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Samsung Notebook

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Samsung Notebook / Samsung Sens
DeveloperSamsung Electronics
ManufacturerSamsung Electronics
TypeLaptop
Release date1995; 29 years ago (1995)
2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Operating systemWindows, Linux
CPUAMD APU, AMD Ryzen
Intel Core i3, i5 or i7
GraphicsAMD Radeon, NVIDIA GeForce, Intel HD
Marketing targetConsumer / Home purpose
Websitewww.samsung.com/ca/pc/all-pc/

Samsung Notebook, formerly known as Samsung Sens (삼성 센스), also marketed as Samsung Notebook Series (2011–2013), is a line of portable computers produced by Samsung Electronics. The Sens line was first launched in 1995 and lasted until 2013, exported overseas without the Sens branding, and replaced by Samsung Ativ. Ativ itself was also dropped in favor of Samsung Notebook.[1] As of 2020, Samsung Notebook co-exists with the company's Galaxy Book line of laptops but is facing transition.

History

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The SENS brand (Samsung Electronics Notebook System)[2] started in 1995, a year after Samsung laptop business started with the SPC5800/5900 series in 1994 which initially had a 486 processor and later Pentium 75 MHz. In 2001 the three-digit model name was replaced by a new lettered series: A, T, P, Q, V. The A series was equipped with a low-cost AMD Athlon processor. The M30 and M35 came with equipped JBL speakers. The first Intel Centrino platform computer was the X10. A large 17-inch screen model called M40 was released. The X20, X25 and X50 series were released with Intel Sonoma.

Samsung SENS logo as of 2010

Another 17 inch laptop, M70, was launched in 2005 featuring a high end graphics chip from Nvidia and a resolution of 1680 x 1050. Its screen could also be used separately. It weighed 5 kg.[3] In 2006, the Sens Q35 was the first notebook PC with WiMAX. It was sold in South Korea and Russia.[4]

According to Gartner research, Samsung laptop sales amounted to 1.5 million units in 2007. Sales grew 77% in 2008, 116% in 2009 and 78% in 2010.[4]

In 2007 Samsung launched the first ultra mobile PC, the Samsung Q1. It had a 7 inch touchscreen and equipped with features such as WLAN, DMB and navigation.[5] Its second generation was then launched based on Intel Ultra Mobile Platform.

In 2007, Samsung created a 19 inch desktop-sized laptop, the Sens G25.[6]

For the export market, Samsung Electronics only sold laptops to a number of Western European countries as well as Russia and Ukraine, before expanding.

In July 2008 Samsung introduced laptops with Intel Centrino 2 with a crystal black design. Models include Q210 (12.1"), Q310 (13.3"), R560 (15.4") and R710 (17"). In October 2008, Samsung announced[2] its return to the United States and Canada laptop market, with the models being X360, X460, Q310, R610, and P460, and netbook NC1.[7]

Samsung Series 9 second generation at CES 2012

In January 2011, the premium Samsung Sens 9 (known as Samsung Series 9 internationally) was introduced.[8] It was remarkably sleek and thin, marking a departure from Samsung's previous laptops. It gained attention and was very well received as a result.[9][10] Samsung Series 5, a mid-ranger, was later introduced and an entry-level Series 3 too. Chromebook variants of the 3 and 5 were also made.[11]

In 2012 the second generation Samsung Notebook Series 9 was released.[12] Samsung Series 9, Series 7 Chronos, Series 7 Ultra, and Series 5 Chronos were changed to Ativ Book 9, Ativ Book 8, Ativ Book 7, and Ativ Book 6 with the change to ATIV branding. The Ativ name was abandoned in the domestic market in 2014 and overseas in 2016, with rebranding to Samsung Notebook. Samsung Notebook 9 was introduced in 2016.[13] There were further new Notebook 9 updates released in the following years.[14]

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In June 2016, the Samsung Notebook 7 Spin was announced.[15] In 2018 there were new Notebook 5 and Notebook 3 models.[16] 2019 saw the introduction of Samsung Notebook Flash.[17]

Series

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E Series

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E3520

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The Sens E3520 features a 15 inch screen, 4GB memory, 500GB storage, and shipped with Windows 7.[18]

G Series

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Samsung/Sens also had G models, which were laptops without batteries, or to be exact, mobile desktops. It was a budget PC series being very heavy in weight and low processing power. It had two recent models, G10 (from 2006)[19] and G15.

M Series

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This series includes laptop computers with large screens (17"~19") and faster processors (Core 2 Duo), graphic cards, etc. For example: M50 (Intel Pentium M and Windows XP[20]), M55, M70.

