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Samsung EDU/EPP: Galaxy Book Pro: i5-1135G7, 15.6" AMOLED, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD

+ Galaxy Buds Pro + Free S/H

$630

$1,300

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Samsung.com has for Samsung Education/Employment Discount Program Members: Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15.6" Laptop (Mystic Blue or Mystic Silver) + Galaxy Buds Pro (Various Colors) on sale for $629.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Ronaldosingh7 for finding this deal.

Deal Instructions (may work best in an incognito browser session):
  1. Visit the Samsung Discount Program page and select the program for which you qualify.
  2. Go to Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15.6"
  3. Click Buy Now to go to the configuration page
  4. Select your choice of color
  5. Select the "No trade-in" option
  6. Select your choice of color for Galaxy Buds Pro
  7. Sign in or create a new Samsung account if prompted
  8. May also be prompted to verify eligibility
  9. Galaxy Buds Pro will automatically be added to cart
  10. Total in cart will be $629.99 + Free Shipping

Specs
  • Intel Core i5-1135G7 2.40GHz Processor
  • 15.6" FHD AMOLED Display (1920x1080)
  • 8GB Memory
  • 512GB Solid State Drive
  • Intel Iris Xe Graphics
  • Wi-Fi 6E (Gig+), 802.11ax
  • Backlit Keyboard + Fingerprint Reader
  • Bluetooth v5.1
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1 x Thunderbolt 4
    • 1 x USB Type-C
    • 1 x USB 3.2
  • 4-Cell 63Wh Battery
  • Weight: 2.36 lbs

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This is $35 lower than the last time this bundle was a Frontpage Deal.
    • This price is $669.98 lower (52% savings) than the list price.
  • About this product:
    • Includes a 1-year Manufacturer's parts & labor warranty
  • About this store:

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Written by Ronaldosingh7
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Samsung.com has for Samsung Education/Employment Discount Program Members: Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15.6" Laptop (Mystic Blue or Mystic Silver) + Galaxy Buds Pro (Various Colors) on sale for $629.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Ronaldosingh7 for finding this deal.

Deal Instructions (may work best in an incognito browser session):
  1. Visit the Samsung Discount Program page and select the program for which you qualify.
  2. Go to Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15.6"
  3. Click Buy Now to go to the configuration page
  4. Select your choice of color
  5. Select the "No trade-in" option
  6. Select your choice of color for Galaxy Buds Pro
  7. Sign in or create a new Samsung account if prompted
  8. May also be prompted to verify eligibility
  9. Galaxy Buds Pro will automatically be added to cart
  10. Total in cart will be $629.99 + Free Shipping

Specs
  • Intel Core i5-1135G7 2.40GHz Processor
  • 15.6" FHD AMOLED Display (1920x1080)
  • 8GB Memory
  • 512GB Solid State Drive
  • Intel Iris Xe Graphics
  • Wi-Fi 6E (Gig+), 802.11ax
  • Backlit Keyboard + Fingerprint Reader
  • Bluetooth v5.1
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1 x Thunderbolt 4
    • 1 x USB Type-C
    • 1 x USB 3.2
  • 4-Cell 63Wh Battery
  • Weight: 2.36 lbs

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This is $35 lower than the last time this bundle was a Frontpage Deal.
    • This price is $669.98 lower (52% savings) than the list price.
  • About this product:
    • Includes a 1-year Manufacturer's parts & labor warranty
  • About this store:

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Written by Ronaldosingh7

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mrkmrk69
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Alpha 2
​-Great QLED Screen
-No USB Charging
-No Pen
-No 15" option
-2 in 1
-Heavier with great build quality
-Great value on sale
Pro 360
-SAMOLED - Touchscreen
-USB-C Charging
-Most feature packed
-2 in 1
-Included Pen
-Most Expensive
Pro
-AMOLED - NO Touchscreen
-USB-C Charging
-Clamshell
-Lightest, relatively speaking
-Great value if you need USB-C Charging

For me, the Pro is the best option with USB C charging (charge and send signal to monitor at the same time) that isn't more expensive because it is clamshell only. For me, I don't need another tablet / stylus device. The biggest downsides of the Pro seem to be poor audio and a chassis that flexes on the 15" model. I've heard the 13" seems more firm.
ghostfreckle
4453 Posts
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Dang! Nothing "Pro" about 8gb ram… my Flex2 Alpha has 16gb ram… if it ever gets delivered. 😐
ghostfreckle
4453 Posts
1211 Reputation
8gb ram?!

