12:55 Conclusion Book 5 pro is better than Older Galaxy Books and most mainstream laptops. But not comparable to high-end Windows laptop and Stil not upto M series MacBook mark. Overall good improvements but needs refinement.
Would be nice to also see how well these ultra portable laptops perform with a Monitor connected and see how well the cable/port handshake is between the laptop and monitor.
Great review and describes this laptop very well with personal points. I recently purchased the older Book 3 360 13.3" i7 and i5 versions on discount prices! Samsung have been using the same design for a few years now. I would look out for older models on discount or other brands with similar specs and performance. I like the Samsung experience because all of the Samsung apps on my S23 Ultra are available on my Book 3 360. I also use T7 external SSD drives as part of my Samsung ecosystem. I use other portable SSD and HDD storage, so size of internal storage is not an issue.
as someone who's used the Samsung "Ecosystem" features, not worth spending this extra on them they aren't as fluid and polished as what Samsung want you to believe
I’ve been using the 14 inch Galaxy Book4 Pro (Core Ultra 7 155H, 16 GB RAM) since April 2024 and I was really surprised to see that the 14 inch Galaxy Book5 Pro seems to be exactly the same laptop in exactly the same housing body in exactly the same moonstone gray color scheme with exactly the same AMOLED screen. It doesn’t even seem that the performance from the Lunar Lake chips makes this a compelling buy whatsoever especially benchmarked with other competitors in the Windows Market. Minus a few iterative updates (Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, Lunar Lake Processor) this is basically the same model as last year's Galaxy Book4 Pro.
Why would anyone ever change a laptop chassis that is classy and elegant, the most beautiful screen in this segment, a reallt nice and good keyboard, just to make it different? Why is everyone sio obsessed with the need to ses tech stuff ✨️aesthetically✨️ different? The battery is the most they can squeeze, the processor is updated, battery life is better. Why would it look any different? Macbook are literally the same since 2019, lenovo yoga too, who ducking cares?? Dont upgrade! There is not a single reason in the world for someone to upgrade from top of the line of a year to top of the line of the following year. Has chrome and word stopped working? Weird ahh statement
@ I’m not upgrading - my comment is mainly that Samsung does not innovate and their competitors do. Their design language and general exterior specs have the same for the past 3 years. They don’t make competitive products at the price they sell their laptops at. Lenovo, Asus are wiping Samsung when it comes to price to performance ratio and new design in the Windows Space. And as MacBook Air M2 user as well, these don’t even come close to the performance of Apple Silicon for heavy duty lifting.
I have been using 32GB RAM since 2023, and I will not pay good money to downgrade to 16GB in 2025! Samsung can sell mediocre laptop specs for premium prices to the average consumers. I'm not buying this.
@@MrDato99 When I am not working, I often have a lot of PDFs open for RPGs, and running the VTT. And they tend to fill up RAM fast. Since I went to 32gb I have not had the "Not enough memory" err and never see it go over 18 or so.
@@MrDato99 I think a lot of users are siloed only using one environment. I know I am, I rarely use Apple because my work uses Windows. So I have no real valid experience with it. Limited to only a few hours a year helping friends with issues.
13:32 I wish next time they use these specs as standard from base Book 6: ●1 thunderbolt port on either side by moving 3.5mm jack to left side. ●Repairable individual ports by removing and replacing( like few windows laptops started this trend in 2025) ● Faster charging speeds closer the limit if type c port ● Bigger battery capacity by using Silicon-Carbon battery ● Better UW camera ● 16 gb ram as standard from base Book 6 ● For higher variants Beter cooling systems for peak performance and introduction of external cooling ( Don't worry I got few great ideas which I'm implementing, and if someone asks will help by providing patents if needed)
You have got to be kidding! You want the next generation to ALSO have only 16GB RAM???? It wasn't enough for any video editing or graphics editing in 2024, it'snot enough in 2025, and I find it preposterous to accept only 16GB RAM in the next generation!
11:35 Next time it maybe similar to Apple MacBook due to new Silicon-Carbon battery if Samsung used those. 12:17 And slightly faster charging time should be better.
