Should you buy a Snapdragon X Elite OR Lunar Lake laptop!? The DEFINITIVE answer!

[@robertllobrerajr.]

I've used an Asus Zenbook 13 Oled with 11th gen i7 before upgrading to the Vivobook S15 X Elite. The fan noise and the AWFUL battery life were the dealbreaker for me. After using Vivobook for almost 2 months now, I can say that it's the best decision I've made. I am no gamer, web developer, or content creator of sort, so compatibility of some applications is not an issue for me. Great battery life, display, performance, though the speaker quality could be better.

[@Betancourtdm]

I have been so tempted to get one of these new Snapdragon X or Lunar Lake PCs just for office work. I currently use a Surface Laptop Studio 2 and a ROG Zephyrus G14. They are amazing machines and have a silent mode which is great but limits their power quite a bit. I used a Ryzen AI 970 HX for a while, it kind of was a perfect sweet spot of great battery, amazing performance, GPU support and ran quiet. I just wish there were more models that had that processor.

[@Space97.]

Absolutely I love snapdragon x elite laptop there so good and quiet 😂

[@israelramirez0202]

Lunar Lake is better though. you made a mistake.

[@HereWe_GoAgain]

@@israelramirez0202 Asus S15 Oled is on for $487 at best buy, 1/3rd the price of a Lunar Lake laptop. So currently it's a no brainer on what to buy

[@Gravage]

Don't sleep on the AMD Ryzen AI 9 laptops. They get most of the battery life benefits of the Lunar Lake laptops and way better multicore performance, along with comparable GPU performance. I feel like everyone is glossing them over, but they are the real deal.

[@Sakosaga]

This, idk why they're not on this comparison when AMD has been making the best laptops for Windows for the last few years

[@sriunnikuttan]

intercore latency very high and not as efficient

[@dotjaz]

@@sriunnikuttan INTERCORE LATENCY IS IRRELAVANT to everyday use. And the battery life is comparable.

[@RK-um9tu]

Thunderbolt capable? Don't think so... End of story

[@sriunnikuttan]

@@dotjaz check geekerwan ofc latency is relevant Intel is much stronger at lower wattages

[@airwolf1337]

7:00 The Lunar Lake Notebooks all have Thunderbolt 4, and with this you can use an external GPU (eGPU) with it. So Lunar Lake with GPU is possible. So Point 1 not true. 7:23 The Asus Vivobook S14 with Lunar Lake is on sale at Bestbuy for 649 Dollars. So no Lunar Lake Notebook under 1000 Dollars is not true. Point 2 not true. The 8 Xe2 Cores on Lunar Lake are sometimes even faster than the AMD Strix Point GPU. So gaming is really good on this device. I have one here (Zenbook S14), and i can even play Myth Woukong or Baldurs Gate 3. Even CS2 or Valorant are no problem, running with over 100fps. So telling everyone Lunar Lake is bad for gaming is straight misleading.

[@yuvrajsingh15823]

Well, lunar lake is not compatible with internal discrete gpu or external gpu.

[@nikc1313]

Using a Samsung with X elite and for typical workloads it's perfect tbh. Handles all tasks with ease and battery life for such a thin and light laptop is so much better than I've been used to with x86 machines but not as game changing as I hoped for (around 6 hours real world). Haven't ran into any compatibility issues so far. Caveat being that I'm not remotely interested in trying to game on a machine like this and I'm well aware of its limitations there.

[@DigitalBenny]

As soon as Google Drive works on X Elite, I'm in

[@chrism1051]

Soon probably. Google just released Nearby share for Arm

[@RodrigoFerreira-bs6hd]

What a joke. How does Google drive not work with a translation layer? Is this the kind of software I should trust for my ONLY computer

[@EdFrench_uk]

Insync works on windows on arm

[@Workaholic42]

Google Drive Beta for ARM released yesterday

[@munawirulhadi2864]

they are already have, though still on beta

[@roearchive6366]

AMD AI 370 HX - This would be my pick, if I were looking to get a new laptop.

