Samsung’s laptops tend to feel a bit flimsy, without the reduction in price. The company’s latest 2-in-1, the Notebook 9 Pro, is an attempt to correct that. The redesign brings a full-aluminum chassis to the lineup, adding some much-needed rigidity. Can that make the Notebook 9 Pro a serious MacBook Air alternative?
Samsung has enjoyed endless success in categories like television and smartphones, but its laptops are a different story – in the United States, at least. They’ve always felt a bit cheap. The Notebook 9 Pro, debuted at CES 2019, is the company’s most recent attempt to solve that problem.
The NoteBook 9 Pro isn’t the company’s flagship device — that’s the Notebook 9 Pen with its S Pen. The Pro is more a middle-of-the-road laptop, something that can compete head-to-head with the Dell XPS 13 or MacBook Air. With the addition of a new active stylus and a redesigned chassis, can the Notebook 9 Pro be a proper alternative to Apple’s latest?
Unlike in prior years, the NoteBook 9 Pro has just one size option, a 13.3-inch version. The 15-incher is now only an option in the Notebook 9 Pen line. What the Notebook 9 Pro does have, though, is style. Compared to the Pen, the Pro has a much more premium feel, completely constructed out of a rigid, aluminum chassis. Along both the lid and the base are diamond-cut edges, which provide a unique texture for your fingers.
