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They seem to be a good value, but I worry about ARM on Windows annoyances and (in)compatibilities.
I jumped and returned. Don' feel like trying it again. It worked fine for a week until I tried to use it for work. - need full Citrix compat and it failed so it was a useless device if I have to carry another one just to use Citrix.
Eventually it should be fine, I just thought it would be good enough and it was 99% good for me except the Citrix bit.
I have this and use it for software dev in tablet mode connected to an external monitor. Basically a docked desktop setup. It's been great, all toolsets and compilers I need are available, C++, C#, Python, nodejs. JetBrains and MS have me covered in the IDE department. However, it really needs 32gb of RAM. On a clean install, the base ram being used is around 7gb.
The fingerprint reader is an oddity in that it's 64-bit x64. My Dell 14 3240 (Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2) uses the same fingerprint but with an ARM64 driver.
Now, the price on this refurb laptop is where it should have been on new release. The MSRP is crazy, it was too close to the Yoga Slim 7x. That being said, if you're near a Microcenter, the HP OmniBook X AI 14-fe0013dx is a better choice at $50 more.
Otherwise, this is a good entry level Snapdragon laptop at a good price. Don't listen to the naysayers that only comment these Snapdragon laptops are only good for basic surfing, Yes, it probably wont work with certain enterprise software, but overall compatibility has been stellar for productivity and development work.
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I have this and use it for software dev in tablet mode connected to an external monitor. Basically a docked desktop setup. It's been great, all toolsets and compilers I need are available, C++, C#, Python, nodejs. JetBrains and MS have me covered in the IDE department. However, it really needs 32gb of RAM. On a clean install, the base ram being used is around 7gb.
The fingerprint reader is an oddity in that it's 64-bit x64. My Dell 14 3240 (Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2) uses the same fingerprint but with an ARM64 driver.
Now, the price on this refurb laptop is where it should have been on new release. The MSRP is crazy, it was too close to the Yoga Slim 7x. That being said, if you're near a Microcenter, the HP OmniBook X AI 14-fe0013dx is a better choice at $50 more.
Otherwise, this is a good entry level Snapdragon laptop at a good price. Don't listen to the naysayers that only comment these Snapdragon laptops are only good for basic surfing, Yes, it probably wont work with certain enterprise software, but overall compatibility has been stellar for productivity and development work.
How would you rate the battery life? Would it last all day for note taking in classes and doing homework (word processing, spreadsheets, etc)? What stylus protocol does it support?
I would also like to be able to use it for photo and video editing but I'm afraid available apps out there mostly don't support arm processors
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Agreed. ARM is not worth it unless you are using this for basic surfing/streaming.
Eventually it should be fine, I just thought it would be good enough and it was 99% good for me except the Citrix bit.
The fingerprint reader is an oddity in that it's 64-bit x64. My Dell 14 3240 (Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2) uses the same fingerprint but with an ARM64 driver.
Now, the price on this refurb laptop is where it should have been on new release. The MSRP is crazy, it was too close to the Yoga Slim 7x. That being said, if you're near a Microcenter, the HP OmniBook X AI 14-fe0013dx is a better choice at $50 more.
Otherwise, this is a good entry level Snapdragon laptop at a good price. Don't listen to the naysayers that only comment these Snapdragon laptops are only good for basic surfing, Yes, it probably wont work with certain enterprise software, but overall compatibility has been stellar for productivity and development work.
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The fingerprint reader is an oddity in that it's 64-bit x64. My Dell 14 3240 (Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2) uses the same fingerprint but with an ARM64 driver.
Now, the price on this refurb laptop is where it should have been on new release. The MSRP is crazy, it was too close to the Yoga Slim 7x. That being said, if you're near a Microcenter, the HP OmniBook X AI 14-fe0013dx is a better choice at $50 more.
Otherwise, this is a good entry level Snapdragon laptop at a good price. Don't listen to the naysayers that only comment these Snapdragon laptops are only good for basic surfing, Yes, it probably wont work with certain enterprise software, but overall compatibility has been stellar for productivity and development work.
I would also like to be able to use it for photo and video editing but I'm afraid available apps out there mostly don't support arm processors