The extra reach you get from it on the 3k resolution really made a difference for me. I always run out of space when dragging files across the screen on smaller ones!
Agree with you mate, the touchpad is a let down for this product. Also, nearly fell of my chair when I heard this thing has a manufacturer claimed 22hr battery life! Seems like someone somewhere is running a bet to see which company can make the most ridiculous battery life claim on these snapdragon laptops!
13 real hours of battery life is a game changer for me, especially if the fan stays quiet. Will wait how it elvoves and potential deals. But finally we are not forced to move to a Mac.
@@adanalifenasi01fenasi45Mate spend 2-3000 dollars for a macbook bro. Trust me bro its only 4 year old hardware bro. Come on bro apple is the best bro trust me
But you are still forced to move to either Windows or Mac. Which doesn't change anything, but it will change when 6.12 will the upstream driver support enabling lots of operating systems to be able to run on these laptops.
Love mine! Build quality is top notch, the 16" screen is fantastic, great keyboard and trackpad. Performance is great, not best for gaming, but more than enough for heavy mutl-tasking 👍👍
@@SanathNarayan On low settings sure, but at this price point, there's much better options for gaming! Battery life with heavy multitasking got me 7-8hrs. Now just media alone almost gets to the 20hrs which is nutsss
Yeah exactly Gaming and Google Drive aside these are now ready for prime time. I really don't consider Games a major negative too. There are much more equipped Gaming PCs.
This laptop is absolutely amazing. I've had it for 9 days already and the trackpad is not a problem. Battery life is amazing and size and weight super!
I absolutely love mine. The track pad size isn't an issue for me to type on at all. First Window's machine that I'm actually keeping and stoked about. The screen is top notch, keyboard feel is 10/10. It's fast, dead quiet and the battery is superb. The only complaint I have are the speakers. Not the best
Honestly I found Apple's big trackpads on the 16 inch Macbook Pro also really uncomfortable -- I returned it for a 14 inch and that was part of the reason why
Apple hate is getting blind. Apples keyboard is proparly placed even with a full sized function row and the trackpad is centered where it should be. Yes apple can do things better.
My Surface Laptop 7 with SD X Plus/512GB arrived the other day. Man it's good. As smooth as the M1 Air (haven't used M2/M3). Seems to me unless you Game or use Google Drive these are now for everyone (Adobe apps coming soon). Significant improvement over any Intel laptop I've used.
About the palm rejection of the HUGE touchpad as of September 2024 - I believe firmware updates have fixed this issue once and for all. I personally have not experienced any issues with palm rejection at all.
@bradavon and who said it's only can be centered with the main keyboard part..? The numpad us good, but if it's part of the keyboard, then the designers should find the new center of the keyboard instead of keeping the trackpad on the same spot like without the numpad..
@@Omar-kl3xp They put it so that it is centred on the keyboard since that laptop has a numpad. That way you can switch between typing and mousing easier. But I agree that it looks bad.
The touchpad size is absolutely the same as on MacBook Pro 16''. Every issue you listed related to the touchpad is absolutely true but once used to it it's not a problem anymore.
Yeah that trackpad kind of ruins it. You have almost no palm room on the left hand side, and no haptics?!??!? Seriously just copy the MacBook trackpad and call it a day. Diving-board trackpad in 2024 is not okay.
No. Macbooks trackpad is not nicer to use by comparison. Smaller trackpad and normal click is much better. When I switch from my work MB Pro to Asus Zephyrus, it feels much nicer and I don't misclick
@@MartinzWthat’s definitely a lie ,MacBook trackpad in my opinion is easily the best trackpad out there and it is been like that for over a decade at this point .anyone that used windows laptops and MacBook knows that MacBook trackpad are just better . Samsung could just copy the same tech and make the trackpad better for their laptop like it is insane that in 2024 they still deliver trackpad like that when this technology existed for over a decade.Btw I have tried many different windows laptops ,I have tried dell , ASUS and lg too ,none of them came close to MacBooks trackpad ,that’s one of first things I noticed when I switch between MacBooks to windows laptops .At the moment I have a fell Xps laptop and a MacBook m3 max for work .
@@MartinzW you must be a masochist to like that kind of trackpad. Who misclicks on a MB trackpad lol I don't think I ever have. I mean maybe if you have tap-to-click instead of press-to-click turned on.
@@chuck7415 This is so weird to me. I haven't used press-to-click other than to drag and drop in at least 5 years. Why do people prefer it over tap-to-click?
The track pads not that bad, just kinda shocking at first. Great palm rejection and much smoother surface than I felt on the Surface 7. Glad I got mine.
