MacBooks FINALLY Have Competition

[@erazorDev]

Too bad, now that we finally get the hardware, Microsoft is turning the OS into ad-infested privacy shitshow.

[@shrishpotdar343]

Well if you're on the internet you're privacy is already a shitshow. Microsoft is just doing it publicly, even apple collects data and stuff. For Ads, yeah I can say that's totally unfair. You pay for the software and still have to watch ads Edit : guys stop attacking me, and telling me that no one should willingly give up their data. All I'm trying to say is that every company is mining data of their consumers

[@Arcad3n]

Yeahhh pretty much exactly how I feel :( I’ve been waiting for the big moment for windows on arm to finally upgrade my laptop but now windows has been so enshittified that I might just end up getting a MacBook anyway 😐

[@GeekProdigyGuy]

​@@shrishpotdar343 that's like saying since they cut off one of my fingers I might as well let them cut my whole hand off... if you care about privacy you should protest every inch lost.

[@MaunoKoivistoOfficial]

@@shrishpotdar343Look up "black and white thinking" under intellectual fallacies

[@delta_cosmic]

imagine having to make an account just to use a computer. those people who thought of this idea still need to be fired.

[@neburNight26]

I picked one of these up yesterday morning from Best Buy. After fully charging it, I went a good 9 to 10 hours installing apps checking stuff out streaming gaming from Gforce now. Testing Civ6 for about 30 minutes. Short video editing (not 4k), Watching KZbin and I still had 18% at the time I was going to bed. This is exactly the product I was looking for something that’s light portable good battery life like a MacBook Air but running windows. That’s all wins before the Screen. Gorgeous.!!

[@65pugs]

From which manufacturer?

[@BearMetro]

This is the first time I hear something useful about this new gen of laptops. These reviewers just want the clicks lol. I have the latest Spectre 14. I just wanted something with better battery life. Thanks for commenting about your experience.

[@neburNight26]

Just got another Bio's update. One was on first boot-up, the one today don't say what it did, but nice to see the laptop being supported.

[@KenWhitaker-cf9qz]

@@neburNight26 Thanks to Dave2D, I also bought one direct from Lenovo. Your comments clenched it. I'm a Mac guy and this is a big deal.

[@eddiethealien]

Lenovo's wave of mega silent firings in early 2023 were absolutely despicable. They laid of thousands of really great people after posting record profits and bragging about moving up the Forbes list each quarter in their "All Hands" NA org sales meetings to those people that moved the needle for them. They ruined thousands of people's lives who relocated and rented or purchased new homes just to join the US sales organization during the digital boom of the pandemic and increase in business for them, forcing them to lose their homes and become homeless. Their warranty process is atrocious and considered terrible by anyone who has had to deal with service claims on top of this.

[@uptoolsYTK]

Off topic: Your videos are so relaxing. No music, no destractions, just pure content. I really enjoy that.

[@bradyvelvet9432]

His voice helps me fall asleep 😊 💤

[@jc-iz8lp]

He is the only tech reviewer I watch, the others keep rambling he is just straight no bs

[@alvallac2171]

*distractions

[@gepardtilly]

I love this style, too!

[@poeticsilence047]

Gotta gotta gwt that view time. 10min. Need that money. ​@@jc-iz8lp

[@GlitterGuru]

Can’t believe it’s been 4 years since M1 came out… my M1 Macbook still feels brand new.

[@Ballzyx]

mine is lagging a bit when the charger is not plugged in .. would it because the battery degraded? it's at 82%

[@WilliamWelsh]

same !! M1 Max and it still does everything like butter, I don't think I will really need an upgrade until M10 or something, unless there is some HUGE leap in gaming like desktop level gaming performance for call of duty

[@baffledbotanist]

Its also selling for a really good deal 😭

[@jeffdmsl]

@@WilliamWelsh I have two high end pc's: 7800X3D 4090 and 5950X 3090. I still find myself grabbing the M1 Max for photo/video work every time. PC's could be slightly faster, but they make the room a sauna in the summer and draw 500+ watts. Adobe crashes more on Windows from my experience despite updates, fresh windows installs and up to date drivers. M1 Max barely draws any power under intensive load and I rarely ever hear it. It's insanely efficient and holds up so well after 4 years. Definitely keeping this workhorse for several more years.

