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

[@peterzimmermann4841]

I love the fact that Windows on Arm is getting more attention and the number of native apps is increasing. I own a Samsung Galaxy Book S (2020) with the Snapdragon 8cx, which is the thinnest & lightest (960g) and most portable notebook with an excellent 13 " screen, multi day battery life and very good speakers. I bought it used for 180.- $ 2 yrs ago and was almost going to give up on it because of the lack of support for some of my favourite apps. Not any more and I am sooo glad I kept it

[@Whit3WolfXArcadia]

Windows on arm still needs work

[@spinvalve]

So what you're saying is Windows needs more legs 😂

[@aymanjc4146]

It will be dead if Qualcomm doesn't manage a major leap in Integrated GPU and CPU efficiency.

[@yuvrajsingh15823]

​@@aymanjc4146Not bring a fanboy. But Qualcomm does do good performance year improvement like in mobile snapdragon processors. Plus Mediatek is also gearing for this.

[@TalynOne]

So does Windows on Intel

[@placeholder3853]

Windows in general needs work, Linux all the way bayby

[@NicholasVettese]

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

[@TalynOne]

Just use GeForce Now, will play it better than even $2,000 Intel laptops on even a potato CPU.

[@tunkunrunk]

wait , people will start re selling their Snapdragon x on Windows laptop , once they find its limitations . Remember Windows RT ? they are now cheap laptops that people want to get rid of in the internet

[@NicholasVettese]

@@tunkunrunk you and I must be the old people here. LOL. I do remember Windows RT, and how bad they were. I think technology has changed drastically though, but I also believe that MS wants total control, and this is the best path to that.

[@phucnguyen0110]

Nah, not even Flight Sim - just popular games these days tbh.

[@NicholasVettese]

@@phucnguyen0110 for me, Flight Sim. That's the only thing I play. I would hope that most intensive games are given the ability to run natively at 65+ fps as the base.

[@lakshaysiwach3652]

Google drive will soon work. It was recently announced

[@vikasguptayt2546]

Yeah beta support is there now

[@futureitshere]

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

[@farishanafiah8461]

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.

[@nerdkellereu]

im a month on arm now and just EVERYTHING i use runs great.

[@Pattayaman999]

Didn't see any Android emulators on that list

[@charlesbaxter7405]

I have a Surface Pro 11 SD X Elite and my solution for gaming was to install Android 13 and have it set up as a dual boot system. It was a logical, yet simple fix and I can use other android apps as well so it's a win-win

[@ChristianSlagter]

Wow interesting, do you still like this solution and the Surface Pro 11 overall?

[@vikasguptayt2546]

How did you find a compatible android OS for that? Did you develop it? If not pls share the link

[@charlesbaxter7405]

@@vikasguptayt2546 I did my own custom install of stock Android 13. I only did it for my own personal use.

[@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

[@AndroidAuthority]

I am also excited about Lunar Lake, but keep in mind that, as of today, all we have are Intel benchmarks and promises. I would wait until third-party benchmarks and experiences come out before investing in Lunar Lake!

[@misakianimated]

@@AndroidAuthority Indeed, I do hope their claims are true, it would show that x86 can still perform. However I also trust that the next CPU we get from Qualcomm will also be more efficient, I just noticed that the Snapdragon X chips had no low power cores

[@ereceeme]

Ive seen som luna bench marks and snapdragob blows it away. except for the compatibility isses

[@yuvrajsingh15823]

​​@@misakianimatedTheir reasoning was all performance cores are efficient enough. They said in an interview.

[@misakianimated]

@@yuvrajsingh15823 Yeah, I remember that. So far it's really great battery life. But imagine if they added such light performance cores to take the battery life even further? I'm really excited for their next iteration. Competition is always great for us consumers

[@patrese993]

Very happy with my Ryzen ThinkPad...

[@piratesmvp]

3:55 I doubt it will be a deal-breaker for "most people watching this." Most of us considering this laptop are running Microsoft 365 shops and could care less if Google Drive works as long as OneDrive and access to the whole Microsoft 365 stack works fine. In fact, lack of compatibility with Google Drive may actually be a positive thing for those of us in IT since we basically get blocking of Google Drive for free with the OS.

[@imrankhanmac]

Currently bought Intel laptop , will upgrade after 3-4 years to ARM. With apple silicon Rosetta was strong didnt have much issue since OS & Hardware is by same company. SD will evolve , let’s wait.

