The company's Series 9 line has five new models. Although there's now a wider range of 11-inch and 13.3-inch laptops for consumers to pick from, these are still high-style, premium laptops, much like the original Samsung Series 9.

The 13.3-inch Samsung Series 9 and was very promising as , the gold standard of ultrathin laptops. But both the 13.3-inch Series 9 and its 11-inch brother also boasted premium prices, $1,650 and 1,150, respectively -- even slightly more than the MacBook Air.

The five new models range in price from $1,049 to $2,049 and offer more processor, memory, and storage options to choose from, while retaining the sleek duralumin design, backlit keyboard, and ultrathin, lightweight (2.89 lb., 0.62-inch) form factor.

For the same specs as -- a Core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB SSD -- you could get model NP900X3A-B01US, with a friendlier $1,349 price tag. This model is now the lower-end of the three 13.3-inch Series 9 laptops and is priced at about $300 less than the Series 9 when it first launched.

If you want more storage space, you could upgrade to the mid model with 256GB SSD, but it'll cost you $300 more, for a $1,649 retail price.