Samsung's Sleek 9 Series Aims Straight for MacBook Air

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Samsung's Sleek 9 Series Aims Straight for MacBook Air Later this month, Samsung will release its 9 Series laptop, a true modern-day competitor to Apple's desirable MacBook Air. At a starting price of $1600, it's not cheap--but it does have a second-gen Intel Core i5, 4GB of RAM, and USB 3.0. Would you buy one over the Air? Read our top story and add your opinion to the comments. - Senior Editor Jason Cross Top Story Samsung 9 Series Laptop Out-Sleeks Apple's MacBook Air Samsung's stylish 9 Series laptop is smaller than Apple's MacBook Air heating up the ultra-portable battle for title of thinnest, lightest, most stylish notebook. Share: Laptop News & Reviews MacBook Pro vs. Dell XPS: Is MacBook Pro Worth the Dough? The new and improved line of MacBook Pro laptops is impressive, but compared to other laptops out there, that Apple premium is still hard to swallow. 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