Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro Review - Keeping it Light!
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
- Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 2 is refined version of the original Galaxy Book Pro. They fixed a few things and added a faster processor! But is it worth it? Watch for the full review!
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So what do you guys think of the Galaxy Book Pro 2? Also, if you missed it I reviewed the Acer Triton 500 SE which you can find here - ruclips.net/video/hDZC6H5fLyU/видео.html
I was waiting for Galaxy book to pro 360 review so mathil I hope you will bring the review as soon as possible love your content.
Not as good as the LG Gram 16 2022 IMO. The Gram doesn't have OLED but the screen is still pretty vibrant and is taller and higher resolution. Bigger battery, extra USB-A port too.
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which one will be better? Macbook air m1 or Galaxy Book 2 pro?
I got one and it's vary pretty, but to be honest this thing is so freaking thin. I am scared to death 💀 of dropping it 😫
Glad you reviewed the regular book 2 pro and not the 360! Almost everyone in youtube reviews the 360, but some of us has no need for the tablet mode. Keep up the good work! 👍🏻
anything less than 16 gb of soldered memory on a premium laptop is honestly a crime against technology
I've been considering this and maybe two other laptops. I already have Samsung devices and I do a lot of productivity work (all microsoft office and zoom calls everyday). Thank you for the review Matthew!
I am one of those 2.5 people 🤣 Mostly need a laptop for work that I can use for some light gaming during downtime. Might seriously consider this one, especially since I just picked up the s22 ultra. Would love some more detail on the Samsung phone to laptop ecosystem. Thanks for this one!
Great review! I assume those noise readings are measured with all cores fully loaded. Do the fans spin at all when the system is idling? I hate laptops that inhale dust all day long and eventually fail due to overheating or similar...
Great review! I bought this laptop a few days ago and I'm loving it! It plays Fallout 4 at 60fps, Rise of the tomb raider at a reasonable frame rate on mid-high settings, and GTA 5 runs beautifully at medium settings. PCSX2, PPSSPP and Dolphin emulation run flawlessly. I'm getting very good battery life out of this thing as well!
I am interested in this laptop. Whats your long term experience?
Brooo your comment on the gaming performance just helped me decide on bidding for this laptop. I just got a killer deal! Seems too good to be true honestly lol but I've landed deals like this on tech before. Thank you! Will putting a little fan next to it to keep it cool while gaming 😁
does is also overheats and gets very hot after using youtube or something because mine is brand new and it gets very hot when im not even doing anything
Thanks for the Review, does this keyboard section feel not solid and sinks when pressing like in the previous model?
Don't forget developers, seems like would be a nice machine to get some Android development work done on and other programming tasks.
Excited for the video!
I have been considering this laptop as a possible replacement for my Acer Swift 3. I use my laptop mostly for office work (dozens of tabs open) with Microsoft Office, Google Suite, with some light gaming and mostly watching media content. I am a hardcore Samsung user (with phone, tab, buds and watch) so I definitely am in the ecosystem and this might just complete my Galaxy Collection. However, I wonder what certain exclusively "Samsung ecosystem" type of benefits will this have? So far in this video I've seen you use Samsung Flow which, even with my Acer laptop I can perfectly use to pair with my Samsung phone or tablet?
Besides those things I mentioned above I reallt value lightness and portability as my job involves frequent travels and with my phone, tab and other accessories always with me I'd like to just bring a light-weight laptop.
Thanks. Can you tell me your experience with glossy reflective screen ?
Thanks for this enlightening video, I am thinking of going back to Laptop in 2023, interesting review and this seems perfect for me.
Is the laptop good for programming??
I am thinking to go with galaxy book 2, so any advice??
Hi Matt. This Samsung laptop or the XPG XENIA 14? What would you get?
I have 2 questions please:
1. does the keyboard have wobble or flutter? (what about the whole trackpad / keyboard area? does it have flutter like Lenovo E15 or phavilion 15?) i have dell insperion 5559 (from the year of 8th gen intel), and the keyboard and trckpad are perfect, extremely suttle.
2. Is the fact that there is slightly big bezel on the buttom noticeable? Does it make the laptop look less premium/ luxurious?