The ultra mega trackpad trend is definitely annoying. I have my pointer speed high enough that a huge trackpad isn't necessary, so it ends up just being wasted space.
I'd like to see comparison of some x86 apps running on latest Intel laptop CPUs vs on Snapdragon. How good is the translation layer? Because many Windows apps are not getting an ARM port any time soon: it's not like anyone can drive the transition to ARM like Apple were able to do. Windows ARM will still be niche in 2 years, plenty of consumers and business customers will still be playing safe and buying Intel/AMD. Most devs are not going to port their apps to ARM for a tiny percentage of users.
@@tally1604 stop talking your nonsense the Microsoft model one doesn't have it and I have a Dell and an Asus laptop at home both bought at BestBuy in Canada which does not have the crap French weird keyboard on them!
@tally1604 That might be a Quebec law but it certainly isn't a Canadian one. Both languages are official but that doesn't mean French keyboards for all. No need for the rudeness.
Too many issues for me. Lenovo Snapdragon X Elite version is better. The biggest advantage is synchronization with a Samsung S23/S24 phones and using Lightroom & Adobe Photoshop on those cellphone photos.
Nice battery life! I do a lot of writing and photo processing, so that big touchpad is going to be a dealbreaker for me. But yeah, I think there should be more options for ports on both sides, I can see how that would make it more difficult to cram everything into the chassis. Bigger isn't a problem for me because I love the nice screen real estate. My laptop is for working on, the entertainment options aren't all that important, but I can see how that would be an important aspect for gamers. As I move into making more videos, the camera recording options could prove valuable. Having a touchscreen on a laptop hasn't really been something I use as much as I thought I would, but my laptop is a 2-in-one and that's when I use it most. Also, being a 2-in-one, it lays flat for me to share something with someone on the other side of the table. The Galaxy share stuff is pretty cool, similar to how we can share stuff between Apple devices. Great review, very valuable stuff.
@themonkeyman2790 Yeah, that's good, but only the ultra will have the 8 gen 4 most probably. I already have the S9 Ultra, and it's super big. I love it, but I want a smaller one next time. So that's unfortunate.
I was in two minds. Go for the 14 or 16 inch. Went for the 1tb for the "better processor" Muscle memory with older laptops and smaller track pads, but you get used to it. Going to do a Marathon of Tom's videos to see if I get the 14-15 hours. Anyone noticed a difference between edge and chrome? Task manager shows Edge uses more Ram, not by much but because these processors are very new, want to get the best performance/battery life.
Fast forward 2 months and I just received a mailer from Best Buy, which brought me back here: 16inch is $1099 and 14 inch is $899 for the 16/512GB model. It is a lot more tempting now!
This one stands out for me due to the oled screen and its anti reflection technology samsung uses on the s24 ultra. Love the phone screen and might love this laptop more. But yes, i will be waiting for the next gen Snapdragon, haptic trackpad, SD card, change the usba to usbc on the right side and better speaker. Then it will be a real competitor to Apple or any other brands.
Copilot is meant for developers. So, it's there for getting as much info off that laptop it can. Also, features, increased telemetry additions can be added on at will. Not the same as reprogramming the chip. But, utilizing the power of it for additions.
You're not overreacting. It IS a dumb design. MacBook's large trackpads are symmetrical with the design and size of their body. That off-center trackpad on the Samsung just looks wrong. Furthermore these companies that make Windows laptops should do their own designs. When a company tries to copy a competitor's hardware look and feel it ends up being a bad clone. Great video!
Galaxy book with smaller display has centered trackpad as it doesn't have a number keys on the side. They have to make it off centre with number keys as they have to centre the trackpad w.r.t the qwerty keys
With 16“ display, I always would expect a full keyboard with those four arrow keys on the number keys. Very convenient. I also would always prefer a Displayport on a PC, because I will connect it to a display and not to a TV set. Displayport also is one or two generations ahead of HDMI.
I have a question. Mine flickers for like a second sometimes when i start up or open the laptop after not using it for a while. Does that happen to you?
I guess you the only one who pointed out the issue(Thank you) with big trackpad and uncomfort it brings for typing due to its size. Thats my concern ever since I saw this huge trackpad in 4series galaxy laptops
10:04 Thanks for telling not to buy 😂 i know those are minimal use , but me hard gamer's , I don't buy it ❤❤❤❤ i go for Intel u series or Amd chipset... , That more fps for Gaming ❤
The power brick is the reason I bought Galaxy Book Pro 2. I have one charger for all my devices. It is super convenient and environmentally friendly. Samsung makes great laptops.
