While the new 9 series from Samsung may the top of the list as far as portability goes, they haven’t forgot about all of the tablet freaks out there. On top of announcing the upcoming Wi-Fi only and 4G Galaxy Tab models, Samsung announced a new tablet/netbook hybrid known as the 7 Series.
This thing is fully-loaded sporting all the netbook and tablet features we could want in the same device. It runs Windows 7 when it’s in PC mode, but Samsung has developed its own interface called Touch Launcher for tablet mode. Touch Launcher is where you’ll find all your tablet-style apps like eReaders Nook and Kindle. You’ll also be able to download apps from Samsung’s App Manager and the new Windows Product Scout. According to the folks at the Samsung booth, the 7 series will also come with Samsung apps reminiscent of the Media Hubs found on the Galaxy Tab.
The new sliding PC features a 1366x768 resolution on a 10.1” 16-point multi-touch display (active in both modes), front and rear facing cameras, an ambient light sensor, a back-lit keyboard, HDMI out, a 4-in-1 card reader, and USB 2.0. An Intel Atom “Oak Trail” 1.5GHz processor get the thing going, with 2GBs of RAM, Wi-Fi support and mobile network support via WiMax. It will be available in 32GB and 64GB SSD models and Samsung says it will only take about 40 seconds fully-boot up. Even with all that crap going on they say the battery will last up to 8 hours. Is there anything else you want?
Samsung’s Sliding PC 7 Series will be coming to retailers in or around March of this year, and pricing will be pretty competitive with the 32GB model only asking for $699.
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