I don't have words which would say how grateful I am🙏🙏❤
Great review as always. But whats up with the mic? Your videos were much cleaner before.
Being that there is a spare slot to add more storage, what would you recommend?
What size and socket was that slot? Looks smaller than the 2280.
Thanks for the good thorough review and removing the back. Some Reddit commenters said the second ssd drive slot was only for 2230 devices. I see it appears to be 2280.
I want to add one thing when it comes to gaming. You can totally game on the laptop if you have an egpu. The processor is very powerful and the ram is quick so if you pair this up with an egpu you will be able to play any game easily.
Nice that you took off the back lid and let us see inside, thanks and keep on.
No problem 👍
I agree with that enter button. I wonder if they make other layouts for like North America and stuff cause that enter looks like its another layout?
Hey Matt I like the new mic sounds great SM7B user as well!
Thanks!
Hi.Is this the Silver version ?.Only i would rather stay clear of the black version because of the fingerprint issue.Thankyou.
Hi. Is the second SSD slot a full sized one too?
I was about to buy a laptop and you have two options for a laptop with i7 11gen processor and rtx 3050ti. Or an i5 10gen and rtx 3060 processor, what do you advise me?
Hi Matt. Is it true, that you can´t Install any Linux Distro (Arch etc.) on any of the Samsung Galaxy Book Notebooks? I would be interested in buying one, but running Linux on it. It would definitely have the best of these Hardware resources compared to a Win11 (like Power consumption, Battery life etc.).
Been waiting for this...
Any chance you could review the new Asus TUF Dash F15? They removed the stupid 4 core processor that was in last year's model, and it actually seems like a solid laptop this time.
hello Matthew, great review as always. If i didn't have a laptop already, I probably would consider this but I don't like that i'm heading towards a samsung ecosystem. I'm only missing the Samsung watch and a samsung laptop. I have the tablet and such. However, they don't sell these laptops in my country. I guess in terms of laptops, they're not very well known here (I'm from Malaysia). Plus, there are cheaper alternatives that always gets the gold, ranging from Lenovo to acer to Asus. MacBooks take even a lesser percentile (not their iPads and iPhones though, they do surprisingly well here)but in the top range, I would say, Dell is doing pretty well. MSI laptops at one point but i'm not too sure now.
Anyway, I wish they did sell it here. I was aiming for the Galaxy Pro 360 initially since i do a lot of drawing but their android tablets are fine. I got that. pretty happy with it. I think I have too much tech on me now. Getting an iPad Air otw from a friend and I use a macbook pro intel vers for work but i game music and video production on my custom clevo laptop (love the insides, kinda meh on the outside chassis).
I wish that quickshare was on multiplatform though and not only to their laptops. However, i guess they got that from apple's handbook on keeping it close. However, if anyone is trying to find alternatives, try rdrop(dot)link . it's P2P and only in your network for file transfer. So far, no problem. snapdrop is pretty cool too but i find rdrop works well even with a few gigs worth of data.
Actually I think that I would gladly accept the ecosystem of Samsung, but not the ecosystem of Apple.
An ecosystem brings you so much convenience. However, what I like about Samsung's ecosystem is that it is not closed, unlike that of Apple.
Currently, I am using a Samsung phone, a Samsung tablet, Samsung earbuds (it came for free), a Hp laptop, and a Hp printer. They work well together.
I would not recommend Lenovo because it is a Chinese company. There is data security issue regarding Lenovo laptops (and other Chinese laptop companies like Realme and Huawei). Asus, Acer and MSI, on the other hand, have worse laptop build quality, and these companies provide very poor warranty service (I searched for statistics for customer reviews around the globe, but you could Google this and see if this applies to your region). From what I see, poor build quality and bad warranty services apply to Microsoft and Razer also.
Some people say that Hp offers horrible warranty service, but I found out the situation was better for Hp in my region, so I chose Hp at last.
Can you please do a vivobook s15 2022 i7 review. Battery life, smoothness. I am a backend web developer, would galaxy book 2 pro i7 be good if i want to use VMs, dockers in my machine?