[@hoseaesp6309]

Definitely the best investment I made 4 years ago.

[@carlosalvarez8076]

Just loving that Lenovo simple naming on the lid

[@PosterityIslesNews]

the lenovo logo is so nice

[@cinemacosmos6353]

Really? A minimalist logo would look much sleeker instead of text.

[@FO0TMinecraftPVP]

More competition means we win (most of the time)

[@ctrl_x1770]

We win when we actually buy the better products. Because then other brands need to improve their own products. Brand loyalty leads to a brand that overcharges and removes features.

[@ychongy]

Said Intel

[@jaughnekow]

Consumers win!!!

[@delta_cosmic]

unless it means increasing the price like what happened to phones. Now everything is all expensive because some company started selling $1000+ phones.

[@Random_dud31]

I guess the odd one is streaming. But that's because it devalues shows and movies

[@krithikshetty4967]

we got windows with arm chips before gta6

[@RobertDunn310]

@@VaporSprite True. We got Windows on ARM with decent ARM chips and, at the very least, momentum when it comes to major apps being ported over.

[@rembster]

@@RobertDunn310 Thats crazy !

[@helloukw]

If you haven't played it yet, I suggest you should try Days gone until GTA 6 comes out.

[@frokfrdk]

We already got WIndows with ARM chips before GTA V lol

[@VincentCS34F]

Honestly i didnt think it sucked ass as a whole. I had some RT tablets,it felt just like normal windows but they absolutely screwed it to death by locking it to only microsoft store apps. The OS itself for the most part was great. Like what the ps vita did with the memory cards, made ​a great device and locked it to somthing that completely kneecaps it@VaporSprite

[@sliphere011]

the fact that the emulation is within 15% of original x86 is amazing. this will take off quick and i bet future update to the emulation will bring it close to normal performance.

[@alexandruilea915]

Looks interesting, I'm curious how well it works for programming with Visual Studio Professional for example.

[@lbgstzockt8493]

@@alexandruilea915 Microsoft probably has a big interest in making devs use Windows on Arm, so I can't imagine that it will take long for dev tools to get really good on it. Visual Studio already runs on Arm, but there are probably still some kinks left for them to iron out.

[@dftfire]

Pity it can't somehow emulate x64 drivers though -- that may be an issue for some, just as it was in the Vista and 7 days when older devices only had 32-bit drivers

[@hosseindianati7798]

What emulated apps did he test? We dont know

[@JanSuchomel]

@@hosseindianati7798 I think he did not test anything. Just Josh actually tried to use it and some apps did not work at all and there were many other problems. I would stay away from Snapdragon for couple months until all these issues are solved.

[@victor7ultimate]

my number one go-to channel for honest reviews. Respect...

[@SPECTRA890]

Co pilot and recall are a major privacy and security breach

[@Nizzon.]

Rumours say Recall will be an opt in feature, disabled by default.

[@generationwolves]

@@Nizzon. For now.

[@funkam0nkey]

​@Nizzon. I thought recall was on device.

[@Mattfghdghd]

Just let that sink in for a bit. Apple released a product so good, the best competition out there took 4 YEARS just to match them. Have to give Apple credit where credit is due. They really make some properly good processors.

[@xia0411]

not a big apple fan, but they really forced everyone to catch up 😂😂

[@YISTECH]

Well that's what makes competition so great

[@Dr.Asif.Rasool]

Ikr ​@@xia0411

[@cipherhB]

Well if any company other than apple made the M series chips, I would have purchased right away. There are many features that were limited on M chips just because it was an Apple device. And well, now, 4 years later, we'll have the freedom hopefully

[@snakeatwar]

It didn't even match them. The Air's battery is 75% the size of the Lenovo's.

[@amier909]

Now waiting for lenovo and other manufacturers to make 2 in 1 laptops with those snapdragon chips and ai features

[@samvieten_official]

same.

[@moozillamoo2109]

Totally. This device should replace two devices. Now it's just Microsoft Surface Pro. /Edit The Samsung device can operate as a pad with keyboard fold back. Maybe there are others. The keyboard does not detach, however.

[@frankolamar]

@@moozillamoo2109 Asus and Acer also recently launched their 2 in 1 detachable arm tablets.