I actually love the mouse pad. I think it's funny that folks complain about clicking, when I almost never actually click anymore. Taps and gestures are way better and Samsungs is super responsive
If the screen was detachable or opened 360 degrees I would buy one. After selling my Ipad and started using my Galaxy book 2 360 I am loving it. But I wish it had little bit of more umph ! I am a gigging musician and it is way more convenient to have a full working Windows than a mobile OS system as a tablet looking like device...
NUM pad sucks because it skews the keyboard to the left. Why can't manufacturers just keep the main keyboard centered like MBP, but add one vertical key column on each side? That will be 10 customisable keys that you can assign to anything you need.
I don't mind the large trackpad, but I am not keen on the diving board design and would a prefer a haptic feedback version. I wish Samsung would produce a 360-model with stylus support and face logon camera. I would go with the 16-inch 1 TB model to get the Snapdragon X Elite with the higher performance GPU. Qualcomm need to significantly improve GPU performance in the next gen X Elite processors and include support for ray tracing.
i have the gbp360*1/13.3/pink. I would go the same design or a 12.5 with an arm. for that battery life . and because i kind of steer away from tablets over 10.5" (prefering the 8").... but then again i would prefer a squarer aspect phone 5.8" 4:3 for bigger buttons also 😅. everything else is on my desktop (which I'm slowly trying to shrink, and water cool(maybe))
Thx for the video, how would you compare the OLED display to the ASUS G16 2024? I noticed that the Samsung screen is 8-bit and I believe the ASUS G16 is a 10-bit display.
Premiere Pro isn't supported (won't install), and Blender runs VERY slowly. I will try to make a video about this in a few weeks, but currently it's a bit of a messy situation
I need the GPU performance to go up significantly. While I have a gaming PC at home. I need my laptop to be able to handle some light gaming as well. I recently got an intel Ultra 7 instead of SD X Elite because that has a better GPU but I really think ARM laptops are the future so hoping the next Gen has much better GPUs so I can jump ship next year.
I spent a decent amount on Galaxy book 3 ultra, the super slim display got a hairline crack out of no where. It happened on a day when it was placed on a table. Yesterday, one of the type C port stopped working. No doubt battery life is decent but it's not what they promise on paper. Don't go for it if you don't store money in jute bags.
I can't understand why a qualcomm chip would even need a fan. No tablet, phone or previous qualcomm laptops needed one. I'm on one that rarely gets hot.
Please compare this amoled gorilla screen with other oled matte and glossy screens (like galaxy book 4 vs matte lg g16 vs glossy gram or zenbook) in games (I am interested amoled will be better looking or not)
This track pad is really weird. I had to stop wearing bracelet because it was scratching the trackpad. Also, this trackpad is actually not precise and not smooth. I had ROG Zephyrus (I still do) and compared to that track pad this track pad is not precise at all. Keyboard is nice and you can type really fast on this keyboard. Battery life is excellent on day to day use. One thing that is missing on this video is that some software don't work. I have to use VPN to get into my work place network and VPN don't work on this laptop. Samsung really have to work on design and positioning of this trackpad.
The touchpad is dumb. I don't mind the bezel at the bottom, since it's better for when you do work and its at eye level. I'm glad that the fan noise is not noticeable now compared to their previous laptops where you will hear the fan ramp up because you opened an app. I still find OLED displays better than AMOLED, though, because I found that OLED displays are still better for dark scenes. I still dislike Samsung laptops - and OEM laptops in general - since they have a lot of bloatware that I don't like seeing in my Task Manager.
@Thetechchap Trust me, HUGE touchpad problems are worth it because sometimes you need a runway to navigate your spreadsheet. It's a lot better than complaining about a small touchpad: like asking who needs precision when you can play ‘Where’s Waldo’ with your cursor?
I don't know about anyone else, but I don't need my laptop to be as thick as a USB A slot. I'd happily trade a little for some rigidity/power, while remaining mostly slim.
Thank you. That touchpad looks obnoxious. I currently have an HP laptop, which is struggling, but I also have a Samsung phone, watch, and earbuds. Two of my adult kids have iOS everything because it integrates, so I thought, why not integrate my future laptop? I'm looking seriously at a Samsung laptop. I think you've convinced me to look at the 14" model.
It's annoying Samsung is keeping their Quick Share app for their Samsung ARM PCs only but for Intel PCs there's a version of Quick Share on the Windows Store for any Intel PC, not just Samsung's Intel PCs 🤔
@@Thetechchap Okay so i bought a monitor but i dont know how to access windows on it and web browser? do i need a pc for it or a laptop to connect it and have windows on my monitor?