Yes Samsung put a mini SD card reader in the laptop but not anymore in the galaxy line smartphone
And yes I have a galaxy note 20 ultra only because of the mini SD card reader
Can't wait for the version with the ARC GPU to replace my daily. Maybe I'll review it too when it comes out!
Looks like a solid laptop for general use \ students.
Very impressed with this one, GJ Samsung.
Now, bring it to other countries plz
2:30 Thank you SOOO MUCH for referring to the track pad problem. Finally someone did that. I AM SO GREATFULL🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for watching!
@@MatthewMoniz Thank YOU!!
I have 2 questions please:
1. Is this the graphite color? What color you were talking about which takes fingerprints fast?
2. Is the fact that there is slightly big bezel on the buttom noticeable? Does it make the laptop look less premium/ luxurious?
I don't have words which would say how grateful I am🙏🙏❤
Loved the video! Will you be reviewing the 360 version of the pro?
There is like 100 reviews of that on YT
Hi I’m really considering this laptop but don’t have a samsung phone… is it a deal killer ?
I'm looking for a laptop with a beautiful high contrast OLED display of 15 inches or more that is preferably above 1080p for movie watching and enjoying content. It needs to be fast enough to handle a bunch of open tabs and open programs. I won't be using it for gaming so I don't need a discrete graphics card. I'd prefer it to be thin. Any idea's? How about the Asus Vivobook Pro? Thanks.
A side numeric keypad is a must😊
I like it as a portable travel laptop for work.
I will get the Intel Arc 350m version in 2 days. I'm curious if it's good.
Really enjoy your reviews! I have one gripe and I know I'm in the minority, but I actually care a lot about how good the speakers are on laptops. I know that macbooks are basically the gold standard for laptop speaker quality and a way to compare other speaker performance by how close they get to it. It would be great in your reviews if you could consistently test out the speakers. Many laptops have very poor speakers!
Thanks for opening it up. TWO SSD slots!
May I know if GB2P 360 can using PCIe4 SSD like 990 PRO MZ-V9P2T0B/AM and enjoy the full speed of it?
Anyone have the form factor for that second NVME slot? It looks shorter than 2280. Is it 2230 only?
for the enter button you got the french keyboard for the canadian market, if you get the English one you'll be golden
How to connect it to external screen or TV? Thanks
Yeeesss! I was just looking at this laptop
Hey I got a question, are you planning to do a flow X13(without xg mobile gpu vs XPS 13 review. I think that it would be a great comparison due to their similar price points and form factor.
You didn't talk about speaker quality?
It will be much more interesting if you could focus more on the ecosystem side .
anyway great review thank you.
You can use Samsung flow on any Windows laptop for a similar experience
Do you think it's alright for animation
amazing vid as always
Legend!
@@MatthewMoniz your reviwes feel more like a normal person reviewing cause you talk about the thing people will like and hate, other yt'bers ar just tech nerds saying magic numbers.
Do you know when they'll release the next refresh of this laptop?
This just came out so next year
Does it supports properly long hours of Netflix or other streaming service? Is it a nice machine to consume media for long periods? Thanks!
Yes, if it does one thing well then media streaming is its forte, though the 13-inch is better at FHD+ (obviously).
Thank you for your review, it helped my decision and just bought the Book2 Pro 15.6" to replace an Acer Swift 5, which I really liked due to light weight and zippy quiet performance, however screen broke twice in two years. The Galaxy blows it out of the water, it has about the same weight yet larger beautiful OLED screen, much brighter and better, the sound quality really impressed me, being also very quiet and even faster. The keyboard required getting used to with the shorter travel, but like how silent it is. I had a Samsung laptop in the past that was the worst ever and was a little reluctant to buy this one. However if it keeps performing and the screen doesn't break or nothing else fails, could be my best laptop. All my previous laptops had touchscreen and pen, but never used it, didn't see the need to get the 360.
@fahad sheji it has been running very well. I love the lightweight with the large screen, imagine I had a Swift5 with a small 14” that weighted almost the same. The colors of the Amoled are very natural, adjusted accordingly, never use the max brightness, and most importantly it is fast, mine is i5, almost never running the fan, which is quiet. This week I had a weird freeze and had to force reboot then saw it began running updates. I hope the screen doesn’t have issues over time, the Swift broke twice in two years.