[@presenceofeden2949]

same here

[@tones1161]

would you mind telling me what those ai features that you want are? they all seem quite useless to me

[@TechThusiast]

It's about time

[@candogan8049]

as smooth as butter review, thanks dude

[@bymicromize]

It's sponsored

[@toastdc]

so excited to finally see competition in the laptop space, I've loved my MacBook ever since I got it for the ARM improvements, now that "owning a Mac" isn't a requirement to get that, waaaaaay more people get an actually decent mobile computing experience

[@nurshatfatehali]

Hi Dave, I have a small suggestion for the bar charts. Can you please make the color similar to the brand color? It is really hard to observe otherwise. I mean intel: blue, amd: red, nvidia: green, Snapdragon: golden ig. Great video, nevertheless. Kudos.

[@Lukester44]

Good idea

[@Cobbbler]

Or just put the chart label *above* the chart and have each bar labeled on the left with the actual thing it's referring to. Having to jump back and forth between the legend and the chart is kinda tedious.

[@AntonioNoack]

Always keeping higher=better would be a good touch, too. (if it's the other way around, show 1/x)

[@DanKaschel]

​@@AntonioNoack yeah don't do that. Scales that swap the expected relationships are a bad idea for all but a small number of people.

[@Grumpist1]

2nd gen of these chips, with a year of software updates to go with it, are going to be bangers.

[@jondonnelly3]

Yeah I think so too. I want 32GB and 4050 level graphics.

[@vullord666]

Yes! I am so excited to upgrade my notebook laptop next year. I'll have been rocking the OG Samsung galaxy book 2 in 1 for 4 years then.

[@SahilP2648]

Nah. This chipset is designed by Nuxia. Qualcomm did little effort on it. If that's the case, then you may not see advancements like Apple's chips.

[@TheLoveMario]

Recall was recalled LMAO

[@EfftingES]

2:44 that was extremelly satisfying to hear

[@4RILDIGITAL]

I had doubts about a reliable Windows alternative to the MacBook Air, but your comprehensive insight into the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x and the Snapdragon X Elite chip instils confidence. From the decent build quality, efficient battery life, to the neat Windows features, this device seems to be on par or even superior in some aspects.

[@Heisenberg-mx8fw]

Ai generated comment 😂

[@tomoprime217]

what resolution is the web camera? how good is the mic? How many ports are there and which ones? Damn Dave

[@AudioMemo]

I know this laptop Lenovo laptop specifically is missing a headphone jack.

[@benschgetscrunk]

​@@AudioMemook boomer

[@alexforce9]

@@benschgetscrunk Wired headphones are better dumbass.

[@uptoolsYTK]

3x USB C

[@mkabilly]

I usually like Dave's videos, but I think this one is just bad. It's not even a review, it's just praise. "Game changer!" yeah, cool, windows laptops have just gotten to 4-years-ago-Apple. Webcam is as bad as any other laptop but "hey, look, aren't these AI features nobody asked for that are not really all that useful cool??" -- not even a comment about the quality and how it compares to other laptops. No mic quality. No comment on the ports, no comment on the display. No comment on this Yoga not "Yoga"-ing into a tablet -- or maybe it does, I don't know, Dave literally said nothing about it. No comment on touch screen or not, no comment on audio quality. Is this WiFi 6E? I guess, idk. "Recall was just held back while they work on it." -- not even a passing line on _why_. This video adds absolutely nothing of value aside from "Lenovo relased a new laptop and the keyboard is great". Which I guess is fine, if you're subbed to Dave as a newsletter for Lenovo... and not even a particularly good one. Not even a single word on how this laptop compares to other Copilot+ laptops. It's just a big "now there's an alternative for the M1 Macbook Air."

[@aksharaditya]

Finally!! been waiting for a dave2d video about this for a while.

[@brianbuckley5204]

Been using this laptop the last three days and it feels amazing, especially the screen. Definitely would not describe the speakers as decent though. They sound more like crappy phone speakers and are probably the biggest blemish on what's an overall amazing device

[@sukmaraharja7446]

The speakers are that bad?

[@bhxlegend]

Speakers suck on windows laptop 😢

[@EverydayTechSJB]

I'm a Lenovo Fanboy and I've been waiting for this device since first saw it. I cannot wait to get my hands on this bad boy

[@TheStrengthScholar]

I don't think it's quite there yet but I'm very excited for what's going to happen in this space over the next 5 to 10 years.

