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Samsung X360 - The Black Panther - Construction and Design

Wednesday, 03 June 2009 13:17 the_dare_devil

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Article Index
Samsung X360 - The Black Panther
Konfiguration
Package contents
Construction and Design
Construction and Design continued
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Construction & Design

First impression

The first thing you notice when you unpack the notebook is the sharp transition from the ever-so-lovely faded black aluminium to the piano varnish plastic. It looks stunning, quite frankly, but the piano varnish is just an invitation to fingerprints. Sadly that is a necessary evil for this type of design, but the cleaning is made easier with the aforementioned polishing cloth.

Another feature I have to mention right away is the HDMI port. While very standard on normal notebooks, you do not see an HDMI output very frequently on more lightweight models (the MacBook Air does not have one for example).

A small close-up of the battery's charge indicator. It has been seen before, but is nevertheless a very handy little feature if you cannot be bothered to power up the machine just to check how much battery is left.

Lastly a photo to give an overview of the notebook, and it looks good. It comes across as paper thin, but then again it is a lightweight. Samsung claims the machine is lighter than the MacBook Air, but after weighing both it and MacBook Air it turns out the X360 is - at 1.370 kg - 15g heavier than the MacBook Air. The design is resembling of Sony, and all in all you have to admit Samsung really pulled it off. The only downside is the extreme use of the black piano varnish, which makes the notebook immensely susceptible to fingerprints.

The lid

As mentioned before, the lid is "split" in two. One part is in a brushed, black aluminium while the other is in a black piano varnish. Samsung placed their logo square in the middle of the piano side in silver.

The front

Samsung has kept the front stylish and almost completely pure; only 4 diodes stand out.

The rear

The rear is dominated by the large battery. Beside the battery, we have the power jack at the left and the Kensington lock slot at the right.

The bottom

There is very little to see at the bottom. One thing stands out, though - a docking port. This port indicates the notebook is targeted at the business segment. It is worth noting the MacBook Air lacks such a port.