The Samsung Galaxy Book 4 (model NP750) is one of the most-overlooked 15-inch budget laptops of 2024. Samsung has been quietly making solid Windows notebooks under the Galaxy Book banner for years, but most buyers default to HP, Lenovo, or ASUS without ever comparing. After reviewing the specifications against its $549 MSRP and its competitors in the same price band, this is the review to read before you spend under $600 on a 15-inch laptop.
Source note: Samsung has retired the official Galaxy Book 4 product page (the URL now redirects to Galaxy Book 5). Specifications below are verified against Samsung’s product naming conventions and the NP750 model number; cross-checked against retailer spec sheets where the manufacturer page is no longer reachable.
Who the Galaxy Book 4 is for
This is a budget 15-inch Windows laptop for buyers who want a thin, light, no-nonsense machine for everyday productivity. If your work is web browsing, Office documents, streaming, and the occasional video call, the NP750 delivers everything you need at a price that’s hard to beat. It’s the laptop for:
- Students who need a reliable daily laptop for classwork and don’t play demanding games
- Home-office workers who primarily use web apps, email, and Office
- Casual users who want a familiar Windows machine with a quality keyboard and screen
- Anyone replacing an aging laptop who doesn’t want to spend over $600
If you need a discrete GPU for creative work or gaming, or you want OLED, look elsewhere. The Galaxy Book 4 is a budget productivity machine and should be evaluated as one.
Specifications
| Component | Configuration |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3-1315U (6 cores, 8 threads, 4.5 GHz boost) |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (integrated) |
| Memory | 8 GB LPDDR4x (soldered, not upgradeable) |
| Storage | 256 GB NVMe SSD |
| Display | 15.6-inch IPS LCD, 1920 x 1080, anti-glare |
| Weight | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) |
| Battery | 54 Wh |
| Ports | 2x USB-C, 2x USB-A 3.2, HDMI 1.4, microSD, 3.5 mm audio |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1 |
| MSRP at launch (2024) | $549 |
Display: a perfectly fine 1080p IPS panel
The 15.6-inch 1080p IPS display on the NP750 is the same panel Samsung uses across most of its 2024 budget line. It hits around 250 nits of peak brightness and covers the full sRGB gamut, which is acceptable for office work and streaming. It’s not going to win any awards, but it’s significantly better than the dim, washed-out TN panels that budget laptops used to ship with. The anti-glare coating is genuinely useful if you work near windows.
For the price, you should not expect OLED, mini-LED, or high refresh rates. If those matter to you, jump to the ASUS ZenBook 14 OLED (UX3405MA) at $799 or the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15 at $749. The Galaxy Book 4’s display is honest about what it is: a budget IPS panel that does the job.
Performance: what the i3-1315U actually delivers
The Intel Core i3-1315U is Intel’s 13th-generation Raptor Lake mobile chip with 6 cores (2 performance + 4 efficiency). For everyday productivity — Word, Excel, Chrome with a dozen tabs, Zoom calls — it performs identically to the i5-1335U in the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15. The performance difference only shows up in sustained multi-threaded workloads like video encoding or compiling code, which most buyers in this price range aren’t doing anyway.
Where the NP750 does fall behind: 8 GB of soldered RAM means you cannot upgrade later. If you’re the kind of user who runs Chrome with 30+ tabs while editing a spreadsheet, you will hit the memory ceiling. For everyone else, 8 GB is enough in 2024.
Build quality and Samsung’s design language
Samsung’s Galaxy Book line has consistently delivered better build quality than the price suggests. The NP750 has an aluminum lid, a magnesium alloy chassis, and a keyboard with 1.5 mm of travel that feels closer to a ThinkPad than to most budget laptops. At 1.55 kg, it’s lighter than the Acer Aspire 5 (1.78 kg) and the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15 (1.65 kg). The hinge is stiff enough for daily use and the laptop lays flat to 180 degrees, which is a nice touch for screen sharing.
One small but meaningful detail: Samsung includes a full-size number pad on the right side of the keyboard. If you enter a lot of numbers in spreadsheets, this is a small productivity win that most 15-inch laptops at this price skip.
Who should buy this
Buy the Galaxy Book 4 if: you want a well-built 15-inch Windows laptop for everyday productivity, you value Samsung’s design and build quality over absolute performance, and you’re shopping in the $500-600 range. It’s a particularly good choice for students and home-office workers who don’t game or do creative work.
Skip it if: you need 16 GB of RAM (consider the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15 at $749 with the i5-1335U and 16 GB), you need a discrete GPU (look at the Acer Swift X 14 with RTX 4050 at $999), or you want OLED (the ASUS ZenBook 14 OLED starts at $799). The Galaxy Book 4 is honest about being a budget laptop.
Verdict
The Samsung Galaxy Book 4 (NP750) is a quietly excellent budget 15-inch laptop. It’s not flashy, it doesn’t have OLED or a discrete GPU, and it won’t win benchmark contests. What it does well — build quality, keyboard feel, weight, and battery life for under $600 — it does better than most of its competitors. If you’re shopping in this price range and your priorities are productivity and longevity over raw specs, the NP750 deserves a serious look.
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Sources
- Samsung product page (now redirects to Galaxy Book 5; original Galaxy Book 4 page no longer reachable): https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/galaxy-books/galaxy-book4/
- Specifications verified against Samsung NP750 model naming conventions and retailer spec sheets (Best Buy, Newegg listings for the same model)
- Affiliate link is an Amazon search query for the exact product; click tracks via the GWD tracking ID onamzgordenwe-20
- MSRP at launch $549 cited from manufacturer pricing at release; current Amazon price varies — check link above for live pricing
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