Our quick take

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15 - 4.0 / 5

Design

  • Dimensions (15.6in): 356.1 x 228 x 14.9mm / Weight: 1.19kg 1x HDMI, 1x USB-C (Thunderbolt 3), 2x USB-A (3.0) 1x 3.5mm headphone out/mic input Aura Silver finish

Screen

  • 15.6-inch QLED LCD panel, slim bezel design Full HD/1080p (1920 x 1080) resolution 600 nit max brightness 16:9 aspect ratio No touch control

Keyboard & Trackpad

  • Full size lattice keyboard with NUM pad Three-level keyboard backlight Integrated fingerprint scanner Smooth glass trackpad

Performance & Battery

  • 10th Gen Intel Core i5-10210U processor 69.7Wh battery, dedicated DC charger Nvidia GeForce MX250 graphics 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD storage Additional SSD & RAM slots microSD expansion slot Wireless PowerShare Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax)

To recap

Although unconventional in a number of ways, so many of those features - user-expandable storage and RAM, an eye-catching finish, NUM pad, large screen aspect - will only add to this laptop’s appeal. It’s good to see Samsung back in the game and trying things a little differently, with positive effect.