That doesn’t mean it’s ugly – far from it – but there’s just so much competition from the likes of the stunning HP Elite Dragonfly G2 that it’s hard to stand out as a good-looking laptop these days. It’s nice, but we wouldn’t quite go as far as to say the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro is one of the best-looking laptops money can buy. The color scheme is ‘Mystic Silver’ with a metallic-colored lid, while the rest of the body is white. These days, many of us are working and learning remotely, and needing to be flexible with where we work (and sometimes when we work) means a thin and light laptop is incredibly useful, and the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro ticks those boxes nicely. It should easily slip into your bag or rucksack as well, and you’ll hardly know that it’s there. The weight is impressively light as well, with the 15.6-inch model weighing just 1.05kg, which is astoundingly light for a 15-inch laptop, and means you can easily pick it up with one hand. It’s sleek and thin, with dimensions of 304.4 x 199.8 x 11.2 mm for the 13.3-inch model, and 355.4 x 225.8 x 11.7 mm for the 15-inch model, which we review here. Samsung’s Galaxy phones are well known for being some of the best looking handsets around, and the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro is another attractive device from the company. Small bezels around a bright, vibrant screen.(Image credit: Future) Samsung Galaxy Book Pro: Design These are formidable opponents from more established laptop makers, but the Galaxy Book Pro does plenty to justify its existence. Still, the asking price means it goes up against expensive laptops like the Dell XPS 13 and M1 MacBook Pro 13-inch. So, this is a high-end laptop with a price tag to match, even if you are able to find one below MSRP thanks to the release of its successor, the Book2 Pro. There’s also a 15.6-inch model with an Intel Core i5-1135G7 processor, 8GB RAM and 512GB storage that starts at $1,099.99 / £1,199 (around AU$2,200). In the US, the model with 512GB SSD costs $1,199.99. It doesn’t seem like the Galaxy Book Pro is currently available in Australia, but these prices would equate to around AU$2,000. In the UK, you can get a similar spec, but with a larger 512GB SSD for £1,099. The base model, with a 13.3-inch 1080p AMOLED screen, Intel Core i5-1135G7 processor, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, costs $999.99. The Samsung Galaxy Book Pro, as with other ‘Galaxy’ products from Samsung, is a flagship device, and that means it comes with a steep price tag. Ports: 1x USB-A 3.2, USB-C with Thunderbolt 4, USB-C microSD card reader, HDMI, combi audio jackĬonnectivity: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX (2x2), Bluetooth 5.1 Here is the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro configuration sent to TechRadar for review:ĬPU: 2.8GHz Intel Core i7-1165G7 (quad-core, 8MB Intel Smart Cache, up to 4.7GHz with Turbo Boost) Slightly cheaper now the Book2 Pro is available.Samsung Galaxy Book Pro: Price and Availability If you’re after a solid laptop for working on when out and about, its lightweight design and epic battery life go a long way toward justifying its high price. It’s so good that it boosts the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro from a decent laptop to an excellent one. That’s a remarkable amount of time, and it means you can happily work on this for a full work day without worrying about plugging it in. In our tests, it lasted between 14 and 16 hours depending on what you’re using it for. Where it really excels, however, is with battery life. Without dedicated graphics, this isn’t going to be playing AAA games or handling intensive graphical workloads, but you wouldn’t be buying it for that anyway. General performance is very good, with the 11th generation processors and ample RAM allowing you to run Windows 10 and pretty much any app you like easily. The Samsung Galaxy Book Pro proves you don’t have to make those kinds of compromises. There’s a decent array of ports, including a microSD card slot, which puts it ahead of other professional laptops that seem to sacrifice ports for slim and light designs.
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