{"id":12070,"date":"2024-07-29T13:35:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T13:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12070"},"modified":"2024-07-29T13:35:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T13:35:48","slug":"samsung-galaxy-book4-edge-copilot-pc-review-a-powerful-laptop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12070","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge Copilot+ PC Review: A Powerful Laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The added power makes a difference: On general, CPU-driven tasks, the laptop turned in the best benchmark scores of any Copilot+ PC I\u2019ve tested to date, topping the Asus by a scant 1 percent on Geekbench 6, but pulling away more impressively versus laptops with lower-end Snapdragon chips (and Intel- and AMD-based laptops) by up to 20 percent. Graphics-based tests saw muddier, more mixed results, but the laptop held its own with other Copilot+ PCs while expectedly falling well behind the scores that more traditional Intel machines have turned in recently.<\/p>\n

In the real world, the power is noticeable. Microsoft\u2019s real-time Live Captions system has become my go-to stress test for Copilot+ PCs, as many struggle to keep up while translating fast-paced dialog. The Book4 Edge did the best job I\u2019ve seen to date at this complex task, even handling thickly accented speech without missing much.<\/p>\n

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Battery life is also excellent, with a run time of almost 14 and a half hours on a full-screen YouTube playback test at full brightness (compared to 15 hours, 12 minutes on the Microsoft Surface Pro<\/a>, and 13 hours, 12 minutes on the Asus Vivobook S 15). The screen is no slouch, either, pumping out vivid color and exceptional brightness while minimizing glare. The audio is solid if not exactly booming, aided by a fan that is barely audible even under load. I had to put my ear up to the laptop to hear the slightest whirr.<\/p>\n

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