Samsung's New Galaxy Book 6 Pro: Panther Lake Power Comes at a Higher Price

PC Guide is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Read More Intel finally revealed its latest mobile chip architecture, Panther Lake, at CES 2026 earlier this month. It’s generally designed for lightweight laptops with a strong focus on productivity and AI workflows, but it has also proven to be viable for gaming thanks to the addition of Intel Arc graphics with XeSS 3, which now has AI-powered features such as Multi Frame Generation. However, the upgrade comes at a price, as costs surge around 20% higher for consumers according to Samsung’s Korean pricing reveal. Hardware production costs are understandably higher as a result of memory shortages driven by AI data center demand. We’ve already seen GPU prices rising, and the new Panther Lake-based Samsung Galaxy Book 6 laptops also pay the price. Stay Connected Sign up for our free, weekly newsletter! By signing up, you acknowledge our privacy policy. Leave this field empty if you’re human: Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Pro and Ultra series price reveal Although US pricing details are yet to be confirmed, Samsung has revealed Korean pricing on its Galaxy Book 6 countdown page, along with a list of specs. The 14″ Galaxy Book 6 Pro with a Core Ultra X7 processor starts at 3,410,000 Korean Won (KRW), which translates to around $2,315 USD. For reference, last gen’s Lunar Lake-powered Galaxy Book 5 Pro laptops were priced from 1,768,000 to 2,808,000 KRW, and the Book 4 Pro started at 1,880,000, up to 2,890,000 KRW. Sammobile reported on the Book 5 Pro’s Korean pricing, though it should be noted that some disparity in price can be attributed to the amount of RAM and storage available; 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage was a more common config last year. All models listed in these new Book 6 specs (so far) come with 32GB of LPDDR5X memory and 1TB of SSD storage, both of which are likely to bump up production costs due to high demand – SSDs have gotten more expensive, too. The most expensive Ultra models come with discrete graphics, namely with RTX 5070 and RTX 5060 Laptop GPU configurations. These are the priciest of the bunch, costing as much as 4,930,000 (around $3,345). Both of these powerful configs are 16-inch (40.6cm) designs; smaller 14-inch (35.6cm) designs are reserved for the bottom-end of the Pro range. Considering US pricing is yet to be confirmed, take these converted reference prices with a grain of salt for the time being.