Love to watch a bit of Dan-Da-Dan... quick question... or 3 Would you go for this or the 360 version as they sound almost exactly the same? Also, have the intel core ultra chips ceased being shit now they're ultra? Separate subject... will you be reviewing the Huawei pura 80?
"Alternative" doesn't really make much sense if it costs the same as the real deal and has the same specs or worse. If you have 2 grand to spend on a laptop might as well just get a MacBook.
Pro moniker must come with anti reflective display. Also galaxy book screen wobbles, trackpad is so big that its difficult to use keyboard. No Lan cable port. If you spending this much might aswell look for other brands
I am lookong for a decent macbook pro alternative to run Linux on, but sofar no luck. This sounds promising. Macbook pro 16 user here who is not fond of macos
How far can the screen bend back? My MacBook Pro can only bend 135 degrees but I need something that can go back further to use with my Logitech Casa laptop stand.
no haptic trackpad is a complete joke in 2025... cant even consider this as premium laptop this uncentralised design is bad too, with numpad... why they just cant copy macbook on windows WHY
I must be tripping but i swear the book5 has been available since like summer, I've seen it advertised and on the samsung app, wtf is this a second launch of a product thats already out?
12:55 Conclusion Book 5 pro is better than Older Galaxy Books and most mainstream laptops.
But not comparable to high-end Windows laptop and Stil not upto M series MacBook mark.
Overall good improvements but needs refinement.
Thanks, actually useful
You're a King amongst men. Thanks.
Uncle Spurt won't admit that it is still not up to M series MacBooks because of his bias hate against Apple products.
@@kato1557 lol yeah. It's kinda pathetic
The high end windows are overpriced junk.
Still have the 1st gen Galaxy book pro and it's still AMAZING!
Me too! I love that it's less than 2lbs and so compact! A perfect travel laptop.
Lets go for 1.500.000. subscribers😎. You know this guy deserves it. To me his a very nice guy.
He is a non problematic dude. It's just his way of delivery that's honest and ruthless lol.
Would be nice to also see how well these ultra portable laptops perform with a Monitor connected and see how well the cable/port handshake is between the laptop and monitor.
7:54 Nah what is this, 2010 cam?
Samsung should had used at least early Galaxy S series UW camera.
Great review and describes this laptop very well with personal points.
I recently purchased the older Book 3 360 13.3" i7 and i5 versions on discount prices! Samsung have been using the same design for a few years now. I would look out for older models on discount or other brands with similar specs and performance. I like the Samsung experience because all of the Samsung apps on my S23 Ultra are available on my Book 3 360. I also use T7 external SSD drives as part of my Samsung ecosystem. I use other portable SSD and HDD storage, so size of internal storage is not an issue.
as someone who's used the Samsung "Ecosystem" features, not worth spending this extra on them
they aren't as fluid and polished as what Samsung want you to believe
You just have to know how to use it, takes time, theres lots of apps u gotta install and such, but much better than a overprices apple laptop
Oh be quiet, you troll.
@firstlast-wm3li ?? What other company even has a ecosystem? Hmm?
@@nttinvis I'm not talking to you, dum dum.
I’ve been using the 14 inch Galaxy Book4 Pro (Core Ultra 7 155H, 16 GB RAM) since April 2024 and I was really surprised to see that the 14 inch Galaxy Book5 Pro seems to be exactly the same laptop in exactly the same housing body in exactly the same moonstone gray color scheme with exactly the same AMOLED screen.
It doesn’t even seem that the performance from the Lunar Lake chips makes this a compelling buy whatsoever especially benchmarked with other competitors in the Windows Market.
Minus a few iterative updates (Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, Lunar Lake Processor) this is basically the same model as last year's Galaxy Book4 Pro.
??? Up to 50% improvement in battery life in the new Intel chip- just the battery life improvement alone is a huge step forward.
