Samsung - Galaxy Book4 Pro 14" AMOLED Touch Screen Laptop - Intel Core Ultra 7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Moonstone Gray

Works okay, screen is touch but no pen input. Is fast but gets hot

The laptop was excellent and beyond expectations. The service at Bestbuy was awesome.

The 2024 Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 14 inch has one of the most premium builds for a Windows Laptop in its class in my opinion. It's very light-weight (2.7 lbs) and easy to throw in a backpack or carry in a suitcase. Aesthetically it looks very sleek, professional, and has ultraportable functionality. In terms of design & build quality, it's a worthy Windows competitor to the Apple MacBook Air M2 & M3. I'm an on the go professional that works in the Construction, Engineering, & Architecture space and this is a laptop I’d feel comfortable using to conduct client presentations. I will start off my review with the major positives: 1) The 3K AMOLED screen on this laptop is gorgeous. Colors really pop & make for great video streaming. 2) Really Easy DIY m.2 storage upgrades (I was able to upgrade storage from 512 TB to 8 TB) - Getting access to the motherboard to replace the OEM m.2 ssd and add my own took me literally less than 20 minutes with the help of YouTube tutorials + a Cheap PC Tool Kit. 3) 2 Thunderbolt 4 Ports, 1 HDMI 2.1 Port (that can run 8k), 1 USB-A Legacy Port, and 1 MicroSD slot. 4) Fantastic Build Quality & Ultraportable - a true Windows Built Design rival to an Apple Designed Product. 5) Some special integrated "Samsung Only" features if you're especially invested in the Samsung Eco-System (w/ Galaxy Smart Phone, Quickshare, Smartthings, etc). 6) Intel Unison Software allows call, text message, and image retrieval compatibility with iPhones & iPads. 7) Keyboard comes with the new Microsoft Copilot Key integrated & a dedicated ai NPU chip. 8) Intel ARC Graphics (much better than Intel XE Graphics of the past several years). 9) Intel Evo Certified. 10) Battery Life runs at 8 hours (with full brightness and performance set to maximum with constant load with two m.2 ssd's). I imagine many more hours if you reduce brightness, performance, and are running the stock OEM SSD. 11) Fast Charging. Some of my nitpicks: 1) The 14 inch " Pro" version is capped to a maximum of Soldered 16 GB RAM in the US. 2) Bezels of the screen aren't terrible but they could've been smaller especially given premium positioning. 3) Same Design as Last Year's 2023 Galaxy Book3 14 Pro. 4) A small nitpick, but this laptop is only available in one color scheme in the US. It's nice...but c'mon Samsung.... Ultimate Redemption & Saving Grace: I will say that one of the most redeeming aspects of this laptop despite its some of its quirks is the fact that this has TWO m.2 NVMe slots (rare in a laptop of this size). I love that Samsung made it super easy and uncomplicated to get access to the motherboard. Theoretically, you could DIY upgrade this to having potentially 16 TB (yes TB!) of storage space in your laptop if you can run two m.2 8 TB drives. It is indeed possible. I prefer Samsung Products for their superior storage reliability & I'm currently running two Samsung 990 Pro SSD's with 4 TB each (8 TB total). Cloning the OEM drive was super easy with Samsung's Magician Software. I must give major kudos to Samsung on this feature – Ultimately, this is one of the unique standout features of this laptop that differentiates it from its competition and saves me from having to carry a portable SSD for extra data!