Over
the
last
few
months,
I’ve
been
fortunate
enough
to
spend
some
time
with
some
new
Snapdragon
X
Elite-powered
Windows
ultrabooks
and
experience
Windows
on
Arm.
It’s
been
an
intriguing
experience
for
the
sake
of
comparing
against
the
Arm-based
MacBook
revolution
that’s
gone
on
for
the
last
few
years,
and
to
see
how
it’s
impacted
the
overall
Windows
experience.
One
of
the
best
Arm-based
Windows
laptops
I’ve
used
is
this
Lenovo
Yoga
Slim
7x
14,
which
comes
with
a
Snapdragon
X
Elite
chip
combined
with
a
sleek
chassis,
solid
ports,
immense
battery
life,
and
gorgeous
OLED
display.
Currys
has
knocked
£400
off
its
list
price
to
make
it
£899.
The
headline
feature
here
is
the
Snapdragon
X
Elite
SoC,
which
is
what’s
powering
this
Lenovo
laptop.
It
isn’t
the
best
for
gaming,
as
Rich’s
testing
found
out,
but
for
creative
and
productivity
workloads
such
as
photo
editing
or
web
browsing,
it
works
a
treat
with
a
fair
amount
of
power
both
in
terms
of
single
and
multi-core
performance.
There
is
some
AI
stuff
here,
such
as
filters
in
the
Photos
app
and
generative
gubbins
in
Microsoft
Paint,
plus
Copilot,
although
you
don’t
have
to
touch
it
if
you
don’t
want
to.
I
wouldn’t.
This
Yoga
Slim
7x
specifically
also
benefits
from
a
larger
1TB
capacity
SSD,
which
is
excellent
in
relation
to
other
Arm-based
Windows
ultrabooks
at
this
price,
while
it’s
also
a
rather
brisk
SSD
in
my
experience.
There’s
also
16GB
of
speedy
DDR5
RAM
here,
too.
Another
highlight
with
these
Arm-based
Windows
laptops
is
their
efficiency
and
brilliant
battery
life.
Lenovo
rates
the
Yoga
Slim
7x
14
to
last
for
up
to
24
hours,
giving
you
several
working
days
worth
of
use
before
needing
to
charge
it
back
up
again.
That’s
arguably
down
to
a
larger
70Whr
battery.
The
3K
OLED
display
also
offers
the
benefits
of
excellent
colours,
deep
blacks
and
smoother
motion
with
a
90Hz
refresh
rate.
With
that
resolution,
it
also
provides
some
excellent
detail.
Otherwise,
the
Yoga
Slim
7x
14
comes
with
a
sleek
and
lightweight
blue
aluminium
chassis
that
looks
and
feels
great,
while
also
being
rather
portable.
In
addition,
the
port
selection
here
is
okay
with
three
USB5
capable
Type
C
ports
that
support
power
delivery
and
display
functionality,
although
a
proper
HDMI,
USB-A
and
an
SD
card
reader
wouldn’t
have
gone
amiss.
If
you
want
to
grab
a
capable
Windows
ultrabook
with
a
hefty
discount,
this
Currys
deal
on
the
stylish
Lenovo
Yoga
Slim
7x
14
makes
it
an
excellent
option.