The outside of the product is a single aluminium shell which has been sand blasted to achieve its semi-gloss finish.

The hinge of the 15-inch screen fits like a jigsaw piece onto the keyboard’s base so the joint doesn’t add any more thickness to the ultrabook’s svelte 14.9mm dimensions.

The ports – two USB 3.0, one USB 2.0, microHDMI, mic in, DC power in, VGA port – all fit within the thickest portion of the base.

There’s also an SD card slot that is cleverly integrated on the curved edge of the base

Both the lid and the base edges taper dramatically into a precisely machine polished silver edge which contrasts nicely with the darked coloured lid and base.

When you open the lid you’ll see a full sized five-row keyboard with an additional row of function keys and shortcuts.

If I had only one word to describe the Samsung 15-inch Series 9 it would be sleek.

But luckily I can use plenty more words to describe just how thin (14.9mm), light (1.65kg) and attractive the device is.