Samsung Galaxy Book 3 ULTRA Review - Windows MacBook Pro! 

Yeah, not as good as Apples unfortunately , but much improved and very good with some advantages.

Yes, this is really aimed at Samsung fans as anyone that has used a MB Pro 16 M2 would def buy the Mac. Twice the battery life on the Mac, full performance when on battery, better thermals, as good a display, better IO on the Mac, higher configs, max of 16GB RAM on a creators laptop is the end of the Samsung for any pro-creator. Better speakers on the Mac. Better trackpad, and no number pad. For the neutral Windows users I think that there are many better choices at these prices than the Ultra, though few as thin and light (not necessarily a positive in this market sector). Easy pass until the prices drop 40% or more.

@@makasete30 Not as good is debatable. Samsung makes phones, watches, laptops, TVs, Washing machines, vacuum bots etc. All work really well now. And they are mostly on sale and resale value is also okaish everywhere. Repair charges are also low compared to Apple's who are like Vampires.

@@andyH_England I have a MBP 14 M1 pro but I would gladly trade the 3-4 hours battery for some gaming on the side with windows. Price drop is a huge factor though. And they do sell 32 Gig version in the US. For windows I have an older Predator Helios which is much cheaper and upgradable but you will end up paying the doctor if you carry that tank around everywhere.

@@akarshJD Well, the "not as good" is just like "macbook killer".... If you need a laptop that runs forever then at this moment you either carry an ARM based machine or .... there is no other option. I am not an Apple user, but I still wish my Linux had that trackpad what's on my wife's Macbook. (or even the one I used 10 years ago... and refuses to work with Linux :( ) .... I am a trackball user for work and would switch to the Apple trackpad if it worked on my system as the gestures are genius and it is a very smooth experience. As for the screen... I use 3 external screens so I don't care that much for a laptop screen. I look at text when working and my gaming monitor is an ultrawide on PC and a 4K TV on PS5... so if it cranks out 100Hz and I see the text I am looking at I am OK with it... But again .... my wife's Macbook Air has a very nice display.

This is a very important point that 99% of RU-vid laptop reviewers absolutely miss. How can you be a laptop-focused tech reviewer and not know this ? This Nvidia Battery Boost is like 10 years old at this point and they still never remember this.

is there a way to disable that feature or get better performanace?

@@pranavkolambkar yes you can disable it in GeForce Experience

@@pranavkolambkar Yes, via Nvidia Geforce Experience, in settings there is a section mentioning battery settings or whatever, you can choose a higher FPS limit (default is 30) or disabled it completely (not recommended, will kill your battery, but you should not play games on battery anyway). This setting does not affect anything when you are plugged in

but didnt he get 41fps on cyberpunk?

totally agree

Exactly my thoughts

And Samsung Pass!

I just bought one of these because I need it for work purposes and MacOS doesn't support my professional apps. I bought it because it's powerful, doesn't look like a toy, & has ostensibly competitive build quality to a Macbook. The ecosystem is neat, but it's not a selling feature to "steal" from a Macbook. I'm not throwing out my iPad, iPhone, etc. to get into the Samsung ecosystem. He touched on points that someone actually cross shopping these devices might need to know about. Frankly, I'm most disappointed by the screen wobble, to tell you the truth.

​@@ggill1313I have a few questions. How is the battery life and fan noise? And is the keyboard good? I would like to use this for video editing and gaming.

indeed, i have asus zenbook. i was surprised it can run latest triple games like resident 4 remake at stable 30 fps with bluetooth xbox controller. i can say that is insane! especially my laptop size is paper thin. i play other triple aaa games with better fps and graphic edit: i played re 4 remake demo, and my laptop is thinner than the Samsung laptop showed in the video

Now imagine what kind of gaming can be done on just an iPad. It should be able to play let’s say Gta5 at 60fps if it ran natively. And thermals shouldn’t be too bad too.

@@fahmimaulana7255 mind sharing what GPU u got in your machine there?

​@@fahmimaulana7255 how's the battery n heating when you play games??

the components of that thing are going to get cooked and the lifespan is not going to be great if you plan on gaming on that thing

But it’s performance just worse on battery power unless your just talking browsing the internet.

@@Mbro-dq2do It's not worse with performance, I have the 4050, I turned off balance mode in the battery settings and set it to performance. I was still playing games on ultra settings fairly decent on battery, however you will likely get around 4ish hours doing that, if that, I haven't really tried it because I only game with it plugged in, but this device is no slouch!

