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Lenovo has
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Laptop (Cosmic Blue, 83ED0003US) on sale for $1,439.99 - $840.w/ eCoupon code
SLIM7XTREME in cart =
$599.99.
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Specs:
- 14.5" 3K (2944 x 1840), OLED, Glare, Dolby Vision, Touch, HDR 600 True Black, 100%DCI-P3, 1000 nits (Peak)/500 nits (Typical), 90Hz, Glass Display
- Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 12 Cores 3.40 GHz Processor CPU
- Integrated Qualcomm Adreno GPU
- 16GB LPDDR5X-8448MT/s Memory (Soldered)
- 1TB M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 TLC Solid State Drive SSD
- 1080P FHD IR Hybrid Camera with Dual Microphone and E-Shutter
- Wi-Fi 7 2x2 BE 320MHz & Bluetooth 5.4
- Backlit Keyboard
- 70Whr Battery
- 65W USB-C AC Adapter
- 1.28 kg (2.82 lbs.)
- Windows 11 Home 64 ARM
- Ports:
- 3x USB-C Full-Function (40Gbps, PD 3.1, DP 1.4)
Top Comments
Anything requiring a driver probably won't work. You may get lucky with a basic device like a webcam that typically uses built-in Windows drivers. I don't believe the emulators work on drivers at all.
As far as emulated x86 and x64 programs, a lot of smaller programs work fine. Multi-gigabyte programs like Solidworks don't stand a chance. Turbotax doesn't work. Fusion 360 kind of works, some modules just don't work or crash the program, others work fine. There are a lot of websites that list programs as ARM compatible, but for some reason many of these simply don't work and I don't know what these websites get out of adding them to the list.
I suggest buying a Snapdragon laptop as a toy. See what works, what doesn't, what the advantages and disadvantages are. Ask software suppliers for nice compatible and efficient ARM versions of their programs. Do not expect to buy one of these as a replacement for an x86/x64 computer, at least not for a while. Apple switched everything to ARM. Microsoft is pushing toward ARM. ARM is the future, but it's not the present.
PS: This site actually takes you to ARM compatible download pages, it doesn't just say things work on ARM.
https://armrepo.ver.lt/
Community Reviews
This Yoga Slim 7x stands out as a thin, light Windows laptop with excellent battery life, a gorgeous 14 inch OLED touch screen, and strong everyday responsiveness. It is praised for office work, web browsing, streaming, and light creative tasks, with some reports that DaVinci Resolve, Photoshop, Steam, and even a few games run well. The main caution is Windows on ARM compatibility, especially for drivers, printers, USB peripherals, niche apps, and some developer tools. It feels best suited to general use and portability, not demanding software or hardware-heavy workflows.
The laptop can deliver very strong standby and everyday battery life for light productivity tasks.
The OLED display is described as gorgeous and the build quality is praised versus competing models.
Many everyday apps can run well, including Chrome and Office, with native ARM versions available for some software.
Some video and creative workflows can work, with DaVinci reportedly running well on ARM64.
Windows on ARM can create compatibility headaches for GPU-using photo and video editors and other driver-dependent software.
Driver support can be limited beyond basic webcam or printer functions, and some peripherals may not work as expected.
Some developer tools and larger x86 applications may fail or crash, including examples like Solidworks and VMware.
The laptop can lack a battery charge conservation mode, which may increase battery wear for heavy users who keep charging between 20% and 80%.
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Just read what IT professionals say about current Windows on ARM devices.
https://www.reddit.com/r/snapdrag..._x2_
x86 is just dead for laptops. and its for good reason.
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And even if it were 2x… since when does "costs more" prove a platform is better? A Mac Pro costs 4x a Mac Mini. By your logic everyone buying the Mini is dumb.
The "<1% installed base" line is also doing a lot of work. Apple Silicon was 0% in 2019 and is now the dominant ARM PC platform on the planet. Canalys projects ARM at ~30% of total PC shipments by end of 2026. Snapdragon X2 Elite is reviewing 24% ahead of Intel Panther Lake on single-core. Today's snapshot isn't the trend.
Maybe lay off the 🤣 and read past the price tag.
The couple caveats I'll say is that Lenovo has had some weird issues with the GPU drivers where you can render an x86 application with no effort, but decoding YouTube videos would stutter and drop every few frames. They seem to have fixed it, and I think this was exclusive to something Lenovo did with this device. The other one is that when I was hacking a Switch, the libusbK driver did not work with Win on ARM. I needed to grab an older x86 device to finish that job. In general? as long as you're a touch tech-y, this is a really good deal. If not, stick with x86 for a little longer.
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