Despite the “lighter than air” taglines, the X360 is not really a tough competitor on the MacBook Air, it just does not fit. Fine, it’s 13 “, there is slender and light, but his good looks are not the fashion statement that the MacBook Air and, as such persons, the latter is not likely to see twice in the X360. On the other hand, if courts of executive functions like a Trusted Platform Module, docking port and fingerprint reader, the presence of a glossy screen and glossy plastic innards are things that do not endear the X360 in this demanding market.
Instead, what Samsung seems to have is a kind of “entry-level ultra-portable – if such a concept does not sound too absurd. It has the most expensive component of the effort, but during the X360 costs less than 1400 with a 128 GB SSD, it is virtually impossible to find, the ThinkPad X301 (updated X300 with 128 GB SSD), the MacBook Air, Toshiba incoming Prot R600 or Sony VAIO TT for less than 1800 with the same storage option.
As a re-entry in the premium ultra-portable market, Samsung X360 has many admirable qualities, its large value versus price-performance is primarily among them. This makes it ideal for those who have a powerful ultra-portable, but can not afford the alternatives, but there are one or two things must Samsung to work on before they compete with the heavyweights.