[@유성-l7z]

Hopefully that surface laptop review is coming up

[@rawrss]

I can't wait to use Microsoft Recall to find that great *cough* video I saw 3 nights ago from that famous site with an orange logo 😅

[@kasten8020]

😂

[@dftfire]

"famous site with an orange logo" I'm sure it won't be that embarrassing that you've been on Nickelodeon, relax 😉🤣

[@Random_dud31]

Unless you live in a state that's banned it

[@shinobusuicide]

Yeah that’s not stopping anyone tbh

[@Jst4vdeos]

Just bookmark it, no shame 😏

[@fullstarlaming7937]

The Air series is a game changer by far

[@jeansenvaars]

Im so sold on this. Need to get permission to get this. Awesome video, focused, clear. thanks.

[@afterbusters134]

"Casual gaming is very viable in this device" * shows horizon zero dawn *

[@MrVanshajSaxena]

Idk, can you tell, how is that game in terms of power and compute demand

[@Funnylittleman]

@@MrVanshajSaxenait’s relatively beefy. It’s not like a Cyberpunk or Alan Wake, but running it on an ARM chip at above 30fps is an impressive feat. It looks about the same performance as my ROG Ally at maximum TGP

[@johnnythegeek]

So I was at Microsoft build when they demo'd Recall. They couldn't really tell me much but I asked if I could delete like anything older than a certain date and it could not. Then I asked if I could schedule when to record like when I am using it for work and it does not have that feature. Then I had suggested that I get some kind of indicator to remind me that I am using recall. Something like a glowing bar across the top or a thin colored frame around my whole screen. I hope they build those functionalities in. I would also like to have something like nvidia shadow play where I can hit a button to remember that last few minutes or hour.

[@gustuckit2052]

I wish you would have covered the speakers, which sound really good. Better than the MacBook Air.

[@sierrachief117]

They ain't got shi on 16 inch macbook speakers.

[@sydneymagana]

Finally. Something great for basic computing 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@R777-RLM]

I love Lenovo keyboards; although, i don't love the backlighting. Too much light spills out from under the keycaps. When I bought my fist Mac, which is an M2 MacBook Air 15 inch, I didn't think I'd like the keyboard, but I do. Like the Lenovo, the Mac has dished keycaps, but unlike the Lenovo, the backlighting on the MacBook is so much better. The soft white but vivid lighting is adjustable with a slider, and only a small ring of light spills from under the keycaps; making the characters stand out, and it's pretty to look at in the dark.

[@techstuff7132]

Lenovo does have the absolute best keyboards bar none. Such an amazing typing experience.

[@prashantranjan6022]

Oooooooh, the oled screens are just so clean looking!!😅

[@moozillamoo2109]

LOL I read that as old screens. Anyway, I think OLED display coloring is too saturated.

[@prashantranjan6022]

@@moozillamoo2109 It can be sometimes but while streaming or gaming it's really immersive.

[@clickbaitpro]

@@moozillamoo2109 You can turn down the saturation. Relax it's windows

[@fidelisitor8953]

@@moozillamoo2109 It's rather the LCDs are plain and look washed out in comparison.

[@Lantern__Lighter]

Not sure if any other creators have done it yet, but a Linux install video for all of these devices would be interesting to see. Personally, I’m not a fan of what Microsoft has done with their operating system.

[@WhomAmI]

Linux is not the answer by any means, especially for creators

[@Lantern__Lighter]

@@WhomAmI Not really sure where you’re getting your information from, but it’s not reliable. I know of creators who use Linux exclusively and I have personally done so for the past year with no issues. Furthermore, this video is directed to computer users in general, not just creators.

[@WhomAmI]

@@Lantern__Lighter My experience. I gave it a go a couple years back and have come to that conclusion. Your original comment asked if creators have tried and that's my response. Adobe suite does not exist on the Linux platform. Resolve has several critical features unsupported. Autodesk 3D apps are notoriously difficult to get running due to dependencies compiled against various versions. I'd love to know what kind of setups your creator sources are running, particularly what they do and which software, in case I overlooked something. But for professional work Linux doesn't cut it.

