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Samsung Galaxy Book Ion NP950XCJ-K01US

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion NP950XCJ-K01US
Samsung Galaxy Book Ion NP950XCJ-K01US

The Samsung Galaxy Book Ion takes the brilliance and revolution of QLED to the world of laptops. A cinematic QLED screen uplifts everything you watch and create with intense color and element. The groundbreaking Wireless PowerShare sets your trackpad into a charger, and the fast-charging battery provides you up to 19 hours of battery juice. Furthermore, Galaxy Book Ion’s precision-engineered, hinged layout elevates your keyboard for more comfy typing.

The CPU
The Samsung Galaxy Book Ion NP950XCJ-K01US is powered by Intel Core i7-10510U ultra-low-voltage quad-core SoC for notebooks based on the Comet Lake generation and announced in late 2019. This SoC has a base clock speed of 1.8 GHz with a burst speed of up to 4.9 GHz, thanks to Turbo Boost technology; with all cores, it can reach up to 4.3 GHz. Because of HyperThreading technology, it can process up to 8 threads at once. This Soc has a thermal design power of 15 watts but can be adjusted from 10 to 25 Watt from the builder. Because of high clock speeds, the CPU performance of the Core i7-10510U ULV SoC is great for its class (as of 2019). It should best the top Whiskey Lake Core i7-8665U  slightly and also Ice Lake CPUs if the cooling and TDP setup is not restrictive.

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion NP950XCJ-K01US
Samsung Galaxy Book Ion NP950XCJ-K01US


The Graphics Card
The Samsung Galaxy Book Ion NP950XCJ-K01US comes with an integrated GPU called Intel UHD Graphics 620 which clocked from 300 - 1150 MHz in this particular SoC. The performance of this iGPU should be situated between a GeForce 910M and 920M dedicated graphics card from Nvidia. This Intel UHD 620 is most suitable for those who play games such as Team Fortress 2, or Rocket League.


The Display
The magic of QLED to TV is now on a laptop PC. The Samsung Galaxy Book Ion NP950XCJ-K01US features a 15.6" QLED Full HD display so you can stream, browse and experience crisp, clear detail with up to 100% Color Volume (DCI-P3 99.6%, sRGB 99.9%). The display has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 resolution. The QLED display is amazing.
Samsung Galaxy Book Ion NP950XCJ-K01US
Samsung Galaxy Book Ion NP950XCJ-K01US



The RAM
The Samsung Galaxy Book Ion NP950XCJ-K01US has 8 GB System Memory for intense multitasking and gaming, the considerable high-bandwidth RAM is needed to easily run your games, photo and video-editing applications, as well as to run multiple programs and browser tabs all at once. Specifically, the laptop has DDR4 SDRAM with an 8MB memory cache.


The Storage
The Samsung Galaxy Book Ion NP950XCJ-K01US laptop has a storage capacity of 512 GB PCIe SSD. 


Battery, Dimensions, and Inclusions
The Samsung Galaxy Book Ion NP950XCJ-K01US laptop has a 4-cell, 4546mAh Li-ion battery that will give you up to 19 hours of battery juice. The laptop has the following dimension 14.02" x 8.98" x 0.59" and weighs about 2.62 lbs. What’s included in the box is Samsung Galaxy Book Ion NP950XCJI and a Power adapter. This laptop PC is powered by Windows 10 Operating System.

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion NP950XCJ-K01US
Samsung Galaxy Book Ion NP950XCJ-K01US


Connectivity and other Features
The Samsung Galaxy Book Ion NP950XCJ-K01US 2-in-1 laptop is equipped with the following connectivity features Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+), 802.11 axes; Bluetooth v5.0; 1 HDMI; 1 Thunderbolt 3; 2 USB3.0; 1 Headphone-out/Mic-in Combo; UFS & MicroSD Combo; 0.92 megapixels HD webcam with dual array microphone; RGB backlit keyboard; fingerprint reader; and Stereo speakers.

This laptop costs around USD $1300, but this Black Friday 2020, the price will be reduced by $200 available at BestBuy for a limited time..


TecTack Rating:
Processing Power: ★★★★
Design: ★★★★
Basic Office: ★★★★★
Gaming: ★★★
Internet Browsing: ★★★★★
Storage Capacity: ★★★
Multi-tasking: ★★★
Video Editing: ★★★
Portability: ★★★★
Connectivity: ★★★★
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