Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite lands for Php29,995

Launched in London back in June, the Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite has finally reached local stores with a starting price of Php29,995USD 511INR 43,331EUR 487CNY 3,722. The ATIV Book 9 Lite features an SSD storage with an S Quad Core 1.4GHz processor.

We got a quick look at the ultrabook last June and was curious about the S Quad core processor that turned out to be an AMD A6-1450 1.0GHz quad-core processor (Turbo Frequency 1.4GHz) after tweaking around the Device Manager in Windows.

The ATIV Book 9 Lite is probably the first locally-available laptop using SSD to be priced at under Php30k.

Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite specs:
13.3 inch display @ 1366×768 pixels
Quad-core 1.0GHz processor (up to 1.4GHz)
AMD Radeon HD 8250 Graphics
4GB DDR3 RAM
128GB SSD storage
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
Gigabit LAN
720p webcam
3-in-1 card reader
2-cell 30Wh battery
Windows 8 64bit

There are actually two variants of the Book 9 Lite. One is the NP905S3G which is the basic one and retails for Php29,995USD 511INR 43,331EUR 487CNY 3,722 while the other variant is the Samsung NP915S3G which has a capaitive touchscreen display and priced a little higher at Php33,990USD 579INR 49,102EUR 552CNY 4,218. Both units are listed on Asianic’s website.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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25 Comments

Mr A says:

11 years ago

Very nice! I will keep these in mind.
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Jay says:

11 years ago

interesting. is there a 256 GB version?
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meh says:

11 years ago

Terrible screen res, processor im sure does not compare to haswell and only 4g of ram. THis is just simply not good enough
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Rocky says:

11 years ago

The processor is AMD A6 and even underclocked, probably the reason why just says “Quad-Core Processor” even on their unpacked event.

Anyways its good that its using SSD but Core i3 haswell will kick the butt of this notebook for sure in terms of overall performance.

Sorry AMD you’re too late again and again
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jego207 says:

11 years ago

Price and specs are not bad for some internet surfing & office work.
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abuzalzal says:

11 years ago

Meh, my dual-core android tab beats this piece of sh!t quad-core laptop anytime of the day because my tab can play hd games at smooth framerate while this POS barely runs SD games at smooth framerates.

Hahahaha fvcking pc users losers!

Android is the only os you’ll need if your a real professional!

Oh ano sino gustong magpabili sa akin ng gadgets, madami akong pera na kinita sa car aircon repair business ko, lolz.
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loslos says:

11 years ago

diay piso oh, palit ka.storya! fvcking sore papansin.
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Ice says:

11 years ago

problema dito sobrang liit na battery lang kinabit. para saan pa ung ultra voltage kung sobrang liit na battery lang ikakabit mo, eh di same battery life lang to sa normal full size laptop kaya nga lang mabigat yun, pero ewan ko ba sa mga tablet umaabot ng 6800mah dito malamang asa 2000mah lang.
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rosa says:

11 years ago

Is this computer worth it? I was wondering about the macbook pro, idea pad or Ativ 9… But I’m still unsure! I know they are for different uses, but I want it for university.

Anyway, I was wondering if the Ativ 9 is already in stores? cos I usually check here, but they have nothing yet http://www.pricepanda.com.ph/samsung-ativ-book-9-plus-i5-128gb-black-pid1524024/#priceList
:s Thanks guys!
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Teodore-Ben Saniel says:

11 years ago

When will the Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus hit PH stores? What is its final PHP price? So excited to buy one, either Intel Core i5/i7 Haswell processor + higher SSD capacity.

Never underestimate the power of AMD processor. AMD APU consumes less energy than Intel given that the majority of the time the processors are in low-active state + AMD has more muscle in GPU compared to Intel. I love them both (AMD & Intel). I love Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite (White), looks better than black.
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Ceej says:

10 years ago

Hi! Can this laptop smoothly run Autocad and Google Sketchup?
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