The most exciting of the new line of laptops is the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra with a 16-inch AMOLED screen.
Samsung held its first event of the year in San Francisco, Cali. on February 1, where the tech giant announced three new Galaxy S23 smartphones and several new Windows 11 laptops that are part of the Galaxy Book 3 lineup.
After Samsung’s Unpacked keynote, I was able to spend some time trying out some of Samsung’s features. (SSNLF) the newest laptops, including the shiny and heavily specced Galaxy Book3 Ultra.
All of these have Windows 11 and will start shipping in just a couple of weeks. He Galaxy Book 3 Pro from $1,219, the 2 in 1 Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 starts at $1,449, while the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra–the first laptop from the smartphone giant’s Ultra brand–starting at $2,199.
The Book3 Pro and Book3 Pro 360 are available to pre-order now and will arrive on February 17, while pre-orders for the Book3 Ultra will arrive a few days later on February 22.
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Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra
After arriving at the demo area, I immediately made my way to the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra table. My first thought upon seeing the 16-inch 3K AMOLED display of the Ultra was Wow!. The screen is bright and vibrant and will be a dream to edit videos and photos or play games, especially with its 120Hz refresh rate.
As a byproduct of its 16-inch screen, it’s a big laptop with a great overall size, but that also means there’s enough keyboard space for a small number pad and, this is true of all three Book3 models I touched on, a huge touchpad A touchpad that size is great for dragging and dropping documents from one app to another, or even using the multi-screen experience between a Galaxy Tab, Galaxy phone, and Galaxy Book 3 that Samsung demonstrated.
Internally, the Book 3 Ultra will come with a few different confirmation options. You can choose between a 13th-generation Intel Core i7 or i9 processor, 16GB or 32GB of memory, up to 1TB of storage, and perhaps most intriguingly, you can choose between an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 or 4070 laptop GPU.
The latter provides the Ultra with enough graphics processing chops to be used as a dedicated photo and video editing machine or even a gaming PC. Yes, it is that powerful.
Related: Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra sharpens its focus on photography
You’ll be paying for that performance though, with versions starting at $2,199. If you pre-order, you’ll get 1TB of storage for the price of the 512GB model. You can order the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra now with delivery later this month.
Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360
Next, I stopped by the table that held Samsung’s latest 2-in-1 laptop, the Galaxy Book3 Pro 360. The entire Book 3 line has the same core design, but what sets the Pro 360 apart from the standard Book 3 Pro and Book 3 Ultra is that it has a 360-degree hinge and a 16-inch 3K AMOLED touchscreen that it also works with samsung. Pens.
That means you can flip the screen back and use it like a tablet, either with your fingers to tap and swipe your way through Windows 11 or with Samsung’s infamous stylus to write notes or draw.
There wasn’t an S Pen available for on-screen testing in the practical space, but it was very responsive to touch and the screen looked just as good as the Ultra’s. Inside the Book3 Pro 360 is the 13th generation Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of memory and 512GB or 1TB of storage.
If you pre-order the Galaxy Book3 Pro 360, you’ll get the top-end configuration of 16GB of memory and 1TB of storage for the same $1,449 price as the 512GB version. After the pre-order window, which runs through February 17, you’ll pay $1,899 for the extra storage.
Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro
Finally, I took a few minutes to review the Galaxy Book 3 ProThe laptop designed for everyday computing tasks at home, school, or even the office.
Unlike the Book 3 Ultra and Book 3 Pro 360, there were two different screen sizes of the Book3 Pro, a 14-inch and a 16-inch, each with a 3K AMOLED display.
As a side note, how crazy is it that all of the Pro laptops Samsung announced today have 3K AMOLED displays? More of this from all the Windows laptop partners please.
But I digress.
In many ways, the Book 3 Pro and Book 3 Ultra it looked identical in design. Unless someone specifically told me what to look for, I don’t think I’d be able to tell them apart at first glance.
Both have the same giant-sized touchpad, gorgeous screen, and a limited selection of ports on either side (the same goes for the Book 3 Pro 360). More specifically, on the right side there’s a microSD card reader, a USB 3.2 Type-A port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. On the left side there is an HDMI port and two Thunderbolt 4 ports.
Internally, the professional book 3 It is equipped with an Intel Core i7 processor, 16 GB of memory and 512 GB or 1 TB of storage. As with the rest of Samsung’s pre-order promotions, if you order a Book 3 Pro before February 17, you’ll get the most storage for free.
Standard pricing for the 14-inch variant is $1,219 for the 512GB model or $1,649 for the 1TB model. You’re looking at $1,319 for 512GB or $1,749 for the 1TB 16-inch model, all of which are available for book right now.
Prices are accurate and items are in-stock at time of publication.
