Ultimately, it just fits my usage profile better. I didn't really need a bigger screen, the cost for the 16" is higher, and the 14" is kind of impossibly small/light for its screen size. Overall, I'm still quite pleased with the laptop -- though I do wish the battery life was better. It's *fine* though, and the chipset efficiency when taken into context with the speed is truly impressive. I think the next-gen Snapdragon chips are likely going to be something to seriously contend with for Intel at this rate, especially since by then, most of the ARM64 hurdles will likely have been dealt with. Really appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment by the way!
@@chrishamilton1189 well, you know how tech goes, you can literally convince yourself to wait forever if you're always staring at the horizon. 😂 But yes, it's true, I would imagine the first revision of this chipset (v2.0) He's going to be substantially better than this one even. But the promise is there
Thank you so much for detailed review. Just wanted to check how your book 4 edge is holding after using for few months. Planning to buy this. Do you recommend 16 or 14 inch ?
Well, I haven't tried the 16 in, but the 14-in is my portable work machine now. I have a different laptop I use for everything at home since the Galaxy book still isn't fully compatible with everything and some of the Intel models have advantages when it comes to things like video editing consequently. The battery life also is still underwhelming on the Galaxy book, or at least, I should say, it isn't stratospheric like they were originally promising. But regardless of that, performance is phenomenal and it's dead silent and rarely ever gets warm. So from a chipset efficiency standpoint it definitely is a champ, just don't expect super long run times out of the battery. I still have mixed emotions about the keyboard, the travel is very short and it feels cheap for a device of this caliber. But the rest of the design is great. I think my only other complaint after many months of use is the fact that it will pull on your leg hair if you have it sitting on your legs while wearing shorts, since the gaps between the metal components on the bottom are just the right size, haha
@@OtherSteve Hey no worries, I purchased mine day 1 before any reviews, I'm a lover of tech (I currently own well over 40 computers) and wanted to see for myself what all the fuss was about, and I must say I absolutely love this machine so far. And it will only get better as more updates etc roll out. Enjoy your machine and great videos! Thanks
That's the crazy thing - it actually doesn't in this case. The laptop remains in Best Power Efficiency when set no matter what, and the differences in performance apply nonetheless. I'm sure it's because there are CPU clock rate ranges that switch automatically in accordance with the profiles, but I'm not sure if those are set by the OEM or on a per chipset basis. I'm 90% sure it's the OEM however, because the Microsoft Surface Products do not have the same Power Modes visible (they're even named differently). Thanks for watching by the way!
Hey Steve, thanks so much for the videos I already purchased the Lenovo 7x and it's very good,with very few compromises, but the big Galaxybook 16 1tb with the Elite 84 - 100 was something I wanted to check out too ,so I sold another organ and took delivery yesterday, it's so different from the Lenovo , and not in good ways but mighty all the same I'm quite impressed with the overall package ,you've mentioned the Lenovo in your snapdragon videos ,are you gonna try one? Id love to hear your comparisons, it's nice to have a proper computer user doing reviews and I'm now subscribed 🙏 please keep showing us what you think, (Jon the UK nerd)
Well, it'd be hard for me to justify picking one up now that I've got one of these (the 14" variety of course). I'd love to otherwise-as it looks terrific, and I very much prefer the keyboard, speakers, and larger battery. But to me, the screen reflectivity difference is night and day-and I use my laptop in bright environments frequently. So the math is a bit sideways, and for now anyway, I think the Galaxy Book fits my profile better. Glad you love the Lenovo though. It was a very close second choice for me.
I'm so unsure if I'm getting the 14" or 16". Samsung in Norway is having a 20% discount and a good trade-in option, but they don't have the 16" in stock.
Yeah, I thought about the 16 in, but I really love the compactness of the 14. The footprint is actually a little bit larger than even my Latitude 9430, but I actually think that might be for the best because it gives me a little bit more room to stretch out so to speak, and rest the palms. I think it's actually a little more comfortable to use, apart from the fact that the Latitude has one of the best keyboards ever, along with truly incredible speakers.
That's a tough one Troy... they're actually sort of completely different products. I haven't spent any time with the ASUS personally yet, but from what I know about the chipsets, I think the big determining factors would be a) use case (do you need the unique form factor of the Zenbook Duo?) and b) dependability (is it your primary machine? If so, Intel x86 chipsets are inherently much easier to deal with due to the continued struggles with Windows on ARM). By contrast, however, the efficiency of the Snapdragon is impossible to ignore. If you can deal with the quirkiness and the lack of compatibility for certain apps and drivers, it's super hard not to at least seriously consider the X Elite machines in any conversation currently IMHO.
Realistically, during normal use, I would say *only* in Best Power Efficiency mode with low to low-medium brightness on the OLED display, or with very few bright objects on screen. During normal use for me, it's been 9 - 11 hours in this mode with medium-high to max brightness, which is terrific. I'm also happy to report that it still feels *really fast* even in Best Power Efficiency, and when you plug in (as shown here), it reverts to nearly max performance anyway. In Balanced mode, I'd say it's probably closer to 7 to 8 hours under the same brightness settings. So there's definitely a difference.
Please continue making these videos 🙌 Getting my Book 4 Edge tomorrow I'll stay patient and praying Windows on Arm experience keeps improving
Mine is hopefully coming on Thursday.🙏🙏🙏
Finally, a honest review channel and someone who knows what their doing. Why did you pick the 14 over the 16"?
Ultimately, it just fits my usage profile better. I didn't really need a bigger screen, the cost for the 16" is higher, and the 14" is kind of impossibly small/light for its screen size.
