The Surface Laptop 7 is REALLY GOOD... SnapDragon X Plus!

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  • The Surface Laptop 7 is REALLY GOOD, SnapDragon X Plus on Windows is fantastic!
    This is an HONEST review of the new surface laptop 7 with the snapdragon x plus SoC, a new arm based chip from SnapDragon for Windows on Arm!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 101

  • @cadkoger
    @cadkoger Місяць тому +28

    It's 3:2 aspect ratio, not 16:10.

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому +5

      I pinned this - thanks for the correction, won't make these little mistakes again, been brain fogged like crazy lately.

    • @shaun1900
      @shaun1900 Місяць тому +1

      Needs to get the basics right, to have any credibility amongst the thousands of youtube reviewers, churning out the same bland content.

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому +5

      @@shaun1900you’re absolutely correct - and I don’t blame you for thinking the way that you do.
      The last 3 months UA-cam has not been a priority as much as I’d like it to be, unfortunately I’m in the position where it’s my full-time income, and can’t just take a hiatus. Lately videos have been being rushed out last min, giving me only 5-7 hours working time from start to finish. Scripting, recording and editing.
      This is not the way to go, and it won’t be in the future.
      I don’t like what the channel has become as of late because I used to be proud of the content and the work I uploaded here - but hopefully you see a shift in the next little while as I get my bearings back. Mental health is not fun, and it ruins everything you love. But I have a good support system, and am making the changes.
      Comments like these don’t feel good, we are all people - and you don’t know what happens on the other side ❤

    • @darren6202
      @darren6202 Місяць тому +2

      @@valismind You don't need to apologise to these people. Unless of course @shaun1900 has his own pro-content enabled UA-cam channel. If he does, i'll apologise (i suspect he doesn't)

  • @christopheresser9330
    @christopheresser9330 Місяць тому +17

    Been using mine for the last 5 days or so after coming from a M2 Macbook Air. Thoroughly enjoying it so far. Not a single complaint yet.

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому

      I actually REALLY do like it, glad I decided to pick one up.

  • @Incrediblysimplestudios
    @Incrediblysimplestudios Місяць тому +30

    Cool review but SF7 isn't a gaming laptop or a creator laptop. It's for casual users or Macbook air folks. Hopefully we get a real windows arm M3 pro max alternative with a strong gpu

    • @lucianocampisi6889
      @lucianocampisi6889 Місяць тому +1

      It’s not Windows for ARM, but the Asus Zephyrus seems to me a good alternative. Clearly the battery life is not as efficent as the Macbook’s, but it’s powerful enough to replace a MacBook m3 pro

    • @Incrediblysimplestudios
      @Incrediblysimplestudios Місяць тому

      @@lucianocampisi6889 lenovo Yoga pro 9i I think is the closet windows had got. Maybe they will do a surface laptop studio 16 inch with arm and some sort of beefy gpu

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому +1

      I agree - but also most people aren't looking for a gaming, or "creator laptop" - if you're going to use it as a professional tool to run a channel, and do heavy video editing or run programs like blender, invest in your laptop and go with something like the M3 Pro or Max.

    • @christianr.5868
      @christianr.5868 Місяць тому +5

      Could definitely be a creator laptop. You don’t need a top of the line laptop for all creative tasks

  • @doriangrecu9467
    @doriangrecu9467 Місяць тому +4

    Good job with the review! It is really hard to find reviews with the entry level Snapdragon SOC (X Plus). So maybe you could do a next video with some popular benchmark tools (plugged in/unplugged) and a battery life test that covers real life scenarios. Thank you.

  • @itsmilan4069
    @itsmilan4069 16 днів тому +1

    I really wish the linux community gets more distro images for this new arm SoCs

  • @zxdzxdzxd
    @zxdzxdzxd 19 хвилин тому

    3:00 at least you can use other higher wattage charger with magsafe cable to charge Mac.
    It's kind of stupid that MS choosed to attached the connnect cable to the charging brick, so that you cannot use 3rd party charger.

  • @Cypress35z
    @Cypress35z Місяць тому +4

    I would like to know more about the runtime. How long does the battery lasts with mild tasks? Browsing or watching YT? Or how much Percentage does it lose in Standby Mode? How fast is it waking up?

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому

      Going to do a follow up review when I use it much more, but so far it's looking good, and holding up to claims from Microsoft!