[@seapearl3175]

7 years is not a lot for an OS on a different architecture.... It's still at the beginning

[@randycarter5410]

Great review , very interesting as I am currently in the market for a laptop , thanks 😎👍

[@rebeccalorenzen9718]

Finally - a clear, unbiased review of Snapdragon vs intel. I'm torn between two Dell XPS 13s - the intel core ultra 7 258V and the Snapdragon elite. Had to really search for this. I don't really use Google drive desktop (only google drive through my online Google account - I assume that works fine?), and don't have time to do much gaming anymore, except some games that are played in browser (also assuming those work fine?). So I'm leaning Snapdragon because it's currently $300 cheaper ($1,300 vs $1,600). The battery life is pretty important to me.

[@maxbg]

You have to start somewhere. App will eventually be developed for ARM.

[@TylerKhan]

Recently got the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x SD X Elite for $650 from best buy because of their clearance sale for used laptops. Excellent condition and probably one of the best investments for my daily/work PC. These laptops have been so budget friendly it is wild. Just look for sales. Before I noticed the sale for the Yoga Slim I was going to grab the HP Omnibook X plus for $500 new from Best Buy. These Laptops are ACTUALLY laptops. Not having to be tethered to the wall or burning your lap is amazing. Yes Macbooks have been this way. But I mean I just picked up a laptop with comparable specs and better battery life for half the price of an M3 Macbook. OLED screen is beautiful on this.

[@leadwhite1249]

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

[@onlythebestsound]

haven't been able to install any printer drivers on my snapdragon tablets...had to return them and get intel processors so i could print

[@MomenALMasharka]

I think and hope that in the near future, I will see a Snapdragon processor with a secondary Nvidia graphics card, for example. I am very excited to see new generations of this processor.

[@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.

[@TalynOne]

I also have the Yoga Slim 7x, it does retro gaming and emulation really well, including emulating Switch and PS2 games.

[@gilbs72]

Not to be left out, Intel's Core Ultra series is closing the gap with the Snapdragons and yet maintains full software compatibility. I could live with any shortcomings with the peace of mind that software I need will work.

[@Breakfasttime630]

Found the intel stockholder

[@gaiustacitus4242]

@@Breakfasttime630 No, you found someone who requires specific software to do his job and that software simply will not run under Windows ARM.

[@Vshashank]

So we have Snapdragon X Elite (ARM), Intel Lunar Lake and AMD Strix Point. I prefer Strix point and lunar lake (for now until ARM on windows is fully stable)

[@amermeleitor]

But Google Drive can be used from the browser or am I wrong?

[@Pixlewatchtoo]

"Google drive for desktop"

[@andyH_England]

It is not a good experience. Having it as part of your file system is much more efficient. And going back to a browser solution sucks.

[@darukutsu]

​@@andyH_Englandisn't it just electron app?

[@alandowney6961]

I got the LG Gram 17 (Meteor Lake) for the big screen (sale 40% off!) Reviews said apps on Arm aren't all there, but I was really tempted by performance & battery life. Maybe next year.

[@keq1688]

it's only a matter of time now, i can see a future where ARM chips are the most dominant architecture on the pc market, maybe the next generation SoC will have nvidia gpus as well lol

[@dhanush-_-2562]

waiting for official support form Linux🤞

[@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.

[@yuvrajsingh15823]

I hoping linux distro made for these chips. It will be more awesome.

[@DamianHallbauer]

@@MrLelopes hugging face and replaced the co-pilots.. or hire a kid from OSS.. corporate ai will always be lame because of the liability

[@MrKar18]

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.

[@MH-dc4qe]

Is FortiClient VPN working?

[@MrKar18]

@@MH-dc4qe Just tried. But the installation failed mid way. But they have a blog post for release for ARM native and have given workaround to use native windows 11 VPN settings instead of native ARM app.

[@yuvrajsingh15823]

​@@MH-dc4qetry wonder guard and others have announced it as well. You have move out of the app ecosystem if they are not keeping up and caring about customers. Get what is best for you.

[@amirabdollahi1449]

no overheating?

[@ahmatsulkan9374]

Surface laptop 7 the best laptop inthe planet. Better than macbook

[@jovonleblanc]

Idk. Lunar lake SOCs seems very promising.

