Battle of the ultra-high-res laptops: Samsung Ativ Book 9 specs vs. the world

Brace yourselves: The death of the pixel is coming.

As consumers look to cheap tablets for their basic computing needs, PC makers are putting more effort into creating luxury machines to compete with Apple's MacBooks. The idea is that if you're only going to buy one PC for serious productivity, it might as well be a dream machine—and a big part of that ideal is manifest in the ultra-high-resolution displays we're starting to see on the streets.

Soon, a wave of laptops with ultra-high-resolution displays, thin and light designs, and long battery life will be hitting store shelves. Samsung's ATIV Book 9 Plus, announced on Thursday, is just the latest example.

How do all these luxury laptops compare? We've created a chart, pitting the ATIV Book 9 Plus against Acer's Aspire S7, Asus' Zenbook Infinity, Toshiba's KiraBook, Google's Chromebook Pixel and Apple's 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display.

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