Surface Laptop 7: Snapdragon X Elite (Thoughts From Macbook User!)

[@nthd08]

I've had the Snapdragon X Plus version of Surface Laptop 7 since Release day and it's been great for my University work!

[@chickenclips]

lol mommy and daddy love you very much

[@nthd08]

​@@chickenclips lol yeah

[@SVV445]

Hi may I ask what course?

[@nthd08]

@@SVV445 I’m doing Biomedical Sciences so I mainly use Microsoft Office and KZbin :D

[@quitespectacular]

I purchased one and I'm so happy with my decision. Definitely my favorite laptop even over my MacBook pro

[@julierabot3392]

Yes it's the same to me, it's my favorite "work" laptop

[@Bat_Boy]

OMG...I sooooooo miss the windows environment. It much more intuitive than Mac OS. I'm coming back, in my next purchase.

[@asianstud7]

@@Bat_Boy I thought I was the only one that felt that windows was more intuitive while using a mac. LOL. Good to see that there are others out there as well that feels the same.

[@angelflys97]

I wanted to use my MacBook so bad for work but windows is just better! Love the surface I have the 15” 😎

[@jaypalmer3806]

Out of interest, why?

[@adcmhack]

I love your video and your opinion about the the laptop! I'm been switching between Mac and Windows in past 3 years since Apple Silicon release just because Macs have the incredibly battery life and Windows haven't. Always want that level of battery life, real battery life I mean, presented on the Windows platforms. And also appreciate that you talked about hardware quality, which is always been a pleasure to use on Macs, and now Surface have that too.

[@rishabh30695]

Your eye colour matches the laptop colour. Just an observation!!! BTW Great in-depth analysis.

[@leakyabstraction]

When the first reviews came out I was disappointed and decided to ignore these laptops. Then I went to a shop to just generally see some laptops, and since I was already there I had a look at the Surface Laptop 7 too. And it was simply shocking how much better the build quality and feel was compared to basically all other laptops I've tried. People say that Asus Zenbooks are good quality laptops... The design, build and feel are nowhere near these Surface laptops. So I just had to buy one, and I have 98% great experiences with it since then, for almost a month. That 2% are basically compatibility issues, for example VMware Horizon client gave me a scare, because its current version crashes the system. The trackpad is a game changer btw. I've never thought that I'll ever have a laptop with which I don't want to use a mouse, but this is just perfect. And the haptic feature helps a lot. For example when you're pressing down and dragging something, actually you don't have to keep pressing down with the same force... as long as you keep simply touching the touchpad, it will continue to drag. These operations were always incredibly annoying on mechanic touchpads.

[@awaisahmed9418]

Im hoping Qualcomm Xelite chipsets start becoming cheaper in future. So OEM can build and sell laptops a lot cheaper which would be beneficial for us Consumers.

[@1218omaroo]

Yep - same here. A Mac user since 1985 here who's actually selling his latest MacBook Pro after buying both a 15" Surface Laptop 7 and a Surface Pro 11. Windows 11 and Copilot are slick. The total package works so well - even in league with my iPhone 15 Pro Max, that I'm swapping to Windows. I never, ever, thought I'd say that. These new Snapdragon X laptops on Windows are a game changer for so many. Now me included.

[@JCstableguycoin]

i just ordered one so excited😁

[@wisdomyaw03]

Surface devices have always been the best in terms of hardware quality on the Windows side. It's good that they get the benefits of power and efficiency of the MacBook through the Qualcomm chips. The problem with some of you is that you give raving reviews about this laptop -and even say " I like it over my MacBook"-and abandon it a few days later. Prove it if it's indeed that good by sticking with it. Use it for all you use your Macs for, switch to it completely for a year without going back to your Mac for anything, then you can have a real and thorough experience with it. There you can provide a comprehensive review and how it compares with a MacBook.

[@christosmallios9823]

If some1 is full on the apple ecosystem, it is not that easy to remove completely mac out of your life. Apple insists on keeping everything closed, so for example mobile integration between windows & android is superb(I would say even better than MacBook & iphone - excluding the initial setup), however integration between windows & iphone is lacking(no group messages, no camera continuity, no phone mirroring to the laptop, better file sharing and e.t.c.). I have no idea how iPad is communicated with windows laptops, but I guess it won't have a superb integration either. Personally I have an android phone, windows pc & laptop(+1 laptop with Ubuntu), harmonyOS smartwatch, galaxy buds & smarttag and I have no issue with connectivity, even though we are talking for 3 different OS(I am taking ubuntu out of the equation, because the linux ecosystem lacking a lot nowdays)

[@wisdomyaw03]

@@christosmallios9823 Android and Windows integration in general is nowhere near Apple's devices. It's not even close. It's only when those devices are made by one manufacturer (say Samsung Galaxy phone and Galaxy laptop) do you get something close to Apple's integration.