[@Lantern__Lighter]

@@WhomAmI Linux is definitely more usable than it was a few years ago, so that experience is likely dated (could also be due to lack of experience with Linux in general). My original comment referenced creators simply because I hadn’t seen any videos showcasing Linux on this hardware yet. Adobe and Autodesk products are a bit of a disappointment for the Linux community, but there are FOSS alternatives such as Kdenlive for video editing, Gimp and Inkscape for image manipulation, and FreeCAD for 3D design. You seem to be overlooking a large portion of the population that doesn’t need to use these tools due to working in other industries. While Linux is not the answer for people forced to use specific applications for work, it definitely can fill the needs of the majority of the population.

[@WhomAmI]

@@Lantern__Lighter I use Linux daily but for various things unrelated to design. Though I haven't tried in 2 years for creative work, that does not mean my knowledge is outdated. Nothing major has changed for the industry I am in hence why I don't use it. By the same logic you are also overlooking what "creators" falls under. I'd argue creators especially in this day and age is synonoymous with art and design, be it stills, motion or games. Maaaybe webdev. All the tools you have described I have used except FreeCAD (which is niche, 3D design for architecture and engineering). Barring GIMP (to a degree) and Inkscape, the others don't hold up for profressional work, and I am willing to die on that hill.

[@ianchroniclesyt]

Loving the metric measurements!

[@cosorxndrw]

@Dave2D, quick creative feedback: Try adding the names of the devices next to the horizontal colored bars somehow, so we can see which is which easier. Besides that, great work, thanks for your videos!

[@goldistocks609]

I purchased and returned one of these. The speakers are quite weak, and there was odd static every now and then. The touchpad click was hard and mechanical. The worst part was the heat emitting from the keyboard in the top left, and also from the speaker screens onto your hand. The screen reflection is also very acute.

[@lastdonuts]

hmm, speakers and touchpad I was willing to take a chance on since thats pretty subjective, but noticeable heat on the keyboard is a no-go for me. Still going to check out a few other reviews but dang, this looked like a solid option

[@ilpanettaio1702]

A laptop with a snapdragon x and upgradeble ram(maybe camm 2) would be a dream

[@ShaferHart]

Upgradeable RAM, or any other component for that matter, is being phased out for profit. Manufacturers will use this generational jump to do away with upgradeable components (they already started to do it with RAM even before ARM came into the picture). Maybe niche manufacturers like Framework will allow you to upgrade them but don't expect it from major manufacturers. It was only a matter of time after Apple did it and people just sucked it up and paid up.

[@miniDrew4]

I love Dave's plug for the Nintendo DIrect haha.

[@Espere]

Got this to finally replace my 12 year old Lenovo Yoga 13. Couldn't be happier. Awesome device, probably the best screen I've ever looked at, and so far i've encountered zero compatibility issues due to the arm chip (because the prism x86 emulation just works.)

[@alexmm01]

Thank you for taking off the back. The FIRST thing I want to know about any laptop is whether the drive is replaceable. A review isn't complete til we know this fact.

[@norbertsangano1529]

Thank you so much Dave. I'm happy to hear that windows are getting more and more powerful. It is a really good laptop though it lacks the numerical part on the keyboard. I say that because it is really useful to me. I can't have any laptop that hasn't one.

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

Excellent review as always.

[@cynicist8114]

Thanks for the solid overview, Dave. I got this laptop with the 32GB/1TB upgrades in part thanks to your preview of it. I was already fairly confident it was the one I wanted after researching it, but it's nice to have my opinions confirmed by someone who has it in hand.

[@ZeroRegretz]

How much did you pay for the upgrades? And how well does it perform for you?

[@cynicist8114]

@@ZeroRegretz The memory was $70, and the storage was $45, so a no brainer really. It was just delivered yesterday and I haven't had time to use it yet. I plan to play around with it tonight when I'm off work.

[@kian1259]

"This is not a gaming laptop" -- proceeds to compare it to two gaming laptops in the battery test 3:30

[@GFBunnyHopER]

Let's just ignore GPU idle power in those laptops too :)

[@rustyshackleford7200]

this!

[@Get-Erazed]

Tbf it beats the macbook air that no windows laptop, gaming or not, could match before

[@elderman64]

Well yeah but there's basically not many other non gaming options that output this much power while being this efficient

[@evaander]

Would a gaming laptop be better for game development?

