Samsung Series 9 vs. MacBook Air (photos)

The Samsung Series 9, photographed on its own and compared with a MacBook Air: they're more alike than you realize.

Scott Stein March 25, 2011, 12:09 p.m. PT

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Series 9 vs. MacBook Air

The Samsung Series 9 might be the thinnest Windows laptop we've seen, but the 13-inch MacBook Air still tapers down to a thinner front edge.

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Seen from a distance, the two laptops seem like brothers.

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Inside, the similarities are even more striking. Note a slightly larger trackpad on the MacBook Air.

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Back to back.

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The Series 9 laptop, along with its charger and Ethernet-port dongle.

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