Why would anyone ever change a laptop chassis that is classy and elegant, the most beautiful screen in this segment, a reallt nice and good keyboard, just to make it different? Why is everyone sio obsessed with the need to ses tech stuff ✨️aesthetically✨️ different? The battery is the most they can squeeze, the processor is updated, battery life is better. Why would it look any different? Macbook are literally the same since 2019, lenovo yoga too, who ducking cares?? Dont upgrade! There is not a single reason in the world for someone to upgrade from top of the line of a year to top of the line of the following year. Has chrome and word stopped working? Weird ahh statement
@ I’m not upgrading - my comment is mainly that Samsung does not innovate and their competitors do. Their design language and general exterior specs have the same for the past 3 years. They don’t make competitive products at the price they sell their laptops at. Lenovo, Asus are wiping Samsung when it comes to price to performance ratio and new design in the Windows Space. And as MacBook Air M2 user as well, these don’t even come close to the performance of Apple Silicon for heavy duty lifting.
didn't the book 4 pro have an NVIDIA GPU inside of it instead of the Intel arc?
@@meatdepartment8901 I believe that was limited to the 16 inch flagship version - the 14 inch runs Intel Arc.
Nice video
16 Gb RAM is simply not enough. Even Microsoft with the Surface limits you to 16 Gb RAM if you want one of the cool looking models.
Not enough for who? For 10% of people
I have been using 32GB RAM since 2023, and I will not pay good money to downgrade to 16GB in 2025!
Samsung can sell mediocre laptop specs for premium prices to the average consumers. I'm not buying this.
@@MrDato99 When I am not working, I often have a lot of PDFs open for RPGs, and running the VTT. And they tend to fill up RAM fast.
Since I went to 32gb I have not had the "Not enough memory" err and never see it go over 18 or so.
@ Apple is even worse...but I don't see anyone complaining...
@@MrDato99 I think a lot of users are siloed only using one environment.
I know I am, I rarely use Apple because my work uses Windows. So I have no real valid experience with it. Limited to only a few hours a year helping friends with issues.
13:32 I wish next time they use these specs as standard from base Book 6:
●1 thunderbolt port on either side by moving 3.5mm jack to left side.
●Repairable individual ports by removing and replacing( like few windows laptops started this trend in 2025)
● Faster charging speeds closer the limit if type c port
● Bigger battery capacity by using Silicon-Carbon battery
● Better UW camera
● 16 gb ram as standard from base Book 6
● For higher variants Beter cooling systems for peak performance and introduction of external cooling ( Don't worry I got few great ideas which I'm implementing, and if someone asks will help by providing patents if needed)
You have got to be kidding!
You want the next generation to ALSO have only 16GB RAM????
It wasn't enough for any video editing or graphics editing in 2024, it'snot enough in 2025, and I find it preposterous to accept only 16GB RAM in the next generation!
@@yyyyyk yes but for simple business purposes 16 would be enough, only for editing purposes we need 24gb and more
Needs type c on both the sides and please come out with an AMD version
Where's the Honor Magic 7 pro review 📷🎥 been Searching your page the whole day looking for it .
Yes me too
It looks nice
Assalamualaikum...
Salam Rajab...
I'm form Johor, Malaysia...
First...
Not worth the money. You are paying for the brand and the AI Suite.
Your also paying for a Killer Display. IRL that OLED is Killer!
yup, returned mine
I'll stick with my book 4 pro 360 ultra , i still think this Ai has a few kinks and tweaks to go. Good review, thank you.
@FarEastindy yup, don't even get me started on the camera. It's a no no for now...
The company is important when buying a laptop
That’s it then. Favourite mackem got personal
The user experience is the best on Samsung.
Good review video.I am hesitating which one to buy between Galaxy Book 5 Pro and ROG Zephyrus G14(2025).
2:29 Wish micro sd card slot was there in S series to transfer videos fasf and edit easily.
Already a W for the SpyxFamily wallpaper
Hi, where did you download your amazing wallpapers?
If you're gonna include a number pad you should at least make the second Enter key larger.
Hi, will you be doing a video on the Redmi Watch 5 (not active or lite)?
9:15 you might be surprised...😮
from 4:02, well I feel that too.
11:35 Next time it maybe similar to Apple MacBook due to new Silicon-Carbon battery if Samsung used those.
