I just tested the Galaxy Book 6 Ultra — and this MacBook Pro rival got just the upgrades it needed to put Apple on notice
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Publish Date: 2026-05-07 05:30:00
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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).
While content creators and power users are still the clear target for this laptop, I was shocked to see gaming performance level up to the point that it’s no longer just a case of saying, “Sure, you can game on it.” It’s not replacing the best gaming laptops in its price range, but minimal setting changes have it blasting through games like Doom: The Dark Ages or Black Myth: Wukong at over 60 frames per second.
All of that performance doesn’t come with a battery tax either; the Galaxy Book 6 Ultra lasts over 15 hours on a charge in our testing. That’s excellent for a laptop this powerful that weighs just over four pounds; you can toss it in your bag without worrying about the charger, saving yourself some extra weight.
If you’re waiting for the catch, it starts at $2,899, and it has a shallow keyboard. However, if the price doesn’t deter you, the keyboard certainly shouldn’t. While it isn’t the laptop for everyone, it’s a standout Windows notebook that should tick all the boxes for many power users. Read on for my full…
