Laptops packing Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus have arrived. As the first Microsoft Copilot+ PCs, these machines not only promise to run AI-driven tasks locally, but should also have excellent battery life. Microsoft has tried its hand at Arm-based computers before, but these new devices could actually succeed — and perhaps challenge Apple’s M-series Macs.
These aren’t the first “AI laptops,” as notebooks featuring Intel’s Meteor Lake chips started arriving last December. However, Qualcomm’s silicon promises to be much faster and more energy-efficient than Intel’s processors. If our qualitative testing of the Asus Vivobook S 15 is anything to go by, Snapdragon X chips could be the real deal.
