Samsung Series 9 NP900X3D-A04US 13.3-Inch Vouchers

G. Trimble (San Diego, CA United States):
I researched all the latest lightweight laptops to replace an aging Acer 12" Netbook. Needed something to travel with and use around the house. Wanted a 6+hour battery, 3 lbs or less and 13" screen. This 13" ultrabook is almost 1/2 lb lighter at 2.5 lbs than my older netbook and weighs the same as my wife's Ipad with keyboard. The screen is very bright and sharp. Computer is quiet and sleek looking, Macbook Air imitation. Battery is good for 6-8 hours. Computer boots up in seconds with the 128GB SSD. Wish it had a 256 GB SSD but 128GB will do the job and is a lot more than the Ipad offers. I did not like the Windows 8 interface so installed a simple app that replicated Windows 7 menu on startup. This computer should last me for another 5+ years.

D. Chieng (Austin, TX USA):
Once you set up the windows 8 look and feel the way you wanted and disable some of the actions of the touchpad, it works great. Bootup from powerup or sleep is sooooo fast. This thing is so thin and yet sturdy. Screen is awesome! Anti-glare screen, awesome, may be the only highend ultrabook with anti-glare screen. I absolutely hate glossy screen. Most windows 8 apps are low quality and very few decent ones. Touchpad works fine for desktop apps, but some windows 8 apps are a little flacky with the touchpad.

Recovery saved me a few times. Some old software do not work properly and would not uninstall and will cause repeated pop up error msg in Windows 8. The only way out for me was to use "Recovery" app to bring my system back to the previous state. It works remarkably well. So I would say SSD space allocated for Recovery is a must have if you ever corrupt your system unintentionally.

 Rick:
I work in IT and havent had to buy a laptop in over 10 years. I really liked the size and specs of this laptop so I ordered it. Within 3 weeks the system board died. I contacted Samsung customer service and they are awful. they are clueless and I had to call back several times to get answers. The part was so back ordered that they said they would issue me a full refund. I heard from some colleagues that this has been happening a lot with Samsung