This laptop gained quite some publicity during CES 2011 for being a true MacBook Air contender. Having the sexily slim ‘duralumin’ build and a power to show, everyone was waiting for it. Now, Samsung has officially made this 13-inch laptop available worldwide.

The 13.3-inch laptop comes with the latest Core i5-2537M processor, a 128GB SSD, 4GB of RAM, and Windows 7 Home Premium for a price of $1,649, or you can have it preloaded with Windows 7 Professional for $1,699. However, let’s not forget its beautiful body, and the 400nit display panel. The 13-inch model will be up for grabs at Best Buy, Tiger Direct, Amazon, and a number of other e-tailers. The 11-inch model will be arriving shortly in a few weeks’ time, sporting a 64GB SSD and a much disappointing Core i3-380UM processor with 2GB of memory. Of course, it’s lighter as it’s weighted at 2.3-pound, and is predicted to be priced lower than its bigger bro, at roughly $1,149.

Series 9 Specs:
CPU:

• 13″ – Intel® CoreTM i5 Processor 2537M (1.4 GHz, 3MB)
• 11″ – Intel® Core™ i3 Processor 380UM (1.33 GHz, 3MB)

Operating System:

• 13″ – Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 bit) or Windows® 7 Professional (64 bit)
• 11″ – Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 bit)

Memory: (should include if it’s upgradable?)

• 13″ – 4GB DDR3
• 11″ – 2GB DDR3

Storage (max):

• 13″ – 128GB Solid State Drive (SSD)
• 11″ – 64GB SSD

Screen:

• 13.3-inch HD LED-backlit SuperBright Plus display (400 nit)
• 11.1-inch HD LED-backlit SuperBright Plus display (340 nit)

Resolution:

• 13″/11″ – 1366×768

Graphics:

• 13″ – Intel HD GT
• 11″ – Intel GMA HD (Integrated)

Speakers

• 13″/11″ – 3 watt (1.5W x 2) stereo speakers

Battery: Lithium Polymer; up to 7 hours

• Wireless: 802.11b/g/n; WiMaxi

Weight:

• 13″ – 2.89 lbs.
• 11″ – 2.31 lbs.

SOURCE via Samsung