Samsung Notebook 9 Pro - 2016

You can't get everything for nothing, so it's not a surprise that the Notebook 9 Pro has some oddities that keep it from being the 15-inch laptop to have. That said, comparable laptops like the Dell XPS 15 cost almost a third more to get the same specs and features. While you'll compromise some, you're getting a lot of hardware in the end.

Despite not decisively beating the competition in any one area, the Samsung Notebook 9 comes close across the board, making it a safe, if not exactly exciting choice for a slim 15-inch laptop.