Specification and performance
The Samsung Ativ comes with a rich spec sheet. It has the latest Window 8 operating system with Intel Atom processor. To aid performance, Samsung has provided 2 GB of RAM. This combination makes it a full-fledged laptop. For storage, Samsung has also provided a slot for a micro SD card to increase internal storage to 64 GB.
At present, we cannot say much about its performance as we have used it only for a very short time and have not played games or done anything intensive. It has all the ports that an average laptop comes with, like HDMI, media card reader, USB and headphone output. There are two cameras as well, including one 8 megapixel camera in the rear and a 2 megapixel unit in front. We clicked a few pictures using both the rear and front cameras, which came out in decent quality, but since that was in well-lit conditions, we could not say more on the actual performance of these cameras.
Conclusion
The Samsung Ativ looks promising in the sense that it can work as both a tablet and a laptop. The concept is not new, but its specifications are definitely powerful, which will attract many who are planning to buy a laptop. However, the Ativ has a steep price tag of Rs 53,990.
Vis-à-vis its build and performance, though, we can say that it is a big but light weight tablet with better features than many tablets out there in the market.
