Tech Advisor - UK (2020-07)

88 TECH ADVISOR • JULY 2020

REVIEW

life.Samsung’slearnedwhatuserslike:Thelaptop

adds adecentfingerprintreader,USB-Cports,anda

3.5mmheadphonejack.

It’s the best Qualcomm-powered PC we’ve seen

in some time, including the Microsoft Surface Pro X,

but the standardperformancecaveatsofSnapdragon

notebooksremain.Meanwhile,someX86-based

machineshaveimprovedsomuchin batterylifethat

they’vestolenQualcomm’sclaimtofame.

Super-thin, super-light

At 961g,theSamsungGalaxyBookS landsin tablet

territory(includingakeyboard).Thankstoitsanodized

aluminiumconstruction,you’dhavetocallit oneofthe

mostimpressiveultralightPCsaround.Wereceivedthe

MercuryGreycolourfromSamsungforreview,though

This ‘Earthy Gold’ variant of the

Galaxy Book S looks decidedly pink