I liked you video but I want to buy a 14 inch galaxy book with x elite and it is available for $900. I think it is a very good deal on bestbuy. Please tell how would it go.
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Hey Chaps! Big question... do we like the HUGE touchpad?
The extra reach you get from it on the 3k resolution really made a difference for me. I always run out of space when dragging files across the screen on smaller ones!
it is okay. i do not mind it
@itcamefromabox fair enough!
Agree with you mate, the touchpad is a let down for this product. Also, nearly fell of my chair when I heard this thing has a manufacturer claimed 22hr battery life! Seems like someone somewhere is running a bet to see which company can make the most ridiculous battery life claim on these snapdragon laptops!
Nope. Regarding your question, yes, it is dumb
13 real hours of battery life is a game changer for me, especially if the fan stays quiet. Will wait how it elvoves and potential deals. But finally we are not forced to move to a Mac.
mate get a macbook pro 16 inch 2021 21 hours batter life , if you use in lovest settings and etc you get few days of battery life
@@adanalifenasi01fenasi45Mac OS is yucky
@@adanalifenasi01fenasi45Mate spend 2-3000 dollars for a macbook bro. Trust me bro its only 4 year old hardware bro. Come on bro apple is the best bro trust me
But you are still forced to move to either Windows or Mac. Which doesn't change anything, but it will change when 6.12 will the upstream driver support enabling lots of operating systems to be able to run on these laptops.
best buy is selling it for $850 right now
Love mine! Build quality is top notch, the 16" screen is fantastic, great keyboard and trackpad. Performance is great, not best for gaming, but more than enough for heavy mutl-tasking 👍👍
can we play apex/fortnite?
hows the battery life on norma;l usage?
@@SanathNarayan On low settings sure, but at this price point, there's much better options for gaming! Battery life with heavy multitasking got me 7-8hrs. Now just media alone almost gets to the 20hrs which is nutsss
Hi,,, did you check if the screen supports S-Pen?
@@mao9008 No s-pen support :[ the screen is very responsive so I'm surprised they didn't include that support 🤔🤔
Yeah exactly Gaming and Google Drive aside these are now ready for prime time. I really don't consider Games a major negative too. There are much more equipped Gaming PCs.
This laptop is absolutely amazing. I've had it for 9 days already and the trackpad is not a problem. Battery life is amazing and size and weight super!
What settings are you using? I literally get like 3 hours max. Just bought it.
@shanestocks89 you are joking
How is it after three months
@@asdfghjk8876 Still amazing. Snappy and battery life is something I don’t think about.
I absolutely love mine. The track pad size isn't an issue for me to type on at all. First Window's machine that I'm actually keeping and stoked about. The screen is top notch, keyboard feel is 10/10. It's fast, dead quiet and the battery is superb. The only complaint I have are the speakers. Not the best
Hello, i am thincking of getting one of these, do you still reccomend them?
@FreddieThurstans yes i still love mine
You're overreacting. Everyone has a problem with it until Apple does it
It's uncomfortable to use though (for me at least). Apple's is big, but not THAT big
Honestly I found Apple's big trackpads on the 16 inch Macbook Pro also really uncomfortable -- I returned it for a 14 inch and that was part of the reason why
Agree 100%
The smaller the trackpad is, the faster you can navigate, the less tired your hands will be. I think they should make the trackpad smaller for sure.
Apple hate is getting blind. Apples keyboard is proparly placed even with a full sized function row and the trackpad is centered where it should be. Yes apple can do things better.
My Surface Laptop 7 with SD X Plus/512GB arrived the other day. Man it's good. As smooth as the M1 Air (haven't used M2/M3). Seems to me unless you Game or use Google Drive these are now for everyone (Adobe apps coming soon). Significant improvement over any Intel laptop I've used.
how long does surface laptop7 last
With a video loop back test he did, a RUclips Andrew Marc David did the loop back on Surface Laptop7 and got 22 hours.
I mean google drive will probably work in a few weeks.
😂 even reviewers get confused which version they have 😂
There’s like 5 different kinds of galaxy book too!
@Thetechchap yeah it's just funny that it can happen and the names r terrible
@@Thetechchap 0:41 0: 1:15 1:57 2:04
@@markpond8136what’s the issue there?
@@Thetechchap yeah when they announced it I was like... so is the edge supposed to be better than the ultra? worse? or what
About the palm rejection of the HUGE touchpad as of September 2024 - I believe firmware updates have fixed this issue once and for all. I personally have not experienced any issues with palm rejection at all.
i hate that the touchpad is not centred
Num pads are useful though.
