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Samsung has just announced its new "Lighter than Air, Fully Featured without Compromise" notebook, which is infact lighter than Apple MacBook Air and is the lightest notebook in the 13.3 inch screen category. Weighing in at 1.27 Kgs it is just 90 grams lighter than MacBook Air.

The Samsung X360 is based on Intel Centrino 2 platform and powered by the ultra-low voltage 45nm Penryn processor which consumes just 10 Watts. The laptop also packs a lot of ports with 7-in-1 card reader, 3 USB ports and various other ports seen in the specifications below.

The laptop will be launched this month in European countries including UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy, and also in Russia, China and Hong Kong.


Samsung X360 Specifications:
CPU: Intel ULV Core2Duo SU9300 1.2 GHz (FSB 800 MHz)
RAM: upto 4 GB DDR3 1066 MHz
HDD: 64/128 GB SSD or 120 GB SATA
GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500
Weight: 1.27 Kgs
Screen size: 13.3 inch (1280 x 800 resolution) LED backlit
Battery Life: Upto 10 hours
Other Features:

• Built for Vista OS
• External DVD Super Multi Dual Layer Writer
• Intel 802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless LAN
• Bluetooth v2.0 + EDR
• 1Gbps Ethernet
• 1.3 Mega Pixel Web Camera.
• Biometric fingerprint authentication system
  

I/O Ports:

• - 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS, MS Pro, SD, SDHC, MMC, MMC plus, xD)
• - 3 x USB 2.0
• - 1 x PCI Express Card Slot (34 mm)
• - 1 x HDMI
• - 1 x Headphone-out
• - 1 x Mic in
• - 1 x Integrated Mic
• - 1 x VGA Port
• - 1 x RJ45 (LAN)
• - 1 x Docking Port

Starting price: around US $2100 (Yet to be announced)

Source: Samsung.com