Samsung laptops of today have a higher capacity on their solid-state disks than the older laptops from the same brand. The drive has twice the flash memory that the prototype of the same model had when it was introduced. This feat was made possible because flash-memory chip technology is continually being miniaturized.
Samsung has demonstrated solid-state disks inside the body of their laptops. They are roughly the same shape and size as the laptops' normal hard drive, so it was fairly easy to insert the SSD to replace the original hard drives. Samsung's solid state disks have multiple benefits as compared to hard disks. The SSD will access data more quickly, and this is easily demonstrated when you boot up the same model beside the laptop with a hard drive. The desktop showed up in eighteen seconds on the SSD laptop, and the hard drive laptook took roughly thirty-one seconds to get to the same point.
The second major advantage of the laptop SSD's is in the area of durability. The SSD doesn't have any moving parts, so it can withstand shock much better, and it is less likely to lose data if you drop the laptop. The third advantage is the way that the new SSD works, silently.
With all these noted advantages, one major hurdle remains before Samsung's SSD can appeal to the mass audience, and this is the price factor. Flash memory prices out at roughly thirty dollars per gigabyte, so the memory alone is $960, before you take any other costs into account. The company believes that industrial or military customers may benefit from the higher-priced models, and may be more willing to pay the extra money. They also feel that since technology is moving so quickly, it may be more affordable to more people in the future. When the newest SSD Samsung laptops were announced, flash memory cost roughly $55 per gigabyte, so the prices have already come down substantially.
Computer fans are crazy about OLED's, or organic light emitting diode displays. This technology is currently being used in cell phones, but the larger sizes are still expensive. But it's only a matter of time before Samsung says they will introduce the first OLED laptops. It may be released by year's end, and may be available for purchase by October, 2010. This laptop is reportedly 12.1 inches, but few other specifications are available at this time. It looks similar to the Air thin by MacBook, with the same basic type of keyboard.
It's not surprising that Samsung is willing to introduce an laptop with OLED. Samsung SDI is the largest display manufacturer of OLED's in the world, and they will seriously consider positioning themselves in the forefront, as laptops switch over to OLED. The Samsung OLED will not be cheap, since it is expensive to make. The price has not been released, but this will likely be a luxury laptop, available only for those who can afford it. If you're just a regular laptop user, you probably won't be in the market for these high-end computers, but the reasonably-priced Samsung laptops will still offer you versatility and durability.