If you’re looking for a thin and lightweight MacBook alternative for work and gaming, the Galaxy Book Odyssey fits the bill. You can also get it directly from Samsung (opens in new tab) for the same price. Samsung’s Galaxy Book Odyssey is an extension of its Galaxy Book family of laptops. Suitable for heavy-duty gaming and productivity, It packs powerful performance and graphics into a slim and light form factor. The base model Galaxy Book Odyssey has a 15.6-inch (1920 x 1080) display and is powered by an 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11600H 6-core CPU with 8GB of RAM. For all-day gaming, editing and other graphics intensive tasks, it’s equipped with Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3050 Ti GPU. Store up to 64,000 images or 400 apps on the laptop’s generous 512GB SSD. Although we didn’t test this exact model, we gave its convertible sibling, the Galaxy Book Pro 360 our Editor’s Choice award. It won us over with its class-leading portability, vivid display and solid performance. Our review unit’s Intel Core i7-1165G7 4-core CPU and 16GB of RAM juggled multitasking with no issues. You can expect the Galaxy Book Odyssey’s powerful 6-core processor to be on par. Like most gaming laptops, the Galaxy Book Odyssey offers ample connectivity options. You get 2 x USB Type-C ports, 3 x USB 3.2 Type-A ports, 1 x HDMI port, a microSD card slot, and 3.5mm headphone jack.
