Surface Laptop 7 vs. MacBook Air M3 - GAME OVER?

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  • @davidTs4
    @davidTs4 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +86

    I've had the new Surface Laptop 7 '13 for a few weeks now. I have to say that at first, I had serious doubts about the battery life (the main reason I bought it) and the compatibility with non-native ARM applications. Well, primarily working with Office, email, browsing the Internet, watching some videos, the battery that used to last me 6-7 hours now lasts around 20. The pleasant surprise has been so great that even today I can't believe it. I won't talk about the design and so on, because we all already know the excellent quality of the Surface. I am delighted!

    • @andrewmarcdavid
      @andrewmarcdavid  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      The battery life is pretty amazing. Thanks for sharing.

    • @RemofRenaissance
      @RemofRenaissance 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Great stuff - I had a similar experience with the base model Surface Pro 11. Even now I have anxiety when I pull it out thinking it would need a charge but somehow the battery life doesn't deplete in sleep mode and I can get a lot of work done sipping off under 20% to 30% per day. Very nice. Enjoy!

    • @JustifyJustin
      @JustifyJustin 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How do you find the app compatibility has been? I'm thinking of one as an office productivity machine, but I've heard some horror stories of crashing MS Teams with the new ARM devices...

    • @hirwaaxel9656
      @hirwaaxel9656 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      how long does surface laptop 7 last for normal usage

    • @RemofRenaissance
      @RemofRenaissance 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ⁠@@JustifyJustinfor me it’s been pretty great. No issues with office apps at all. Actually I think that’s it’s strong point. Office apps only better on Arm especially MS Teams.
      On the Snapdragon website I am pretty sure there is a page dedicated to telling you which apps are compatible also. Maybe just google “snapdragon Qualcomm comparability”

  • @SenselInc
    @SenselInc 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Thanks Andrew! Very much appreciate the shout-out of the Sensel-powered haptic touchpad at 13:25! 😍🙏

  • @DonJuravin
    @DonJuravin 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks!

  • @rafaelperez9652
    @rafaelperez9652 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    The Surface Laptop 7 is my choice here. It is obviously cheaper than the MacBook Air M3 and overall a better value for your money in my opinion. The fact that you can upgrade the SSD is a good thing and what Andrew did in getting the one with 256GB of storage and then upgrading is exactly what I would do. The audio from the MacBook Air M3 is a little richer, fuller than the Surface Laptop 7 but for a Windows machine, it's not bad. If you're in the Apple ecosystem, obviously go for the MacBook Air M3 otherwise the clear winner here for me is the Surface Laptop 7 from Microsoft. Excellent video Andrew once again my friend!! 👍😁

  • @rfcontreras2009
    @rfcontreras2009 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Software and compatibility ?

  • @swissheartydogs
    @swissheartydogs 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    “Quite Unique” channel, love your reviews & this music (got it through my Epidemic Sound account for some drone or scuba diving videos, edited with DaVinci Resolve, native ARM version on the Lenovo slim 7x 32GB/1TB).

  • @newetman4382
    @newetman4382 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    This channel deserves a milliok subs! Quality, informative & honest!

  • @MikoleVeinga
    @MikoleVeinga 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was an awesome review Andrew! Thank you for hitting on all the important details!

  • @williamcohen3351
    @williamcohen3351 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Nice comparison video. Cameras on both units are good. Soeakers on Mac sounded better although the Surface unit was still good. Until compatabity issues with these arm processors are worked out it might be an issue with some users. When you upgrade the ssd drive in the Surface unit it would be interesting to run the ssd speed test to see if the read write speeds are significantly improved. Great comparison review.

    • @andrewmarcdavid
      @andrewmarcdavid  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@williamcohen3351 will do! Thanks 🙏

  • @elliekim6666
    @elliekim6666 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I have a M3 pro Base Macbook pro 14 and a Surface Laptop 7 with the X elite with 16GB of Memory and 512GB SSD and if this was out when I had bought my Macbook I probably would of not bought the MacBook. I love it so far.

    • @venuev
      @venuev 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I have macbook 2023 M3 pro, 36gb ram, 512gb ssd and yoga slim 7x (ARM64 78-100 processor), 16 gb ram, 2 TB m.2 ssd. The yoga launched 4 to 5 times faster than the macbook for Word and Excel. From usability standpoint, macOS (Sonoma) is absolutely no match for Win 11. Got so sick of it, the macbook is going to storage. Yoga with OLED and touch screen can not compare at all. Yoga is my daily driver, no competition.