Is it upgradeable? Soldered? So hard to see stuff on their website…

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Sep 16, 2021
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katrixae
Sep 16, 2021
68 Posts
Husband wants 15 inches. Yay. And if you got the galaxy 4 it came with a $50 ecertificate I was able to use it with this. $632. 63 using first responder discount and $50 ecert. total incl. Tax
Sep 16, 2021
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Joined Aug 2011
Sep 16, 2021
johnnyblades
Sep 16, 2021
7,644 Posts
I need a similarly spec'd laptop with Windows 10 Pro. Could get by with 256gb memory. It will just run dental software for my wife's vet clinic, doesn't need to be fancy or pretty.

any suggestions?
Sep 16, 2021
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PowerfulClub4936
Sep 16, 2021
2,508 Posts
Quote from SlickCrowd6832 :
SOLDERED RAM. The deal breaker... everyone I know now says to get 16GB of RAM and stay away from 8GB systems.
Except for people that own the magical M1 Macs.
Sep 16, 2021
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Sep 16, 2021
BigPun
Sep 16, 2021
1,119 Posts
This or a surface?
Sep 16, 2021
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san20
Sep 16, 2021
63 Posts
Seems expired. Can't see at this price.
Sep 16, 2021
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SlickCrowd6832
Sep 16, 2021
8,565 Posts
Quote from PowerfulClub4936 :
Except for people that own the magical M1 Macs.
M1 that is 15.6" is well over $1k. And to compare apple to apple you would have to compare this to a 16" mac book pro which starts at $2.3K. Or a 13.3" that starts at $1k which only has 8GB of RAM (which is fine for normal stuff but 16GB is recommended for when you do more then normal...
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Sep 16, 2021
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tek_toro
Sep 16, 2021
46 Posts
For anyone from previous sales that had a shipping date further out (2+ weeks) from purchase date, did you get it any sooner than what you were given at time of purchase?

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Sep 17, 2021
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SiennaBook4514
Sep 17, 2021
1 Posts
I tried this same exact thing. Doesnt work comes up to 803$
Sep 17, 2021
46 Posts
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Sep 17, 2021
tek_toro
Sep 17, 2021
46 Posts
Quote from SiennaBook4514 :
I tried this same exact thing. Doesnt work comes up to 803$
Works for me, I ended up getting the 15"/i7/16gb /512gb SSD for $824 before taxes.
Sep 17, 2021
252 Posts
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Sep 17, 2021
durvasa
Sep 17, 2021
252 Posts
Quote from socalled7 :
Tech support also told me the Flex Alpha 2 has usb c charging…and they were wrong.

I had the Galaxy Pro and it is NOT a touchscreen.
typing from a 13 GBPro 360 - has 2 usbc ports and 1 thunderbolt port and all 3 can be used for charging.
Sep 17, 2021
252 Posts
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Sep 17, 2021
durvasa
Sep 17, 2021
252 Posts
Quote from lottathought :
Let me tell you what is coming.
After delaying my order twice....and promising a 10% discount each time, this time "Their system" just automatically canceled my order. I kid you not. They said the system timer expired. Oh, they can place another order...of course, I am then at the end of the line.

So good luck with that. You might as well get them to promise 90% off. Since they will not be shipping it, does not cost them anything.
10% off only sticks after prodcut has shipped. I know it as a matter of fact - used it 3 times and one rep told me how without shipment the 10% off wont stick.
Sep 17, 2021
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MellowVolcano172
Sep 17, 2021
1 Posts
Quote from Unflushablepoop :
Help me out here if u know... Is it worth to trade in my tab s7 towards this bundle? S7 is fairly new, 8gb ram, 512gb ssd... It knocks off 475, the price of the bundle comes down to about 250. I'm in need of a pc laptop for my school. Basically i have to pay extra for a slower machine plus the earbuds
Usually I would say no, but you might actually need a laptop. Are you able to get away with using your tab + detachable keyboard as a laptop? The S7 has pen support for taking notes so there's a plus for that. If you need to do some coding or stuff that you can only do a laptop, sure trade it in. Or if you're not a broke college student, just buy the book pro for $630+tax
Sep 17, 2021
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Sep 17, 2021
lottathought
Sep 17, 2021
1,358 Posts
Quote from durvasa :
10% off only sticks after prodcut has shipped. I know it as a matter of fact - used it 3 times and one rep told me how without shipment the 10% off wont stick.

