Tech Advisor - UK (2020-07)

JULY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 89

thepinkish‘EarthyGold’isalsoavailable.Onthe
desk,theBookSopenswithafinger,andthedisplay
reclinestoabout 45 degrees.It’ssolid,too:Iperceive
nokeyboardflexwhiletyping,andthedisplaybarely
flops orwobbleswhilemovingthekeyboardaround.
Power on the Galaxy Book S by tapping the button
totheupperrightofthekeyboard,a relativelysmall
keythatalsoconcealsafingerprintreader.(You’llneed
topoweron,thentapagaintoauthenticate.)Iwas
scepticalaboutsucha tinysensor,andit sometimes
requiredasecondtaportherepositioningofmyfinger.
Still,I neverhadtodefaulttoa secondary PIN code or
passwordtoaccesstheGalaxyBookS.
LikesomeofAcer’sSwiftnotebooks,theBook
S is thin enoughthatthechassisactuallybulgesto
accommodatethepairofUSB-Cports(oneoneither

While it’s small, the fingerprint

sensor behind the power button

logged me in after one or two taps