    • @auntcleo1997
      @auntcleo1997 Місяць тому +2

      I have the 15" SL7. Mainly used for browser, office, and VS Code. So far, I'd say 2 hours of use decreases the battery by about 10-15%. Make of that what you will but for my use case 50% battery lasts me almost the whole work day.

    • @lcy81
      @lcy81 Місяць тому

      ​@@auntcleo199715"battery is larger than 13".

    • @auntcleo1997
      @auntcleo1997 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@lcy81Yep, that's one reason why I got the 15".

    • @auntcleo1997
      @auntcleo1997 Місяць тому

      Wake from sleep is instant. Overnight the battery seems to drop between 1-2%.

  • @raptors3471
    @raptors3471 Місяць тому +5

    Can you test Solidworks, matlab, and other engineering software

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому +3

      Could def try, I haven't used either of those programs but I'll keep this in mind!

    • @georgelopez-zt4qz
      @georgelopez-zt4qz 28 днів тому

      Windows on ARM.. t😮

  • @dp8jl
    @dp8jl Місяць тому +6

    I can’t wait to get mine, getting delivered tomorrow

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому +2

      Congrats! You'll love it, actually pretty damn good!

  • @metavatar
    @metavatar Місяць тому +2

    I love my Lenovo slim 7x
    It's perfect for CS Cloud with Photoshop, Lightroom Classic (x64) and Luminary Neo.
    All of these runs blazing fast on my Lenovo ON BATTERY
    My XPS 13 9320 i7 would die and melt under Lightroom and be super laggy
    Overall I'm beyond happy having a solid 8 to 10 hour battery without having battery anxiety finally!
    Only issue I'm having is Google Drive Sync app will not run. Google is being annoying and stupid not supporting ARM meanwhile they had no issue making Chrome ARM because they're Afraid Edge cannibalizing their monopoly.
    Maybe this is the push I need to slowly degoogle my life 😊

  • @latinreuben
    @latinreuben День тому

    Im torn between XPlus @1200 & MBP m3 pro @1500 that i just ordered. ..bec of some repairability in X Plus while Apple prevents any type of consumer repairability. Can i transfer files & docs from 2015 MBP to X Plus without losing any data? & do I need antivirus software?

  • @natureb1rds
    @natureb1rds Місяць тому +1

    Yeah but the MacBook Air charger is dual 35w. You can also change it to 70w for free

  • @teddycat1212
    @teddycat1212 Місяць тому +2

    I prefer to wait when Lunar Lake and AMD Strix Point... I cannot have any compatibility issue in any windows laptop

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому

      Honestly, I haven't watched reviews on this - I wanted to experience it for myself, but I've ran into no compatibility issues. Just don't expect it to be a champ for gaming, obviously.

  • @dotnerdmyad
    @dotnerdmyad Місяць тому +2

    can we use lynax on this?

  • @ga8462
    @ga8462 Місяць тому

    Have you noticed the screen seems to have some give when you press on it (particularly by the webcam). Seems to be a design choice but does lead to some concerns about durability.

  • @victito77
    @victito77 Місяць тому +1

    thanks for the video! Looking forward to buy it, but in doubt amog this and samsung galaxybook edge 4, hp omnibook X and dell xps 13.

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому

      I haven't looked much into the other models, but I know it can be a pain since they all have some benefits over the others

  • @tywandam.jackson9831
    @tywandam.jackson9831 Місяць тому

    I love this laptop. However, I have had an issue finding a compatible printer. Any recommendations?

  • @alexs.5107
    @alexs.5107 Місяць тому +2

    Reviews on these snapdragon laptops have been so mixed

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому +1

      honestly everyone just has different use cases, and a lot of people have their own personal bias. windows on arm has been a thing since the Surface RT in 2012, but it's been a pile of crap until now.

  • @shortyyys
    @shortyyys Місяць тому +1

    So you prefer this one over the lenovo slim7x and macbook air ? I'm torn between those 3

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому +2

      Hard to say over the MacBook, because I prefer the MacOS experience on laptops - but this is a VERY good option, and I do like it a lot. And yes, I'd pick it over the Legion, although I haven't tried it I can't get over the diving board trackpad.

    • @akin242002
      @akin242002 Місяць тому

      Tough choices. M3 MacBook Air for better app compatibility currently. The Surface Laptop 7 has better port selection than the Lenovo Yoga 7x.