[@RobertDunn310]

I have been following these new Windows on ARM laptops closely with great interest. As much as I think to myself how awesome it would be to have a Windows machine with a far more efficient chipset architecture, the reality for me is that I couldn't make the plunge because these WoA machines would not run many of the emulators or games that I sometimes play on my normal PC. Also, there is another issue that you did not cover in your video: drivers. On these machines, there are no drivers to let you connect to and hack Android phones or access bootloader, modem diagnostics, etc. Because of these reasons, my next laptop would probably be an AMD Strix Point machine. I can sacrifice some battery life for full-blown compatibility.

[@kjwin-g6i]

"I have tried most of the apps mentioned in this video, but unfortunately, they don't perform very well. I recommend sticking with Intel and avoiding ARM architecture. It's important to note that many developers have indicated they will not be upgrading their applications to support Windows on ARM. Therefore, be sure to verify the compatibility of any applications you plan to use with Windows ARM." I personally do not like macOS even if the price was the same as PC's . I bought the latest MacBook with the M4 Max chip for Christmas, but after about a week of using it, I put it away in a cupboard. To me, it feels more like an iPad for laptops and desktops. You need to purchase around 10 additional apps just to do things that Windows handles out of the box. Switching to macOS after using Windows for 30 years felt like stepping back in time to Windows 95-limited and restrictive compared to the capabilities of Windows 10 or 11. "As for the battery, yes, it can last longer, but that's only because it's been used for light activities like listening to music, watching videos, and light photo editing-none of which require much power. In comparison, my Intel device can last around 8 hours with the same usage. However, if you try to do any heavy work, the battery will drain quickly. Unfortunately, it's nearly impossible to avoid battery drain, especially with devices that are constantly being powered on and off. Even in 2025, battery technology hasn’t advanced enough to sustain a full charge for an extended period when used intensively. Similarly, many electric cars experience reduced battery life and capacity over time, with some manufacturers guaranteeing at most 70-80% capacity retention after around 100,000 miles."

[@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.

[@YogiAgustinus]

Finally someone mentioned RE4R on Snapdragon X Elite. Turns out it's not supported. Thank you.

[@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

[@igonandriolli]

I wish Google had an android for laptops and that they partnered with major software companies, we would have perfect laptops with a long battery life.

[@MB-dq2gz]

Just buy a galaxy tablet

[@wordlv]

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

[@TECHNOMANIAGURUJI]

All popular VPNs now natively available for Windows on ARM - Proton VPN, Open VPN, NordVPN & ExpressVPN etc. Google Drive coming soon to Windows on ARM.

[@johntankard]

Google Drive working perfectly now :)

[@cliffmathew]

Thanks.

[@bryans8656]

I would love to see my work Dell laptop replaced with the Dell you reviewed, for the power efficiency alone.

[@RemofRenaissance]

Thanks for the content. Also I think they literally just abounded support for VPN’s and Google Drive now at the recent snapdragon event promoting the lower skew X Plus chip. So native apps coming for maybe end of the year? Forgot the date 🤦🏽‍♂️ I have an X Plus Surface Pro and very happy with it.

[@Vc-1111]

Proton VPN now supports Windows ARM devices

[@leooz8071]

When will the ARM fuse with x64 like architecture? It would be awesome to an ARM work along an external GPU like nVidia or Radeon.

[@WillDrew-l3c]

Good review thanks, what dock do you use for monitors, etc?

[@NoNameUserFollower]

GDrive can be changed with RClone CLI or InSync. I will change to ARM if software is okay, and it's cheap. nothing else

[@SamuelLaws]

You can use proton for gaming with x86 or x64 games but at the same time i wouldnt use for heavy games stutters alot

[@MatthewGarbett]

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

[@jianxiongRaven]

I mean if youj want a laptop for casual use And have the laptop last long (Batter...) Its alright, espeically if its a secondary device for you

[@coldstone87]

We were promised these will be cheap 150-300$ laptops. We were clearly wrong.

[@FleaOnMyWiener]

Snapdragon X laptops are going on sale for very cheap as time goes on. Even as low as $499 for the Asus Vivobook S15 which even has a 120hz 3k OLED display.

[@GaryQuiring]

Too many issues to consider ARM. If it won't work for most games I'm gonna guess it won't work with a lot of unknown apps that are not mainstream. Too much $$$ to risk buying one. Good video though.

[@iuniorx]

I would be interesting and very usefull to make this ARM machines compatible with eGPU

[@amirabdollahi1449]

no overheating? and what about Lunar Lake? arent they as efficient and powerful?

[@michaeldesanctis]

Hi, I haven't found anything around, but do you know if Adobe PS or LR's Denoise AI works on Snapdragon X Elite?