N Series

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Samsung NC10 netbook (2008)
This is Samsung's netbook line-up, with the emphasis on keeping size, weight and cost to a minimum. The first N-series Sens model worldwide was the Sens NC10, released in 2008 with Windows XP.[21] There were also netbooks under the NF line.

Notebook 3/Series

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The first generation Samsung Series 3 (model no. NP300E5A) was released in 2011. Its central processing unit is an Intel Core i3-2330M Processor with a processing speed of 2.20 gigahertz. It comes with 4 gigabytes of DDR3 SDRAM, expandable up to 8. It has a display size of 15.6 inches with a 1366 x 768 resolution.[22] [23] The graphics chipset is an Intel HD Graphics 3000, has a built-in 1.3MP HD webcam, a wireless LAN of 802.11 a/b/g/n, is Bluetooth 3.0 compatible, and has VGA, HDMI, and three USB ports. It has a built-in track point mouse.

The last Notebook 3 was released in 2018 in 14 and 15 inch variants and running on 8th generation Intel Core processors.[24]

Notebook 4/Series

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Series 4-
Samsung Series 4 (2011)

Notebook 5/Series

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Samsung Notebook 5 (including Chronos and Ultra) were formerly also marketed as ATIV Book 6, ATIV Book 5 and ATIV Book 4.[25] The last Notebook 5 model was released in 2018 with a 15 inch display, 8th generation Intel Core i7.[24]

Notebook 7/Series

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Series 7 Ultra (2012)
The Samsung Series 7 Chronos was introduced in late 2011.[26] It was later changed into Samsung Ativ Book 8 and Book 7.
The Samsung Notebook 7 Spin is a 2-in-1 notebook with a 13-inch and 15-inch touchscreen and Intel Core i5 and i7 processors that were introduced in 2016.[27] In 2019, a new Notebook 7 and Notebook 7 Force models were released.[28]

Notebook 9/Series

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Main article: Samsung Notebook 9
The Samsung Notebook 9 is the top of the line product in the range and was designed to be very thin. It was previously sold as Ativ Book 9 and Series 9. It includes various other variants such as Spin (convertible) and Pen (pen-enabled).[29]

Notebook Flash

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Introduced at CES 2019, Samsung Notebook Flash is a budget-oriented laptop with a 13.3" display.[30]

Notebook M

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Samsung Notebook M is a budget entry-level ultrabook. It runs Windows 10 S.[31]

Notebook Odyssey

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Notebook Odyssey (2017)

Samsung Notebook Odyssey is a 17.3-inch/15.6-inch gaming laptop introduced in 2017 featuring an NVIDIA GTX 1050 graphics chip.[32] A second generation was released in 2019 with a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20-series GPU.[33]

Notebook Plus

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Replacing Samsung Notebook 5, Samsung Notebook Plus was launched in 2020 as a basic 15" display laptop. A second generation Notebook Plus2 was announced in December 2020 and features a dot matrix keyboard, HDD expansion, and either Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti or MX450 graphics.[34]

P Series

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This Sens was a mainstream notebook - a kind that is noted with the characteristics of being fair in price, heavy, short in battery life, and thick. A Sens P10, released in 2002, was reported to have its battery melted in South Korea six years later.[35]

Q Series

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This series is an ultraportable, or at least they were quite light laptops. It has the characteristics of portable laptops: long battery life, small screen size, rather thin and light. Q series includes Q30 (Also Sold as Dell Latitude X1), Q40 (Core Solo), Q35 (Core 2 Duo or Celeron M), and UMPCs, Q1 and Q1 Ultra. Recently, the 13.3" screen Q70 was released bringing a new maximum screen size into the Q range. Both the Q70 and 12.1" Q45 introduce the Santa Rosa platform in Samsung notebooks. They continue their Q line with QX line.
Q330 Q430 Q530
Announced May 2010[36]
Operating system Windows 7
CPU Intel Core i3
Memory 4GB
Storage 1TB
Display 13.3" 14" 15.6"
Graphics Intel GMA HD NVIDIA GeForce 310M (Optimus)
Optical drive Yes
Camera Yes
Connectivity VGA port, RJ-45 Ethernet, HDMI port, USB 3.0 port, 2x USB 2.0 ports, headphone/microphone jack, SD card slot
Power 60 W
Dimensions 12.7" x 9.5" x 1.12"-1.52" 13.5" x 1.0"-1.3" x 9.4" 15.0" x 1.06"-1.28" x 10.0"
Mass 4.4 lbs 4.7 lbs 5.2 lbs

