Upgrade time - replaced a 2012 NP900X3C-A03US with the 2016 NP900X3L-K06US

I bought my NP900X3C-A03US in late 2012 and it has been a faithful companion - I travel a lot and I really appreciated its thin profile and light weight, along with the decent battery life (if managed well). Over the years I had a few minor issues with the computer, but no show stoppers. Lost a few rubber feet, developed a few screen anomalies (dead pixel, stuck on pixel, and some hot spots).....

I decided it was time to start looking for a replacement for my trusty travelling companion. I considered a Dell XPS 13 but after checking it out in person several times, I decided to roll the dice again with Samsung. At first I wasn't enamored with the silver color vs blue, but decided I could live with it. I also was skeptical of the gloss screen vs matte, but again, decided I would order it and see what I thought.

First impressions - wow, this thing is light...and I mean this is compared to the NP900X3C which is only 2.55lbs. Second impression was that it felt "cheap", but that wasn't the right impression. The lighter chassis coupled with a different texture on the surface at first feels weak, but after spending some time with the computer my view is shifting...it's not "cheap", it just really is light. There IS more flex in the main chassis as well as the screen assembly as compared to the older model - probably due to the different alloy. Construction is very good - on par with the older model - fit and finish is outstanding aside from the additional flex.

So far the glossy screen has been a non-issue, but I haven't tested lots of different environments as of yet. It is more fingerprint prone than the matte screen, but the glare hasn't been a factor as of yet. The switch to Win10 + the higher resolution has taken a bit to adjust to the scaling / zoom options to get things to look crisp but not too small....I'm getting it sorted.

Not a lot of bloatware on the base install - Norton, Skype, an office preview, and the typical samsung software.

Overall - I'm happy so far. My first trip is next week so that will be the proof - it will test screen glare, battery performance, weight, etc....

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Upgrade time - replaced a 2012 NP900X3C-A03US with the 2016 NP900X3L-K06US