For the original German review, see here.

If the price of the Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus is simply too high, prospective buyers can also opt for the more affordable ATIV Book 9. The Ultrabook is equipped with an Intel Haswell i5-4200U CPU and 8 GB of RAM. With a sticker price of 1150 Euro (~$1590) instead of 1500 Euro (~$2070), Samsung's Ultrabook comes with a 256 GB SSD and a regular Full-HD display with a resolution of 1980 x 1020 pixels instead of the QHD+ display. The single - albeit notable - advantage of the lower-resolution display: its panel is non-reflective.

Despite the fact that the price has dropped, the Ultrabook is still one of the more expensive ones out there and accordingly, our expectations are set pretty high as well. Since the construction of the ATIV Book 9 is identical to the Plus-model, we are going to focus mostly on the differences - for details, please take a look at the previous review.

For comparison purposes, we look at the similarly equipped competitors Fujitsu Lifebook U554 and Asus Zenbook UX302LA.