Samsung rolls out 12.1-inch P200 business ultraportable for Europe

We don't see much of Samsung's laptops around these parts, and it doesn't look like the P200 is headed Stateside either, but it's certainly a solid entry into the ultraportable market -- which seems to be the new hotness these days. The laptop has been circulating in the UK since February, but is finally "official" here at CeBIT. The P200 runs on "Intel's latest" chips, up to the Core 2 Duo 9500, and integrated graphics come courtesy of ATI's Radeon Xpress 1250, with the laptop wringing 3.1 hours of life out of those chips with a 6-cell battery. The 12.1-inch 1280 x 800 screen is no-gloss, and includes a built-in 1.3 megapixel webcam. The laptop also packs Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, Atheros Super G WiFi, 6-in-1 memory card reader, PCI Express card slot a whopping two USB ports. The whole kit weighs in at rather hefty-for-its-class 4.2 pounds, and is available in Europe today starting at € 999 ( $1,517 US).

Gallery: Samsung rolls out 12.1-inch P200 business ultraportable for Europe

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[L @ Mar 3rd 2008 6:05AM]

Apart from the weight, quite nice...and the price seems OK as well.

[PJK @ Mar 3rd 2008 6:28AM]

Finally, I've been waiting for a reasonably priced ultraportable to hit Europe, I'm only too delighted its a Samsung. This is my next purchase.

[blitzio @ Mar 3rd 2008 6:58AM]

Looks good, however the battery life is quite disappointing. 3.1 hours to the 3.5 of the Asus Eeepc. Was hoping they could have at least improved on the battery considering its price.

[David @ Mar 3rd 2008 4:58PM]

But with this, you don't have to have to get an Eee!

[gentux @ Mar 3rd 2008 8:02AM]

Does it only have one USB? I want more!

[Dr.A @ Mar 3rd 2008 7:29AM]

The case looks like the PR200 from MSI (MS 1221). Or the PR200x from Mouse Computer Japan.

[Yogi @ Mar 3rd 2008 8:46AM]

If it only had WSXGA+ (1680x1050). I'm running SXGA+ on my Toshiba M400 and would like to upgade to a 12.1" widescreen (non-gloss) ultaportable, but I can't give up the resolution. Does anyone know of a machine that would fit my needs? By the way, I hardly ever use the tablet functionality of the M400, so that part really doesn't matter to me.

[Mark @ Mar 4th 2008 2:25PM]

1680 x 1050 is just going to be painful on a 12" screen.

[Jimmy Jones @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:05AM]

Looks like some1 in the Samsung design dept is trying to copy Lenovo magnesium casing style..... copying only cost your company guys..it doesn't pay.....

[Craig @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:54AM]

4.2 lbs?!? *kaff kaff* Are they kidding? Fujitsu has basically the same model *with* an integrated DVD-burner at less than 3 lbs (P8010).

[Andrew @ Mar 3rd 2008 12:44PM]

Yep, 4.2 pounds is not an ultraportable no matter how you spin it. Were the price around $1000 it could be forgotten but for $1500 it's inexcusable.

[Mark @ Mar 4th 2008 12:44AM]

I bet this is going to be the Fire Sale model in a short while - they made no effort to make it lower power consumption, no effort to lower the weight, and the specs are pretty run of the mill. At least it has an optical and hopefully a 2.5" disk. They're courting the buyers who want small but don't want to do any research - just go into a supermarket and pick out a laptop. And you don't court that market with a 1.2 Ghz CPU.

But you know what? I'm just happy that the Fire Sales are coming to the ultraportable market, at long last.