Apple's MacBook Pro line of laptops may be one of the most popular in the industry but that hasn't stopped other companies from trying to topple its dominance. Samsung is set to challenge Apple once more.
At the just concluded CES 2017, Samsung unveiled a number of impressive products one of which was the newest member of the Notebook line. The Notebook 9 immediately made an impression thanks in part to its lightness of being, so to say.
The MacBooks have long been known for its weight or rather the lack of it. The latest MacBook Pro, released October of last year to mixed reactions, weighed 3.02 pounds (13-inch model) and 4.02 (15-inch). Surprisingly, Samsung beat Apple in this category as the Notebook 9 weighed a measly 2.77 pounds.
But that is not the only significant difference between the two.
To know more, here's a breakdown of the specs of both laptops:
Samsung Notebook 9
13- and 15-inch models available
2.77 pounds
Both sports a 1920 x 1080 display
Sixth gen Core i5 processor (13") and Core i7-6500U processor (15")
Both have 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD
USB Type-C port, two USB 3.0 ports, LAN port, HDMI port, headphone, and microphone input and a microSD card slot
Intel HD Graphics 520 GPU
$999 for the 13-inch Notebook 9; $1,199 for the 15-inch variant; $1,499 for the 15.6-inch 3840 x 2160 Notebook 9 with Nvidia GeForce GTX 950M graphics card
MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
13.3-inch and 15.4-inch models are available
LED-backlit display with IPS technology
2560 x 1600 (13-inch) and 2880 x 1800 (15-inch) pixel resolutions
2.6GHz dual core 6th gen Intel Core i5 processor (13") and 2.9GHz quad-core 6th gen Intel Core i7 processor (15")
8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD (13"); 16GB of RAM and 256GB SSD (15")
Two (13") and four (15") Thunderbolt ports; standard 3.55mm headphone jack
Intel Iris Graphics 540 (13") and 550 (15")
Both have Touch Bar with Touch ID
The 13-inch variant costs $1,799 while the 15-inch one sells for $2,399
Comes in silver and space gray colors
For a more detailed review of the Notebook 9 and MacBook Pro, check here and here, respectively.
