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Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra: Windows MacBook

If you are rocking Samsung devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, you can benefit from the Samsung ecosystem like the Apple Ecosystem by integrating the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra laptop. The Galaxy Book 3 laptop has an Ultrabook design that gives top-notch experience in productivity, creative work, and gaming.

Design

The Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra comes with a 16-inch OLED or Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Samsung’s version of HDR) display. The display supports a 120Hz high refresh rate and 3K resolution (2880 x 1800). Samsung has tried to keep its design philosophy sleek and simple with a small Samsung branding on the lid. Weighing 1.79kg, the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra is lighter than the MacBook Pro 16 weighing at 2.2kg. The laptop itself is thin and sleek giving it a light ultrabook profile. The Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra has 1 USB-A, 2 USB-C with Thunderbolt 4, 1 HDMI 2.0, 1 audio jack, and an SD card reader.

Performance

The base model comes with 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD storage, a 13th generation Intel i7 CPU, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 graphics card. The laptop can be upgraded to have 1TB storage, a 13th Generation i9 CPU, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card. Equipped with high specifications should enable the laptop to cater for highly demanding image and video rendering applications.

Price

The starting price for the base model is £2,449.00 matching up to the price of a MacBook Pro. With maxed-out specifications, the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra will cost £3,049.00.

Summary

Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra gives the MacBook Pro 16 run for its money match spec for spec. With the developing Samsung ecosystem for any heavy Samsung user, the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra will make a good pairing. This great productivity laptop is sleek and perfect for travelling with enough processing power for image and video rendering.

Video: Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra Review by The Tech Chap