Since Intel's process entered 14nm, we have seen more and more light-weight notebooks, as well as PC tablet two in one series of products. The PC products represented by Surface control the weight of the whole machine (with keyboard) at the level of 1kg. Although this type of PC is thin and light, its disadvantage is that it cannot give attention to both heat dissipation and performance like traditional notebooks. In recent years, Samsung has also continuously launched its own thin and light notebook products. On the previous generation of Notebook 9 series, Samsung has made the 13.3-inch thin and light notebook 840g, and this year's latest Samsung Notebook 9 (Name of National Bank of China: Starlight ）It has achieved an amazing 799g. In terms of weight control, Samsung Star is undoubtedly the benchmark of the industry.
parameter
model: Samsung Xingyao 900X3N-K03
Size: 309.4 * 208 * 13.9mm
Weight: 799g
Screen: 13.3-inch 16:9 IPS
Resolution: 1920 * 1080
CPU: Intel Core i5 7200U (main frequency: 2.5GHz and maximum frequency: 3.1GHz)
GPU: Intel HD Graphics 620 (bit width: 128bit bandwidth: 34.1B/s)
Memory: 8GB
Hard disk: Samsung CM871a 256GB SSD
System: Windows 10 64 bit
Battery: 32680mWh
Camera: support 720P video recording
Interfaces: USB 3.0 * 2, USB Type-C (for charging), Micro SD card slot, HDMI, 3.5mm headphone jack, power interface.
Wireless: 802.11AC (2X2), Bluetooth 4.1
appearance
Samsung Star 900X3N-K03 uses a rectangular black outer package. After opening the package, you can see a compact white Star 900X3N-K03 that forms a sharp contrast with the black package. After opening the package, you can see a body of Star 900X3N-K03, a round mouth charger, Micro USB to Type-C interface and the product quick start guide.
The whole Star 900X3N-K03 machine uses the same pure white color matching. Although the thickness of the body is only 13.9mm, it still retains a very complete range of interface types. It does not compromise the connectivity of the computer for the sake of thinness like many tablets. It is hard to imagine that the 799g Star 900X3N-K03 is actually an all metal body. Samsung used micro arc oxidation technology on the metal surface of the fuselage, forming a ceramic film mainly composed of metal oxides on the metal surface, It makes its surface more wear-resistant and corrosion resistant, and maintains the insulation system, which also strengthens its own hardness and heat resistance. However, it also has a disadvantage, that is, this layer of ceramic film will not let you experience the metal texture of Star 900X3N-K03 itself.
The screen rotation axis of Star 900X3N-K03 supports 180 ° rotation
The key position pattern of Star 900X3N-K03 is relatively compact, and the keyboard supports green backlight.
The keyboard is made of soft matte material, which has little attraction for fingerprint and oil quality. Its tactile feedback is similar to the mainstream e-sports film keyboard on the market. A pressing fingerprint key of Windows Hello is set above the direction key. Users can unlock the computer by fingerprint identification, but the screen must be lit before unlocking.
In terms of touch control, the touch panel of Star 900X3N-K03 reminds me of the Meizu MX2. Its material and gloss are very similar to the double-layer injection molding process used for the MX2 back shell. It feels very smooth and comfortable to touch. The Samsung official did not explain that the double-layer injection molding process is used here, so the author is not sure about its design and materials.
The screen proportion of Star 900X3N-K03 is very high. You can see that its screen border is very narrow.
The heat dissipation air outlet of Star 900X3N-K03 is designed at the rotating shaft of the screen.
screen
Xingyao 900X3N-K03 uses a 13.3-inch 1080P IPS screen with manual brightness of up to 380nits, covering 90.7% sRGB. The contrast under the highest brightness is: 900: 1104 color average color standard is 2.9. The screen of Star 900X3N-K03 has high brightness, wide color gamut coverage and good color accuracy performance. The quality of this screen is quite excellent, whether compared with the mainstream slim notebook or game notebook.
performance
CINEBENCH R15 runs
3DMARK Sky Diver runs
3DMARK Cloud Gate runs
3DMARK Ice Storm Extreme runs
3MARK Fire Strike
PCMARK Work
PCMARK Home
In terms of performance, Star 900X3N-K03 uses the seventh generation Core i5 7200U, and the seventh generation Core has a great feature that it improves the overall frequency while keeping the TDP unchanged. The base frequency of the i5 7200U is 2.5GHz/Remax up to 3.1GHz, while the i5 6200U of the previous generation is 2.3GHz/2.8GHz. In terms of GPU, the i5 7200U has a built-in core display. The model is HD620, the bit width is 128Bit, and the bandwidth is 34.1GB/s higher than that of the previous generation. Its overall level is lower than HD Graphics 530， Higher than HD8650M.
With the performance like i5 7200U, Office, PS and other software can be said to be completely stress free for daily office work, while games like LOL and Hearthstone Legend are also stress free. At present, the mainstream thin and light books on the market have been gradually upgraded from the sixth generation Core to the seventh generation Core, and the mainstream products they use are basically i5 7200U.
Use feeling
In daily use, the lightweight advantage of Star 900X3N-K03 will bring great convenience. With a weight of 799g, it can be carried anywhere at any time and even put into the official document bag. It is really invisible. The most difficult thing about Star 900X3N-K03 is that it has no castration performance, interface and materials Keep all notebook elements and make the whole machine thin and light. Every time I take out the Star 900X3N-K03 from my backpack, I will be amazed by the weight of 799g, which makes me mistakenly think that it is a tablet with limited performance.
Will it cause some problems if it is too light? The answer is yes. There is a word in the industry called "toy feeling". The so-called toy feeling is due to the material and weight of the technology product itself, which makes users feel like children's toys. At this time, some people may say why the quality of mobile phones is far lower than 799g, but many mobile phones do not give people a sense of toy. That is because the sense of toy is compared with the product and is related to the density of the product. Compared with similar thin and light products and even tablet PCs, Star 900X3N-K03 has a 13.3-inch area, such a large screen, and a keyboard. It weighs only 799g, Maybe it will be more convincing if you tell others that this is a machine model. When you hold a large but light thing in your hand, you will instinctively think that the whole product is empty, which is inevitable. However, we can see from the workmanship and materials of Star 900X3N-K03 that Samsung is deliberately avoiding this result. Therefore, Star 900X3N-K03 retains all metal materials, full interface of notebook, backlight keyboard, high-quality IPS screen and touch control board with very soft touch. So in the first few days when I used the Star 900X3N-K03, I really felt like a toy, but after a week of working with it, I am very sure that it is an extremely portable lightweight productivity tool.
Endurance
PCMARK 8 Home Endurance Test
PCMARK 8 Work endurance test
In terms of endurance, we choose PCMARK8 to simulate the home and work endurance test of real use scenarios. At present, the PCMARK Home battery life of the mainstream thin and light notebook 8 and tablet PC products in the market is about 3 hours. The performance of Star 900X3N-K03 is moderate. After all, its battery capacity is only 32680mWh.
summary
Last year, we were still considering the PC tablet two in one product, because this kind of two in one product has better performance and portability than traditional thin and light books. However, no one expected that Samsung had to take a different approach to make the 799g Star 900X3N-K03, maintaining the performance and taking into account the full interface that the tablet PC could not consider, and it was lighter. Samsung has refocused our attention on the thin and light notebook. It is hard to say whether the Notebook 9 series is a milestone in the thin and light notebook industry, but it is certain that it has made a good start.
