Snapdragon CoPilot+ Laptops: You’ve Been Misled... Again

Who should buy a Snapdragon laptop and who should not

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00:00 Intro
00:21 Introducing Jen, Varun, and Taylor
00:51 Performance for Casual Users
01:44 Fan Noise & Heat During Casual Use
02:02 What Applications Work
02:29 What Peripherals Work
03:01 Issues
04:00 Performance for Professionals & Specialists
07:32 Specialist Application Compatibility
09:31 Linux
10:07 Gamers & Power Users
10:32 AI
11:01 Conclusion

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[suttco]

Amazing to finally have a reviewer with consistent focus on software development workloads across multiple devices.

[TheOneAndOnlyNarutosGrandma]

i could never buy a laptop without seeing joshes opinion it

[lidrajv]

This is the most in depth overview of the Snapdragon laptops I've seen since launch. Thank you for this! As an architect, I am a little more confident with these devices but usability would be better if these mature more next year.

[robertsheltonjr]

I'm an ex-Microsoft employee (retired) and I've not enjoyed the (other) apple-using tech journalist take on Snapdragon laptops. HOWEVER, in the case of Josh, in this video, I have to give him a big THUMBS UP! I own the Surface Laptop 7, and for my needs (casual + light software dev) it is lifechanging, but it might not work for others, depending on what their use cases are. Josh did a great job on this review! I hope that things improve over time, as they did with Apple Silicon (M1), but as of right now, Josh's take is spot on. Great job, Josh and team!

[bryans]

I too find the Surface Laptop to be the most compelling of the new Snapdragon lineup, and for the casual user it most likely boil down to which OS is preferred.

[ELLIS]

The scatter-plot at 6:02 is epic. A real eye-opener!

[meneergaatjeniksaan]

Josh has been testing these laptops for 10 days. I knew that the next video would give a total review about the laptops. Turned out it isn't as great as it seemed. I'll be waiting for the Intel Lunar Lake chips.

Thanks Josh, you are my fav laptop and now also business channel. I only trust your advise.

[kots]

so damn glad someone is giving software dev specific info about these, thanks for the video josh

[pcefbol]

Snapdragon X Elite delivers exceptional performance, but improvements are needed for the engineering software and GPU.

[MW-mnel]

Thanks for the review. Much more nuance video with the target user group and respective user experience for different user cases. Did see a whole bunch x elite laptop reviews from multiple channels already. This one is not among the first wave of reviews, but is the best and most informative review so far.

[goldeneagle]

Clicked as soon as the video appeared on my feed.. You guys are the best

[ejazahmed]

The only channel that covered linux support! 🎉🎉 Thanks.

[anthonyavila]

Im so glad im watching this video before i do one of those moments where i buy something and somehow theres a video that says why the product in question isnt effective.

[OscarCherici]

Thank you Josh and team! Your honesty and straight forwardness is highly appreciated

[gonnabehappy]

You can get a Asus Zenbook 14 with Core ultra 9 32gb 1tb for 900 usd nowadays, and the battery life is not much shorter than snapdragon ones, almost half the price.

[Stanislav_Teghipco]

Was waiting for the video eagerly and... i guess I'll wait for the upgrade :(

[tech_edit]

This is exactly what I was looking for – no hype, just details. Thank you!

[LeftoverAtoms]

The worst part about ARM-based PCs is the fact that x64-based applications must be emulated and may not always work or have similar performance.

[iamnotyourmate]

This guy is amazing he bought these laptops with his own money 😳 and did a fair review highlighting the positives and negatives too!

[mskim]

The most honest review I've watched so far! Thank you for being the honest voice of reason for consumers