10
million, and succeeds the original 5.3-inch Note, which was introduced in
late-October and was a surprise hit, selling more than 10 million within 9
months.
Other firms
that offer so-called phablets include LG Electronics and
HTC. ABI Research has predicted phablet shipments could reach 208 million by
2015.Unlike Apple, Samsung depends on various line-ups, offering a range of
models in different sizes and with different software, and keeps its product
cycle shorter. Later this year, it is expected to launch a new model running
Microsoft's upgraded Windows operating system.Samsung shares rose 2.9 percent
to 1.23 million won in Seoul on Wednesday - in a broader Korean market that
closed up 0.6 percent - and are now down just 3.5 percent from their levels
before last Friday's U.S. ruling. The shares slumped 7.5 percent on Monday,
wiping $12 billion off the company's market value.
A U.S. judge
on Tuesday set a December 6 court date to hear Apple's request for a permanent
injunction against Samsung smartphones, which could delay the potential impact
of Apple's legal victory. Also, ratings agency Standard & Poor's said
Apple's bruising legal win had not affected the agency's ratings on Samsung.
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