Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra PC Available for Pre-Order on Feb 14, on Shelves Feb 22

[TheLostSwede]

Samsung Electronics announced the Galaxy Book3 Ultra is available for pre-order beginning today, February 14, with global availability starting February 22. Samsung's new premium PC offers an unmatched Samsung Galaxy ecosystem experience and high-performance computing, all in a thin, light and sleek design. The Galaxy Book3 Pro and Book3 Pro 360, has been available for global pre-orders on February 1. The latest Galaxy Book Pro series has experienced record-breaking interest from consumers, generating more than doubling pre-orders of last year's Galaxy Book2 Pro series.

"At Samsung, Ultra means big, bold and the best, regardless of category. That's why we're excited to bring the Ultra heritage to our PC lineup, delivering the seamless multi-device connectivity and ultra-high performance that users demand," said TM Roh, President and Head of Mobile eXperience Business at Samsung Electronics. "The Galaxy Book3 Ultra delivers on the market expectation for an ultra-high performance laptop, particularly for consumers interested in gaming and content creation who require the powerful performance."




As the first Ultra edition in the Galaxy Book line-up, the Galaxy Book3 Ultra packs an upgraded CPU and GPU offering a choice of the latest 13th Gen Intel Core i7 or i9 processors as well as an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 or 4070 laptop GPU. The 3K (2880 x 1800) Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with an adaptive 120 Hz refresh rate offers a vivid and smooth viewing experience in incredibly fine detail. The Galaxy Book3 Ultra comes in an impressively thin and light form, weighing in at 1.79 kg with a thickness of just 16.5 mm, and enclosed within a sleek and sturdy full aluminium frame.

Recently unveiled with the Galaxy S23 series, the Galaxy Book3 Ultra reimagines the PC for the multi-device world, offering a seamless, connected experience. The Galaxy Book3 Ultra allows users to work and create seamlessly across their Samsung Galaxy devices, such as by capturing high-quality content with the Galaxy S23 series and utilizing professional design tools on the Galaxy Book3 Ultra. In addition, the Samsung Multi Control feature now allows users to not only control their Samsung Galaxy tablets but also their Samsung Galaxy smartphone using the Galaxy Book3 Ultra's keyboard and trackpad.

The Galaxy Book3 Ultra will be available starting February 22 in select markets, including Korea, the U.S., U.K., France and Germany.

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[Tek-Check]

Why any of these premium laptops are not coming with 4K display option? Am I missing something?

 

[P4-630]

It's not a gaming laptop people....

 

[Garrus]

Intel, blech

 

[TheLostSwede]

Why any of these premium laptops are not coming with 4K display option? Am I missing something?

No idea, but 2880 x 1800 seems to be a standard OLED display resolution, from 14- to 16-inch displays. Pretty much all notebook manufacturers offers that resolution on their OLED models now.

 

[GreiverBlade]

Why any of these premium laptops are not coming with 4K display option? Am I missing something?

because even on desktop 4K is a bit out of reach outside very high end? and a high end Laptop is usually far from a desktop high end (aside some custom monster of a laptop and also... well, personnal opinion )
also screen size ... for 32" and under i find 4k a bit ... usele.... aherm overkill...

No idea, but 2880 x 1800 seems to be a standard OLED display resolution, from 14- to 16-inch displays. Pretty much all notebook manufacturers offers that resolution on their OLED models now.

yep and i am surprised that Samsung call it 3K ... i call since long my 2880x1620p 32" screen 3K

It's not a gaming laptop people....

indeed it is not ... but again what's gaming and what's not ... gaming marketing is annoying anyway
also, a... gaming ultrabook is hilarious

well, count on it to be overpriced ... as you could expect from Samsung, in the end, price, ecosystem, look... seems to me Samsung is aiming to be more and more like Apple (less closed ecosystem nonetheless ... although they are pushing some proprietary sh!t ... like "you need a Samsung device" for it to work ... i.e.: Galaxy SmartTag )

 

[Funnyelevator]

Why any of these premium laptops are not coming with 4K display option? Am I missing something?

I don't see any reason why you would put a 4k screen into a 16" laptop. The resolution at this size (2880 x 1800) results in 212 or 214 ppi, which is high enough for individual pixels not to be noticed anymore. Its also close to other competitors:

• Apple Macbook Pro 16 -> 226 ppi,
• Apple Macbook Air -> 224 ppi,
• Surface Laptop 5 15” 2496 x 1664 -> 201 ppi
• Surface Laptop 5 13.5” 2256 x 1504 -> 201 ppi

 

[Tek-Check]

No idea, but 2880 x 1800 seems to be a standard OLED display resolution, from 14- to 16-inch displays. Pretty much all notebook manufacturers offers that resolution on their OLED models now.