    • @PayneWewton
      @PayneWewton 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      would have*

  • @Best0fBritish
    @Best0fBritish 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Microsoft kicked Apple where it hurts the most - 120hz, better ports and a swappable SSD. One big issue that stops me - Geforce NOW Windows client won't work on the Surface Pro 7 but it will on the Macbook Air.

  • @adl-2
    @adl-2 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thanks for informative review, do you recommend surface 7 or asus vivobook s 15 that has same processor? Or better to get thinkbook carbon x1 2024?

    • @adl-2
      @adl-2 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Bluestreak589
      Thank you am planning to got it by amazon ,But in general how is the device?

    • @adl-2
      @adl-2 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Bluestreak589
      Thanks
      Can you recommend which laptop to buy? Performance, wait and battery my interest

    • @RK-um9tu
      @RK-um9tu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@adl-2 No one else know your laptop needs, so do you own research. Takes about a week to learn about the basics of a good laptop...

  • @thenubianspeaks4329
    @thenubianspeaks4329 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I tested the surface laptops at Best buy. Surprisingly, the 13.8 suface audio sounded better than the 15 inch

  • @techzolute
    @techzolute 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing review as always.

  • @deneguil-1618
    @deneguil-1618 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    the surface 15'' looks like the perfect laptop for me. My main usage for a laptop is social media, youtube, some office documents and some dev work, for this workflow Alex Ziskind made an amazing in depth analysis and the X Plus surface 13.8'' lastest the longest period, even against every macbook. I think the IPS displays helps a lot with battery life, can't wait to see how the Acer fares in that regard
    Once again an amazing review, to the point, as objective as you can be an never fail to mention when something is your opinion rather than the Truth. I really liked how you pointed out that it's a lot cheaper to buy the smaller SSD option and buy another drive on its own

  • @Desilv
    @Desilv 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    i just wish microsoft surface will come with new amd strix cpu and gpu.. it will be better at gpu for sure and also better priced i guess.. we still have to wait for adreno control panel.. that shows that snapdragon elite x was pushed to soon for a great all round product imo. i got the surface 7 with snapdragon and the gpu definitly needed to be better than its now.. can't understand microsoft left intel for snapdragon instead of amd !

  • @nenonenov4082
    @nenonenov4082 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi, David. Is the battery replaceable? Greetings.

  • @latinreuben
    @latinreuben 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Don't you void extended warranty when you upgrade SSD yourself?

  • @24hrstolive27
    @24hrstolive27 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    New to channel love the content, which laptop is your daily use?

    • @andrewmarcdavid
      @andrewmarcdavid  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don't really have a daily driver as I am constantly testing laptops and rotate them quite often.

  • @keev9882
    @keev9882 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hello, can't you use battery benchmarks that caters to productivity? unfortunately people buying these laptops, especially at this price point, ain't gonna use it solely for watching youtube or movies.
    Tablets, phones and TVs can do a better job for that purposes.

    • @andrewmarcdavid
      @andrewmarcdavid  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I usually use PCMark 10 Modern Office, but I can't get it to work on Snapdragon X Elite laptops right now.

  • @MinagaGodallage
    @MinagaGodallage 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the base macbook air 13 inch and zenbook q425 is the same price here what should i get?

  • @itsacookie1
    @itsacookie1 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The surface is so close to being a legitimate alternative to the MBA/MBP but that web cam isnt great, and the chip just doesnt compete with the M3 and upcoming M4.

  • @SharedCookies
    @SharedCookies หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is it possible to change the color of the backlit keyboard on either laptop? Just curious.

  • @thefunkypopcorn
    @thefunkypopcorn 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Surface Laptop 7 in black or deep blue would be cool!

  • @aryehpaulwalter7520
    @aryehpaulwalter7520 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I switched over from being a longtime MacBook user and I do love the SL7. However, I almost laughed when you said the scrolling is really good. Mine has been frustratingly bad. It’s super choppy and there’s almost no scroll inertia. Like my cursos will jump sometimes and my page will jump when scrolling (choppy). Super disappointing in that aspect. Do you think this can be fixed with an update? Or I have a faulty laptop?

    • @RK-um9tu
      @RK-um9tu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So why haven't you contacted Microsoft for assistance or gotten a replacement?

  • @Dragonblaster1
    @Dragonblaster1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I bought the 128GB SP9 ARM, Within half an hour of it being in my house, it had 2TB of internal storage that cost me just over £70.

  • @JJ-bj6hg
    @JJ-bj6hg 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    lenovo yoga slim or this microsoft laptop?

    • @andrewmarcdavid
      @andrewmarcdavid  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Good idea for a video.

    • @vinyasperla
      @vinyasperla 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If ports are a deciding factor for you, Surface has more ports which includes microsd, 3.5mm which are missing in Yoga if I am not wrong.