[@Gravage]

Right? Better performance than Lunar Lake with most of the battery life. Not sure why they're being ignored.

[@chiayue3949]

lunarlake still have better Battery life than ai370 in every test.

[@Gravage]

@@chiayue3949 and they still have worse performance.

[@ranganayakulukonduri]

Amd ai 3 series battery life is not any where close to x elite or even with lunar lake.. for example simple web surfing/ google docs edit etc.. over WiFi x elite gives approx 20 hrs on x elite vs 14 hrs on lunar lake vs 12 hrs on ai 365 based one.. depending on use case battery life might vary. For my son, I bought yoga slim 7x which gives wonderful battery life. So far we have seen no issues with compatibility.

[@munawirulhadi2864]

Bought my brother the lenovo slim 7x with Snapdragon x elite . Mannn windows on arm iss sooo goood, feels much snappier than x86 version also no issue with standby/sleep issue unlike on x86. I wish that every big developer could port their apps for arm soon

[@oscarvasich3387]

Do you think it’s better than the xps 13 with snapdragon, I found both for around the same price right now

[@Arkan_Fadhila]

I respect your argument here, but don't count x86 out yet. 1. Lunar lake might be extremely expensive today but Ultra 5 variant is not on the market yet. Intel said they ramping up the production of lunar lake significantly so the landscape might be different after CES 2025.... 2. Its a shame that lunar lake is just one-off product, not just because its very expensive to make but also OEM's don't like on-package memory (they can't order memory by themself). But that doesn't mean the next generation of Core Ultra series will be bad in battery life. Hopefully with more advance process nodes (intel 18A) and further optimization for their tile architecture Core Ultra series 3 a.k.a panther lake will offset the lack of lunar lake successor while still offer good performance like we used to see from intel processor

[@Avantime]

Buy a Snapdragon X PC *USED* at rock bottom prices. The residual values of those PCs have plunged and if you only do light, browser-focused tasks then it's a no-brainer.

[@arainla]

Best Buy has them on sale and they are beautiful devices except the HP version which feels cheap. I’ve used the Surface laptop and it’s a wonderful device and I used the Lenovo Yoga dark blue laptop (Slim 7x) which is a super thin device and on/off use for 2 days without a charge. Just close the lid and it’s quick to pop on next time with barely any charge gone.

[@Avantime]

@@arainla Yeah the Surface Laptop with the base-spec X Plus is probably the best value when new, and the build quality is excellent, but YMMV with the used market.

[@mickaelsflow6774]

Are they already on the 2nd hand market? I thought it'd be later past-xmas. Ebay or retailers?

[@arainla]

@@mickaelsflow6774​​⁠I got mine at Best Buy open box. Not so sure about eBay. But Black Friday deals at Best Buy have some of the snapdragon computer’s at 799 which is lowest I saw for new ones. I paid $899 for open box few months ago and no regrets at all!

[@M1710]

Can you have a discrete GPU with the Snapdragon? The second disadvantage you mentioned, was something I felt when I bought the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 with Intel Core Ultra 7. Here in Sweden that laptop as I mentioned before, cost 2000 USD :( But I like the laptop still as I can do everything.

[@AndroidAuthority]

As it stands right now, you won't see dGPUs attached to any existing Snapdragon X chips. However, that doesn't mean future Snapdragon X chips couldn't support one. The nature of Arm architecture does not prohibit dGPU support, so it's only a matter of time.

[@Workaholic42]

Note that Google Drive for ARM beta is out now.

[@stonec8238]

@@Workaholic42 good to hear!

[@Workaholic42]

@stonec8238 final version is expected to be released until the end of the year

[@mightyskull]

Microsoft/Qualcomm, Dell & Asus should also focus on making arm-based mini PCs to compete with the likes of Mac mini.

[@manu-singh]

They won't,

[@neodidi]

I really really want snapdragon to work.. Also work on their gpu to handle heavy workloads and games... We need another option on windows.. After that, we can talk about having another laptop and desktop OS.

