Jeff Geerling | Snapdragon X Elite Dev Kit: The CoPilotest of CoPilot+ PCs @JeffGeerling | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
I want off Qualcomm's wild ride.
Links with more info and references:
- Arrow product page for Dev Kit: arrow.com/en/products/c8380-12c-mp-32g/thundercomm
- ALL my test data: github.com/geerlingguy/sbc-reviews/issues/51
- Full teardown blog post: jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/qualcomm-snapdragon-dev-kit-windows-teardown-2024
- Blog post explaining the saga of buying a unit: jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/where-qualcomms-snapdragon-x-elite-dev-kit
- Alex's video about the same: youtube.com/watch?v=WCiAAunK1K4
- LTT video on using CoPilot laptops for a month: youtu.be/zFMTJm3vmh0
- DigiTimes Asia article on slow sales: digitimes.com/news/a20240916PD211
- TWiT podcast speculating HDMI caused delays: youtube.com/watch?v=NlEV38cO8Gs
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/geerlingguy
Sponsor me on GitHub: github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy
Merch: redshirtjeff.com
2nd Channel: youtube.com/@GeerlingEngineering
3rd Channel: youtube.com/@Level2Jeff
Contents:
00:00 - Delays for devs
02:02 - CoPilot+ failure to launch
04:10 - Unboxing the Dev Kit
05:20 - Teardown and internals
07:00 - Getting to the X Elite
08:21 - Windows 11 Home
08:48 - Fan noise
09:21 - Benchmarks and power consumption
10:08 - Small bugs and updates for days
10:48 - Firefox, Edge, and GPU acceleration
11:04 - Linux when?
12:08 - Microsoft must do this
I want off Qualcomm's wild ride.
Links with more info and references:
- Arrow product page for Dev Kit: arrow.com/en/products/c8380-12c-mp-32g/thundercomm
- ALL my test data: github.com/geerlingguy/sbc-reviews/issues/51
- Full teardown blog post: jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/qualcomm-snapdragon-dev-kit-windows-teardown-2024
- Blog post explaining the saga of buying a unit: jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/where-qualcomms-snapdragon-x-elite-dev-kit
- Alex's video about the same: youtube.com/watch?v=WCiAAunK1K4
- LTT video on using CoPilot laptops for a month: youtu.be/zFMTJm3vmh0
- DigiTimes Asia article on slow sales: digitimes.com/news/a20240916PD211
- TWiT podcast speculating HDMI caused delays: youtube.com/watch?v=NlEV38cO8Gs
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/geerlingguy
Sponsor me on GitHub: github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy
Merch: redshirtjeff.com
2nd Channel: youtube.com/@GeerlingEngineering
3rd Channel: youtube.com/@Level2Jeff
Contents:
00:00 - Delays for devs
02:02 - CoPilot+ failure to launch
04:10 - Unboxing the Dev Kit
05:20 - Teardown and internals
07:00 - Getting to the X Elite
08:21 - Windows 11 Home
08:48 - Fan noise
09:21 - Benchmarks and power consumption
10:08 - Small bugs and updates for days
10:48 - Firefox, Edge, and GPU acceleration
11:04 - Linux when?
12:08 - Microsoft must do this