Samsung Books line arrives to replace the Essentials and Expert lines, and offers from basic models to the most advanced
This Thursday (25) the Samsung announced the launch in Brazil of Samsung Books, the company's new line of notebooks. It arrives with a replacement for the models of the lines Essentials and Expert, and offer a combination of performance, design and security for users.
There are eight new models that are able to meet different user profiles, from those who need a notebook just to surf the internet and use social networks, as well as for professionals who work with publishing and need a computer with a good video card.
Samsung Book performance
Like the new line Samsung Books was developed for different types of customers, computer hardware configurations can vary widely. In the case of processors, there are four used by Samsung: The Intel Celeron Dual Core, The Intel Core i3 10110U (both can be found in Book E20 and Book E30, which are the most basic models in the line), the Intel Core i5-10210U (used in Book X20, Book X30, Book X40 and Book X45) and the Intel Core i7-10510U (found in Book X50 and Book X55).
Samsung Books line has a wide variety of specifications to meet different consumer profiles (Image: Samsung)The RAM memory of these models also varies widely, and notebooks can have between 4 GB (of the most basic models) up to a maximum of 16 GB (for the most advanced models). The same variation is also found in storage, with the most basic models using common mechanical HD, while the most advanced have a high speed SSD.
This variety can also be found in the video processing power of these devices, with four models (Book E20, Book E30, Book X20 and Book X30) using a common integrated video chip, while the other four (Book X40, Book X45, Book X50 and Book X55) have the video card NVIDIA GeForce MX110 Graphics, which allows these notebooks to be used for video editing tasks or even to run some games that were recently released.
Design and connections
All different models share the same design (Image: Samsung)Although these models are extremely varied in terms of performance, the entire line Samsung Books shares the same design and connection options that make these devices even more versatile.
All models in the line Samsung Books have a 15.6-inch screen, which can be FullHD (for the most advanced models) or just HD (for the most basic). But, regardless of resolution, all screens have anti-reflective technology and thin edges (only 6.7 mm), helping to further increase the immersion.
Anti-glare screen with thin edges ensures greater immersion to the user (Image: Samsung)Samsung has also slightly changed the design of its devices' keyboard and touchpad to this new line, and now the keys are 10% larger and the touchpad area has also increased by 20%, which makes use much easier for people who have big fingers. This increase is not shared by the rest of the device, which has a total thickness of only 18.9 mm when closed, and weighs less than 2 kg including models that have a dedicated video card which makes it very easy to carry anywhere .
As for external connections, the device has, in addition to the source input, two USB-A ports, one USB-C port, LAN connector for network cables, SD card reader, an HDMI video output, a headphone connector and a Kensington port for the use of security locks.
Device has several ports to meet your connection needs (Image: Samsung)But, apart from the different ports present in all models, the most interesting connection of these notebooks is through software. Using the application Samsung Flow it is possible to connect your Samsung Book to your Samsung smartphone, allowing you to view your phone's notifications on the computer's own screen, share photos on your smartphone on the computer, or even mirror the entire device screen inside the computer.
Another very interesting tool is Samsung Dex, which allows you to directly control your compatible Samsung smartphone from the notebook itself, turning the interface into something closer to a computer screen and allowing you to access programs and make changes to the device from the notebook itself.
With Samsung Dex, you can control your smartphone from your computer (Image: Samsung)Concern about security
In addition to all these changes, the new appliances in the line Samsung Books they come from the factory with a system of multiple users, allowing each person using the notebook to have their own profile protected by password.
According to the Samsung, the first models of the new notebook line Samsung Books will be available in the main stores in the country and on the brand's website in the coming days, and should be sold at prices ranging from around R $ 2,899 for the most basic models to around R $ 7,199 for the most advanced models.
Source: Samsung