The Samsung Series 9 laptop is available as of today. The 13-inch series 9 weighs under 3 pounds and it is 0.64 inches thick, making it similar to a MacBook Air. The Series 9 costs $1,649 with Windows 7 Home Premium or $1,699 with Windows 7 Professional. The Series 9 also has a 128GB solid state drive. You can also buy the Series 9 with an 11-inch screen coming in April. [PCW]

Samsung Electronics has announced a new amazing laptop that is thinner than the MacBook Air. The Series 9 laptop has a 1.4GHz i5 Core processor (2537M) with 3MB cache and turbo boost to 2.3GHz. Other specs include 16.3mm in thickness and a weight of 2.9 pounds. The laptop screen size is 13.3-inches. It has a display with 1366×768 resolution, 4GB DDR3 memory, Intel HD GT2 integrated graphics, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 3.0, WiMax, 802.11 b/g/n, 6.5 hour battery life, a 128GB solid-state drive, and 3 watt stereo speakers with 1.5 watt subwoofer. You can order the Series 9 with either Windows 7 Home or Windows 7 Professional. The laptop has a starting price of $1,599 and will be available in February. [BetaNews]