Samsung announces the new Notebook 9 Pen 13 and 15 for 2022

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is still a few weeks out, only Samsung is getting the leap with the refreshed Notebook 9 Pen in both 13 and xv-inch editions. The laptops are not slated to striking until quondam in early 2022, merely you can learn what's new starting today.

The Notebook 9 Pen carries on Samsung's existing PC design language – minor, sleek, and modern – with some refreshed hardware while besides keeping organization weight down.

As the name implies the Notebook 9 Pen ships with an improved Samsung Due south Pen, which is slotted in the device much like its Galaxy Note nine phone (it'south even xanthous). The company is besides throwing in a three-month trial of the Myscript Nebo app from the Microsoft Store, which is an fantabulous inking programme. Samsung claims that new South Pen has a reduced latency of up to 2x from the previous model.

The more than significant changes with the Notebook nine Pen for 2022 are (as you can guess) the processor. Samsung is opting for 8th generation Intel Cadre i7 ones although the exact models were non detailed (likely quad-cadre 15W "Whiskey Lake").

Category	Notebook 9 Pen 13	Notebook 9 Pen fifteen
OS	Windows x Habitation	Windows ten Home
Display	13.iii" Full Hard disk	15.0" Full Hd
Processor	8th Gen Intel Core i7	8th Gen Intel Core i7
Storage (SSD)	PCIe NVMe SSD	PCIe NVMe SSD
Memory	8GB or 16GB LPDDR3 RAM	8GB or 16GB LPDDR3 RAM
Graphics	Intel Graphics UHD 620	NVIDIA GeForce MX150 (2GB)
Front end photographic camera	Hd IR Camera	HD IR Photographic camera
Security	Facial and fingerprint recognition	Facial and fingerprint recognition
Speakers	AKG stereo speakers with ThunderAmp	AKG stereo speakers with ThunderAmp
Ports	Thunderbolt 3 (ii) USB-C (ane) HP/MIC UFS & microSD Philharmonic	Thunderbolt 3 (2) USB-C (1) HP/MIC UFS & microSD Combo
Keyboard	Backlit	Backlit
Pen	S Pen built in	Due south Pen built in
Battery life	Upward to xv hours	Up to 15 hours
Material	Aluminum	Aluminum
Color	Vibrant ocean blue	Vibrant sea blue
Weight	2.47lbs 1.12kg	3.44lbs one.56kg
Dimensions	307.9 10 206.ii X 14.9 — 15.nine mm	347.9 Ten 229.one X 16.9 mm

The 15-inch Notebook 9 Pen also features a modest NVIDIA GeForce MX150 with 2GB of video retention – a common GPU to brand up for the lack of an Intel Iris Plus option.

Other nice features include dual Thunderbolt 3 ports, Gigabit Wi-Fi, and narrower display bezels for the full Hd screens.

There'due south also for the offset-fourth dimension support for Windows Hullo via facial recognition instead of just a fingerprint reader (both are included here).

Compared to the final version of the Notebook nine Pen the 2022-edition is thinner, sleeker, more colorful, and packs much more modern I/O.

As to pricing, well, Samsung is non revealing that simply yet too as specifics for configuration options only they usually start around $1,299. And, like usual, these laptops will only be available in the The states when they launch sometime in early 2022. We're sure to grab them, and other Samsung devices at CES for a hands-on then stay tuned for that.

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