[@ryankbr]

the outtro is back 🤩

[@AdrianCortes-b7f]

You are such a good editor. I'm so jealous of you.

[@RYN988]

The OLED display is gorgeous!

[@TartarSauceIsNotDead]

This AI trend will only lead to a subscription based future to make the most of it. Ain't no sane person all for that.

[@fod79]

Why? It runs locally.

[@MarkieBawalan]

this is really the "what a time to be alive" moment! I'm so excited for this new stuff

[@fringeanomaly9284]

i suggest going a bit in depth testing for some games, compilers, student applications, coding, etc

[@Grahamaan27]

im very happy to hear emulation (or more accurate "translation") is a minimal performance hit! that's one bright spot in the snapdragon elite x launch

[@RuralLove]

You are the only reviewer who does very good Lenovo ads👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@pookiepats]

Lenovo: The Last Bastion

[@destructodisk9074]

When you put a 50% larger battery in your machine just so you can market your chip as being more efficient than your competition, but they still beat you in some battery tests…

[@SahilP2648]

I have a M2 MBA and I can honestly say that I never have to worry about battery life when using it. It will easily last me 12 hrs doing light work. Even my M2 Max MBP (upgrading it now to M3 Max now) has decent battery life. Will last 6-7 hrs doing light work. Both are at 91% original battery capacity. Also maybe you can get better battery on MBP by limiting the display refresh to 60hz. 6-7 hrs with 120hz display is also amazing.

[@NightTimeFox]

The Razer Blade and Zephyrus g16 both have discrete graphics cards. The Apple MBA 13 also has a smaller battery inside. Maybe compare battery life using laptops with only Intel and AMD cpus in them and with similar watt-hours.

[@JustXavier]

What I love about this video is that that you can tell that Dave is finally excited about windows again. ❤

[@andyH_England]

I look forward to Dave selling his MB Pro (apparently a worse display) and working on this full-time. I love people who talk the talk and then walk the walk. I will wait for the three-month update.

[@chelseakjcr]

Your camera setup looks phenomenal, what do you use?

[@Andi-rd8yf]

I wouldn't say that the screen is better than the macbook pro screen, it's an XDR with variable refresh rate which looks mindblowing. This Lenovo is a really good machine with nice specs and the screen is amazing, but this laptop is more between air and pro rather than better than pro.

[@seasn5553]

Can’t wait for RISC V on framework!!!!!

[@uranblut]

are you a developer, or tinkerer?

[@heroninja1125]

It's gonna be interesting to see if framework becomes the company that helps pioneer the future of RISC-V laptops.

[@Alfish83]

I have the 1tb 32gb version which I use for coding and media consumption. It's been fantastic so far. No compatibility issues what so ever. Vscode is very solid on it and extensions work. I'm not gaming on mine so can't comment on that but for productivity purposes it's a little weapon. Ultra quiet and cool. Battery life is extremely good.

[@kissgergo5202]

I can't wait to see even more devices come out with this new chip

[@PatRick-vv8mn]

Can't wait till these chips are gonna be in handhelds

[@uranblut]

or in a smartphone, half-joking :P

[@noisycarlos]

You can just hold the laptop in your hand

[@rhoharane]

The battery life won't be that much better than what AMD has coming up in a few months, but AMD will have much better graphics performance.

[@madjoubah6549]

​@@rhoharanelets see

[@PatRick-vv8mn]

@@rhoharane still those are based of x86 arch. which consumes higher wattage per performance, these new ARM based chips are efficient so battery life should be significant

[@alexmayer8943]

The worse bottleneck for Windows Computers is the Windows OS itself. Nobody seems to want to come to the realization that the hardware is not the problem here. It's the OS. People have Windows on 20,000 dollars worth of hardware and still have issues and underperform due to the OS. PERIOD.

[@jctai100]

am i missing something here? Native Arm was still slower than x86? is this sponsored? 1:35

[@luigidabro]

Learn to fead the graph. Shorter is better.

[@jctai100]

@@luigidabro Yea, I did dummy. ARM is slowest of all. Also, learn to spell.

[@elliekim6666]

You had me at better than the Macbook Pro's screen. I love OLED but Laptop sized OLED's don't get bright enough and the ones I have seen had this weird film looking thing when used outside in bright sunlight.

