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cdmagurus.com
11-28-2018, 03:47 PM
Give Samsung credit: the Galaxy Book 2 boldly breaks from the first-generation Galaxy Book (https://www.pcworld.com/article/3198662/tablet-pc/samsung-galaxy-book-review-a-nearly-perfect-2-in-1-for-a-good-price.html)-on both the inside and outside. The company’s new 2-in-1 not only ditches its flimsy folding keyboard in favor of a more traditional tablet kickstand, but also joins the small ranks of PCs that have adopted a battery-sipping Qualcomm Snapdragon microprocessor. Performance suffers drastically, however, even as battery life soars to an unprecedented 18 hours.
The Galaxy Book 2 boasts-Samsung’s terrific AMOLED displays and rich sound, with LTE capability, a pen and a keyboard, all sold for a reasonable-$999 (https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/tablets/galaxy-book-2/).-Remove non-product link- (https://cdmagurus.com/)In addition to the CPU switch, though, the-second generation makes some compromises.-The built-in 4GB of memory and 128GB of storage is a bit skimpy, for instance, and the OS—Windows 10 Home in S Mode—might turn some off. For basic work on the road, the Galaxy Book 2 offers some compelling arguments. But the experience is still too bumpy to recommend to everyone.
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