Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Ultra

Samsung's Galaxy Book4 Ultra is a powerful contender in the 16-inch laptop arena, but it's costly and displays in 1800p instead of the 4K resolution found in cheaper alternatives.

My buying advice is to wait for one of Samsung's sales events (usually during major holidays) and take advantage of its trade-in program, which can deduct up to $600 more. Case in point: you can pick up the highest configuration, which comes with an Intel Core Ultra 9, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, and 32GB of RAM, for $500 off at the time of writing.

Aside from the few complaints noted above, everything else here is solid, including the ultrabright screen and the booming Dolby Atmos speakers. At a cool $3,000, you may need to visit your lender to afford the thing—but if you require top performance, it’s currently the machine to beat.

Samsung’s premium laptop still delivers an all-around great experience, now with even better battery life and an AI-powered processor.