[@JoshuaMichail0]

I agree that right now there is much broader support and usability for apps and programs on X86 architecture, however that's changing. RISC-V is much better than RISC-IV, and ARM may lose out if Qualcomm can sidestep them while reaching for RISC-V. Over all, though, every day X86 legacy programs are being rewritten for RISC architecture, and they're becoming available on ARM type systems. This is why Microsoft is working with Qualcomm to get Windows working just as well on X Elite and maybe even 8 Elite chipsets. It will be only a couple years before they reach parity in terms of apps or program stability and availability. I think tablets and laptops are merging into each other's territory and soon there will be tablets like Samsung's Tab S series able to replace laptops.

[@joshhardin666]

given the massive reduction in power consumption for zen5 chips, I'm really curious how the latest from AMD stacks up to these two.

[@jasimaneesahamed1033]

Yes, Intel Lunar Lake is a "one-off"as you've mentioned, but as per what I've read online, the next gen Panther Lake and Nova Lake will still emphasise efficiency, while also correcting some of Lunar Lake's mistakes, like bringing back replaceable RAM and discrete GPU support. Intel may have a bleak 2024, but if they pull off their next generation of CPUs right, then they'll be competitive once again. Qualcomm on the other hand, is also very determined to let the Snapdragon X chips stick, instead of evaporating into thin air (like the 8cx chips). They're working hard with app developers to bring more apps on to Windows on ARM, and they're so close to bringing proper Linux support by upstreaming their drivers on to the kernel... 2025 is going to be the host for a fierce battle between Apple, Qualcomm, AMD and Intel, but I'll be daily driving my 11th Gen Core i7 laptop that I got for a good deal second hand 2 years ago, for the foreseeable future...

[@GK-qc5ry]

I hear good things from the Snapdragon X2 Elite but I'm guessing Panther Lake will be impressive too.

[@_Digitalguy]

I don't think so, Lunar lake is so efficient because of TSMC, remove that and you are back to the Intel we know and don't love...

[@ranganayakulukonduri]

@@_Digitalguylunar lake is a marvelous piece of innovation but it can’t sustain pricing from arm counter parts. Mediatek also might join the race next year.

[@Caelc15]

So, we are hearing an update to the emulation is in testing. So we figure in a couple of years or maybe sooner the compatibility problems will cease? Or, do you think Software companies will have no choice but to create arm versions soon? I need a new laptop and its basically for office only so it seems snapdragon will be fine for me.

[@AndroidAuthority]

Yes, software devs will push out Arm versions of their products for Windows machines. Obviously, legacy programs that are no longer in active development will always be x86, but emulation should handle those. If emulation doesn't work, eventually we'll see new programs that do the same things as legacy programs, but built on Arm. This will take a few years, but I can't see things going any other way.

[@arainla]

As our company was testing ARM laptops the few software vendors that had incompatible titles are or have now a ARM version. All except a printer management software for us are all compatible and the last vendor is testing their ARM version and has announced release in Dec 2024. Software vendors are releasing ARM versions rather quickly.

[@blurandomnumber]

My daily linux ride is a snapdragon x elite. The "secret" is WSL2, i.e. hyper-V VMs.

[@dwaynepouncy7966]

I bought a Snapdragon Dell Inspiron ! I'm Happy so Far! I am not a Gamer, or video editor, so compatibility is not an issue for the most part, except SurkShark Antivirus is not supported on ARM machines.

[@AgentZeroNine1]

The one off element about Lunar Lake is how the memory is part of the CPU. The efficiency gains is due to the Skymont e-cores which will be present in the next round of Intel CPUs, if not an even more efficient and powerful e-core.

[@andyH_England]

That is how I understand it. Intel went with the RAM on the system-on-chip as it is the only solution for the fastest and most efficient with the lowest latency at the time. Otherwise, they would look poor versus Snapdragon. Having on-board RAM without an ARM design is very expensive and unsustainable for Intel to compete with Qualcomm. So this year was a desperate effort to save face with a one-off architecture in the hope that the next generation can overcome the advantages ARM holds. Hopefully, Core Ultra 3 will be an effective solution that gives Intel the margins it needs. I can see why Apple may be considering buying Intel, as they could jump straight in with Apple Silicon and wipe out Qualcomm.