[@TheOfficesShorts]

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

[@alexs.5107]

Total honesty

[@beingsneaky]

I bought a surface laptop 7. It's fine.. I don't game. Bit I do photo and video editing. I was looking at maybe a i9 14500HX. Adobe lightroom classic does not install. But the other version does work.

[@quikmath8071]

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

[@Nocturnal27Studio]

How about MT4? Is it working good on it?

[@anupammahato1]

7 years is a long time, a saw a video, where the guy said, when windows chooses its favorite, i think they are trying to outcompete snapdragon with intel, which is harming them. Macs have an advantage total control over hardware and software. I think windows laptops have a long way to go since they have to work with different manufacturers and software development for different hardware.

[@PSY_PRO2077]

Arm laptop are good . don't switch back . Battery life plus performance

[@zbrandon]

Google Drive for desktop now works on arm processors.

[@HamzaNasry]

I have a surface laptop studio 2 base model which is definitely not the best value for money its chunky for its power, it has too much noises, the material has aluminum oxidation or something and its been less than a month since I got it I want to switch to surface laptop 7th 15", but the most significant compromise for me is the tablet mode and the option to write on the PC, I am a highschool student and take a lot of notes on ontenotes, what is some advice, should I switch or not?

[@neilcoelho]

What about Linux?

[@plove552]

Now I own windows laptops, but I don't understand why it takes so much money to get a laptop that can play a game ?I mean, if I paid $1500 better for a laptop, it should be to run some games. This is crazy.Is it really that hard. 1 }

[@adityamisra7702]

Will u review? How’s ur experience? How does Microsoft office and other day to day apps work? Is battery life after 2 months good? Is windows in general good? Is exp same? Thanks

[@K-M1]

I bought a new £1000 laptop with Snapdragon x elite processor, to make music with. But no DAW's are compatible with ARM processors. 😭

[@shahr81]

Do Zoho apps work with snapdragon elite?

[@tdmeskimomobile6618]

It is sad to hear that Windows on ARM still needs work. Most harmful software to Windows is code that looks for Intel code, security by obscurity! I hope to see things grow for WOA. My Chromebook is running my Steam application and I have no complaints so far. The more that an OS can run on many different hardware platforms creates a security by obscurity environment. For me I prefer Linus OS on ARM devices like the Raspberry Pi, I am seeing not just the normal productivity software for ARM devices but also some 3rd party's too. Balena Etcher and WPS Office can run on Linux OS made for the Raspberry Pi in deb file. Meaning they were made for Raspbian OS for the Raspberry Pi that is based on Debian OS. Yah, I do believe that things can advance for Windows on ARM in time.

[@gaminginstilllife9429]

I had the Snapdragon laptop and I had to return it. Because I ran into some compatibility problems with a business app that I have to have for work which is Vonage business. Then I went out and got the same Asus laptop but this time with the AI 9 ryzen the new chip which is awesome at last just as long as the Snapdragon the only thing it does get hot and when you run something like a game it does blow through the battery but I'm lasting 8 hours easy doing office and running KZbin

[@wendelynmusic]

Windows should do what Mac did. Ditch intel entirely. then everyone will be forced to make their apps all work on arm

[@AndroidAuthority]

Unfortunately, the business world relies too heavily on Windows and x86 for this to be a reality. Just look at the CrowdStrike fiasco for evidence on that.

[@MrKar18]

They will try and tried.. That's the whole point of Qualcomm. If the next Gen makes graphics leap then why would anyone need x86? On another note Qualcomm is trying to buy some part of heavily hit Intel divisions. :) Could be fun..

[@ereceeme]

Intel macs linered on for a year to two after the m1.

[@johnmartin8481]

I would think that Intel Lunar Lake if it delivers as advertised, will basically make Snapdragon a 2nd rate Windows PC consideration. Time will tell.

[@KeshavSingh-ku3sl]

Can these laptops run any flavour of Linux or virtual machine so that i can run Linux in them? How is WSL on these laptops?

[@jonasfermefors]

Is the market share of people who use their work device for everything really that big? All my friends have separate PCs for work and home. I work for a company that is all in on Microsoft, so I think this will run everything I need for work just fine. I don't think that is an uncommon user case? Will it be a long time before almost all productivity software and a decent amount of games will run on a Snapdragon PC? I think that productivity software will mostly be ready within months.. games will take longer and will only come if the market share looks big enough to entice developers. So, I would have concluded that it is probably safest to wait 6 months if you want a productivity device.. and wait indefinitely if you want a gaming device.