  • @summoner2100
    @summoner2100 Місяць тому

    Microsoft also have a Surface Connect to USB-C cable. Meaning you can plug into any high power GAN charger . Works well

    • @tarnasaurus
      @tarnasaurus Місяць тому

      Don't need it - it charges through either USB C port

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому

      @@tarnasaurus Correct :)

    • @summoner2100
      @summoner2100 Місяць тому

      @tarnasaurus yes. But microsofts charging recommendation is still to use the surface connect port over the usb c

    • @summoner2100
      @summoner2100 Місяць тому

      @tarnasaurus and the guy was complaining about not having a stronger power in box. So I gave the microsoft recommended option

  • @BRDXB
    @BRDXB Місяць тому +1

    I want to buy but still confused because i wanna buy for blender and aftereffect work
    Give me suggestions it's good for it?

    • @eds464
      @eds464 Місяць тому

      put it this way if it's a program that's heavy on gpu usage you're better off with non snapdragon laptop.
      While there will be driver updates the gpu is still it's weak point.

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому

      @@eds464 Yeah, Blender may not be the best app for something like this considering it does use a lot of CUDA cores/ raw GPU power.

  • @CourageUnderFire87
    @CourageUnderFire87 9 днів тому

    Would this be a good laptop for computer science students!

  • @akarshanbajaj3404
    @akarshanbajaj3404 Місяць тому +1

    battery life..duration..?

  • @cris.sandman4599
    @cris.sandman4599 Місяць тому +1

    Didn’t see you mention anything about the fans 😅

  • @WaffleusRex
    @WaffleusRex Місяць тому

    Some ThinkPads have glass touchpads too, though I don't end up using it because I use the TrackPoint instead.

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому

      Hey man thanks for watching :) - and does the thinkpad's glass trackpad act as a diving board or is it haptic?

    • @WaffleusRex
      @WaffleusRex Місяць тому

      @@valismind The ones I had physically move. The newer models might be haptic but I'm not sure.

  • @yuvrajsingh099
    @yuvrajsingh099 Місяць тому +2

    They need to treat linux as first class customer. Linux compatibility is unmatched by windows. Maximum apps, productivity app work perfectly. Gaming on linux on arm is fully featured with ability of external gpu and full hardwares acceleration.

  • @mathnewph
    @mathnewph Місяць тому +1

    Would love to see shadow pc with it, to game like overwatch

  • @Rahulb235
    @Rahulb235 28 днів тому

    Could you please try running Autodesk Fusion 360?

  • @RobbieF-16
    @RobbieF-16 13 днів тому

    Could you try playing WarThunder on the surface

  • @sidelnie
    @sidelnie Місяць тому

    I had to return two of these laptops, the battery stopped charging and eventually stopped turning all altogether. X Elite / 16GB / 1T. First shipped on 6/18 and second on 7/1. Switching to try Lenovo. Too bad cause it was snappy when it worked.

  • @az50056
    @az50056 Місяць тому +1

    Why on earth they rounded display corners.
    I hate to see that. This is not a toy

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому +1

      Eh it annoys me too, I like the LOOK but I don't like the function.

  • @riopato2009
    @riopato2009 10 днів тому

    weird the laptop charger is 39 watts. My surface pro 9 uses a 65 watt.

    • @valismind
      @valismind  10 днів тому

      It’s a higher TDP chip, so it needs a 65W charger - but in this case, even though it isn’t needed - it would be nice to at least charge the device quicker.

    • @riopato2009
      @riopato2009 10 днів тому

      @@valismind I assume a higher watt charger say from a Surface studio won't do anything to max out the X plus performance.

  • @nikmuhdhafizharun4869
    @nikmuhdhafizharun4869 20 днів тому

    can it charge via USB-C port?

  • @Vj274u
    @Vj274u 16 днів тому

    Does it support SPSS & IDM?

  • @netnomad47
    @netnomad47 Місяць тому +1

    My Surface Laptop 7 charger is 65 watts

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому

      Did you get the 15", or the Snapdragon X Elite?

    • @netnomad47
      @netnomad47 Місяць тому

      @valismind Both. I got the 15 inch X Elite

  • @denisraev7338
    @denisraev7338 Місяць тому +1

    Please run Counter-Strike 2 on it.