@@bradavon if you need a number pad that badly, get an external one
It is centered for the 14" one.
@bradavon and who said it's only can be centered with the main keyboard part..? The numpad us good, but if it's part of the keyboard, then the designers should find the new center of the keyboard instead of keeping the trackpad on the same spot like without the numpad..
@carlwheezer1544 having an external one kinda defeats the point of portability. People use numpads for their jobs especially with excel.
Every laptop that has off center touchpad is a no go for me
Yh I agree, why would they even positioning that way in the first place ? , it is just weird
@@Omar-kl3xp They put it so that it is centred on the keyboard since that laptop has a numpad. That way you can switch between typing and mousing easier. But I agree that it looks bad.
Samsung wanted to pull an Apple with the trackpad and over did themselves😂
The trackpad and lack of facial recgonition.
And yet Apple's trackpad is actually good and is haptic while Samsung had driver issues with the trackpad for years.
Non-expandable storage too. That's close to a deal breaker for a Windows laptop.
@@ArthropodSpidey Remember all the years of Apples butterfly keyboard? Don't flatter yourself! 🙄🙄
The touchpad size is absolutely the same as on MacBook Pro 16''. Every issue you listed related to the touchpad is absolutely true but once used to it it's not a problem anymore.
That preview pic has so much greeting card energy
haha.. thank you. 🙃
Yeah that trackpad kind of ruins it. You have almost no palm room on the left hand side, and no haptics?!??!? Seriously just copy the MacBook trackpad and call it a day. Diving-board trackpad in 2024 is not okay.
No. Macbooks trackpad is not nicer to use by comparison. Smaller trackpad and normal click is much better. When I switch from my work MB Pro to Asus Zephyrus, it feels much nicer and I don't misclick
@@MartinzWthat’s definitely a lie ,MacBook trackpad in my opinion is easily the best trackpad out there and it is been like that for over a decade at this point .anyone that used windows laptops and MacBook knows that MacBook trackpad are just better . Samsung could just copy the same tech and make the trackpad better for their laptop like it is insane that in 2024 they still deliver trackpad like that when this technology existed for over a decade.Btw I have tried many different windows laptops ,I have tried dell , ASUS and lg too ,none of them came close to MacBooks trackpad ,that’s one of first things I noticed when I switch between MacBooks to windows laptops .At the moment I have a fell Xps laptop and a MacBook m3 max for work .
@@MartinzW you must be a masochist to like that kind of trackpad. Who misclicks on a MB trackpad lol I don't think I ever have. I mean maybe if you have tap-to-click instead of press-to-click turned on.
@@chuck7415 This is so weird to me. I haven't used press-to-click other than to drag and drop in at least 5 years. Why do people prefer it over tap-to-click?
The track pads not that bad, just kinda shocking at first. Great palm rejection and much smoother surface than I felt on the Surface 7. Glad I got mine.
The ultra mega trackpad trend is definitely annoying. I have my pointer speed high enough that a huge trackpad isn't necessary, so it ends up just being wasted space.
I'd like to see comparison of some x86 apps running on latest Intel laptop CPUs vs on Snapdragon. How good is the translation layer? Because many Windows apps are not getting an ARM port any time soon: it's not like anyone can drive the transition to ARM like Apple were able to do. Windows ARM will still be niche in 2 years, plenty of consumers and business customers will still be playing safe and buying Intel/AMD. Most devs are not going to port their apps to ARM for a tiny percentage of users.
And these predictions are based on what, exactly?
@@OluwadiyaKehindeThe past 5 years of Windows on ARM
The only problem I have with Samsung laptops is that in Canada there is only option for the weird bilingual keyboard.
C'est la loi qui l'exige. Le Canada n'est pas monolingue comme les USA. Si ça te dérange, vas te déménager là-bas. Bon voyage.
@@tally1604 stop talking your nonsense the Microsoft model one doesn't have it and I have a Dell and an Asus laptop at home both bought at BestBuy in Canada which does not have the crap French weird keyboard on them!
@tally1604 That might be a Quebec law but it certainly isn't a Canadian one. Both languages are official but that doesn't mean French keyboards for all. No need for the rudeness.
Too many issues for me. Lenovo Snapdragon X Elite version is better. The biggest advantage is synchronization with a Samsung S23/S24 phones and using Lightroom & Adobe Photoshop on those cellphone photos.
