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The hidden Samsung laptops of CES 2012

The Series 7 Gamer. No matter how much you prepare for a trade show like  CES , what you see on the floor never quite matches what news you get beforehand. In the case of Samsung, we had a chance to look at the new Samsung Series 9 and Series 5 Ultra ultrabook, but were surprised by quite a few intriguing laptops at Samsung's booth, which we should expect to see later this year. The Series 7 Gamer. The  Series 7 Gamer  is a big-boned, lights-and-flash gaming laptop, the antidote to ultrabooks. Units on the show floor came in bright yellow and red candy colors, and bright LED lights and strobing effects graced a number of the stylized controls. The Series 7 has a tuning wheel for game settings and a "gaming mode" button that transforms the system into an optimized gaming machine, complete with over-the-top sound effects. The LED-backlit keyboard changes color, too, highlighting the standard gaming keys in red. Samsung Series 7 Gamer laptop (photos) 1-2  of...

Hands-on: Samsung's 27-inch Series 9 is not an iMac rip-off

The specs in Samsung's Series 9 demo unit were far from final, but the chassis itself is refreshingly unique. Yes, almost everyone seems to have a 27-inch all-in-one at  CES , but  HP's Omni 27  played it safe by using its existing exterior, and the  Lenovo ,  Vizio , and  Asus  units all took obvious cues from Apple in their design language. The Series 9 all-in-one, on the other hand, is the only one that seems to have its own visual identity. The asymmetrical screen has a graceful curved hinge that's pleasing to look at. And although the brushed-aluminum base segment certainly shares some similarities with the iMac in its choice of material, the design of the base, and the distribution and minimized appearance of ports and slots around its edges feel unique to this desktop. The 27-inch screen, like the other Windows units, is only 1,920x1,080 pixels, which means its meant for consumers more than it is for the design and professional crowd who m...