  • @realCriminalLawyer
    @realCriminalLawyer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great vid Andrew. Im debating on getting either the Surface 7, the Lenovo Yoga x7 or the Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge. Which one would you recommend?
    I really am hooked on OLED displays.
    I heard the Samsung Books have a screen crack issue though...
    I dont know what to do

    • @andrewmarcdavid
      @andrewmarcdavid  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If you like OLED go with the Yogla Slim 7x

    • @omarenm
      @omarenm 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same here. I'm inclining on Lenovo given excellent previous experience with their products.

  • @justmoch8985
    @justmoch8985 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    microsoft surface already TOUCHSCREEN? ofc, macbook fked. 😂
    damn snapdragon chip really a game changer here.
    can’t wait to try it!
    love the video comparison Andrew. ❤

  • @milenaabramczuk5418
    @milenaabramczuk5418 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi @andrewmarcdavid, I would like to buy this laptop with a 256GB drive and replace it with a larger SSD, as you mentioned in the video. Do you know if doing this will void the Microsoft's warranty?

  • @PavitBieber
    @PavitBieber 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think software updates and life span should've also been considered for those who want their laptops to last

  • @Cuirenteria
    @Cuirenteria 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Will you review the Zenbook s16?

    • @andrewmarcdavid
      @andrewmarcdavid  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I am under embargo, but to answer your question, yes.

  • @carsonherren4527
    @carsonherren4527 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you had to pick between the Lenovo slim 7x or the surface laptop 13.8 which would you recommend more?

    • @andrewmarcdavid
      @andrewmarcdavid  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That is a tough one. I think for the price, the Yoga Slim 7x is the choice as it gives you more bang for the buck.

  • @teoanh6752
    @teoanh6752 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Andrew ,
    I really love your review, professional and objective.
    Are you planning on reviewing the MSI SUMMIT E16 AI STUDIO?
    configuration: intel core ultra 7 155H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD.
    I found it really great, so far no one had posted a review.

  • @handlemonium
    @handlemonium 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Audio mids and highs seem on par with Macbook Air. The Macbook still has the richer lows, and much weightier *thump* of the bass drop.

  • @theofiloschamalis161
    @theofiloschamalis161 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would you recommend the Surface Laptop 7 for a developer workflow (even with 16 GB of RAM) or do you think that the ecosystem is not mature yet for WSL and other developer tools? Thanks for the great content as always!

    • @andrewmarcdavid
      @andrewmarcdavid  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It depends which apps you use.

    • @theofiloschamalis161
      @theofiloschamalis161 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@andrewmarcdavid It's mostly web development with the occasional mobile development tasks, i.e. Electron based apps like VSCode, Slack, Postman, Gitkraken, Webstorm, Android Studio and WSL.

    • @sachin.rathee
      @sachin.rathee 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@theofiloschamalis161You should be good with a surface laptop then

    • @laurentiuenulescu6893
      @laurentiuenulescu6893 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Watch Alex Ziskind videos. You'll get the right answer.

  • @JimAtHome
    @JimAtHome 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Shalom Andrew, how do or where do you get the Windows 11 multi coloured desktop image (squiggle) I can't find it anywhere so I'm stuck with the standard all blue one, wish I had watched your review before ordering this I got the one with 512gb I could have saved myself a good bit of cash and got a larger 1TB drive instead O well no point in crying over spilt milk, it's not cheap £1,450 but you're right the build quality is up there with my Macbook pro m1 pro (not the speakers though) which I still love but did cost about £400 more, I absolutely love the solid unibody design and the Sapphire colour, so far I haven't had any issues with apps running slowly or not running at all maybe I'm just lucky, MS is still being very slow and quiet about recalling the recall thing and copilot doesn't really wow me tbh but dam the battery life does it was the reason I jumped ship to Apple a year and a half ago now Windows machines are back in the game and I must admit I still prefer Windows 11 to Mac OS. Thanks for your very informative in depth reviews

  • @tserentamiraltankhishig7979
    @tserentamiraltankhishig7979 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    do OLED laptops still have burn in? if so is it common?

    • @andrewmarcdavid
      @andrewmarcdavid  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Not common. But it is possible to get screen burn in.

  • @akramhossain9576
    @akramhossain9576 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What about the limitations of ARM processor in using some applications such as Google Drive desktop, SPSS, etc?

  • @norbertsangano1529
    @norbertsangano1529 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you Mr. Andrew. I have one question that I asked to many reviewers since 10 years. I never had any answer: why Apple does not put a numeric part on their keyboards. I ask this because when typing not only me but french and other language speaking people use alt + numbers functions to add quickly special characters. Please help.

