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Costco in store HP Dragonfly G4 Laptop: i7-1355U, 13.5" Touch, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD $899.97

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Jun 13, 2024
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AG1802
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With the new Qualcomm Snapdragon laptops coming out in the coming weeks. Wondering if it's even worth buying these power hogs
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ratbastard
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Quote from AG1802 :
With the new Qualcomm Snapdragon laptops coming out in the coming weeks. Wondering if it's even worth buying these power hogs
I also think the Windows on ARM revolution is going to start soon. However, 32gb and 1TB is going to cost you twice as much, and some people almost never move their laptops, treating them like desktops (looks more minimalistic on a desk). This is a very good deal if you don't need dedicated graphics. Qualcomm's exclusive deal with Windows is going to expire soon, and MediaTek is ready with their newest chips, even if they are not as advanced. But imagine things like student devices, which are so prevalent right now in the US - lower cost, longer battery life, and efficiency. It's going to happen, and everyone saying that x86 will never die needs to understand that with AI advancing as quickly as it is, many exclusively x86 software applications can be re-written as optimized apps for ARM.
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Quote from ratbastard :
I also think the Windows on ARM revolution is going to start soon. However, 32gb and 1TB is going to cost you twice as much, and some people almost never move their laptops, treating them like desktops (looks more minimalistic on a desk). This is a very good deal if you don't need dedicated graphics. Qualcomm's exclusive deal with Windows is going to expire soon, and MediaTek is ready with their newest chips, even if they are not as advanced. But imagine things like student devices, which are so prevalent right now in the US - lower cost, longer battery life, and efficiency. It's going to happen, and everyone saying that x86 will never die needs to understand that with AI advancing as quickly as it is, many exclusively x86 software applications can be re-written as optimized apps for ARM.
Great analysis, enjoyed reading!
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VioletLlama8419
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The $.97 management deals shouldn't even be posted here since it's extremely rare to actually find them in store.
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AG1802
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Quote from ratbastard :
I also think the Windows on ARM revolution is going to start soon. However, 32gb and 1TB is going to cost you twice as much, and some people almost never move their laptops, treating them like desktops (looks more minimalistic on a desk). This is a very good deal if you don't need dedicated graphics. Qualcomm's exclusive deal with Windows is going to expire soon, and MediaTek is ready with their newest chips, even if they are not as advanced. But imagine things like student devices, which are so prevalent right now in the US - lower cost, longer battery life, and efficiency. It's going to happen, and everyone saying that x86 will never die needs to understand that with AI advancing as quickly as it is, many exclusively x86 software applications can be re-written as optimized apps for ARM.
I didn't even realize there was a whole Qualcomm Microsoft deal. Will be nice for sure to see more competition transform our tech space. I have a Samsung galaxy book 360 gen 1 with i7 11th gen and while the battery life is nice at around 6-8 hours I'm excited for what the new generation will bring. I have an iMac and the power of the M1 is amazing. MacBooks right now are just too bulky and no touchscreen compared to this dragonfly and the galaxy book. I carry mine in my arm open the majority of the day while working and walking around. I'm happy to see Microsoft is at least catching up
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cutwheel
Jun 13, 2024
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There will be more sales of these kind of pc laptops. In the starting age of AI, i7-13xx+32gb without dgpu feels very much left out. Try to run a local LLM? I don't even know where to start on this one.
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shastada
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Quote from AG1802 :
With the new Qualcomm Snapdragon laptops coming out in the coming weeks. Wondering if it's even worth buying these power hogs
Intels chips are kind of a joke right now. On desktops where they can just throw power at the problem they're not terrible (but super hot), but on laptops they are getting embarassed by Apples M series and now the new Qualcomm chips. I can't imagine buying one right now, just the worst possible time to give Intel your money.
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shastada
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Quote from AG1802 :
I didn't even realize there was a whole Qualcomm Microsoft deal. Will be nice for sure to see more competition transform our tech space. I have a Samsung galaxy book 360 gen 1 with i7 11th gen and while the battery life is nice at around 6-8 hours I'm excited for what the new generation will bring. I have an iMac and the power of the M1 is amazing. MacBooks right now are just too bulky and no touchscreen compared to this dragonfly and the galaxy book. I carry mine in my arm open the majority of the day while working and walking around. I'm happy to see Microsoft is at least catching up
The new 'co-pilot' laptops Microsoft is pushing are the new ARM based ones that should rival/compete head to head with the M series chips from Apple. Some speculate that is one of the reasons that Apple skipped M3 and went right to M4 to get ahead of the push.
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Lam_911
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Quote from VioletLlama8419 :
The $.97 management deals shouldn't even be posted here since it's extremely rare to actually find them in store.
Sorry that you feel so. This one where I bought it, have 4 in stock.
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Jun 14, 2024
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KeithK2933
Jun 14, 2024
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Quote from AG1802 :
With the new Qualcomm Snapdragon laptops coming out in the coming weeks. Wondering if it's even worth buying these power hogs
At least right now the Snapdragon laptops are a giant what if.

I'm absolutely not convinced by fake benchmarks, we're literally a week away from release and not a single review has come out.

The Software Engineer in me says the following.

The Snapdragon Laptops are amazing, when they work, but are absolutely horrible when they run into use cases where they don't.

You have gaming benchmarks, but according to the official Microsoft docs anti cheat ( most multiplayer games ) won't work. Anything with a custom driver probably won't work. I imagine the X86 emulator will run into all types of weird edge cases.

Plus Recall is really concerning.

I don't feel like beta testing for Microsoft. Let them work the kinks out, buy a Snapdragon laptop in a few years.
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deviantspeed
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Quote from shastada :
Intels chips are kind of a joke right now. On desktops where they can just throw power at the problem they're not terrible (but super hot), but on laptops they are getting embarassed by Apples M series and now the new Qualcomm chips. I can't imagine buying one right now, just the worst possible time to give Intel your money.
Really depends on your workload. If you need:
Porsche - Intel
Pinto - Arm

Two different chips for two different needs. A lot of people are quick to just say "one is better".

Anyway, nice find, this is close to the Thinkpad NANO. I have a nano g1, and it's been fantastic and mine has the better screen option..