Nice battery life! I do a lot of writing and photo processing, so that big touchpad is going to be a dealbreaker for me. But yeah, I think there should be more options for ports on both sides, I can see how that would make it more difficult to cram everything into the chassis. Bigger isn't a problem for me because I love the nice screen real estate. My laptop is for working on, the entertainment options aren't all that important, but I can see how that would be an important aspect for gamers. As I move into making more videos, the camera recording options could prove valuable. Having a touchscreen on a laptop hasn't really been something I use as much as I thought I would, but my laptop is a 2-in-one and that's when I use it most. Also, being a 2-in-one, it lays flat for me to share something with someone on the other side of the table. The Galaxy share stuff is pretty cool, similar to how we can share stuff between Apple devices. Great review, very valuable stuff.
Not over reacting. The ridiculous trackpad size was my deal-breaker too.
For future model:
Center trackpad, make it smaller, haptic
Remove numpad
Make chassie the same thickness on the side
I need Numpad
It already exists. Get the 14 inch model.
I love the numpad
Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra with Snapdragon x gonna be the best tablet with that amoled display
Unfortunately, it's not gonna have an X chip
@@eemoot no problem according to the leaked benchmarks, the sd 8 gen 4 is more powerful than most laptop cpus.
@themonkeyman2790 Yeah, that's good, but only the ultra will have the 8 gen 4 most probably. I already have the S9 Ultra, and it's super big. I love it, but I want a smaller one next time. So that's unfortunate.
I was in two minds. Go for the 14 or 16 inch. Went for the 1tb for the "better processor"
Muscle memory with older laptops and smaller track pads, but you get used to it.
Going to do a Marathon of Tom's videos to see if I get the 14-15 hours.
Anyone noticed a difference between edge and chrome? Task manager shows Edge uses more Ram, not by much but because these processors are very new, want to get the best performance/battery life.
Fast forward 2 months and I just received a mailer from Best Buy, which brought me back here: 16inch is $1099 and 14 inch is $899 for the 16/512GB model. It is a lot more tempting now!
I just bought the 14 inch. From Samsung £1.189.22 through Defence discount service. Arriving tomorrow.
This one stands out for me due to the oled screen and its anti reflection technology samsung uses on the s24 ultra. Love the phone screen and might love this laptop more. But yes, i will be waiting for the next gen Snapdragon, haptic trackpad, SD card, change the usba to usbc on the right side and better speaker. Then it will be a real competitor to Apple or any other brands.
3:20 Why did you just throw the end of the Cable on the Laptop? It could give it scratches
it survived
Copilot is meant for developers. So, it's there for getting as much info off that laptop it can. Also, features, increased telemetry additions can be added on at will. Not the same as reprogramming the chip. But, utilizing the power of it for additions.
You're not overreacting. It IS a dumb design. MacBook's large trackpads are symmetrical with the design and size of their body. That off-center trackpad on the Samsung just looks wrong. Furthermore these companies that make Windows laptops should do their own designs. When a company tries to copy a competitor's hardware look and feel it ends up being a bad clone. Great video!
Yes exactly! 👍
Galaxy book with smaller display has centered trackpad as it doesn't have a number keys on the side.
They have to make it off centre with number keys as they have to centre the trackpad w.r.t the qwerty keys
With 16“ display, I always would expect a full keyboard with those four arrow keys on the number keys. Very convenient. I also would always prefer a Displayport on a PC, because I will connect it to a display and not to a TV set. Displayport also is one or two generations ahead of HDMI.
My m1 macbook pro 16 already died on me while my phone and tablet are Samsung so glad they Stepping up game make a good replacement!
They have done great. But why can’t more companies do simple naming.
M1 with Pro and ultra.
M2 with Pro and ultra.
And so on it’s fairly simple
Yep agreed, even their phone chips are easier to understand (8 gen 1, gen 2, gen 3 etc)
Because, unlike Apple, windows machines come in a lot of varieties, even from the same vendor. Thay is how Apple gets away with only 2 simple names.
I have a question. Mine flickers for like a second sometimes when i start up or open the laptop after not using it for a while. Does that happen to you?
My main problem with the trackpad is not the size but the fact it is not centered at all
I hate it to
32GB RAM or replaceable RAM and I would have bought it. Went for the smaller Yoga Slim 7x instead :')
I guess you the only one who pointed out the issue(Thank you) with big trackpad and uncomfort it brings for typing due to its size.
Thats my concern ever since I saw this huge trackpad in 4series galaxy laptops
Just bought mine and i'm excited to use it for the next 3 years of Studying.