    • @andrewmarcdavid
      @andrewmarcdavid  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good question. Unfortunately I don't know the answer as Apple has never commented on it.

  • @ir1keren
    @ir1keren 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My guess is when video playback starts, video decoder plays a major role here while CPU cores don't do much. And Snapdragon's video decoder is a newer generation than Apple's video decoder, so no wonder Snapdragon wins

    • @alexs.5107
      @alexs.5107 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Take the L in silence brother. M3 has better graphics though

  • @alpcrdh3702
    @alpcrdh3702 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My XPS 13 is dying, need a good business tool. The SL7, Yoga Slim 7 and whatever ThinkPad is x elite (T14s I think). Decisions, decisions.

  • @peterlammersma2109
    @peterlammersma2109 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It looks like the Surface 7 doesn't come with a microSD card reader.... It's only available on the Surface Pro. Maybe a difference between US and Europe?

    • @andrewmarcdavid
      @andrewmarcdavid  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @peterlammersma2109 SL7 15" comes with SD card reader 13.8" does not. Watch the video

  • @vernearase3044
    @vernearase3044 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The MacBook Pros have active cooling, better speakers, and better displays - they also have better M3 SoCs including not just he base M3 but he M3 Pro and M3 Max as well.

  • @Fyahking619
    @Fyahking619 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    They need to put the cpu in the s25 ultra.

  • @bharat5194
    @bharat5194 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can any video editor test the performance of After Effects on these machines?

  • @mike8725
    @mike8725 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the weight in kg & lbs at 2:37 are switched

    • @andrewmarcdavid
      @andrewmarcdavid  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for letting me know.

  • @yurikasperovich5664
    @yurikasperovich5664 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Interesting, Macbook Air is lighter in kilos and heavier in pounds compared to Surface, bases on the video 🤣 How about length? Wider in cm, but shorter in inches? ))))

  • @stevennguyen9001
    @stevennguyen9001 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just got one, x elite 13.8...still wait for Google Drive App for this new chip, or I will need to switch to One Drive totally for my work data sync

  • @PromitChanda
    @PromitChanda 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sir once again requesting for snapdragon x plus chipset review ❓

  • @linuxlesson
    @linuxlesson 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What do you think, should I wait intel lunar lake? Or just get x elite laptop? I use linux

    • @andrewmarcdavid
      @andrewmarcdavid  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Linux is coming but if you need laptop now than get the X Elite assuming you are using compatible apps

    • @linuxlesson
      @linuxlesson 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@andrewmarcdavid Now I have old laptop, I just wanted to know if new intel chip is coming in 1-2 months , i can wait, cause I need virtualization, but when it comes in 2025 , maybe i will get intel ultra

  • @asadanik5987
    @asadanik5987 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I hate new design MacBooks becuase of its notch display.. This notch is useless and i don't like it.

  • @andrewjutub
    @andrewjutub 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love Microsoft Surface

  • @curtispenner2
    @curtispenner2 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Poor computer system, hardware is 1/4 of the value, software is 3/4 of value. You’ve shown the Surface 7 to be an excellent hardware choice. Unfortunately, it runs windows. The air runs macOS. I find windows to be an inferior operating system, and macOS is a poor implementation of UNIX.
    If I had the Surface 7, I would convert it to any of the major Linux distros. Remember, software has 3x the value of hardware.

  • @DaKrawnik
    @DaKrawnik 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Trillion dollar company: 60Hz 😐

    • @Spoonfed78
      @Spoonfed78 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Word is even upcoming phones will still be that too.
      Yesterday's technology at tomorrow's prices 🍏

  • @sumitchaudhary343
    @sumitchaudhary343 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Poor me waiting for inspiron 14 with snapdragon x plus.

  • @sobhial9509
    @sobhial9509 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Surface Laptop 7 battery 66mh MacBook 100mh I get both

  • @CPA003
    @CPA003 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think one crucial test that needs to be done next time with these laptops is running performance tasks on battery because although yes, the surface has excellent battery life doing light tasks, when running performance tasks on battery, I think the efficiency of Apple silicon will come out on top. The channel justjosh explained this very well how the efficiency of apple silicon is better when doing performance tasks. But still after wathching this, I would say the surface is a little bit better than the MacBook overall for all types of buyers.

  • @claudiameier666
    @claudiameier666 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    cant afford either of them.....

