Mac Fanboy Tries ARM Windows Laptops
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Publicado 2024-07-25
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There are finally new ARM computers for Windows. The last time we tried them, they were... terrible. But Qualcomm has got silicon—the Snapdragon X Elite—that they say now competes with Apple silicon. And Microsoft has completely redone Windows 11 ARM compatibility with their new Prism emulation layer—similar to Rosetta for macOS. And not only can it recompile x86 binaries to ARM, it can even do graphics API translation for DirectX games! Can a thin and light laptop game better than a MacBook Air? Perhaps! In this video, we'll discuss every laptop that currently ships with the X Elite, buy one, set it up, and see if it can hang with the best-selling laptop in the world: Apple's MacBook Air.
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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Your use of a low, indoor voice while reviewing the laptops proves you're one of the good ones man.
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Rookie mistake expecting to be able to actually use a new Windows computer on the day of purchase.
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I got second hand anger from that windows setup process. Why did you put me through that?
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"Let's see if I can install the entirety of Steam faster than the than a single-- It's already done." 🤣
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I really wish that gaming wasnt so restricted to windows because I genuinely hate running it on my machines.
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10:24 "at least this has facial recognition which is more than what can be said about the iPhone." Quinn was indeed having a stroke.
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Best Buy Microsoft Advisor here! One small correction: At 7:18 you say that the Surface Lineup is not carried at Best Buy stores and is only displayed there. I can verify that this is not the case, however after the launch the Surface lineup quickly sold out and a lot of Models cannot even be ordered, which is likely what you encountered. Small nitpick, and I am sure others have likely mentioned that already, but I figured I'd say something just in case. Love your content!
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That first boot experience - forced motherboard and windows updates, phone syncing, settings, 365 onboarding, popups from shovelware, incorrect clock - is infuriating. Why can’t PC manufacturers replicate the unboxing experience of a mac? They’ve had 20+ fucking years.
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Missed title opportunity to call this an ARMs race
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I am pretty sure that the AV1 encode test was run purely on the CPU on both machines. You will need to go into the video tab to change to any hardware encoder.
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Nice that Lenovo doesn't appear to have any stickers on the laptop like many of the ones you looked at at the store. I can't believe they are still doing that!
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Finally a tech reviewer that actually talks about the price.
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"I'm pretty sure you can install Arch more easily than you can use Windows." You know, the Linux experience might honestly be pretty good on those devices, would love to see a video on that
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Love how all the comments are from people who haven't even watched the entire video yet...
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I feel the frustration setting up new laptop
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Review an Acorn machine next
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dude that sponsor spot at 7ish mins was on point. like insanely well integrated. showing how it could be expertly used in the store, and not mentioning how you filmed it until after. this was a really high quality video all around.
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Just a note: The companion app Link to Windows is available on iPhone. So you could use it instead of dismissing it as "I don't have Android". Otherwise great video. I can't wait to buy an ARM laptop in a few years and run Linux on it ;)
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If you walked into my store, I’d probably poop myself
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Really enjoyed the flow and style of this one. Nice work!