10:04 Thanks for telling not to buy 😂 i know those are minimal use , but me hard gamer's , I don't buy it ❤❤❤❤ i go for Intel u series or Amd chipset... , That more fps for Gaming ❤
My big problem with these laptops is not the big trackpad it is the app support that bugs me.
The power brick is the reason I bought Galaxy Book Pro 2. I have one charger for all my devices. It is super convenient and environmentally friendly. Samsung makes great laptops.
I actually love the mouse pad. I think it's funny that folks complain about clicking, when I almost never actually click anymore. Taps and gestures are way better and Samsungs is super responsive
If the screen was detachable or opened 360 degrees I would buy one. After selling my Ipad and started using my Galaxy book 2 360 I am loving it. But I wish it had little bit of more umph ! I am a gigging musician and it is way more convenient to have a full working Windows than a mobile OS system as a tablet looking like device...
NUM pad sucks because it skews the keyboard to the left. Why can't manufacturers just keep the main keyboard centered like MBP, but add one vertical key column on each side? That will be 10 customisable keys that you can assign to anything you need.
Hello, does the edge have pen or Stylus support?
I don't mind the large trackpad, but I am not keen on the diving board design and would a prefer a haptic feedback version. I wish Samsung would produce a 360-model with stylus support and face logon camera. I would go with the 16-inch 1 TB model to get the Snapdragon X Elite with the higher performance GPU. Qualcomm need to significantly improve GPU performance in the next gen X Elite processors and include support for ray tracing.
at the moment, u will buy for necessity edge4 16" or an hp 17" with 155h and 32gb ram, full hd? will use for coding
i have the gbp360*1/13.3/pink.
I would go the same design or a 12.5 with an arm. for that battery life . and because i kind of steer away from tablets over 10.5" (prefering the 8").... but then again i would prefer a squarer aspect phone 5.8" 4:3 for bigger buttons also 😅. everything else is on my desktop (which I'm slowly trying to shrink, and water cool(maybe))
Helpful review. BTW, Please compare Intel 7 ultra powered Galaxy Book 4 pro with this Snapdragon powered Galaxy book Edge.
Edit: 7ulta, not i7.
7 ultra
@@leohart88 ya sorry, my mistake, not i7. It should be core 7ultra. As a habit I said i7.
the main advantage is battery life U7 only last for ~4.5hrs but thr Xe can last for 9+hrs
Great video, what fan mode were you on?
for benchmarking, the high performance mode. Otherwise the default balanced
@@Thetechchap Great, thanks
How good is it with Affinity/Adobe?
Thx for the video, how would you compare the OLED display to the ASUS G16 2024? I noticed that the Samsung screen is 8-bit and I believe the ASUS G16 is a 10-bit display.
Over reacting or not, i love the honesty, makes me believe your other reviews are legit
I just have a question regarding if this will run da Vinci resolve smoothly or not ??
Could you make a video on how these snapdragon processors performs while using video and photo editing software, blender and other stuffs .
Premiere Pro isn't supported (won't install), and Blender runs VERY slowly. I will try to make a video about this in a few weeks, but currently it's a bit of a messy situation
@@Thetechchap Okay ,will be waiting.
We bought a laptop from Lenovo and not happy with it's performance since the lack of media centric approach. So we will definitely give second thought
I dunno, the screen wobble looks kinda bad for me.
I need the GPU performance to go up significantly. While I have a gaming PC at home. I need my laptop to be able to handle some light gaming as well. I recently got an intel Ultra 7 instead of SD X Elite because that has a better GPU but I really think ARM laptops are the future so hoping the next Gen has much better GPUs so I can jump ship next year.
What about compatibility? I was unable to run a java program with mine. Can we expect thoese problems to be solved within weeks?
What version of Java?
Really hoping we see a Surface Laptop Go running the SD Elite Plus. We now need mid range laptops because a grand is to much for s tonne of people.
Or with the X Plus - yes!!
For people who use Adobe apps and 3d modeling, would this computer be strong enough?
Track pad is nice. My problem is the keyboard has a numeric pad. It throws my typing off. Going to exchange it for the 14"
Is it possible to disable or lock the touchpad to avoid this issue?
I spent a decent amount on Galaxy book 3 ultra, the super slim display got a hairline crack out of no where. It happened on a day when it was placed on a table. Yesterday, one of the type C port stopped working. No doubt battery life is decent but it's not what they promise on paper. Don't go for it if you don't store money in jute bags.
we need a pixel book?is the end of the cromebooks?the 00 chip version of bthe X elite is for phones?
nope! , its the most powerful of the x elites, its currently only available in the snapdragon dev kit, you can call it the m3 max of the x elite
Who else is here after the $150 price mistake 😅
Is the keyboard backlit?
