Samsung’s first Ultrabooks, the Series 5 Ultra laptops, showed up for
pre-order on Wednesday at J&R, but were shortly then taken down
from the website. While that means you still can’t order the Series 5 we
do have is pricing for these ultrathin laptops: $899.99 for the
13.3-inch Series 5 Ultra and $949.99 for the 14-inch model, which comes,
uniquely, with a built-in DVD burner.
When the Series 5 Ultra laptops were released
in Korea, prices were a bit steep — about $1300 for the 13-inch and
$1345 for the 14-inch laptops in US dollars. It’s good to see the more
reasonable price drop for these Ultrabooks.
Both of the models offered on J&R, according to The Verge,
feature a dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB of memory, a hybrid
16GB SSD and 500GB hard drive, and a 1366 pixels by 768 pixels
resolution.
The 14-inch model, however, lacked the Samsung-promised options for
up to 1TB of hard disk drive storage and Radeon HD 7550M graphics card.
This may be released in a later – and more expensive – model.
Reports around the web said the Series 5 Ultra laptops were available
for pre-order, but a search on J&R turned up no results. I spoke
with a J&R customer service rep, who explained that the laptops were
probably taken down because there’s no estimated arrival date for the
laptops. J&R has ordered 50 of each model, but Samsung hasn’t
provided a delivery date yet.
You
can still get in line to order a Series 5 Ultra, at these prices, over
the phone from J&R (800-806-1115). There’s just no clear indication
of when you’ll actually receive the laptop.
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