[@thejaideeparora]

Dave must have truly loved this laptop because we got his signature ending!

[@cyko5950]

but why are all these snapdragon devices 1200 usd? its so annoying cant we have a 600usd device that is not overspecd for no reason i mean who actually needs a 2944 x 1840 on a 14inch display. 1200usd for 16G ram and 512G storage? is everyone becoming apple?

[@derkaiser9881]

Apple charges you $1400 for that spec on the M3 MacBook Air. $1200 gets you 8 Gigs of RAM and 512 Gigs of storage.

[@aaronbenny6252]

This is the intiial release , we can expect cheaper devices later

[@osku388]

nah its good. honestly fk budget laptops because you don't only lose the high res screen, they'll use cheap hinges and its just not good

[@kaczan3]

"i mean who actually needs a 2944 x 1840 on a 14inch display." Exactly! Same problem with more powerful 8000 series Ryzen laptops -- they cram useles stuff like 2944 x 1840 or touch screen, and the device that should cost 600 costs 1200.

[@Tigerex966]

@@kaczan3 photographers artist 4k video editors 3d light cad some older games. Apple iPad OLED and higher end MacBooks have similar mini led panels. So apparently a lot of people. Touch is extremely good for video and daw audio editing the mixers and plugin drawing etc and can save strain on your risk. If you use a phone or tablet you know this, some things are simply better with touch over tracpad or mouse. You can get by without it though.

[@hansramirez6564]

Looking forward to linux on arm!

[@veccio]

It’s great on RPi and Apple Silicon!

[@RustedCroaker]

Bet, Qualcomm will never ever release all proper drivers for their hardware for community builds. So, I wouldn't hold my breath. At least for this particular vendor.

[@voidvoid5151]

All Snapdragon devices are ORM bootloader locked to Windows 11. You can't change the OS.

[@veccio]

@@voidvoid5151 WHY would any vendor agree to that? This seems like a *terrible* idea, except maybe for security. But even then, it doesn't need to be so draconian if systems can be flashed in person. Were I a vendor, I'd most def allow flashing etc. Who would want a windows only overpriced security nightmare box?

[@voidvoid5151]

@@veccio Qualcomm and Windows pushed for this so if you buy this you're stuck with an overpriced AI shitbox.

[@axa993]

This video was lacking a lot of info tho

[@KhizarKhan2001]

i dont understand why is every youtuber praising this chip for efficiency while it is only slightly better than current amd offerings and upcoming intel and amd cpus will prbably atleast match the efficiency of this chip if not exceed it

[@mydogisbailey]

You should consider specifying what dollar currency you’re talking in, especially since you are in Canada. Not sure if USD or CAD

[@benjialexander5850]

TBH , I am just happy that there is a Macbook competitor that Is somewhat up-gradable and more repairable

​@SilverJoystixmost people use windows laptops. Apple couldn't even increase their sales with the m chips. Its gonna be rough for apple they now have zero interessting products.

[@gracelandtoo6240]

Me when I spread misinformation on the internet:

[@yourae-l2o]

The most people you're talking about are people from 3rd world countries who use a shitty 200 - 300 dollar windows laptop cause they can't afford a Mac

[@triparadox.c]

​@@yourae-l2oDon't worry. It'll trickle down in the next 5 years

[@georgiosroumeliotis4383]

They exists ! Razer Blade 14

[@badpuppy3]

I hate that stupid Co-Pilot button.

[@daviderwin4705]

Especially since Copilot requires a subscription for anything but the preview app. That button is just another stinking advertisement.

[@djohanrady]

I'm waiting for Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon version with this chip. I hope they'll release it.

[@macunsolicitied]

The live captions feature is very interesting. I hope they implement it well in Windows and Android

[@KK-fi6ms]

For me, it was macbooks that were never a competition to windows laptops due to the lack of features like stylus display or 360 degree hinges.

[@eberthzorzi1965]

Imma say that as long as you don't state that this is not a sponsored ad/ad, people MUST ASSUME that it is. People, stop being gullible.

[@Ethan-po8ji]

Hope Apple discard the 60Hz IPS panel on their MacBook Air because of these competitions

[@madjoubah6549]

They won't, look at the iphone 15 still 60 hz .

