SAMSUNG 15.6” Galaxy Book2 Pro Laptop Computer, i7 / 16GB / 512GB, 12th Gen Intel Core Processor, Evo Certified, Lightweight, 2022 Model, Graphite

This is my first non-Mac computer in 15 years, and all I can say is Apple lost my business for not making a 15" MacBook Air. Hopefully some day in the near future. The Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro is a wow machine though!!To have a like for like comparison I bought a MacBook Air (13.3") and The Galaxy Book2 Pro (15.6") together ... and the 15.6" Samsung is lighter than the 13.3" MacBook Air!! Let that sink for a bit. The dog-eat-dog world has gotten so crazy that 15.6" laptops have gotten lighter than 13.3" Ultra-premium laptops!!! What a wonderful time to be alive :)About the Samsung Galaxy Book2Pro:The Pros:1. Great Display - Easily better than the MacBookAir (No, I don't mean that the blacks are better, or picture is sharper. Just that a 15.6" inch AMOLED display will any day blow away a 13.3" inch Retina display. Not because is AMOLED is better than Retina, but that 15.6" vs 13.3" is a hump that you can not cross.2. Insanely light weight: This is perhaps the lightest laptop that I have handled. The fact that it is 15.6" laptop is insane!3. Noise: I believe that there is a fan, however I have never heard it. So far I use it to Code - AI/ML and consume media (Hi-Def movies/Series)4. Keyboard and track-pad - High-quality keyboard and trackpad. I don't click on the track-pad, but tap instead. That makes the experience ultra-premium and noiseless.5. Connections: While it is true that anyone plonking 4 figure $$ for a laptop, can also buy $20-$30 connectors, it does feel good to have a HDMI out built in along with 2 USB-Cs, 1 USB-A, and one micro-SD card. This an AHA moment - with the MicroSD card slot, you can expand your storage by orders of Terabytes as Micro-SD cards become increasingly cheaper.The meh:1. Battery life: - I am not one to drain my battery life entirely or reduce brightness to reduce recharge frequencies. As such I see that I have to recharge at the end of 8-9 hours. Not majorly complaining, but I would say that it will worsen with age.The Bad:1. The Stickers: It is down-right fugly when there are stickers on your laptop. I have one for energy star and one for Intel Evo. I wish these things would stop on Windows laptops.2. The speakers: I cant really hear a difference in loudness as compared to my MacBook Air, but these speakers are not very loud.3. The Hinge: The screen hinge wobbles (ever so slightly). It remains set once the angle screen angle is fixed, but I was disappointed to find screen-wobble, having come from the Mac-world.Overall - Is this a MacBook killer? - Depends. You can get a fully souped-up MacBook Air - 8 Core CPU and 8 Core GPU, 16GB Ram and 1 TB SSD for $1650 (at the time of writing). The Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro costed me about $1150. While the MacBook Air is fan-less, and will have more power and battery life - It will always be heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro, and have a smaller screen, not to mention $500 more expensive. That is what it comes down to. I am going to keep this laptop, since as of now Apple has nothing to compete in the 15" ultra-light, ultra-premium laptop space.

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First, I will note the shipping box had a hole it in when it arrived, but I couldn't find any damage the day I opened it. After a few days I started to hear a slight click whenever I opened or closed the cover of the computer . I still couldn't see anything wrong. Then about a week later I noticed the cover no longer fully matched with the corner of the keyboard when I closed it (see photo). So, I'd push it back in place and it would stay for a day or two and then misalign again. Yesterday I had a business trip for the first time since I got the computer and when I went to close it it made a loud popping sound. I discovered the case had come off the bottom of the computer where one of the hinges of the cover is at and underneath the frame of the computer was bent (see picture). I tried to bend it back into place but could not. I also noticed the frame at the bottom of the screen is starting to pull away from the screen (see picture). I'll try to get it fixed under warranty, but this has been very disappointing. Edit Samsung will not fix a physical defect under warranty. So, now I have to see how much it will cost to have someone local fix it. I might just have to buy a new computer. It definitely won't be a Samsung.

I bought this for work and it is AMAZING!. The screen looks way better than the monitors I normally have connected to it. This thing is incredibility lite and thin. The speed is wonderful as because its my work computer I always have a lot of things running on it (Many programs, 100 browser tabs open, etc.). No slowdowns at all. The only thing I do not like about it is the finish is easily finger printed up and this goes for the shinny screen too (I wish it was matte).Summery:I demand a lot out of my computer and if they only thing I can complain about is finger prints then it's great.

Review de usuario un poco más avanzado y que conoce los detalles pequeños importantes.Puntos buenos 👍1.- La pantalla es excelente a pesar de ser 1080p (los colores y el hecho de que sea amoled con los negros perfectos).2.- Lo delgada y ligera le da mucha comodidad.3.- Para escuela, trabajo y edición de videos o fotos a nivel medio es excelente, no me causó problemas de lag ni nada parecido.4.- Tamaño de 15.6 inch, es el indicado, vengo de una MacBook Pro de 13inch, esas 2 pulgadas es la diferencia que personalmente no sabía que necesitaba.5.- Las conexiones de cables son las justas.Puntos malos: 👎1.- La batería, en las reviews comentaban que duraría bastante, pero vengo de la MacBook Pro m1 y la diferencia es abismal.2.- El sonido deja que desear, si quieres ver series, películas o escuchar música (necesitarás de un parlante externo Bluetooth o por cable)3.- El brilló no es tan alto como me gustaría, me parece que son 500 nits, son suficientes pero si hallan sido al menos 800 halla sido más que perfecto.Esos son mis puntos de a cuerdo a mi experiencia de hace ya más de 1 año que la adquirí.

I bought this 10 months ago but only just now started using it. I'm weaning myself of the habit of using my Lenovo ThinkPad work laptop for personal stuff. Mostly reading online news stuff, the occasional YouTube video, editing raw photos, making lossless copies of CDs.I was able to run all my regular old apps, but not without some struggles, such as Windows not allowing some drivers to run. Laptop also had the annoying habit of always asking that I use the pre-installed McAfee, and always suggesting that I update Windows. Dude I just updated yesterday. A couple of times my sign-in pin wasn't recognized, that was another unwelcome adventure. I expect better for $1100 but it will have to do for a while.