[@christosmallios9823]

@@wisdomyaw03 You may be right on some degree, but it should not be just samsung. I have an honor phone and based on tlmy experience I get the same features. Having said that it may be still selected manufacturers

[@wisdomyaw03]

@@christosmallios9823 I don't mean to say only Samsung has great device integration apart from Apple. I just mentioned them as an example of my point. There are other manufacturers who do even better job like Huawei.

[@christosmallios9823]

@@wisdomyaw03 In the android ecosystem, the integration between windows and Android is mostly maintained by MS + quick share, so it is mostly with which mobile partners the full set of features of phone link is supported. Samsung and honor are two of these partners. Regarding Huwaei, I used to like and buy it's products, however after the USA embargo, I have stopped buying it's products. Having said that, I have seen videos for harmonyOS ecosystem and from convenience + elegance perspective seems very nice. Having said that, I have no actual experience to know whether it is bug free or how luggy or not it is.

[@asianstud7]

Yeah although i love my M1 Macbook air, my next upgrade will be to a Microsoft surface. Tired of Apple charging HUGE amounts for ram or SSD upgrades and the lack of a touch screen so they can sell you an ipad separately.

[@Tigerex966]

Or 120hz hdr USB a. They connect port can hood a dick with hdmi USB a and ethernet for not much more ir another usbc most don't know this so it is a very capable port to have and saves your USB c from charging.

[@shrimpgordita]

Microsoft does the exact same thing. Price out a 32 GB, 1 TB Surface Laptop 7

[@Futurethinking2337]

Been using a macbook pro M1 for the past few years, like the surface more

[@champagnebatsman]

I’ve moved from a Mac to this. Love it!

[@davezhu7651]

I would really want this laptop, but I use a LOT of x86 only apps, compatibility is just not there yet with ARM chips

[@javierruiz-alonso6941]

Excellent report

[@simonhu3848]

You can compare it with the ASUS Vivobook S 15 OLED (with a Harman/Kardon sound system, 1TB, and better cost-effective). I tried it today and found it better than the Surface Pro 10 ((13-inch, no USB-A, low specs) or Laptop 7 ( no OLED, too heavy).

[@markehijele]

Good review👏 Please is the webcam 720 or 1080p in this laptop?

[@LoriFrankis-z1h]

deciding between ASUS Vivobook s15 and Microsoft Surface Laptop 7: Snapdragon x Elite. What do you think is best. I would use for business and personal.

[@timloftus1034]

Does anyone know if they have made any cases or covers for these laptops yet

[@JK-ux3cu]

So Mark, still using the laptop 7? Debating picking this up instead of a mbp

[@michaello8276]

Yes daddy. A video that’s not a phone. Love it lol.

[@charleslawrence7327]

How is the sleep function? I prefer windows but one of the reasons I use a mac book is because I know I can close my laptop for the weekend and everything will work perfectly when I open it two days later, and the battery will be close to where I left it. With windows laptops, I just can't trust that that will be the case

[@simmsen5477]

Why there is just a black Version exklusive at Microsoft with 32 GB RAM? Do you know that? Did your feel that you miss some ram while working with Media files?

[@dp8jl]

hey, thanks for the video. Can you do a app/PC startup test for this vs intel/AMD

[@josesabat1710]

Mark did you keep it? Are you still using it? Im thinking of buying one. I use both Mac and windows and will upgrade from the surface laptop 4.

[@MarksTech]

Yes! I'm still using it! Been using it daily. I really enjoy the experience! Haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary

[@johnarnaz1485]

is this upgradeable to Windows 11 PRO ?

[@1218omaroo]

Yes - I've done it. No issues, as expected.

[@andrewjutub]

There is Screen Matte for this model

[@Dragonblaster1]

Older games work fine, e.g. Hitman: Absolution, Bioshock, Myst etc.

[@siddu123b2]

Can we perform coding and programming?

[@shaunrossi5203]

Visual Studio for ARM is out now - yes

[@fayeglas]

IT’S TOUCH SCREEN?!?!?!?!

[@MarksTech]

YES 💯

[@morm2173]

Can you test the samsung book 4 ultra? Not elite x chip but the 4070 . I heard the gaming is incredible on it and ecosystem . I used to have surface book 2 and the CPU died. Also w Samsung laptops you have to do dolby atmos for audio .

