Samsung Galaxy Book 4 360 (15.6") review

Samsung Galaxy Book 4 360 (15.6") (2024) — the dependable mid-tier folder

The Galaxy Book 4 360 15.6 at $1,084 runs an Intel Core 5 120U with 16 GB of RAM. The flagged strength is reliability at 82 — 60.8% above the ultrabook median of 51 — with CPU performance at 75.15 (high, 25.6% above median) in support. The flagged weakness is memory: 16 GB against the 32 GB class median.

Where it holds up

Office productivity posts 68.43 (high) on the conventional 120U platform, and overall performance reads 35.72 (mid). Portability lands at 56.2 (mid) for the folding 15.6-inch format, value at 44.35 (mid), and the reliability reading anchors the sheet — a machine bought to be kept.

Where it falls short

The 16 GB ceiling is the flagged gap, and the low bands cluster on media axes: gaming reads 23, modeling 21, engineering CAD 25 and photo design 17 — the weakest axis on the sheet — all integrated-graphics territory. No top-band reading exists anywhere.

Price and depreciation

No depreciation anchor is recorded (base $0); no curve or projection applies. The 2024 cohort rate is 11.29% per year — the early-mid band of a recent tier.

Alternatives to consider

The Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360 16 at the same $1,084 brings 32 GB, reliability 88 and CPU 83.94; the Galaxy Book 3 360 15.6 at $954 is the cheaper same-format fallback; and the Galaxy Book 5 360 15.6 at $1,232 is the newest-cohort alternative.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class. The dependability play of the 360 shelf — reliability 82 (high) and CPU 75.15 (high) — with photo 17 and gaming 23 keeping the media expectations modest. The 120U platform holds overall performance at 35.72 (mid) with value mid at 44.35 for the 2024 cohort on the settled 11.29%-per-year curve.