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому

      ouuu that's a good one

  • @travis0813
    @travis0813 18 днів тому

    No SD card reader. No HDMI port.🤔

    • @sdao3
      @sdao3 8 днів тому

      15 inch model has the mini SD card reader

  • @TennaciousD94
    @TennaciousD94 Місяць тому +1

    Please test WoW

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому

      damn i haven't played wow in YEARS

  • @nipunwijeratne5031
    @nipunwijeratne5031 Місяць тому +1

    💻

  • @zeelpatel-kd2jf
    @zeelpatel-kd2jf Місяць тому +2

    Aluminum….. ALUMINIUM
    Why is “aluminum” so commonly used in America

    • @TheUngoliant
      @TheUngoliant Місяць тому

      the hottest topic of the moment

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому

      Honestly, I have no idea but saying ALUM INUM sounds so weird to me

  • @therealnotanerd_account2
    @therealnotanerd_account2 Місяць тому +1

    A powerful ARM laptop without the garbage macOS! This is tempting. But I will wait the lunar lake release to make a choice.

  • @ahmatsulkan9374
    @ahmatsulkan9374 Місяць тому +1

    Plis. Give me surface. I want to work at school. Iam teacher

  • @shiftto
    @shiftto Місяць тому +1

    very weak gpu, many bugs, many other said that. believe this review or not?

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому

      There's no reason NOT to believe this review man, I wasn't paid to make it and I spent $1,630 on this thing after taxes (Canadian).
      I have never promoted a product for money on this channel, the only time I did that was the XREAL AIR AR Glasses, which was heavily stated it was a paid video.

  • @justgreat5608
    @justgreat5608 Місяць тому +3

    Returned! Battery still sucks

    • @MrMalam1234
      @MrMalam1234 Місяць тому +3

      And then you woke up from your dream..

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому +1

      Wait, what? Really? The battery life is insane on these. I am actually getting close to advertised numbers, but going to do a follow up review in the future where I expand on these topics.

  • @MrPerrisC
    @MrPerrisC Місяць тому +2

    I'm surprised any creators are still trying to promote this Qualcomm third rate CPU.
    It doesn't beat the very worst m in apples lineup last year the M3 base, and it gets crushed by this year's very worst M4 base
    It's slower than last year's x86 and gets crushed by this year's x86.
    Efficiency claimed by arm promoters is an illusion, Apple needed more efficient NM and exponentially more transistors to get more instructions per clock.
    You heard that right, the supposed benefit of arm is nothing but illusion.
    When this year's x86 is set to the same power draw, in other words with the same efficiency and same battery life x86 benchmarked much faster at everything.
    Arm is a lie m is a lie X is a lie

    • @MrMalam1234
      @MrMalam1234 Місяць тому

      You must be really thick to expect this to compete with Apoles 3-4 year old ARM venture..
      And must be extra thick to write a long ass essay without using the device...
      And you must be super thick to compare this to upcoming x86 which dosen't yet exist, yet you have done the comparison, draw a conclusion. Remember how core ultra was supposed to be the game changer but same old shite..
      Snapdragon X is the first serious large scale attempt and I myself will not be keeping my device because its not up there yet.
      But people like you who never buy a device and and give expert opinion without critical thinking ability should stay off internet. .

    • @jbcatl
      @jbcatl Місяць тому +2

      Are you OK?

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому +3

      Hey man - not trying to promote anything, sharing what I am excited about, no money exchanged hands. Actually, 1,630 CAD left my wallet for this. I have no ties to Microsoft or Snapdragon lol.

    • @MrPerrisC
      @MrPerrisC Місяць тому

      @@valismind sorry that came off like I thought you were getting paid I apologize.
      When I say promoters, what I mean, people are promoting the hype as if true, and I understand, does snapdragon arm CPU does draw a traffic, and that's what channel is all about.

  • @cluzterio
    @cluzterio Місяць тому +2

    Why they copying macbooks man? Never switching back to windows ever again!

    • @jidshazrodinmamaluba4228
      @jidshazrodinmamaluba4228 Місяць тому +5

      No one coerced you to try windows again. And why are you even watching this video lol.

  • @a-hk9486
    @a-hk9486 Місяць тому +1

    💻

  • @MikloV99
    @MikloV99 25 днів тому

    💻

  • @Buddeh23
    @Buddeh23 Місяць тому +1

    💻

    • @valismind
      @valismind  Місяць тому

      thanks for watching!