@fahad sheji probably depends on settings, I only used it on battery for 3-4 hours with my regular settings and was down to about 50%. I don’t believe a laptop with this weight and large screen can last 10 hours.
@fahad sheji The Book2 has a very good build quality IMO. I believe the Book1 was flimsy based on reviews. Check it at a store.
@fahad sheji As I said before only ran on battery for 3-4 hours at a time, not a whole day. I'm using battery preservation mode which only charges 85%.
Is the keyboard backlit?
I got the i7 version. It's an excellent laptop. It's speedy. The screen is unreal. Fingerprint sensor is unreliable IMHO.
How is your experience till now? I am interested in this laptop
What about the speakers, and the sound which you completely ignored while repeating yourself over and over about some of the other features and who the laptops is for
Good to know samsung isnt going fir extreme thinness like the dell xps which cant even include a headphine jack
I knew you were trying something new... that mic arm 😁
Summer time I have to use it = ) AC for my unit and neighbours is on the roof so compressor gets stupid loud and the dynamic mic does a better job of cutting it out.
@Matthew. Incoming Rant that I would love to see you address. The main use case question for the Intel 1260p upgrade is...are the use of efficiency cores increasing battery life? I don't see that addressed anywhere on the internet so I guess those efficiency cores are not enhancing battery life. How in the heck do you add for efficiency cores and not offer an efficiency core only mode to extend battery life while consuming video? I mean...WTF? Also I totally disagree with you on the aspect ratio. Thin and light laptops are more for media consumption not content creation, in which case the wide aspect ratio is far superior for video watching. Yes I am aware of the availability of the S7+ and S8+ tablets with long battery life and even better displays for pure media consumption....but case in point...me typing this.... the typing experience even with the keyboard folio is just not great ...even compared to these thin and light Pro360 keyboards. The tablets are also just NOT STABLE in a lap. The 360 pro is superior in almost any mode you use (of the 3 orientation options) compared to holding a tablet in your lap. And with a larger tablet like the + series.....they aren't very good to be held either. So we are in a weird situation where the tablets are almost limited to a desk top or solid surface while the way shorter battery life laptops are better for the lap (where you don't have a cord....see what I am getting at here???) I am still waiting for an actual laptop with full fat windows and longer battery life so that I don't have to juggle between a laptop and a tablet all day to get both a better typing experience and a longer battery life. Performance meh....I run this thing in the lowers power use mode for the use case of a thin and light as it is. Perhaps if they made an android based "tablet" with an attached 360 keyboard and MUCH longer battery life I would be happy to that..... but does anyone make that? And no...I don't want to throw money away on a chromebook.
There is another 2280 SSD M2 Slot on the GalaxyBook2 PRO if anyone is curious.
That's the uk ISO version keyboard, as opposed to US ANSI keyboard.
Can it run 4K video movies without stuttering?
Matthew, I liked that you are using a pro microphone there. I think the wobble is too much there. That could be due to your elbows' movements? You were holding your elbows on the table for maximum time in this video. Anyway, the mic movement is little distracting! Sorry for that.
Hey Muhammad, thanks for watching! I'm using this mic during the summer. Neighbouring AC is quite loud and the Dynamic mic close to my mouth does a better job of cutting out the AC noise. It's less pro than my other one but its temporary only during the summer months. There is some light sway but it's minor. I'll clamp it something to something else or look for a more solid boom arm.
@@MatthewMoniz Gotcha... I understand, it's HOT! ;p
the Keyboard "enter" button is just because the keyboard is EU design.. I have the MacBook with such enter button just because where I live.. kind of a struggle to get use to
Was wondering how he didnt know that.
You didn't mention if it's a glossy screen
16:10 / 120hz / More brightness..... AMD 6000 series with 32GB ram options..... If they can pull that off.... That would be amazing
you can buy any other 16:10 laptop anywhere else, this is one of the few 16:9 laptop left, which i like
@@cliffli798 i can live with 16:9 screens. The critical thing for me is thin and light with ryzen, 120hz and 32gb options with bright screens. Ryzen is for the battery life and acceptable power without being pluged. Razer blade 14 comes close.... But no 32gb ram options and low brightness screen. Lenovo thinkpad T14s Gen 3 should have everything i want, im looking forward for reviews on that.
