wraggster
April 11th, 2013, 09:37
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/ativ-notebook-lead.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/10/samsung-ativ-book-6-listing/)
It's not a hybrid like the ATIV Smart PC (http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/05/samsung-ativ-smart-pc-att-review/), it doesn't run RT like the ATIV Tab (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/04/samsung-ativ-tab-review/) or Windows Phone like the ATIV S (http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/19/samsung-ativ-s-review/), and yet the laptop above is apparently destined to become part of the family. The ATIV Book 6 hasn't been formally announced, but an accidental and promptly-pulled listing on Samsung's site suggests that it takes on the shape of a regular high-spec Windows 8 notebook with a 15.6-inch 1080p touch sensitive display, Core i7 processor, up-to-date Radeon HD graphics chip, 8GB RAM and 1TB HDD. In other words, it sounds very much like the equivalently priced Series 7 Chronos (http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/07/hands-on-new-samsung-series-7-chronos/), apart from the non-metal casing, the model number and potentially other differences we don't know about yet, such as broader availability -- after all, the Chronos we first spotted (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/22/samsung-series-7-chronos-on-sale/) in the States was something of a Best Buy exclusive. You'd think the ATIV branding would have to signify something, but history says otherwise (http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/29/samsung-ativ-smart-pc-hands-on/).
http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/10/samsung-ativ-book-6-listing/
It's not a hybrid like the ATIV Smart PC (http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/05/samsung-ativ-smart-pc-att-review/), it doesn't run RT like the ATIV Tab (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/04/samsung-ativ-tab-review/) or Windows Phone like the ATIV S (http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/19/samsung-ativ-s-review/), and yet the laptop above is apparently destined to become part of the family. The ATIV Book 6 hasn't been formally announced, but an accidental and promptly-pulled listing on Samsung's site suggests that it takes on the shape of a regular high-spec Windows 8 notebook with a 15.6-inch 1080p touch sensitive display, Core i7 processor, up-to-date Radeon HD graphics chip, 8GB RAM and 1TB HDD. In other words, it sounds very much like the equivalently priced Series 7 Chronos (http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/07/hands-on-new-samsung-series-7-chronos/), apart from the non-metal casing, the model number and potentially other differences we don't know about yet, such as broader availability -- after all, the Chronos we first spotted (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/22/samsung-series-7-chronos-on-sale/) in the States was something of a Best Buy exclusive. You'd think the ATIV branding would have to signify something, but history says otherwise (http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/29/samsung-ativ-smart-pc-hands-on/).
http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/10/samsung-ativ-book-6-listing/