[@kamertonaudiophileplayer847]

Will viruses designed for x86 work well on Snapdragon in the emulation mode?

[@kamertonaudiophileplayer847]

BTW, Linux runs fine on Arm, like Raspberry Pi and Orange Pi, so I do not see any problem why not Snapdragon?

[@hemantbajaj9403]

How about running windows on Macbook via Parallels?

[@SilvioMaranoSMH17]

They are both amazing, but Lunar Lake is a better choice overall IMHO and also a greater technical achievement if we consider that is an x86 CPU and how technically difficult is to have a power efficiency comparable to ARM-based chips on a so complex instruction set. There is a lot of focus on attaching external GPU in this video but not much attention about the capabilities of the iGPU of the respective SoC(despite both these solutions aren't a choice that really makes much sense for gamers or to train LLM), worth to mention also that Lunar Lake includes the hardware support to H.266 VVC the true successor of H.265 HEVC video codec , that will be an increasingly important factor as this will start to be widely adopted.

[@chiayue3949]

ALL THE REVIEW TOLD U GUYS LUNARLAKE IS MORE EFFICIENT , SOME SILLY GUY STILL CHOICE AI9 370 FOR NO REASON

[@Frank-Silverado]

I own both & like both. I do prefer Ultra 7 because it runs Davinici Resolve better. They both run Affinity Photo 2 justfine too.

[@MrMackievelli]

Try adding a egpu to snapdragon x elite laptops.

[@Kubaak01]

Lunar Lake is a one-off in terms of unified memory and TSMC manufacturing. Intel process and separate RAM modules do not necessarily mean worse battery life in next generations, if Intel manages to do it right. Lunar Lake is a trial product using some technology from others before Intel hopefully learns to do the same thing in house and thus cheaper.

[@georgesandoval2751]

You didn't talk about gaming, in which Intel holds the high ground, with AMD occasionally competitive . The remaining area of consideration is AI, in which no one has staked out a claim. It's possible Nvidia could dominate with an NPU that it would offer in a manner similar to RTX graphics processors, to Intel/AMD and possibly even Qualcomm, whose offering might not be as powerful as Nvidia's, when that comes out.

[@coolwaterdvr]

What about AMD HX series?

[@beta3alkimya986]

I will wait till next year to see what lenovo thinkpad x series will offer I don’t think i will buy snapdragon for now I have old apps i used to

[@charmingarpit1982]

Lunar Lake is one of its kind. If you want to enjoy Windows with most application compatibility, great battery life and great performance, get yourself Lunar Lake while it lasts. Else, this combination on Intel Platform will be hard to get later, once Lunar Lake is gone.

[@stonec8238]

I use Logitech's keyboard and mouse and the fact that I won't be able to install the Logi Option+ on a Snapdragon laptop is a deal-breaker for me. Update: It runs successfully on emulation

[@ninupimps007]

A friend in Q tells me that they love the snapdragon X so much internally that everyone is demanding it. So many things dont work that they get a ligit excuse not to. For example MS Teams & screen share etc. 😂

[@arainla]

All Microsoft suite works on Snapdragon especially Teams. Our staff wants the Snapdragon too they loved the battery life.

[@myroslav6873]

At my work, everyone just wants a MacBook. From devs to hr. Nobody wants snapdragon laptops

[@Tigerex966]

Can the qualcomm run the 100000 android phone and tablet apps? That should makebup for its lack of gpu gaming power

[@Javadamutt]

If Microsoft and Qualcomm improve the translation layer for apps that don't run natively, especially for games then absolutely we will see Snapdragon dominate. It won't be long before we start seeing gaming handhelds with these chips. If enough improvements are made to the translation layer (see how well Apple done after releasing m1 and before m2 even hit the shelves) then use the USB4 to add egpu support and you willsee a solution open up not only for gamers, but also a of of creative professionals. Being able to have a battery efficient work horse on the road is great but being able to fully unleash the processing power at home docked is the holy grail and there is no reason it can't be done as Apple has shown

[@fullerfit93]

If a proton compatibility later could be applied to to arm in the future then arm will be king. NVIDIA is even making an arm CPU next year with mediatek

[@aabaqi]

If battery life and performance are key, the Snapdragon Elite is a strong choice, especially with its excellent battery life and features. However, compatibility with some software might be an issue. If you rely heavily on Chrome, the Intel Core Ultra might be more reliable. It ultimately depends on your software needs. If Chrome isn't crucial, the Snapdragon Elite could be a great fit. I have Lenovo. Yoga, Slim with the. snapdragon .