[@chrism1051]

Those blinking lights on the function bar would give me headache

[@botn0ught]

those blink only on camera

[@wordlv]

This video was released 5 hours ago according to what KZbin 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

[@rickenbacker472]

I just don't need the compatibility problems. Just get an x86 AMD HX365/370 or an Intel Lunar Lake instead.

[@mubeenD]

Printer drivers are still a major issue!

[@neroetal]

Omg

[@johnmartin8481]

I remember hearing that was one of the problems. And I would not think that will be resolved anytime soon.

[@Anggelos876]

What watch are you wearing?

[@Latsson2]

Looks like a Pixel Watch

[@Zain19794]

Adobe After Effect, and most of other adobe programs should work without emulator before I think about switching my Hardcore RTX 3070 TI laptop

[@ssaaffuu]

cool controllor

[@antonmakarenko3271]

I do care about my laptop battery. I am from Ukraine and I am highly worried that the next winter will bring more power outrages😢 That's why I am considering Snapdragon X. For games I have my AMD desktop or Steam Deck

[@Lei_D]

Windows on arm: been out for 7 years Mac OS on arm: been out for 4 Windows on arm needs to catch up and still in a mixed bag. Hmm 🤔🤔🤔

[@neroetal]

Am looking the AMD simplicity from 7000 series

[@arvandvarahram]

We have bought 3: a Surface Laptop, a Surface Pro and a Samsung Book4 Edge. All 3 run flawlessly for what we need in our company: MS office, a few other MS tools, Java, OpenVPN, and of course non-professional apps such as Spotify. No restrictions so far compared to our Intel and AMD notebooks, but unheard battery life, no heat and no fan noise.

[@EugeneRosenfeld]

How does that laptop compare to one running Intel Lunar Lake?

[@AndroidAuthority]

We'll tell you when we get ahold of the Lunar Lake model 😁

[@RmAndrei93]

I think that in 3 years , x86 will come to the power efficancy of arm today. After that , i really dont care for more than battery and performance .

[@Echø_yþ]

Is it me or does his video colour look a bit saturated?

[@Jan96106]

Why do you need one laptop, so you can throw your others away? Why can't you just also have and use a gaming laptop if games are so important to you, and use your arm for what it is good for and not be tethered to a charging cable?

[@DEEZENUTZ69]

Most vpns have web browser extensions

[@AndroidAuthority]

This is true, but that doesn't help when you want to use the VPN for apps that work outside of your browser.

[@DEEZENUTZ69]

@@AndroidAuthority VPN changes your ip so it should validate everything on your system?

[@AndroidAuthority]

@@DEEZENUTZ69 This is not true, unfortunately. If you're using a VPN browser extension, things you do in the browser are protected. But if you use a different program (say the Netflix app, for example) that will not go through the VPN. In order for your whole system to be protected by the VPN, you need a VPN application installed on the system or integrate your VPN credentials into Windows.

[@MrKar18]

Which VPN you use? Pia, SurfShark, Express On has ARM versions.

[@arambhsharma2050]

Really light

[@Beanbean1313]

You may go back to intel with their 200v chip just recently launched

[@paasosentomi]

i feel like intel or amd are lobbying against this as much as they can until they can compete in the arm space.. these pcs of today are incredibly powerhungry and im looking forward to getting rid of them.

[@Dm_-un9bt]

Should I stay out should I go 🎶🎵🎵🎵🎸🎹

[@AndroidAuthority]

If I go, there will be trouble!

[@Dm_-un9bt]

@@AndroidAuthority And if I stay it will be doubleee 🎸🎵🎶

[@baselnhhas3468]

Main profit is the battery, buy Intel ultra 200 series, battery performance the same , compatibility and gaming . I see no reason to buy Qualcomm Arm windows pc.

[@rolandkrischek3011]

Let‘s see what Lunar Lake is capable of …

[@tofu_golem]

Recall. Recall Recall Recall Recall. Recall.

[@charmingarpit1982]

You should have waited for Lunar Lake

[@lefteris19]

seeing lunar lake processors beat the x elite in battery life and actual efficiency in many workloads.... i say windows on arm is already dead

[@ahmatsulkan9374]

Snapdragon x elite anda windows the best in the planets

[@cuz129]

Lunar lake galaxy book 5 360 pro lasts 12 to 20 hours on battery, Better than that Snapdragon Dell.