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| Samsung Series 9 | Avg. watts/hour |
| Off (60%) | 0.33 |
| Sleep (10%) | 0.51 |
| Idle (25%) | 7.52 |
| Load (05%) | 26.16 |
| Raw kWh number | 30.11 |
| Annual power consumption cost | $3.42 |
The Samsung Series 9 ran for 3 hours and 32 minutes in our video-playback battery drain test. That's fine for a 15-inch or larger laptop, but an 11-inch, which is designed for daily travel, needs more. The 11-inch-category MacBook Air ran about 30 minutes longer than that and our 11-inch battery life leader, the HP Pavilion dm1z, ran for 5 hours and 19 minutes in the same test. With a current-gen Intel Core i3 CPU, we suspect the Series 9 would post better battery scores.
Samsung includes a one-year warranty with the Series 9, which is a shame, as the 13-inch Series 9 comes with a three-year warranty. At least Samsung's Web site is easy to navigate, and plugging in our exact model number (NP900X1A) produced a custom page of links and downloads. Support is also available via online chat or at a toll-free number, which is 1-800-726-7864.
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System configurations:
Samsung Series 9 NP900X1A
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) w/ SP1; 1.33GHz Intel Core i3-380UM; 2GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,333MHz; 64MB(Dedicated) Intel GMA HD; 64GB Samsung SSD
Alienware M11x
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) w/ SP1; 1.4GHz Intel Core i5-2537M; 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,333MHz; 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 540M + 64MB (Dedicated) Intel HD 3000; 500GB Seagate 7,200rpm
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E220s
Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) w/ SP1; 1.4GHz Intel Core i5-2537M; 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,333MHz; 64MB (Dedicated)/1,696MB (Total) Intel GMA HD; 320GB Seagate 7,200rpm
HP Pavilion dm1z-3005
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 1.6GHz AMD Fusion E-350 Dual-Core; 3,072MB DDR3 SDRAM 667MHz; 384MB (Dedicated) ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6310; 320GB Hitachi 7,200rpm
Apple MacBook Air 11.6-inch
OS X 10.6.4 Snow Leopard; 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo U9400 (ULV); 2GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,066MHz; 256MB Nvidia GeForce 320M; 128GB Apple SSD