[@YISTECH]

They need a reason to call the pro laptops "pro"

[@vujhvjvgvfujk9888]

​@@YISTECH Aren't the pro and max chips enough of a reason

[@bassyey]

No. They're still outsellin everyone. Like Nvidia, they will continue to raise prices because everyone keeps buying them. It's revolutionary and they think you're going to love it.

[@Spoonfed78]

Only Apple people watching vids like this care. Apple know that and can churn out stuff a low spec for the price and their general people Will Just buy it. The iPhone 16 likely still gonna be 60hz. It's more important to look cool with brands than enjoy the experience using that brand

[@deltax7159]

would love to see a head-to-head comparison between this laptop and a surface laptop 7!

[@Antonis24]

TBH I'll wait several months to see how this matures, and if i like what i see, I'll pick one on sale.

[@AtlasStreamTTV]

sponsored?!

[@andyb8656]

Macs finally have competition - runs windows...

[@tabkg5802]

0:10 Zephyrus g14 has top notch performance, good battery life, as light/lighter than Air and also has a better screen

[@jhonnyblazez]

It's very loud, gets hot to touch, battery isn't as good as these ARM laptops and no it's heavier than macbook. But overall good laptop tho.

[@tabkg5802]

@@jhonnyblazez it's nearly completely silent on base silent profile. Minor adjustment with G helper makes it completely silent. Still maintains better performance Battery easily holds 12 hours. Anything beyond this is pointless for anyone reasonable No it's not lmao. Macbook pro is around 500 grams heavier than g16

[@cjhuffpuff]

@@tabkg5802how long have you had your g14? I loved mine, but after a couple years it holds up way worse than a MacBook. I got one for college and after 4 years my g14 is painfully slow, has had fan issues, and runs hot randomly. While I do believe it is a pretty good laptop, it has been having trouble keeping up. Going to switch it over to Linux soon and hope to revive it for another couple of years

[@RamoonaArt]

in my country this is much affordable than the zephyrus and comes on 32gb ram, it’s soldered though.

[@tabkg5802]

​@@RamoonaArtit may be cheaper but it also will give you a horrible comparability issues as well as lower performance, worse screen and future support problems (Lenovo are notorious for their software support being ahh, albeit Asus refunds are dogwater too)

[@GauthamThomas]

So good to see. Windows needs to get it's act together and bring it on the software end to really let these things shine. But even as is these look great.

[@wckdvi]

Thank you for this great video!

[@Vidal6x6]

Competition it's a mac carnage.

[@potatoman7475]

0:35... SO dirty

[@otis3744]

Truth is macbooks arnt all that great, you have to pay more for literally everything, using dual screens, storage , ram, - its a cash grab this side

[@wayne8797]

I am more excited about the kinds of handhelds these chips can power. Hopefully something with a more beefy gpu. The one thing that prevents me from using my steam deck more is the fan - it’s a jet engine even when not under load…

[@mannkeithc]

I noticed a significant improvement in x64 emulation when I switched my Windows Dev Kit 2023 with SQ3 / Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 processor from Windows 11 23H2 to 24H2 release preview. I also installed Recall following a manual process outlined in a Tom's Hardware article. It runs on any Snapdragon windows SoC that has a generation 2 NPU. The NPU in the SQ3 is gen 2 and 15 TOPS rated. It runs well with no noticeable impact on performance other than consuming up to 50GB of SSD storage.

[@divyjotsingh3879]

Only a crackhead would compare gaming systems with productivity Ultrabooks

[@silentmat2029]

It's pretty impressive what they got going, but they are nowhere near beating the competition. They really got to step it up and be on par or better. Hopefully this kicks off and becomes mainstream.

[@yash2d-fl2kq]

Joanna (wall street journal) had interview with nadella in which he mentioned that it'll only capture edge. Not your PC usage. And joanna mentioned that we could TURN OFF recall feature entirely. No privacy concerns :)

[@DavidLukner-fx1im]

The keyboard on this laptop is soooo good like wow

[@devyndnk5417]

There is one thing i dont understand about the whole ARM Chip situation. As I understand, on Apple devices you need an emulator app like BootCamp or Parallels because programs like CAD software don't work on them. Will we encounter similar problems with an ARM chip in a Windows laptop?