[@MrKar18]

I got the Surface Laptop 7 with X elite. In terms of windows, x elite just is great in terms of how snappy both ARM based windows is. I use for software development worlflow, decent one for home and the perf is so good when you switch to WSL2 and you get whole Linux ARM world for you. Ofcourse gaming is awful but thin and light gaming is anyways not sustainable.

[@arainla]

I love that laptop too. My work had me test it before taking it back and I was so sad I went to Best Buy and bought my kid one in that beautiful blue color. I have to tear it away from her. She no longer wants a Mac.

[@Zetler]

Great video. Snapdragon is going no where until the productivity and gaming issues are resolved.

[@harryvlogs7833]

Well I'd go for snapdragon its got about 30% faster cpu and more than an hour extra battery and is great when working with native editing apps like davinci

[@pushvanjay]

Qualcomm has lost it's ARM license, that doesn't bode well for the future.

[@moosepn]

I guess if you never saw the Windows RT disaster then you wouldn't know why everyone is saying wait until they're 90% off 😅 pretty much everyone will run into software you can't install. Limiting RAM is a much less serious issue than like I have a lot of x86 software with low performance that has to be able to run.

[@curio78]

buy lunar lake for best battery life and all around productivity and gaming. next choice is amd zen 4 U series processor if you need more cpu performance and option for more ram. Skip xelite.

[@MomenBllah-s6u]

Thank you sir..

[@Tiralful]

Juat got my xps 13 lunar lake for #750 new at BB.

[@arainla]

That is amazing price. I didn’t see it that low. I bought the Surface laptop 7 with Snapdragon Elite 13” but was $999 from $1300. But it’s just such a great laptop.

[@simonnmorgan]

No comparison even. Lunar Lake is a fantastic CPU just overpriced at the moment. ARM might be the future of Windows (or not) but we’re not there yet. And if it gets to that point there’ll be better picks than the current Snapdragon laptops. To me they’re like protoypes.

[@arainla]

A prototype that we are deploying hundreds of. Ok

[@simonnmorgan]

@@arainla Never said it doesn't work. But first, you have Windows itself and all the LLM stuff, which is a bloated construction site with legacy stuff, and Microsoft is trying to figure out which direction to take. Then you have the manufacturers writing drivers and patches for new technology, and then you have software still being ported over. Linux support: Linux only partially works on some laptops for now. By the time everything settles, there'll be the next generation of Snapdragon laptops. Happy if you're happy. Doesn't change the fact that its early days.

[@yairharel]

Arm processors are the future..

[@TheLORDNIGHTSHIELD]

I would get x64 AMD or M4 Pro/Max. Snap and Intel Arm is new to Windows, even if Windows ( based on ARM) existed, it is not as good and stable. Plus the point of Windows is software, which is mostly on x64. It is not Apple, world is not going to rush to make ARM based software as fast as for M-based Macs.

[@sahandehteshami7404]

Unless you only use a browser on your laptop you shouldnt buy x elite. Early adopters will suffer.

[@narutokunn]

How about Meteor Lake? 👀

[@aes1373]

Why are intel just abandoning the lunar lake design for mobile chips? It's been their best yet in efficiency and they're just letting it go?

[@harryvlogs7833]

Not really they decreased performance buy 30% compare to last year so it's actually not that much more efficient

[@someonetooknuggets]

@@harryvlogs7833 If you actually watch reviews, it is more efficient that its predecessor. The decreased performance mostly caused by less cores so lower multi core but single core matters more anyways.