​@@Mbro-dq2do Its still far more powerful than a Macbook

Except that you dont have power when being mobile…

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Samsung impressed me with this one..

​@@David-Zitathe level of improvement from the Samsung Book 2 Pro to the Samsung Book 3 Ultra is literally insane.

Imagine if we could do that with the RAM too.

Working on it!

Is the 4050 still good for gaming?

@@JustinThorson Forget about Dlss frame generation. Even the raw performance of RTX 4050 mobile is 50% better than RTX 3050ti mobile.

how long does the battery last in intensive use without being plugged in?

@@JustinThorson Yes it is, still using it as my primary gaming device, max out the settings, let me know any questions you have.

@@NomedigasYisus I haven't really tried that, I would say around 4ish hours maybe? I don't game without a power cord though, you lose performance

I agree man, I own the 4050 model because of your exact statement, I wanted a sophisticated laptop that can game but doesn't light up with tons of LED's and cheap plastics. Love this laptop!

i would have bought it if the screen was a factory matte display this hurts eyes

Great performance-poor battery life. great battery life for background task- low battery life for performance apps.

The glossy screen part is a common thing among color accuracy focused displays for some reason. The matte coating might degrade the colors slightly, that's why macbooks and stuff like that, that focus on having color accurate screens, are almost always glossy

Build quality of LG is not as good. Feels a bit plastic-y

or make it haptic touch like the macbooks or dell xps 13 plus

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@@DRPL766 my issue was that there seems to be a small 5mm deadzone when you move your finger especially at slower speeds like when you attempt precise movements. So if you try to move the pointer just a small bit, your first have to move your finger about half a cm before it actually starts moving/registering your input. It was incredibly frustrating for anything like closing chrome tabs or text editing. Did you have this issue or did this solution help at all?

I guess, I own the 4050 model, I still don't understand to game unplugged. The plug on this thing is very apple like and very portable, no giant power brick. Hands down this laptop is on a great level for Windows!

@@Larseus well sure at home you dont have to unplug. But for this to be a true mobile device you should be able to unplug and have the full power

Just wait till 2025 , Intel may release 2nm/1.8nm processor, so you will get similar performance in both unplugged and plugged condition on cpu part. GPU is handled by nvidia. Let's see how much they will do for efficiency. Even with efficiency if their is 100watt and 30watt GPU , people will go for 100watt and also criticize on battery and reduced performance while on battery😏

You wont buy it anyway so why bother hoping

The convertible (360) has not been selling well. I suspect the whole Windows convertible sector is still niche with few takers especially at these prices. I think that that market will slowly become just for a few that can work with something as cumbersome as a 16-inch convertible laptop in tablet mode.

@JWil97 yeah I won't but I just hope, maybe someday I will find a jar of gold and do who knows 🤣🤣🤣

There's the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360. It's basically the exact same laptop as the Ultra, and it has a touchscreen, spen, 360 hinge, and it's cheaper!

@LightningTech this is their first time with a proper GPU, if this one is selling well, they may make one next year. Technically, putting a 360 hinge on is nothing difficult.

Considering the TGP limitations of this laptop, probably nil. The 4070 can be configured anywhere between 35W and 115W. I can't find how much Samsung has capped the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra's at, but considering it can only charge at 100W per the video, I'm expecting it to be at the low end of that range, hugely bottlenecking the GPU.

@@michaeldendulk9225 He clearly shown in this video. That RTX 4070 in Samsung Ultra was 60W at Max.

They provided 135 watt charger in India in this same laptop❤❤

Hell naw

If you have $2400 to put on a laptop the razor blade 16 18 or any sleek gaming laptops that cause that will be a hell of a laptop than the Samsung, the Samsung laptop isn’t bad but would’ve stand a better chance at $1400

I appreciate that! :)

I'm sorry but there's no way in hell an Asus has better build quality than this Samsung. This is coming from someone typing on a zephyrus g14 which has frankly been an absolute nightmare for the several years that I've owned it

@Garrus Vakarian lol 😂 for 3000 I can get a blade 18 QHD 240hz mini led 4090 i9 16gb ram 1tb SSD or the acre predator helios 18 with the same specs

​@@baller7387 I thought about buying an Asus gaming notebook. I'm not so sure now hearing about the QC issues.