Tech Advisor - UK (2020-07)

92 TECH ADVISOR • JULY 2020

REVIEW

This photo proves the

Samsung Galaxy Book

S is sufficiently bright

to work outdoors on

a cloudy day. But the

glossy screen can be

distracting

audiotoaccommodatea streamingmovie,say,versus

playingagame.There’salsoamanualequalizer.

Keyboard and typing: Just okay

I preferlaptopkeyboardswithfairlysubstantialtravel,

somethingtheGalaxyBookSlacks.Eachkeyisfirm

andresilient,however,andwideenoughtoprovide

acomfortablelandingspace.Thethreelevelsof

backlighting(plusoff),aren’tparticularlypowerful.

Thestandardlayoutofferssmalltouches:The

F11keydoublesasa shortcuttothedesktop,

forinstance,minimizingallotherwindows.Other

functionkeysopentheTaskViewandthealternative

‘project’optionstoexternaldisplays.Therearealso

dedicatedInsertandDeletekeys.ThePrecision

touchpad is large and spacious, located directly