QX Series

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Samsung QX513
QX310 QX311 QX410 QX411 QX412 QX510 QX511
Announced
Operating system Windows 7
CPU Intel Core
Memory 4GB
Storage 1TB
Display 13.3" 14" 15"
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 310M (Hybrid) NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M
Optical drive Yes
Camera Yes
Connectivity VGA port, RJ-45 Ethernet, HDMI port, USB 3.0 port, 3x USB 2.0 ports, headphone/microphone jack, SD card slot
Power 90 W
Dimensions 13.7" x 1.07" x 9.7"
Mass 4.98 lbs

R Series

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R- This is the new mainstream line-up after P. It includes somewhat heavier and faster laptops, in fair prices. Its models include R45, R50, R65, etc.(discontinued) or R40(budget Core 2 Duo laptop), R55/R70(high-end), R19/R20. For new Samsung laptops having Core i Series CPUs, they use RF line instead of R line.
R480 R580 R780 R590
Announced
Operating system Windows 7
CPU Intel Core
Memory 4GB
Storage 500GB
Display 14" 15" 17" 15"
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Optical drive Yes
Camera Yes
Connectivity VGA port, RJ-45 Ethernet, HDMI port, USB 3.0 port, 2x USB 2.0 ports, headphone/microphone jack, SD card slot
Power 60 W
Dimensions 13.5" x 1.15"-1.45" x 9.4" 16.2" x 1.25"-1.56" x 10.7"
Mass 4.98 lbs 6.26 lbs

RC Series

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RC410 RC420 RC510 RC512 RC710 RC720 RC530 RC730
Announced
Operating system Windows 7
CPU Intel Core
Memory 6GB
Storage 500GB
Display 14" 15" 17.3" 15" 17.3"
Graphics
Optical drive Yes
Camera Yes
Connectivity VGA port, RJ-45 Ethernet, HDMI port, 2x USB 3.0 ports, USB 2.0 port, headphone/microphone jack, SD card slot
Power 60 W
Dimensions 15" x 1.2"-1.4" x 10.1" 16.3" x 1.27"-1.49" x 10.8"
Mass 5.56 lbs 6.4 lbs

RF Series

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As of 2010 and beginning 2011, the RF line sat at the top of the range with the RF710 and RF510 models.[37]

RF410 RF411 RF510 RF710 RF511 RF711 RF712
Announced
Operating system Windows 7
CPU Intel Core
Memory 1GB 4GB
Storage 500GB 640GB
Display 14" 15" 17.3" 17.3"
Graphics NVIDIA 330M ATI
Optical drive Yes
Camera Yes
Connectivity VGA port, RJ-45 Ethernet, HDMI port, USB 3.0 port, 3x USB 2.0 ports, headphone/microphone jack, SD card slot VGA port, RJ-45 Ethernet, HDMI port, 2x USB 3.0 ports, 2x USB 2.0 ports, headphone/microphone jack, SD card slot
Power 90 W
Dimensions 13.5" x 1.15"-1.45" x 9.4" 16.3" x 1.27"-1.49" x 10.8"
Mass 4.98 lbs 6.4 lbs

RV Series

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Samsung RV415 at Computex Taiwan 2011
RV409 RV411 RV413 RV415 RV511 RV515 RV420 RV520 RV711 RV720
Announced
Operating system Windows 7
CPU Intel Core AMD Vision Intel Core AMD Vision Intel Core
Memory 4GB
Storage 500GB
Display 14" 15" 14" 15" 17"
Graphics
Optical drive Yes
Camera Yes
Connectivity VGA port, RJ-45 Ethernet, HDMI port, 3x USB 2.0 ports, headphone/microphone jack, SD card slot
Power 60 W
Dimensions 13.5" x 1.15"-1.45" x 9.4" 15" x 1.26"-1.37" x 10" 16.5" x 1.13"-1.38" x 10.8"
Mass 4.98 lbs 5.29 lbs 5.90 lbs

SF Series

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SF310 SF311 SF410 SF411 SF510 SF511
Announced
Operating system Windows 7
CPU Intel Core
Memory 4GB
Storage 640GB 500GB
Display 13" 14" 15"
Graphics
Optical drive Yes
Camera Yes
Connectivity VGA port, RJ-45 Ethernet, HDMI port, 3x USB 2.0 ports, headphone/microphone jack, SD card slot
Power 60 W
Dimensions 13.7" x 1.07" x 9.7 13.6" x 1.05"-1.27" x 9.6" 15" x 1.26"-1.37" x 10"
Mass 4.98 lbs 4.82 lbs 5.29 lbs

X Series

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X- This Sens was a thin and light notebook - a kind that shares the characteristics of an ultraportable with exception of being heavier, wider in screen size, and stronger in processing power. It is around 14 inches, such as X06, X1 and X11 (Core 2 Duo). From i-series CPUs, they continue X series with SF series.

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