Samsung is ripping everyone off with a massive markup on their upcoming laptop lineup. The corporation listed the Galaxy Book 6 series recently, and the pricing looks absolutely bonkers compared to the previous generation. While the Book 5 Pro dropped for roughly 2,808,000 Won, the direct successor demands 3,510,000 Won. That conversion equals a jump from 1904 USD to 2381 USD, meaning buyers pay nearly 477 bucks extra just for a processor swap.
Justification for this surcharge feels weak since the RAM sits at 32 GB LPDDR5X and storage stays at 1 TB. Sure, the CPU jumps from an 8-core Lunar Lake unit to a 16-core Panther Lake chip, aka Core Ultra Series 3, but that silicon upgrade rarely commands such a premium alone.
The leak details six distinct machines, comprising four running Xe3-based Arc graphics and two beasts packing NVIDIA RTX 5070 or 5060 cards. Those discrete GPU rigs will cost between 3141 USD and 3344 USD. It seems the manufacturer prioritizes fat margins over value, especially since they fabricate the DRAM and NAND internally, yet still push inflated component rates onto consumers.
This pricing strategy contrasts sharply with the transition from Galaxy Book 4 Pro to Book 5 Pro, where costs stayed flat. Users looking for the model number NT960XJG-KD72G will essentially pay a twenty-five percent tax over the older NT960XHA-KD72G variant purely for newer internals.
Justification for this surcharge feels weak since the RAM sits at 32 GB LPDDR5X and storage stays at 1 TB. Sure, the CPU jumps from an 8-core Lunar Lake unit to a 16-core Panther Lake chip, aka Core Ultra Series 3, but that silicon upgrade rarely commands such a premium alone.
The leak details six distinct machines, comprising four running Xe3-based Arc graphics and two beasts packing NVIDIA RTX 5070 or 5060 cards. Those discrete GPU rigs will cost between 3141 USD and 3344 USD. It seems the manufacturer prioritizes fat margins over value, especially since they fabricate the DRAM and NAND internally, yet still push inflated component rates onto consumers.
This pricing strategy contrasts sharply with the transition from Galaxy Book 4 Pro to Book 5 Pro, where costs stayed flat. Users looking for the model number NT960XJG-KD72G will essentially pay a twenty-five percent tax over the older NT960XHA-KD72G variant purely for newer internals.
