Surface Laptop 7 Long Term Review

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[ublosyh]

Zen 5 engined Surface laptop in this format would be a killer! Finally a true macbook challenger without any compatibility issues

[billdonaldson]

I think the battery life comments are fair because they were based on Josh’s actual use, which was explained in the video. However, I submit that most people who are using their laptops every day have the brightness turned down. Mine is always between 50 and 70 percent because of the great improvement in battery life. Nor do most people use the laptop continuously so that it never shuts off the screen. Other reviewers of Snapdragon devices have reported much better battery life than Josh, but if you look and listen carefully to most reviews, they specify that their measurement of battery life was with brightness turned down to 50 percent, which is the most common practice for reviewers doing reviews of laptops, whether Apple or Windows. This is not hidden from the public and I don’t consider it unfair or misleading.

[adarcohen]

I wish there were a Surface Laptop 7 version with the new AMD HX series..
The Snapdragon compatibility issue is a huge dealbreaker

[VladdyDaddy]

The most accurate review of the SL7 out there, 100% spot on!

I really like your style, Josh. Your channel is one of the very few that I don't have to watch on 1.25 or 1.5x speed. Fantastic delivery, structure and overall production! Kudos and cheers!

[jazenka]

I haven't had one issue with the Lenovo 7x snapdragon for typical non-tech enthusiast work. The build quality is great, the screen perfection, and the battery life superb.

[agoogleuser]

You said laptop gets warm when charging with type c, I also noticed it happening with surface dock 2 connector. Additionally, I would find the laptop after charging a few hours with lid closed (in sleep) while while connected to dock 2 connector it would be extremely warm and fan audibly running.

I also noticed many graphic glitches mainly while connected to external monitors. MS Teams (arm version) had many glitches with worst being it needing reinstall multiple times because couldn’t open it (even after reboot).

Note – I have no issues to this date with my surface pro x, so it leads me to believe its processor issue as windows on arm works pretty solid on that device.

[alexhgft]

Worth mentioning windows hello, face login is a very nice feature.

[AJonVolk]

Sadly I think as new Ryzen processor laptops come out in the 13-15 inch laptop range surface laptops will get left behind which is a real shame because it seems like everything else about them is amazing.

[SarimAshrafi]

My MacBook Air M3 also gets noticeably warm with Magsafe 70W

[Gambit]

MBP 14 with M3 Pro chip and 18GB RAM was just on sale for 1, 500 USD this past week. Incredible deal on an awesome laptop. Well worth the few hundred more compared to this Surface 7.

[alexs.]

Josh, stop being ridiculous by accusing other reviewers of dishonesty. Watch the battery tests they performed and judge them on their merits. You are the only reviewer who has reported battery life issues on the surface. All the other ones (including those who were not sponsored by Qualcomm) have quite positive reports on the battery life of the surface. I take your opinion with a grain of salt .

[nrmal_gamer]

I've got a question about the 4 hour netflix playback test with the Surface Laptop 7 13" with X-Elite processor. How did you conduct these tests? What settings where the laptops in and which playback quality did you chose? How bright was the display and how loud where the speakers? I didn't trust your test result because I've got the 13" with X-Elite and the battery life feels way longer than claimed in your videos. So I did my own test. 4 hours of netflix playback (The Office) at 40% brightness, 15% volume, laptop in recommended battery mode with 120 Hz at 2304x1536 with HDR turned off. I just used the settings I've used since I bought it and I'm most comfortable with. Laptop was at 83% after those 4 hours. 30% difference between your test results and mine. Would like to know if that is because of different settings used or anything else.

[FoxxFire]

I know sales vary and so you have to talk in terms of MSRP. However, surprisingly, both the Samsung Book4 Edge and Dell XPS 13 with the X Elite have gone on sale consistently for under $1k (right now the Sammy is $999 and the XPS is $899). Microsoft machines don't quite go on sale as often, for whatever the reason. With all that said, I love a longer-term review like this, especially with these new ARM chips where a reviewer might not notice issues in the first week or three of using a device. I hope you guys make more like this in the future. (BTW, I love that your channel is soaring in popularity. You freaking deserve it man. Your videos were so polished right from the start. And Sierra (or Cierra?) is so so so much better just a few short videos into her role. When she pops in, the video barely misses a beat. She was a little fast for me in the beginning, but I'm completely used to her speed now :)

[ljlacierda]

Would you choose this over the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x?

[ccroy]

This does look like a good laptop for me. I'm currently using a ThinkPad X1 Nano and a Chromebook as home computers (My job issues me a laptop and I only work off of it). Just wanted to mention it as a past Surface owner: It's nice to have the Surface Dock. It uses the Microsoft port so your USB ports remain free. I almost sold my dock on eBay, but keeping it around in case I go back to Surface.

[abhinandanbanerjee]

If Samsung discontinued their Galaxy Crap and instead integrated their ecosystem with the Surface laptop, that would be proper competition for the Macbooks.

[pba]

I have the device with SD X Plus. Like you said, for office use it's fine, but if you try to do more demanding tasks or even just casual gaming is impossible because of the poor GPU driver support from Qualcomm.

[cameronbosch]

6:21 Vanguard: Fails to run.

Me: "That's a win in my book!"

7:07 Copilot key: Replaces the right control key.

Me as somebody who often uses the right control key: *"So you've chosen death."*

[shrimpgordita]

Would you take it over the Yoga Slim 7x? If so, why?

[ianmentken]

The battery life on my Surface Laptop 7 is SIGNIFICANTLY better than what you are experiencing, Josh, I get maybe 2% drain per hour which means I can go all day and still have a lot left in the tank after several hours. FYI, I am running the laptop at 50% screen brightness on "Recommended" power mode.