Nah, strix point is the way. ARM for windows has always sucked, and I'm sure they'll get it right this time... Right? RIGHT????
I've click the subscribe's button just for that 'The Office' reference 😂 4:47
Goin' to start watching your videos!
preordered the 16 inch one for 1.200€. apparently the device only releases mid september in germany so thats that
I can't understand why a qualcomm chip would even need a fan. No tablet, phone or previous qualcomm laptops needed one. I'm on one that rarely gets hot.
Can the screen flip All the Way backwards so you can use it as a tablet?
Samsung settings look a lot more sane than the native Windows settings app. 🙂
I agree! 😅
Dont they even have different looking settings for the same thing ? I tried to do the energy setting and its a total mess.
Great review! Although The 14" and 16" do not have the same specs (different Snapdragon chip).
Please compare this amoled gorilla screen with other oled matte and glossy screens (like galaxy book 4 vs matte lg g16 vs glossy gram or zenbook) in games
(I am interested amoled will be better looking or not)
Likiing the look of the Asus Zenbook S16 BUT as you said will be waiting to see how things pan out.
Interested in the comparison of Book4 Edge with the Book4 Pro Models with Intel Core U7
Is it upgradable?
I really need a 4G/5G modem on my laptop. Is there any way to unlock the modem on the snapdragon cpus?
This track pad is really weird. I had to stop wearing bracelet because it was scratching the trackpad. Also, this trackpad is actually not precise and not smooth. I had ROG Zephyrus (I still do) and compared to that track pad this track pad is not precise at all. Keyboard is nice and you can type really fast on this keyboard. Battery life is excellent on day to day use. One thing that is missing on this video is that some software don't work. I have to use VPN to get into my work place network and VPN don't work on this laptop. Samsung really have to work on design and positioning of this trackpad.
Will u test the 14 inch model?
The touchpad is dumb. I don't mind the bezel at the bottom, since it's better for when you do work and its at eye level. I'm glad that the fan noise is not noticeable now compared to their previous laptops where you will hear the fan ramp up because you opened an app. I still find OLED displays better than AMOLED, though, because I found that OLED displays are still better for dark scenes. I still dislike Samsung laptops - and OEM laptops in general - since they have a lot of bloatware that I don't like seeing in my Task Manager.
Does anyone know Galaxy Edge 4 14" thickness 10.9mm in front side or whole side? I want to know real size (thicknest /rear side), thanks.
@Thetechchap Trust me, HUGE touchpad problems are worth it because sometimes you need a runway to navigate your spreadsheet. It's a lot better than complaining about a small touchpad: like asking who needs precision when you can play ‘Where’s Waldo’ with your cursor?
I don't know about anyone else, but I don't need my laptop to be as thick as a USB A slot. I'd happily trade a little for some rigidity/power, while remaining mostly slim.
They definitely tried to pull an apple on that trackpad, and it being off centered is honestly worse than the size of it.
Excelente video Arturo, seguimos vientdo los módulos y demás videos
I am planning to buy this. Is this good for coding and stuff ?
Thank you.
That touchpad looks obnoxious.
I currently have an HP laptop, which is struggling, but I also have a Samsung phone, watch, and earbuds. Two of my adult kids have iOS everything because it integrates, so I thought, why not integrate my future laptop? I'm looking seriously at a Samsung laptop. I think you've convinced me to look at the 14" model.
It's annoying Samsung is keeping their Quick Share app for their Samsung ARM PCs only but for Intel PCs there's a version of Quick Share on the Windows Store for any Intel PC, not just Samsung's Intel PCs 🤔
Windows on ARM is becoming popular.
Hey i have a question about monitors if you could help me out real quick?
Sure!
@@Thetechchap Okay so i bought a monitor but i dont know how to access windows on it and web browser? do i need a pc for it or a laptop to connect it and have windows on my monitor?
Which Samsung book 4 Laptop is good for Gaming ?
4:45 "that's what she said"👀
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am going to start doing creative media in collage soon do you think this will do
Is this available on my country. Philippines ? 😢😊
I ditched Windows after years, I love my MacBook Pro m3pro. with 18 ram/512 plays really nice with my iPhone
Any Improvements in gaming performance are Qualcomm's gpu driver update
I need more time to test it, but it's supposed to make a handful of games run a bit more smoothly (or crash less)
So, will the "Recall" feature come or not?
It will, but in a few weeks/months
I liked you video but I want to buy a 14 inch galaxy book with x elite and it is available for $900. I think it is a very good deal on bestbuy. Please tell how would it go.