What do students stand to gain from using laptops powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processors?

Question

What are the ranges of benefits of the laptop with Qualcomm Snapdragon for students, are they considered as good laptop options?

Answer 1

Compared to Intel and AMD laptops, laptops powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processors are promised to deliver better battery life, manage heat better, and have quiet fan noise although they fall slightly short of a MacBook’s standards. They also have good pricing to value ratios and claim to provide similar software availability like regular Windows laptops. Nevertheless, these may not work well with specialized software or games.

Comments

Best laptop for coders, the ARM edition xD

Macs have dominated the narrative, but I personally despise Mac OS. So happy to see ARM on Windows actually viable and in such elegant machines.

For me the Asus Vivobook S 15 and the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x are the two contenders for second place. Surface Pro / Laptop clearly being the premium option as its the only higher specced Snapgradon Elite X chip (the mid tier 80 variant vs the 78 found in all other laptops).