People walk at the main office building of Samsung Electronics in Seoul. Credit: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji
The Series 5 boasts a 21.5 inch screen while the Series 7 clocks in at 23 and 27 inches respectively. The larger Series 7, designed for use in the family room, boasts Intel Core i5, 6GB of 1,600MHz DDR3 memory, a 1TB hard-disk drive and an Intel HD Graphics 4000 processor.
All three versions include DVD +/-RW Super Multi Dual Layer optical drives, HD audio, 1.3-megapixel cameras for the hand-gesture-recognition features, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support, High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and USB 2.0 and 3.0 slots, and wireless keyboards and mice.
The new devices are slated to arrive in stores on October 26 -- the Series 5 starting at $749 and the Series 7 ranging from $1,099 to $1,699.