@@TheLyonkoke You are right, 120hz is a must in 2022, and soon 32gb is a must as well, imo.
Asus zenbook laptop this year iirc
@@RidwanGosal i saw it! It's great but limited to 16gb , unless you go with dual screens or the one that has the lifted keyboard.
有13寸的内部布局吗？是否有15寸一样的拓展性？
Why do ppl like 16:10 for productivity? You get less horizontal space and therefore you can't fit two windows side by side.
How many hours battery last
Does Huawei laptops have eco system like the Samsung
Hope Samsung makes its display as touch.
Is this laptop good for university students?
Tx Matthew
I'm oscillating between MacBook Air M1 and GalaxyBook2Pro. I'm windows user, I make music using also a computer. I kinda doubt in overall slim design of Samsung. Hm. There are several controversies that I really don't like: Paying a lot for 12th Gen powerful processor that is cut in power to keep fans silent?
Superamoled screen is nice but the screen assembly looks extremely wobbly. I don't know. There are Pros also: Upgradeable SSD, Big screen, better connectivity. I don't know!
I just went through the same dilemma.
My 08 MacBook finally gave out and my HP probook’s harddrive crashed.
I know the Samsung is a model behind, but it’s still a great little laptop!
Anyways, I ended up buying the Samsung and the M2 MacBook Air.
Got Samsung on sale and the MacBook Air was less than the M2 Pro. So win win!
Can it run matlab smoothly
Is the second ssd slot also pci 4.0 2280 slot?
From my article reading by the reviewer stated that all 2022 release model support PCIE 4.0 instead of the previous one...please do confirm back the fact as i might be mistaken...
I just imagine if this Laptop using AMD Ryzen 6000 U series. Like 6800U for example
The zenbooks will have them and they are better in every way
@@hiphophead8053 what about usb4? Most amd OEMs have not gotten it working yet despite it being technically supported
Is it touch screen?
Please make a review on Galaxy book 2 ( 80000 )
I didn't remember there were Samsung laptops.
What's the difference between this and Book2 Pro?
Nothing it’s the same laptop. I just put the 2 after pro instead of before.
Yeay...book 2 pro 360 2nd SSD storage is utilizing m.2 ssd 2230 size meanwhile book 2 pro can add up another m.2 ssd 2280...nice! thanks Matt for the great review.... i own a book 2 pro recently and thinking of upgrading the current ssd to PCIE 4.0 and transform the current drive into a 2nd storage.
How are you going to install windows to the new drive then?
@@ildafons not going to install a new windows... instead just cloning the current windows(OS) via samsung data migration...you gonna need a m.2 pcie enclosure to do this...
@@krizallidt Oh ok that's what I'm thinking about. So Samsung data migration software can help with migrating an image of current OS and software installed on the new SSD and no need to reinstall anything it will be completely cloned?
@@krizallidt Is the software free of charge? Is m.2 pcie enclosure connected to UBS port for imaging?
Yes, at best an ultrabook and best suited to non-intensive workflows. In fact, with that awkward aspect ratio, more of a consumption device than for work. I think Samsung has rushed it out, one of the first 12th-gen, as they do with their phones, to try and get the early movers and shakers yearning for the latest 12th gen. That means that we do not get the new ARC GPUs in nearly every region, so missing that edge it could have had, although early doors the ARC350M doesn't look like a revolution, an MX450+ rather than something that will shake the market up.
Not sure I would pay anything near the asking price, last year's model lost around 50% value after 2-3 months, so although there will be fewer takers (once bitten...) I suspect some deals incoming sooner than later. Being an owner of #1 I would say wait and get a 2.5K, 90Hz OLED as a bunch of these ultrabooks will be arriving and likely to have an AMD mix, that clearly is a better all-rounder than these 12th-gens. I am not sold on 15-inch 1080p OLED due to the pixel arrangement making it a bit blurry at FHD+.
