samsung notebook 9 Pro (15.6-Inch 2018)

Solid ; Decent value

Jack of all trades but master of none

Overall, the Samsung Notebook 9 Pro’s design seems like a compromise—perhaps a little too much so. It basically does everything well, but doesn’t truly excel at any one thing. The end result is that this laptop fails to stand out as the 15-incher to...

Samsung’s Notebook 9 Pro is comforting. Its formal, elegant design, pleasing keyboard, and strong processor make for a system that’s immediately likable, and one that crosses genres. The system is as at home on your couch as in the boardroom, and it...

Uses S-Pen to great effect ; Long battery life ; Excellent look and feel ; Fast charging

Inconsistent battery life ; Downward-firing speakers

Worthy of our Editor’s Choice Award, the Samsung Notebook 9 Pro is an economically-configured, stylish all-metal laptop sporting the company’s latest touchscreen and stylus technology to great effect.

S-Pen support lets you write and draw with ease ; Long battery life ; Good performance

Speaker volume is weak

Samsung’s Notebook 9 Pro does a very good job of balancing performance and features with battery life. It’s the kind of laptop a mainstream user can get without feeling they’ve compromised much. The discrete GPU, while modest, gives it a notable boost...

Bright touch screen. Built-in S Pen storage. IR Camera for Windows Hello. 14 hours of battery life.

No 4K screen option. Bulky in tablet mode. No Thunderbolt 3. Smaller SSD than rivals. Slippery keys.

Bottom Line: The Samsung Notebook 9 Pro has a nice price compared with competitors, but a 15-inch 2-in-1 with a multimode hinge isn't as easy to grasp as smaller alternatives.

Bright, crisp display despite being just 1080p ; Great specs for the price ; Microsoft Precision touchpad is a sight for sore eyes ; The S Pen!

Some of Samsung’s software tricks work… some don’t ; Aesthetically lackluster ; Weird power button placement ; Only average battery life

The added utility of a pen in a laptop doesn’t make using it worlds better, but in the case of the Notebook 9 Pro, it doesn’t take away from it either.

Vivid 4K screen and touch screen ; Reasonably priced ; Relatively thin for its size

CPU and GPU performance lags against competitors ; USB-C port uses Thunderbolt 3 controller, but does not offer Thunderbolt 3 support ; Battery just not big enough to run all this hardware for that long

As mentioned earlier, the one area where Samsung prevails is price. A base Dell XPS 15 with 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD will set you back $1,500. For the same amount, the Notebook 9 Pro gives you a 4K panel and touch capabilities. To get the same kind...

Sleek design; Handy S-Pen; Solid performance; Cheaper than competition ; Lots of bloatware; Battery life could be better ; The Samsung Notebook 9 Pro is a sleek, powerful 15-inch laptop with the best built-in stylus on the market, but we wish it lasted...

Lots of bloatware; Battery life could be better ; The Samsung Notebook 9 Pro is a sleek, powerful 15-inch laptop with the best built-in stylus on the market, but we wish it lasted longer on a charge.

The Samsung Notebook 9 Pro is a sleek, powerful 15-inch laptop with the best built-in stylus on the market, but we wish it lasted longer on a charge.