I totally agree with you. The 10% off only does stick after it ships.
But this is a distinction without a difference. This is playing the violins on the Titanic as it sinks.

It really does not matter if they refund 10%...or refund after it ships.
The reason is that it never shipped. It never will ship. 10% off of NADA is NADA.

I kid you not....They delayed my order 3 times.
They offered me 10% twice.
The DAY after I am told that this has been escalated....that the agent will PERSONALLY follow this till the end and see what they can do to escalate my order, they cancel my order.
When I call to ask WTF....they tell me that the SAMSUNG ordering system has a timer. If an order is not shipped in a certain time, it gets canceled automatically.

Now I know what you are thinking. You are thinking...talk to a manager. Surely you have just gotten a couple of bad agents. Well, on my 3rd attempt to get to a manager, I finally did. (This story is too long and too stupid to cover every time that I called, so I am skipping ahead to the last call with a manager)

Now this is from the Samsung Manager, not a floor agent...and I had her explain it very clearly...there is no misunderstanding.

The order has been canceled and it cannot be brought back. Nobody can override it.

Yes, another order can be created...BUT it cannot be given ANY sort of expediting and no, it does not get any of the credit for the time that my old order clocked. So it is literally to the back of the line.

No, the new order cannot go to the escalation team. It is a new order and does not qualify.

Yes and No...one of my 10% off can transfer, but not both.

Yes, after putting me in the back of the line with no adjustment or compensation whatsoever (Remember, I was even going to lose one of my 10%offs),,, the new order can be canceled too if it takes too long. And I am back to the beginning again.

According to the Samsung Manager, she is VERY SORRY but these are the Samsung Policies and Procedures,,, and nobody can over-ride any part of them.
Yes, they screwed up, but they cannot do a single thing to fix any part of it. And to be very clear, I drilled down on this one because I was certain we were having a misunderstanding.....NOPE.

She actually suggested that if I do not want to wait another 2 months, to go see if I can buy one from a retail store...full price. Samsung cannot offer any discounts via the retailers. (And as bad as it sounds, that is almost verbatim)

Can I escalate further? Yes....apparently there is one more escalation, beyond her that I can try. I can write a letter to the PRESIDENT of Samsung. She has no idea of the turnaround time or if I will ever hear back, but that is it.

So help me G%$% .....the mentality over there is such that if a rapist took over the HR rulebook at Samsung, you would have daily attacks and the execs would be going...YEP, it is ok in the rulebook, Carry On!!!!!

I had been a strong supporter of Samsung products for many years before this.
But this...this is so far past ridiculous that they will never ever see another cent out of me...ever. If I saw a Samsung agent on fire, I would not even pee on them if it might put it out.
Sep 17, 2021
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wolfie14
Sep 17, 2021
1,901 Posts
Quote from lottathought :
I totally agree with you. The 10% off only does stick after it ships.
But this is a distinction without a difference. This is playing the violins on the Titanic as it sinks.

It really does not matter if they refund 10%...or refund after it ships.
The reason is that it never shipped. It never will ship. 10% off of NADA is NADA.

I kid you not....They delayed my order 3 times.
They offered me 10% twice.
The DAY after I am told that this has been escalated....that the agent will PERSONALLY follow this till the end and see what they can do to escalate my order, they cancel my order.
When I call to ask WTF....they tell me that the SAMSUNG ordering system has a timer. If an order is not shipped in a certain time, it gets canceled automatically.

Now I know what you are thinking. You are thinking...talk to a manager. Surely you have just gotten a couple of bad agents. Well, on my 3rd attempt to get to a manager, I finally did. (This story is too long and too stupid to cover every time that I called, so I am skipping ahead to the last call with a manager)

Now this is from the Samsung Manager, not a floor agent...and I had her explain it very clearly...there is no misunderstanding.

The order has been canceled and it cannot be brought back. Nobody can override it.