[@harryvlogs7833]

@someonetooknuggets yeah it's like 25% more efficient but still that's not impressive compared to the significantly more powerfelix elite cpu having 30% better performance and still using less powerful

[@M1710]

@@harryvlogs7833 Come back in a year or two as all the efficiency of Snapdragon will do jack shit when some programs won't run on the platform due to compatibility problems.

[@harryvlogs7833]

@M1710 hahaha you come back as arm is the future wich is why the major companies behind software are improving it. Intel gpu used to be bad at games but software updates and development make it OK now

[@enpegee]

Not full comparison with benchmark (performance & battery) If you used it for browsing and office app buy snapdragon elite (arm) for longer battery If you need "specific windows app" work buy intel lunar lake or maybe amd

[@sydguitar99]

I don't have faith in MS to get developers to optimize for ARM bc x86 still exists. Apple was able to get devs on board bc they moved on from x86 completely

[@georgenovtekov4351]

I will get AMD as it thick everything that you sad those chips are not for… I just got XPS 16 and I am in love with it, I don’t need laptop that can live a week with its battery. XPS can easily carry me over the day and I can charge it with my phone charger. It have 4060 in it and it is powerfull enough while it is silent.

[@Mancan76]

The average student can NOT survive with a Chromebook 😭😭

[@vishalkarna3763]

Have snapdragon xelite snapdragorn and lunar lake. Snapdragon battery life is far superior than lunar lake.

[@beingsneaky]

As long as capcut, lightroom classic and audcity work i am in.

[@buttercrazy30]

Is intel even in the race anymore? It should have been a video comparing AMD to Snapdragon

[@nafeeahnaf6296]

it is though, the Lunar lake chip is incredible for an X86 chip

[@RK-um9tu]

Please share AMD laptop market share? Don't know? Let me help you - - 10%

[@arainla]

@@nafeeahnaf6296but won’t exist next year.

[@israelramirez0202]

@@arainla Panther Lake built on cutting edge 18A processor node and Xe3 graphics will come out in 2025 and smoke anything Qualcomm could muster.

Aren't students buying Macbooks? And they're not cheap.

[@zainahmedch4237]

Excellent review. More detailed than some of the dedicated pc/laptop reviewer's. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@rodgerwang7017]

Next gen AMD Strix Point may kill both of them.

[@lasunika]

Intel won but at what cost

[@Workaholic42]

Also, I wouldn't be so pessimistic about Linux support. There is already a Ubuntu Concept version that boots on many Snapdragon notebooks. I think it's quite likely that we may see mainstream support next spring with just a few components not working well (something that's not unusual for Linux users).

[@_Digitalguy]

Amazing video, so true. Once Intel ditches TSMC we are back to were where were... Meanwhile more and more stuff are being made native for ARM and Windows on ARM itself is improving emulation compatibility adding new instructions sets

[@cameronbosch1213]

If only Qualcomm hurried up the Linux drivers...

[@andyH_England]

I understand that Microsoft has locked the bootloader as part of its investment in Windows on ARM to prevent people from purchasing Snapdragon laptops and installing Linux on them. I'm not sure when the deal between Qualcomm and Microsoft will conclude.

[@cameronbosch1213]

@andyH_England Not all of them have locked bootloader though. And that should bring anti-trust concerns.

[@andyH_England]

@ I expect it will be a 6 or 12 month ban, hopefully the former. There are no anti-trust implications as it is transparent and there is no legal necessity to allow third-party OS options. For example, MS blocking Apple from bootcamping WOA on Apple Silicon Macs.

[@cameronbosch1213]

@andyH_England That's different, because at least for now, Apple isn't blocking Asahi Linux from booting.

[@andyH_England]

@ Apple is a hardware company at its heart so it is clearly in their benefit to allow buyers to use third party operating systems as long as they buy their Macs. Microsoft is a software company and if investing billions in Windows on ARM then they have every right to enforce a period of exclusivity to get WOA to kick start in their fight against Apple; “business is business”.

[@bongkem2723]

the day X Elite support discreet GPU is the day Intel goes under

[@rahulverma3896]

unless u really need any app or game, just pick a macbook. They are just superior.

