Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 15.6" NP750XQB-KA1CA Sapphire Blue

A 150-nit screen drags this laptop down to the 10th percentile for display quality, making it a real letdown for the price. Overall scores hover around 40 out of 100, with slow storage and mediocre performance to match. Unless you really need Wi-Fi 7 and a reliable build, there are much better Windows laptops for $999.

The first thing you'll notice about the Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge isn't a spec sheet, it's that screen. 150 nits of brightness lands it in the 10th percentile of all laptops we've tested, and that's the kind of bad you feel immediately. Outdoors or near a window, you'll be squinting. That's a tough start for a $999 machine. Dig deeper and the scores stay grim: total rating of 39.9 out of 100 puts it near the bottom of our database. The Snapdragon X X1-26-100 and 16GB of RAM are both in the 30th percentiles, so this isn't a hidden performance champ either. About the only thing going for it is above-average reliability and a solid port selection, but those don't make up for the rest.

Yet it's not all landfill bait. Wi-Fi 7 and Thunderbolt support are nice surprises on a budget-conscious Windows laptop, and the 61Wh battery isn't insultingly small. At 2.30kg, though, it's a chunky 15.6-inch machine that lags behind most in compactness. For general office tasks and light browsing, it'll get the job done. But at this price, you're paying for the Samsung name and little else. There are simply too many laptops that outshine it across the board.

Performance lands solidly in mediocre territory. The Snapdragon X X1-26-100 is a competent enough chip for web browsing, document editing, and video streaming, but it's not going to impress anyone who's used a modern Intel or Apple Silicon machine. Compile times, spreadsheet crunching, and multitasking all feel about average. The integrated Adreno GPU is no different: light photo editing or casual games are fine, but don't even think about serious gaming or 3D work. In our benchmarks, CPU and GPU scores are both in the 31st and 37th percentiles respectively, which translates to 'gets the job done, slowly, while you make a coffee.'

The storage situation is worse. At 256GB, the SSD is cramped and slower than most at this price. It lands in the 18th percentile, meaning you'll fill it up fast and spend more time waiting for file transfers. RAM is also on the low side at 16GB, which is now the bare minimum for a $1,000 laptop. None of this is a deal-breaker if you live in a browser, but it's frustrating when competitors offer double the storage and faster internals for similar money.

At $999, the Galaxy Book4 Edge is a tough sell. You're getting a dim screen, sluggish storage, and middling performance for the same money that an ASUS ROG Flow or Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 would start at with far better specs. The price-per-performance ratio here is poor. There are no store-specific price differences to exploit, but the fact remains that this laptop doesn't deliver the experience you'd expect at a thousand dollars. Reliability and port selection are real, but they're not worth paying a premium when you can get a brighter display and faster components elsewhere.

Stacked against its competitors, the Galaxy Book4 Edge looks outclassed. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 offers a far more portable design and a decent screen for a similar price, while the MacBook Pro M5 Pro destroys it in performance and display quality (though at a higher cost). Even MSI Prestige and HP ZBook Ultra G1a models in this range give you a brighter screen and more storage. The ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS99 is in a different league for gaming and creative work, with a much stronger GPU. If you're considering this Samsung, you owe it to yourself to check out those alternatives. They're simply better laptops for the money.

Skip this if you value screen quality or performance. The 150-nit display is one of the weakest we've ever tested, and the CPU and GPU scores in the low 30th percentiles mean it's not built for anything beyond basic tasks. If you're a student, remote worker, or anyone who opens more than ten browser tabs, the 256GB storage and sluggish internals will frustrate you. Also pass if portability matters, since at 2.30kg it's heavier than many competitors with better specs. Gamers, creative pros, and everyone else should look at the ASUS ROG Flow or a refreshed ThinkPad instead.

The Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge's strongest selling point is that it's a Samsung. The design looks nice, reliability is solid, and port selection is handy. But the display is poor, performance is middling, and storage is stingy. At $999, it feels like a laptop from three years ago that never got a discount. If you really need a Windows machine with a big screen and don't care about brightness or speed, it might work, but we think most people should spend their money elsewhere. The data says skip this one.