12:17 And slightly faster charging time should be better.
I want to know is there any info if they gonna release the Samsung Galaxy Book 5 ultra??
Can we get a best budget gaming laptop video please 🙏
Better than 360, they should have made it more powerful version for gaming
Love to watch a bit of Dan-Da-Dan... quick question... or 3
Would you go for this or the 360 version as they sound almost exactly the same?
Also, have the intel core ultra chips ceased being shit now they're ultra?
Separate subject... will you be reviewing the Huawei pura 80?
"Alternative" doesn't really make much sense if it costs the same as the real deal and has the same specs or worse. If you have 2 grand to spend on a laptop might as well just get a MacBook.
is the arse-end also matte fingerprint-free aluminum ?
Where do you get your wallpapers, will really want to know 💯💯
The other chris evans catching strays
Considering apple laptops market share is quite insignificant, it is comical to call alternatives to apple....
Where did you get that background pic for the laptop tho?? I need it
Pro moniker must come with anti reflective display.
Also galaxy book screen wobbles, trackpad is so big that its difficult to use keyboard.
No Lan cable port.
If you spending this much might aswell look for other brands
thumbnail look like his hand is inside the display
Never been this early ey
Any word on they releasing book5 ultra?
Damn came too early ! 54 seconds ago, no view
Story of my life, smh
I am lookong for a decent macbook pro alternative to run Linux on, but sofar no luck. This sounds promising.
Macbook pro 16 user here who is not fond of macos
Entre galaxy book4 x positivo r15 e o macbook air m1, qual é melhor ?
No 4k 120HZ Screen.
Only way windows can compete with macbooks is with a 120HZ 4K OLED display
How far can the screen bend back? My MacBook Pro can only bend 135 degrees but I need something that can go back further to use with my Logitech Casa laptop stand.
How many kidney does it cost?
Both
No Rtx 5000 GPU !!!!
SKIP this expensive weak AF trash
For that price u can get a laptop with a decent GPU instead
no offence but the frame rate is horrible i thought chrome was in low power mde
I personally don't think Samsung makes good computers, nice to look at but otherwise way too expensive for what it is
samsung wins with trade ins, never pay full price
I don´t understand why Samsung don´t build 4k Displays in their Notebooks 🤔😕???????
I think they're squeezing everything to the smaller form factor. 😅😅
Zenbook14 >
Durability, Keyboard, and the trackpad are subpar and not worth the price.
hello mate
alternative?? you mean upgrade surely.
2025: Cameras on laptops still suck. A numbpad on a laptop is just stupid. Will they ever learn from Macbooks?
Why would the numbpad be stupid?
@rayamatsoleman3985 you're definitely a pc user
Interesting…🧘🏽♂️
For a "Pro" computer it's disappointing that it doesn't have a full size SD card reader. No buy from me.
My galaxy book 5 360 bosses 21 hours autonome. In réal life its lasts max 2 hours. !!!
I am really s samsung fan but i gotta say samsung laptops are not good 😅 for that money, I can buy literally a new 5070 or 5080 laptop dude
More like a macbook air alternative. I am disappointed
40 seconds ago, sweet
From a company that makes imaging sensors... That's a pretty terrible webcam, in 2025.
no haptic trackpad is a complete joke in 2025... cant even consider this as premium laptop
this uncentralised design is bad too, with numpad... why they just cant copy macbook on windows WHY
I must be tripping but i swear the book5 has been available since like summer, I've seen it advertised and on the samsung app, wtf is this a second launch of a product thats already out?
2 MP is just bollocks
Worst product of Samsung
i hate macbook
Yup, trash as usual, all 16 inch OLED are half-assed resolution like 2.5k, 2.8k, 3.2k. While 14 inch OLEDs are commonly proper 4k.
Human eyes can't see the difference between 2k and 4k on small screens like 14 inch. (nor 16 inch)
It's a waste of money. 2k is enough.
For the money (They have to even copy the Apple tax) you can get much better, the ASUS lineup of zenbooks or vivobooks for example.