Asus offers, since almost two years, 'super 4K' OLED displays 3840 x 2400 pixels on Vivobook and ProArt lines. It's also Samsung's display.

because even on desktop 4K is a bit out of reach outside very high end? and a high end Laptop is usually far from a desktop high end (aside some custom monster of a laptop and also... well, personnal opinion )
also screen size ... for 32" and under i find 4k a bit ... usele.... aherm overkill...

No. Asus sells normal Vivobook laptops with 4K OLED VESA HDR certified displays manufactured by Samsung. It's not high-end. You can find it from €1,200.

It's not overkill either. Mobile phones with 6.5 inch displays are almost 4K. It's also appropriate for laptops to have 4K as you sit close to it and the image quality and details are fantastic. Once you go 4K on laptop, you never go back. I did it.

I don't see any reason why you would put a 4k screen into a 16" laptop. The resolution at this size (2880 x 1800) results in 212 or 214 ppi, which is high enough for individual pixels not to be noticed anymore.

I have Asus Vivobook 16 inch with 3840 x 2400 OLED display, which is VESA HDR certified. And it's not even high-end or expensive machine. It's pixel density is 283 ppi and the image is fantastic.

4K totally makes sense if you consume 4K content. I do, almost daily, watch 4K videos from my NAS, from online platforms such as Netflix, etc.

 

[GreiverBlade]

It's not overkill either. Mobile phones with 6.5 inch displays are almost 4K. It's also appropriate for laptops to have 4K as you sit close to it and the image quality and details are fantastic. Once you go 4K on laptop, you never go back. I did it.

it is overkill, even more on phone, up to 10.5" mobile FHD+/WQXGA is more than enough.
my phone has a SD888 and a 6.65" @ 1080x2400 and i do not see any differences with a S22 Ultra 6.8" @ 1440 x 3088 image quality wise in any usage scenario (games or content or browsing) but i do see positive performances difference in favor of my handset (fps in games or battery life, aka: how to put a SD8 Gen 1 at a SD888 level or under )

It's not high-end. You can find it from €1,200.
And it's not even high-end

yep not high end, and literally underexploited for anything than browsing, content consumption, production work

4K totally makes sense if you consume 4K content. I do, almost daily, watch 4K videos from my NAS, from online platforms such as Netflix, etc.

yep ... consuming 4K content make it relevant ... i concure (although if i wanted just to do that, i would not go for a laptop)

still ... under 32" 4K has very little meaning ... i do not see the Pixels @2880x1620p and 4K would be limited by my current setup (which is technically higher than a high end laptop, aside some custom monster as i mentioned, in term of performances ... )

also Samsung push that ... ultrabook, in the gaming marketing, not only content consumption ...

Once you go 4K on laptop, you never go back. I did it.

well i did go 4K (or near) with phones and screens up to 32" ... and quickly went back to 3K (2880x1620p) for desktop, and FHD+ for phone since there wasn't enough differences to justify the price and the performance hit.
on laptop ... well 1200p i can see all the details and the image quality is good enough.

if i need to change my TV on the other hand i might go 4K ... since it's an "old" Toshiba 32" 1920x1080 (although my GT730 2gb in the SFFHTPCARGH(tm) might not be able to drive it ... even for content consumption)

 

[bonehead123]

4k is soooo 2015-ish.....

gimme 28k or gimme death, hehehehe

j/k
/s

But 4K on my 43" desktop monitors serves a useful purpose when I'm working on my CAD/CAM projects or watching 4k movies, but otherwise is meh for the most part.....

 

[TheLostSwede]

Asus offers, since almost two years, 'super 4K' OLED displays 3840 x 2400 pixels on Vivobook and ProArt lines. It's also Samsung's display.

I didn't say there weren't higher resolution options out there, I simply mentioned that it appears to be the standard resolution on most OLED notebooks, for some reason that I don't have any insigt into.

 

[bug]

I like the big screen, but I'd rather pick the Pro, with no dGPU.
Here's hoping it doesn't come preloaded with Samsung crap as their smartphones do.

 

[Tek-Check]

I didn't say there weren't higher resolution options out there, I simply mentioned that it appears to be the standard resolution on most OLED notebooks, for some reason that I don't have any insigt into.

It might be motherglass cutting scheme or yields.

 

[TheLostSwede]

It might be motherglass cutting scheme or yields.

Most likely, yes, but it's odd that it ranges from 14- to 16-inches.