Samsung's Series 9 laptop will debut in the UK on Saturday, available to buy from floggers of fancy furniture, John Lewis.
The company confirmed to us that the super-skinny laptop would be on sale in our green and pleasant land on 25 February, with other retailers including Amazon and DSG retail (which more than likely means PC World, Currys and Dixons) selling the Series 9 later this year.
I've already had my paws all over the Series 9, which sports an alarmingly thin and light chassis, and a MacBook Air-style wedge design if you peek at it from the side.
It's very nimble indeed. Samsung reckons the 13-inch model is 12.9mm thick, while the 15-inch option clocks in at 14.9mm. The 13 and 15-inch options weigh 1.16kg and 1.59kg respectively.
Samsung's avoided calling the Series 9 an ultrabook, though that's basically what it is. This skinny machine is actually the company's second stab at making a super-thin luxury laptop.
The first Series 9 scored a flawless five stars when we reviewed it in April last year, but I'm excited to see whether the aluminium finish that Samsung's sticking on the sequel makes the Series 9 more or less appealing.
The first Series 9 was a real fingerprint magnet -- something Samsung thinks it's solved by sand-blasting this iteration. There's an Intel Core-i5 processor on the inside and a 128GB SSD drive, though the compromise you make with the size is that there's no Ethernet port or optical drive.
John Lewis told us that it would be selling the 13-inch Series 9 for £1,199, so best start saving now. It'll be selling the 15-inch model at a later date.
Would you splash your cash on this pricey laptop? Or would you rather lay claim to a MacBook Air? Tell me in the comments, or over on our Facebook wall. If you want to see the Series 9 up close before making up your mind, here's a hands-on video.
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anonymous 22 February, 2012 15:08
just beggin for a law suit! :)
Naryan 22 February, 2012 15:22
Looks like a really, really nice laptop. Usually I can instantly find one glaring, deal-breaking problem but this looks really solid. Matt screen and 2 USB ports. Nice.
I guess it's just unfortunate for Samsung that I'll never pay that kind of stupid money for a laptop.
Oh and Samsung, one more thing. Apple are about to sue you again, but only if you succeed.
anonymous 22 February, 2012 16:21
Normally I would stick up for samsung on these whole design lawsuits, but this just takes the michael!
Peter Hudson 22 February, 2012 16:24
Seriously, samsung bring out stuff like this and then wonder why Apple sue them for ripping off their designs.
anonymous 22 February, 2012 16:36
Waiting to be sued is a business decision by them. They already made plans on making a profit regardless of what happens. We shouldn't forget that these are symbiotic companies too, Apple being dependent on semiconductors and displays produced by Samsung.
shauney3 22 February, 2012 16:40
"just beggin for a law suit! :)"
beat me too it...
anonymous 22 February, 2012 16:51
Why are Samsung intent on copying Apple? Gesture control on that pad there Samsung? I'd be surprised if it didn't!
anonymous 22 February, 2012 17:09
Well done cheeky Samsung, Dammit I hate Apple greed.
anonymous 22 February, 2012 17:56
But will it blend?
anonymous 22 February, 2012 18:35
I have an ultraportable, ultraslim vaio R505 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_VAIO_505_series), which I bought nearly 10 years ago. It is a wedge shaped, weighs 1.4 kg and has a revolutionary casing of brushed aluminium. At the time, its specs were top of the line. Who ripped off whose design here? Apple throw around lawsuits around their user interface and hardware designs but where did they get the inspiration? The world did not begin with the wet dreams of Apple fanbois.
iam a wp7 22 February, 2012 21:08
This is a really nice laptop. I wonder if this would have been released looking like it does if we never saw the Air.
anonymous 22 February, 2012 21:55
asus zen is more like apple than this and it is because of who made both products... actually there is no patent on design. it is natural for these to be wedge shaped because of what is inside.... this is not a suing offfence
anonymous 22 February, 2012 22:55
So if its flat and obviously wedged at one end (to fit the hdd) it must be an apple rip off? What a load of BS, i wish people would stop support the greed-merchants and realise all apple offer is overpriced, old technology in a shiny box.
iRoddy 22 February, 2012 23:15
Sue where are you?
anonymous 23 February, 2012 13:59
John Lewis in Canary Wharf has this on sale now, I just bought one!
anonymous 23 February, 2012 22:29
law suit from sand baggers?
anonymous 24 February, 2012 04:13
I find it surprising that Samsung is waiting for a lawsuit from the company whose ultra thin 13 inch laptop came out after the series 9.
jakr202 24 February, 2012 07:40
Compared to this the MBA looks like an antique. No doubt in a few months Apple will release some copy product that looks just like the Samsung.
anonymous 27 February, 2012 06:56
Is the 15" on sale in the UK yet? How much is it?