I DITCHED my laptop for Snapdragon X and Windows on ARM. Should I go BACK to Intel?

To test out the new Snapdragon X Elite chip and how it works with CoPilot Plus PCs and Windows on ARM, I decided to go all-in. I used the Snapdragon-powered Dell XPS 13 (9345) exclusively as my work and personal laptop for a little over a week. Here’s what I learned: the good, the bad, and the surprising bits of Windows on ARM in 2024!

00:00 - Switching to Snapdragon X Elite
00:41 - Intro to Dell XPS 13 (9345)
01:38 - App compatibility
04:15 - Performance
05:51 - Battery life
07:34 - Hardware connections
08:19 - Gaming
09:52 - Stick with x64 or switch to Snapdragon?

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[NicholasVettese]

Once MS Flight Sim is working flawlessly on this architecture, I am in...

[Pattayaman]

Didn't see any Android emulators on that list

[futureitshere]

Google drive should be on arm by the time this video posted

[misakianimated]

I was really hyped for Arm PC CPU's until intel unveiled its new Lunar Lake v200 series.

Great performance with great battery life

[lakshaysiwach]

Google drive will soon work. It was recently announced

[MatthewGarbett]

They already announced Google Drive for Desktop is getting a native Windows 11 ARM64 devices in the next couple months.

[MrKar]

I have been using SL7 for a while now. I have all the needed apps. Actually ARM windows 11 seems SOOOO snappier and faster on usage. Google Drive is due next month on ARM and apart from that I didn't have any misses except for graphics performance. If you are skeptical about any apps let me know.

[wordlv]

A Google drive for desktop is already being worked on and it will be coming in an armed native version

[TheOfficesShorts]

It’s crazy they got Temu Moby to review this laptop!

[elisfsharri]

In my opinion battery life, weight and build quality are very important when it comes to laptops. ARM laptops are the future.
When it comes to gaming, except for FPS that need that super quick reaction, one could use NVIDIA GeForce Now. I've been using the free version for some time now, and I'm very happy with it. No need to carry my super heavy gaming laptop around anymore.

[wordlv]

This video was released 5 hours ago according to what YouTube it's telling me now if I know that Google drive for arm is coming. Surely the guy that makes videos for a living about this stuff should know it's coming but he keeps referencing it being a deal-breaker

[farishanafiah]

I already have Windows x86 at home with my Intel NUC, so I am more than ready to go Windows ARM. Qualcomm even publishes a page showing all the softwares that supports Windows ARM, and there's a lot of them.

[leadwhite]

Google drive for arm windows was announced at IFA Berlin, supposedly

[dhanush-_-]

waiting for official support form Linux🤞

[quikmath]

If Solitaire can be played without any freezed frame, I’m in.

[jovonleblanc]

Idk. Lunar lake SOCs seems very promising.

[metavatar]

Stay, I've been on Lenovo 7x slim and it's refreshing having multi day battery life and very decent Lightroom (prism) performance. It is an Actually quiet and cold laptop.

Only issue was Google drive, but Google finally announced arm drive build by end of the year

[Yusufyusuf-lhdw]

Get a new lunar lake laptop. You get great battery life + great gaming + compatibility with all apps and hardware

[ereceeme]

I got the lenovo yoga slim 7x snapdragon.fortunately the programs I use run natively. Im not a gamer but will look fo some arm native games just to try out. I use office, Affinity and davinci resolve and the all work well, I sold my lenovo i7 and use my lenovo yoga when I'm on the road. If I need power I use my asus proart desktop. Just waiting till snapdragom come in desktop. The fact that I travel lite with lenovo Yoga and my battery lasts a least a day or more made it a no brainer. Of course I got the lenovo with 32gb ram.

[MrLelopes]

It's obvious that if MS wants to SPY and record you screens with recall, the very least they need is to make it usable. Otherwise they won't have anything to record and spy on.
Also, here... take my dislike. Anyone who fails to warn their users about it on an efficient manner gets one. Congratulations.