[@IQ-Genius_Insights]

Although x86 architecture is popular now due to software compatibility, ARM 🫵is the future.

[@cameronbosch1213]

Not neccesarily. RISC is the future; I wouldn't be surprised if in the next few years we see companies like Qualcomm moving away from ARM towards RISC-V given Qualcomm's recent legal deliema with ARM Holdings. Not to mention that consumer-grade ARM does not and may never scale well enough for most use cases, like desktop workstations.

[@ludovicdeumaganoulowe477]

You want the best of the best? X Elite. Compatibility issues will be a thing of the past in three months. And X elite laptops are cheaper.

[@AndroidAuthority]

While you are mostly correct here, always be sure you're following the cardinal rule of buying products based on what they do now, not what they will do later. Until Drive for Desktop, the full Adobe suite, and other major programs work on Snapdragon, you shouldn't invest in one (assuming, of course, you rely on those programs - if you don't, check to make sure all the programs you do use will work).

[@pneuma23093]

It still won’t fix the subpar GPU on the X elite.

[@abdullahzafar4401]

In 3 months ... NO WAAY Give it a year Atleast

[@psz434]

For most folks, the most important piece of software is only the web browser, so you should be fine there. But if you need to install something else that you depend on heavily, I would suggest checking first whether the developers made it compatible with Arm.

[@cameronbosch1213]

​@@psz434I run Linux. No distro, not even the kernel itself, has everything working on ARM right now.

[@Andreravone]

x86 is cool for Chromebooks and tablets but x64 is for laptops. Also, AMD > Intel. 🤷🏾

[@bankaimaster999]

This video was very unnecessary. One has FULL compatibility with ALL Windows programs, apps, and games, while the other doesn't. That alone disqualifies choosing Snapdragon X Elite for a majority of users/gamers. Comparing Lunar Lake to previous AMD APU's would have been a more sensible comparison (if price wasn't included). They should have waited after the new AMD laptops come out in Jan 2025 instead ...

[@AndroidAuthority]

The Windows laptop landscape could change significantly after CES 2025, this is true. But I think my statement about Qualcomm winning the war will still stand. When it comes to laptops, x86 is on its way out and ARM is on its way in. Desktops are a different story, but for laptops, ARM is probably going to be the winner.

[@VeNkATesHDXTS]

Without apps ARM isn't gonna be everyday

[@paarkhi]

@@AndroidAuthority but will Intel go silently? will they not take any steps to stay relevant in the market?

[@cameronbosch1213]

​@AndroidAuthority unfortunately, I havs to disagree with you. There's just no way I can stay on Windows or macOS just for ARM. Linux support still isn't ready for these recent Qualcomm SoCs, meaning I can't even use them even if I wanted to. Not to mention the SoC based design of ARM is probably never going to scale for workstations or gaming laptops. Heck, ARM might never be able to replace x86 for that alone.

[@harryvlogs7833]

Not really as most people don't game on a work laptop but make notes and edit videos and snapdragon works with davinci natively and plenty of other app like word or Google

[@TechSoul]

One important point you missed is plugged and unplugged performance of these laptops. Considering most people are buying these thin n light laptops for unplugged use. In that case Qualcomm has huge edge whereas in Intel your performance decrease substantially.

[@sudiptokumar986]

I have only one question. After removing those people who are left to buy intel lunar lake?

[@natjimoEU]

I think you're dead wrong. Intel is here to stay.

