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## Video: Samsung Takes On the MacBook Air

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_Published 2011-04-28. Samsung's 13-inch Series 9 notebooks have MacBook Air style and extras like backlit keyboards, newer Intel processors, and aircraft-grade Duralumin that's tougher than aluminum_


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## Transcript

Had enough with so called ultra portable computers? The screens are so tiny, and those keys, you can barely type. And, full size laptops are just too big. They're heavy, and clunky, and downright dangerous. And, those new tablets are just too confusing. Who has time to learn how to press squares with their fingers? There's got to be a better way. Introducing the Samsung Series 9 Notebook. It's got MacBook Air style and it's fast, fast, fast. Resumes from standby in a time it takes to flush a toilet. [ MUSIC ] Go from a cold boot to pulling up time. com in less time than it takes to brew a single serve cup of coffee.

It's all here. [ MUSIC ] Well, hi there. I'm world famous technology writer Doug Aamoth. You may have felt my immense influence in periodicals such as Time Magazine and my local newspaper The Charles Town Patriot Bridge. One of the key selling points of this notebook is Samsung's use of material called durolumin, which is apparently twice as strong as aluminum, but it's just a body weight of 2. 88 pounds. It's aircraft grade material, but don' t take my word for it. Let's ask this real life New England area pilot what he thinks. I would not fly in a plane that wasn't coated in duralumin. I've been a pilot for 30 years, I've never heard of this [ SOUND ] Put Norman back on.

Just let me know. I don't believe you. [ INAUDIBLE ] Pilot guy's [ INAUDIBLE ], really? I'm sitting here eating peanut butter like I'm in my second trimester. Just show, show some stuff, pros and cons. [ MUSIC ]

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