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Sean Riley

I just tested the Galaxy Book 6 Ultra — and this MacBook Pro rival got just the upgrades it needed to put Apple on notice

Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Ultra.

Samsung’s Galaxy Book 6 Ultra marks the return of the company’s flagship laptop after a year's hiatus. While outwardly things look similar, Samsung made tremendous changes under the hood, making us hopeful for a similar glow-up to its sibling, the Galaxy Book 6 Pro, which earned our Editor’s Choice award earlier this year.

The move to a Panther Lake processor paired with an optional Nvidia RTX 50-series GPU and redesigned fans and vents has turned the svelte 16-inch laptop into a true powerhouse. Samsung’s minimalist design and gorgeous AMOLED displays stood out in previous generations, but this is a much-needed performance leap to compete with rivals like the MacBook Pro 16-inch M5 Pro and Dell XPS 16 (2026).

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