Samsung's Ativ Book 9 Lite is only around one-third the price of the Plus model. This means a plastic chassis and cheap screen and processor, while keeping an impressively thin and light form factor. Component downgrades mean this laptop is no powerhouse but it does the job well and few laptops at this price are so thin and light.

Samsung’s latest budget spin on a Windows touch-screen, AMD-powered, ultrabook-esque laptop has some flair, but the corners it cuts aren't worth the money saved.

The Samsung Series 9 must be rolling in its grave. The performance from the Ativ Book 9 Lite's AMD A6 processor harks back to another era. The screen is irredeemably bad, as are the speakers. If you run into this laptop, keep walking.

Das Ativ Book 9 Lite ist deutlich günstiger als aktuelle Haswell-Ultrabooks - und fast genauso sparsam, aber unendlich viel langsamer. Wer ein ultra-mobiles Notebook sucht und auf den Touchscreen verzichten kann, greift besser zu einem Ultrabook der Vorgänger-Generation: Das kostet genauso viel wie das Ativ Book 9 Lite und bietet höhere Rechenleistung sowie geringeres Gewicht.

A budget laptop disguised as a premium machine, the lack of an Intel Core processor and second-rate hardware makes this laptop hard to recommend.

Iffy screen aside, the Samsung Ativ Book 9 Lite is a great cheap laptop that's perfect for students.

Samsung works some penny-pinching magic to produce a serviceable Ultrabook-style touchscreen laptop on the cheap