Honestly I don't think any of the Samsung laptops are that good for intensive type of work. Other than it looks slick and clean and also light I don't see why it would be any better than the competitors. It's strictly for business, but honestly with the pricing I'm not sure why you won't just get a ThinkPad or something
@@abilawaandamari8366 Yes, Samsung phones are known for form over function and they built up a fan base with this MO. Trying it now with laptops but so far a bit of a disaster with QLED being abandoned after a year due to poor quality miniLED, and now using cheap single-pane OLED with base specs. They are not bad, Samsung has provided nearly 30 firmware updates in the last year on my Galaxy Book Pro to change a very rough laptop into an average one, but not really pushing boundaries and strictly for low-power workloads.
@@andyH_England To be fair, the Book2 Pro is the thinnest and probably lightest laptop while still maintaining a good battery life out there, the only competitor that I know of is the LG Gram which is significantly thicker. No matter what people say, look matters, thin, light matter these are why the Book2 Pro price will be higher than similar specs ASUS, HP, LG.... laptops.
In my opinion, if you don't need the power, just get the Book Pro last year model they are pretty cheap sometimes around $600 - $700.
@@super_hero2 Yes, if your workflow is light and you love the look and feel then this is not a bad choice, but as I said, wait for discounts or buy last year's.
This is typically rushed by Samsung. The 16:9 and only HD resolution means few people will buy this for work (office, productivity), browsing etc This is purely for watching Netflix and casually browsing. The LG Gram is superior with 16:10 and 2,560 x 1,600 resolution. No brainer.
I personally think SOC is going to dominate modern computing with it's energy saving plus it's power
+ the ability to connect with any powerfull pc around the world
@@Eru- internet is getting better for that so I would say yeah
Finally a good review
Thanks Philip!
Where?
It would've be a great ultra book to carry around with a external GPU if it allowed us to upgrade ram and maybe use like idk MX 450/550/570 do we won't be stuck to the only iGPU
Edit:-I wonder what would happen to MX570 if it had a higher TDP
Could this potentially compete with the MacBook lineup? I'm not sure
M1 air probably ...
Not really, samsung is not a major laptop manufacturer. It's only for those people who just use their laptop for ms office and web browsing like students or journalists, accountants, lawyers, doctors etc who want a really thin light premium laptop which can go with their Android phones specifically samsung.
It depends on what you need. Battery life, fan noise, heat management, build quality the MacBook is mile ahead. The MBA has 2k+ display while the Book2 Pro has OLED but 1080p. The Book2 Pro is ahead in size and weight, 30% better multi-score. The Book2 Pro is 100-200 more expensive.
In my opinion, the MBA is still a better choice for most people due to its build quality and resale value. The Book2 Pro would be more attractive if there is a discount for about $300.
@@super_hero2 yep
it's funny the fact that you didn't like the enter
I'm brazilian and the enter of all keyboards with the pattern ABNT2 are like this and a lot of people dont like the US keyboards for typing because the enter 😅😅
It can have 5G connectivity and it has a full number pad. That’s all I want
Isn't it funny how these youtubers say the exact same things about these ultrabooks every year ? like the I5 in here is great for browsing and excell. Even though its more powerful than a desktop i7 from a couple years ago lol.
i really need your answer ASAP @Matthew Moniz becuase i need to buy a laptop and i'm thinking about this one, so i need to know the answer for the followings: MUCH APPRECIATED!!!
1. Is the fact that there is slightly big bezel on the buttom noticeable? Does it make the laptop look less premium/ luxurious?
2. does the keyboard have wobble or flutter? (what about the whole trackpad / keyboard area? does it have flutter like Lenovo E15 or phavilion 15?) i have dell insperion 5559 (from the year of 8th gen intel), and the keyboard and trckpad are perfect, extremely suttle.
I have NO WORDS to tell you how GREATFUL i am.
I have this. I love SAMSUNG. ❤
IMO the Asus Vivobook 15 OLED with a RTX3050 is a much better buy for those looking for a do-it-all laptop at a less expensive price.
its comes with a backlit keyboard?.... it seems its not!
Hey guys, remember the Samsung Galaxy Book Odyssey?
Me neither.
Have high hopes they learn from that one and make an awesome one next time
2.5 people 🤣 - Great review as always!
Thanks man!