Yes, another order can be created...BUT it cannot be given ANY sort of expediting and no, it does not get any of the credit for the time that my old order clocked. So it is literally to the back of the line.

No, the new order cannot go to the escalation team. It is a new order and does not qualify.

Yes and No...one of my 10% off can transfer, but not both.

Yes, after putting me in the back of the line with no adjustment or compensation whatsoever (Remember, I was even going to lose one of my 10%offs),,, the new order can be canceled too if it takes too long. And I am back to the beginning again.

According to the Samsung Manager, she is VERY SORRY but these are the Samsung Policies and Procedures,,, and nobody can over-ride any part of them.
Yes, they screwed up, but they cannot do a single thing to fix any part of it. And to be very clear, I drilled down on this one because I was certain we were having a misunderstanding.....NOPE.

She actually suggested that if I do not want to wait another 2 months, to go see if I can buy one from a retail store...full price. Samsung cannot offer any discounts via the retailers. (And as bad as it sounds, that is almost verbatim)

Can I escalate further? Yes....apparently there is one more escalation, beyond her that I can try. I can write a letter to the PRESIDENT of Samsung. She has no idea of the turnaround time or if I will ever hear back, but that is it.

So help me G%$% .....the mentality over there is such that if a rapist took over the HR rulebook at Samsung, you would have daily attacks and the execs would be going...YEP, it is ok in the rulebook, Carry On!!!!!

I had been a strong supporter of Samsung products for many years before this.
But this...this is so far past ridiculous that they will never ever see another cent out of me...ever. If I saw a Samsung agent on fire, I would not even pee on them if it might put it out.
Don't you think that's a bit dramatic for what essentially amounts to an order for a laptop that didn't ship? As I understand it, there is still a chip shortage going on so I'm sure if they could've shipped your laptop, they would have. Cancelled orders means lost revenue for Samsung.

I've seen previous SD threads where people were waiting 3 or 4 months for orders, so I'm not sure why they told you that there is some auto-timer that cancels orders. I don't doubt that they told you that but Samsung customer service can be pretty unreliable and I wouldn't be surprised if they cancelled your order because you were promised two 10% discounts. Pretty certain there was a round of Galaxy Tabs that never shipped and people suspected that it was because they were priced too low.

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Sep 17, 2021
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lottathought
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Quote from wolfie14 :
Don't you think that's a bit dramatic for what essentially amounts to an order for a laptop that didn't ship? As I understand it, there is still a chip shortage going on so I'm sure if they could've shipped your laptop, they would have. Canceled orders means lost revenue for Samsung.

I've seen previous SD threads where people were waiting 3 or 4 months for orders, so I'm not sure why they told you that there is some auto-timer that cancels orders. I don't doubt that they told you that but Samsung customer service can be pretty unreliable and I wouldn't be surprised if they cancelled your order because you were promised two 10% discounts. Pretty certain there was a round of Galaxy Tabs that never shipped and people suspected that it was because they were priced too low.

Dramatic? I went through the list of events in the order that they happened. In fact, I cut out a lot to shorten the story. I can't speak for others. And I have no way to verify if what they told me is accurate. I only know why they told me my order was canceled. And since the manager affirmed what I had been told by the tech... I tend to believe it.
And understand, I never demanded the two 10%s. In fact, in neither case did I ever ask for them. They were volunteered.
As far as customer service being unreliable, I would tend to agree....but keep in mind, I was talking to their management as well. In fact, it was the management that was the most ridiculous.

Now as for the chip shortage. I would be more understanding of that. But I am very aware ..and I suspect you can verify here on SD....since my order on Aug 8, Samsung has had two more sales on the Flexbook2 Alpha. Now, what do you think they were selling if they were so back-ordered that they cant fill one from early August?

And frankly, even if it is a chip shortage ...and even if it were a host of other errors, I was not asking for anything extra. I only wanted to be back into the place I was supposed to be in line. You may come up with all sorts of excuses for everything else.....but I seriously doubt that you will be able to come up with an excuse for that. (Do I need to point out that even your excusing them requires to accept the premise that they are highly unreliable?.)

And while we are at it...why exactly is finding somebody who has even gotten worse Samsung Service a reason to excuse the service that I got? Is that how low the bar is now?

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