Samsung Introduces the X360 Ultraportable
Lighter than air, and fully featured, is lighter than air and fully functional, so that Samsung introduced the X360, its new high-end ultraportable, at the IFA 2008 ... a slogan that one can not of course help interpret as a direct provocation addressed to Apple and its MacBook Air! It must be said that with a 13.3-inch slab taking advantage of LED technology, weighing 1.27 kg, a low power consumption processor, three USB ports or HDMI output, the X360 would ultimately much of what rival the X300 - or his successor, the X301 - Lenovo as the MacBook Air.
Articulated around a platform Centrino 2, the X360 Samsung meets therefore a Core 2 Duo processor ULV (low), from 2 to 4 GB of RAM, integrated graphics controller X4500 Intel WiFi 802.11n and Bluetooth 2.0. Side storage, entry-level would be satisfied with a 120 GB hard drive at 5400 revolutions per minute, but the most expensive configurations can go up to a disk of 128 GB SSD In terms of connections, the X360 offers three USB 2.0, VGA and HDMI outputs, two stereo speakers, a port Express Card, a Gigabit Ethernet connector and a port extension to connect to a docking station sold as an option.
Only lack perhaps the X360 connection 3G, which could however make its appearance as early as December on some configurations - Wimax and Wibro could also be included as standard. A chip TPM and a fingerprint reader ensure the protection of personal data, while the outer hull is adorned with a robe brushed aluminum to two tons. Finally, note in bulk keyboard supposed to protect bacteria and a card reader in September to one. Arrival scheduled for September, at a price ranging between 1,400 and 2,000 euros depending on the configuration chosen.
