Samsung brings Galaxy Book6 laptops to the US, and they roam pretty close to MacBook Air

The Galaxy Book 6 lineup debuts in the US with three models, AMOLED displays, Intel Panther Lake processors, and pricing that challenges Apple's MacBook Air directly.

By Shikhar Mehrotra Published February 23, 2026

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Samsung has launched its latest Galaxy Book 6 lineup in the United States. It comprises three models: Book 6, Book 6 Pro, and Book 6 Ultra.

While all the notebooks are powered by the Core Ultra Series 3 (Panther Lake) chipsets, built on Intel’s 18A manufacturing process, they feature slightly different chipsets.

Galaxy Book 6 arrives with Panther Lake power

The entry-level variant, Galaxy Book 6, starts from $1,049.99, which places it very close to Apple’s M4 MacBook Air ($999). It comes with either a 14-inch or 16-inch IPS panel, with touchscreen being optional on the latter.

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Buyers also get Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth v5.4, and Ethernet connectivity with the device.

Moving up the price ladder, we have the Galaxy Book 6 Pro, which starts from $1,599.99 for the 14-inch variant with an AMOLED touchscreen (with an option to upgrade to the 16-inch touchscreen variant).

It’s worth mentioning that the 14-inch variant is just 11.6 mm thin and weighs around 1.23 kilograms, making it one of the lighter options in the segment. Both feature a vapor chamber for improved sustained performance.

Book 6 Ultra offers top-tier specs and RTX graphics

Book 6 Ultra sits at the top of the lineup with a starting price tag of $2,449.99.

It is only available with a 16-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2x touchscreen with an anti-reflective coating, up to 64GB of LPDDR5X RAM, up to 2TB of SSD storage, and an optional upgrade to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 laptop GPU.

Both the Galaxy Book 6 Pro and the Book 6 Ultra offer up to 30 hours of video playback. The laptops will be available in the United States fromMarch 11, 2026. If you reserve the device, you’ll get a $30 credit and up to $900 in trade-in credit.

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