  • @knotsable
    @knotsable 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Should you get the macbook of surface …. Erm … does that really depend on performance battery life? 😁

  • @BurlyDuck
    @BurlyDuck 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2:47 the math is not mathing

    • @andrewmarcdavid
      @andrewmarcdavid  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Swapped by mistake

    • @BurlyDuck
      @BurlyDuck 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@andrewmarcdavid still a great video

  • @TimKozak
    @TimKozak 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    F*ck mac os, welcome to Blue screen

  • @Pomegrante460
    @Pomegrante460 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    why do people like touchscreen on their laptops???

    • @handlemonium
      @handlemonium 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Because people are already used to doing certain things with touch on their phones?

    • @Pomegrante460
      @Pomegrante460 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@handlemonium lmao let me touch my stove, cause I have a phone

  • @vladmihai306
    @vladmihai306 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    m3 air has the biggest advantage imo and that's FANLESS.

    • @Spoonfed78
      @Spoonfed78 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Most important feature EVArrrrrrr. 😂
      Straws, so many clutches. Forget about all the other abilities and features because if there's a fan it blows them away 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

    • @josephle2381
      @josephle2381 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How is that an advantage? Thermal throttles and limits performance over no fan noise really?

  • @justgreat5608
    @justgreat5608 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    the battery life of surface is not as good as macbook air form my own using experience

    • @andrewmarcdavid
      @andrewmarcdavid  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Based on my testing both have excellent battery life.

    • @hirwaaxel9656
      @hirwaaxel9656 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@andrewmarcdavid how long does surface laptop 7 last for normal usage

    • @sirt9528
      @sirt9528 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      No where near close and other reviewer have stated that. Starting to look like a little Mac hate going own here. 😂

    • @andrewmarcdavid
      @andrewmarcdavid  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@sirt9528 no offense and with all due respect nobody cares what you think.

  • @queen-lf4vj
    @queen-lf4vj 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    the problem is windows, not the laptop 😅

    • @gwojcieszczuk
      @gwojcieszczuk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      if only MS stopped adding useless features and that telemetry, it actually could be quite good OS.

    • @DrFurb
      @DrFurb 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Remove the telemetry then run battery tests

  • @okemefulachidera5440
    @okemefulachidera5440 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Apple always know how to make a good sound
    It has the edge over the surface 7 based on sounds

  • @latinreuben
    @latinreuben 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Like Air m3 but i still cannot rationalize spending over 1500 for a laptop with only 2 ports...i should not need a dongle at that price.

  • @Technocrat.
    @Technocrat. 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maybe the weaker GPU helped keep battery use low on surface laptop

  • @inamulbhuyan
    @inamulbhuyan 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Surface Laptop 7 real Winner❤Snapdragon X Elite 🔋🔋💪

  • @laurentiuenulescu6893
    @laurentiuenulescu6893 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Macbook Air is by far better all-rounder. Better gaming, great for encoding, great for developers. For now, because of Microsoft, all X-Elite laptops are great for office only. They are really bad for developers, gamers and 3D stuff. Why majority of the TH-camrs are comparing an 8 core CPU (last year tech) with 12 core CPU? You guys hate Appple that much for their premium pricing?

    • @andrewmarcdavid
      @andrewmarcdavid  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Apple released the MacBook Air with M3 this year. What else should I compare it too?

    • @chikaogbu9616
      @chikaogbu9616 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      If MacBook is your choice, then stick to it. I don't see the Apple hate in this video.

    • @laurentiuenulescu6893
      @laurentiuenulescu6893 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@andrewmarcdavid I know what you mean, but let's be fair, Mac Air it's an entry-level machine compared with middle-top from other companies, regarding the price. Price wise, Surface is the best choice but what about comparing it M3 PRO 12 cores. I'm not pro Apple but those machines just work. I bought my Macbook Pro M1 when was released, and I installed Win for ARM on VM straight away praying for Microsoft to release a machine like that. 4 years later Microsoft still didn't managed to create what everyone hoped for. I would love to see a Surface good for developers, gaming, video editing, linux, vm's etc. But probably we have to wait at least one more year.

    • @laurentiuenulescu6893
      @laurentiuenulescu6893 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@chikaogbu9616 if you know a better all-rounder, please let everyone know? In my opinion, Microsoft and Qualcom should have everything in place before the release, drivers, OS and software alike. Probably the community asks too much from them. They still haven't released the X-Elite dev kit yet. I wonder why?🙃

    • @Spoonfed78
      @Spoonfed78 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Air is already more expensive in the spec compared so what more do want 🤦‍♂️
      It doesn't matter how reasonable comparison is there's always one of Tim's minions that has a cry or will point out one single thing that discounts everything else 🤦‍♂️

  • @retrogaminga1072
    @retrogaminga1072 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    clickbate title.... dissapointing.