[@bobcharles7641]

Perfect analysis. Everything you said is on point. ARM is the future of computing in general! The transition might be slow on the Windows side, but eventually ARM will win the war. Even Intel knows this. Lunar Lake is just a stop gap to stay relevant. Intel is already looking into ARM

[@raeferwilson2599]

Or just get an AMD Strix Point laptop

[@TECHNOMANIAGURUJI]

Google drive is coming soon to Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chip,

[@arainla]

We have tested both and I guess this video tries to speaks for everyone’s job, which it can’t and shouldn’t. We are deploying a few hundred Snapdragon laptops as our IT dept tested both and found better results with the Snapdragon laptops and the fact that they are not just a one off as Intel stated. For a few hundred people the Snapdragon works great and I was a tester and we tested the Surface pro and laptop and Lenovo Snapdragon laptops against Dell Lunar lake and users liked the Snapdragon devices more for their longer battery life. For work they had no compatibility issues with any apps we had except our VPN client which now is on ARM. So for office work which a huge number of people just use Microsoft Office and the web it’s perfect. Our traveling staff are loving them. Also bought my new college student a Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 with snapdragon chip for $825 at Best Buy and my kid loves it. Not a gamer so for school it’s great.

[@wiiiiiiihhj]

Next gen x elite will be better, just a matter of time. Like M1 to M2 chip

[@CT-uc6jw]

How much Intel pays you ..

[@gabubot]

No I'm not looking to buy a windows laptop

[@GK-qc5ry]

I was playing around at a laptop store and this isn't scientific at all but the difference in performance between the Lunar Lake and previous Intel chip wasn't that much at all. I think the X Elite felt a bit more snappy. I think the AMD was snappy too.

[@hussainal-safwani4087]

I think getting both of them is kinda risky. I believe getting AMD or Apple M processors is the way to go

[@shaikhhar6911]

I would not buy an intel laptop in 2024, more expensive than equivalent AMD laptops, more inefficient and run hotter . For windows laptop, an amd is best or mac

[@nkallen123]

what？😂

[@shaikhhar6911]

@nkallen123 What's funny about this ?

[@nkallen123]

@@shaikhhar6911cause you just told a joke

[@treyperry9722]

Why don’t they just make windows an ARM based OS? All of these issues go away

[@_Digitalguy]

Microsoft is not Apple, they cannot abandon x86

[@salvadorcaraballo2254]

😊👍 SNAPDRAGON X ELiTE iS GOOD!

[@neelsmostert]

Apple is not worried bout anything that runs Windows as they have long since made peace with the fact that only a few fanboys and misguided morons actually use the very limited Mac OS computers and their limited operating systems. As for x86 systems, I think they will continue to be the ground breakers that they always were since raw computing power is firmly in their grasp although that might change when Qualcomm buys out Intel, but it may also mean that Qualcomm may then drop ARM processors in favor of developing the x86 IP to be lower power and higher performance.

[@NaimFennell]

Snapdragon because I can use it for word and watch videos.

[@andyH_England]

If you are not a Windows fandom member, the new M4 MB Pro14 is the better option. At $1600, it competes with the X-Elite in quality, features, and efficiency and wins at performance. The fact that the X-Elite has compatibility issues can mean that Macs may support apps that the X-Elite currently does not, like Google Drive and various VPNs. Compared to Lunar Lake, the M4 base model is far more performant and efficient, and more so the further you push it. Also, AMD, when supply increases, if it ever will, may not be as efficient but will be closer to the M4 performance than Lunar Lake. A lot of choice for consumers, and it is very subjective to your user case.

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[@inamulbhuyan]

Snapdragon x elite ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@abaj006]

Not even comparable. Lunar Lake is too weak for anything other than media consumption. If you are concerned with compatibility, then the Ryzen 300 series is the way to go and also gets great battery life, with a powerful GPU.

[@mad23151]

I have purchase an Snapdragon surface 7 laptop. Snapdragon will win the war.

[@Otts287]

Snapdragon is the future! And then Mediatek! So exciting!

[@Star_Gazing_Coffee_Lover]

I refuse to buy anything Intel..

[@kartikpintu]

Your loss

[@Star_Gazing_Coffee_Lover]

@@kartikpintu Obvious you don't know Intel.

[@nkallen123]

your loss😂

[@anandsuralkar2947]

Welp AMDs are just better than both

[@anero.]

Obviously AMD lol

[@kylorokx1552]

Nah, DONT BUY WINDOWS LAPTOP. THEY CAN'T COMPETE WITH M4.

[@_Digitalguy]

How about I can't stand MacOS??

[@ferrarione4708]

Worst review ever!