[@mannkeithc]

I've been a Mac user for a similar amount of time, and I am getting increasingly frustrated by Mac OS's lack of touch display and intrinsic stylus support. My M1 12.9-inch iPad Pro 2TB model will never be a laptop replacement because its excellent hardware is crippled by iPoor OS, and I object to paying a high price for a tablet computer where Apple dictate what applications I can and cannot run. I expect to have complete freedom to sideload any apps I want and accept that risk, as per Mac OS, Windows 11 etc. 18 months ago, I bought a Windows 11 arm PC with the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 processor, as an experiment to see if I could live with Windows 11 arm. Over that time, I have experienced significant improvements in OS, x64 emulation and drivers, along with an increasing number of Windows apps that also have arm64 binaries. It feels snappy and is extremely quiet compared with other windows PCs. I even do some light gaming on it, and this arm processor has around 50% of the performance of a Snapdragon X Elite processor. Indie, DirectX 11 games work best such as, Tomb Raider I - III remastered, Beyond the Steel Sky, Disco Elysium, Songs of Conquest, Cuphead and Kentucky Route Zero. It will even play Witcher 3 and Genshin Impact though you need to configure for borderless window and dial down the resolution and graphics detail. Retro Game emulation works extremely well, as emulators such as Dolphin, athersx2, PPSSPP, Duck Station and DosBox-x all have Windows arm64 binary versions. Also, ScummVM, mGBA, RMG-N64 and OpenMW - Morrowind also play well via x64 emulation. I am planning to purchase a Microsoft Surface Pro 11 when the 5G models become available later this year. At least that runs a desktop class OS making it Pro unlike my iPad Pro!

[@shehabhussain9167]

Does davinci resolve work on this ?

[@MarksTech]

Yeah! 🔥

[@AlexLovesColour.]

@@MarksTech unfortunately illustrator isn’t available yet 😢

[@DaneReidVoiceOver]

These ARM chips are not faster than X86. They are more efficient. That’s the magic behind them

[@SVV445]

is this good for excel?

[@dirtydominos]

Does anyone else find the USB ports a little loose?

[@arastu1774]

my trackpad lags and jumps around im not sure if this is a performence and software issue or hardware but its really annoying and kinda weird

[@petro.marian]

Is there only 1 slot for SSD or there's an additional one next to the stock SSD? What I mean if I want to upgrade the SSD, do I need to reinstall the OS from scratch?

[@MarksTech]

Yes, you will have to do a USB boot of windows. So make sure you back up

[@DavidFerreiraG]

Is that the 13.8 inch or 15 inch version?

[@MarksTech]

This is the 13.8 inch version:)

[@Anunaybera]

hey can you please tell me what game are you playing at 7:11

[@ironingot7063]

Looks like forza horizon 4 or 5

[@MarksTech]

Yep! Horizon 5

[@Tullebukk75]

Linus Tech Tips said the Galaxy has the best sound quality ...

[@MarksTech]

He might have had the 16 inch one. I had the 14 inch one and it was absolutely trash lol. I compared it to my iPad pro in the review video and the iPad pro blew it away

[@same9447]

The Galaxy Book Pro 16-inch model has better speaker quality than the 14-inch model. However, it is normal and not outstanding

[@irinag314]

First👍

[@techimposter5582]

I wish they provided ray tracing on this chip like apple sillicon.... that's the biggest reason why im not into this sd processor....i hope they provide ray tracing and better gpu in the future

[@williamcopeland2617]

Are you a gamer? If so, don't waste your money on an APPLE computer. Intel or AMD Windows machine with a dedicated GPU is the only way to go. If you are not a gamer, then Ray Tracing is meaningless.

[@techimposter5582]

@@williamcopeland2617 no i use blender and unreal

[@techimposter5582]

​@@williamcopeland2617no not for gaming but i use blender and unreal engine....for some animation stuff but not tooo intense animation but yeah like animating logos and stuff

[@KazrBrekker]

This is 1st generation. Apple introduced that in 3rd generation M3

[@techimposter5582]

@@williamcopeland2617 no not about gaming I'm 3d logo designer and also do few 3d animation ads which i use blender and unreal engine...so not too intense stuff like gaming or doing full utilisation of cpu and gpu....i use mac and windows for this reason so if they add ray tracing it would be nice

[@gibson2623]

So I write to microsoft and say Hey send me a computer so I can test it. REALLY? LoL

[@MarksTech]

Heck yeah! Lol this thing is awesome. Im having a blast with it. Now I just need to learn davinci resolve 😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@itsacookie1]

Bro gassing up a side grade/down grade that you damn well know he barely uses (assuming he is actually a MacBook user) for that sweet sweet affiliate link money. Sorry but this was nothing but an advertisement.

[@ArthropodSpidey]

"i got in contact with Microsoft" Yeah, there goes your credibility. Nice try jumping on the "Mac Fanboy switches to Windows" bandwagon.

[@MarksTech]

Oh I'm on no bandwagon 😅 I genuinely like this computer. Why else would I want to email Microsoft? Im also in contact with Google, Samsung, OnePlus, etc etc. If you've been watching me, then you know this already 🤪🤪