Overall, I'm still quite pleased with the laptop -- though I do wish the battery life was better. It's *fine* though, and the chipset efficiency when taken into context with the speed is truly impressive. I think the next-gen Snapdragon chips are likely going to be something to seriously contend with for Intel at this rate, especially since by then, most of the ARM64 hurdles will likely have been dealt with.
Really appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment by the way!
@@OtherSteve hmm, so I should possibly wait til next summer when the Edge 2 drops
@@chrishamilton1189 well, you know how tech goes, you can literally convince yourself to wait forever if you're always staring at the horizon. 😂 But yes, it's true, I would imagine the first revision of this chipset (v2.0) He's going to be substantially better than this one even. But the promise is there
Do a detailed video on the battery life on this machine
Thank you so much for detailed review. Just wanted to check how your book 4 edge is holding after using for few months. Planning to buy this. Do you recommend 16 or 14 inch ?
Well, I haven't tried the 16 in, but the 14-in is my portable work machine now. I have a different laptop I use for everything at home since the Galaxy book still isn't fully compatible with everything and some of the Intel models have advantages when it comes to things like video editing consequently. The battery life also is still underwhelming on the Galaxy book, or at least, I should say, it isn't stratospheric like they were originally promising. But regardless of that, performance is phenomenal and it's dead silent and rarely ever gets warm. So from a chipset efficiency standpoint it definitely is a champ, just don't expect super long run times out of the battery.
I still have mixed emotions about the keyboard, the travel is very short and it feels cheap for a device of this caliber. But the rest of the design is great. I think my only other complaint after many months of use is the fact that it will pull on your leg hair if you have it sitting on your legs while wearing shorts, since the gaps between the metal components on the bottom are just the right size, haha
@@OtherSteve thanks again for your feedback
The video he is referencing is from Alex Kiskind. Great video on the power options.
Oh yes - thanks. Forgot to link to that. I subscribed to him!
Here's the link for anyone interested: ruclips.net/video/nDRV9eEJOk8/видео.htmlsi=OVL4tgc4cT2MTk7a
@@OtherSteve Hey no worries, I purchased mine day 1 before any reviews, I'm a lover of tech (I currently own well over 40 computers) and wanted to see for myself what all the fuss was about, and I must say I absolutely love this machine so far. And it will only get better as more updates etc roll out. Enjoy your machine and great videos! Thanks
Great Video! By the way the windows power plan auto changes from efficiency to balanced when you plug in which explains the latter results.
That's the crazy thing - it actually doesn't in this case. The laptop remains in Best Power Efficiency when set no matter what, and the differences in performance apply nonetheless.
I'm sure it's because there are CPU clock rate ranges that switch automatically in accordance with the profiles, but I'm not sure if those are set by the OEM or on a per chipset basis. I'm 90% sure it's the OEM however, because the Microsoft Surface Products do not have the same Power Modes visible (they're even named differently).
Thanks for watching by the way!
Hey Steve, thanks so much for the videos I already purchased the Lenovo 7x and it's very good,with very few compromises, but the big Galaxybook 16 1tb with the Elite 84 - 100 was something I wanted to check out too ,so I sold another organ and took delivery yesterday, it's so different from the Lenovo , and not in good ways but mighty all the same I'm quite impressed with the overall package ,you've mentioned the Lenovo in your snapdragon videos ,are you gonna try one? Id love to hear your comparisons, it's nice to have a proper computer user doing reviews and I'm now subscribed 🙏 please keep showing us what you think, (Jon the UK nerd)
Well, it'd be hard for me to justify picking one up now that I've got one of these (the 14" variety of course). I'd love to otherwise-as it looks terrific, and I very much prefer the keyboard, speakers, and larger battery. But to me, the screen reflectivity difference is night and day-and I use my laptop in bright environments frequently. So the math is a bit sideways, and for now anyway, I think the Galaxy Book fits my profile better.
Glad you love the Lenovo though. It was a very close second choice for me.
I'm so unsure if I'm getting the 14" or 16". Samsung in Norway is having a 20% discount and a good trade-in option, but they don't have the 16" in stock.
Yeah, I thought about the 16 in, but I really love the compactness of the 14. The footprint is actually a little bit larger than even my Latitude 9430, but I actually think that might be for the best because it gives me a little bit more room to stretch out so to speak, and rest the palms. I think it's actually a little more comfortable to use, apart from the fact that the Latitude has one of the best keyboards ever, along with truly incredible speakers.
Great review. Which do you think is a better purchase. The samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge or the asus zenbook Duo( 2024)?
That's a tough one Troy... they're actually sort of completely different products. I haven't spent any time with the ASUS personally yet, but from what I know about the chipsets, I think the big determining factors would be a) use case (do you need the unique form factor of the Zenbook Duo?) and b) dependability (is it your primary machine? If so, Intel x86 chipsets are inherently much easier to deal with due to the continued struggles with Windows on ARM).
By contrast, however, the efficiency of the Snapdragon is impossible to ignore. If you can deal with the quirkiness and the lack of compatibility for certain apps and drivers, it's super hard not to at least seriously consider the X Elite machines in any conversation currently IMHO.
Once you compare the 2 processor together side by side only then i can comment.
does it have a vapor chamber like the 16" version?
I'm not sure, but I'll probably open it up to check soon if I have time.
Is it possible to get 14 or 15 hours of battery life and which modes?
Realistically, during normal use, I would say *only* in Best Power Efficiency mode with low to low-medium brightness on the OLED display, or with very few bright objects on screen.
During normal use for me, it's been 9 - 11 hours in this mode with medium-high to max brightness, which is terrific. I'm also happy to report that it still feels *really fast* even in Best Power Efficiency, and when you plug in (as shown here), it reverts to nearly max performance anyway.
In Balanced mode, I'd say it's probably closer to 7 to 8 hours under the same brightness settings. So there's definitely a difference.
Windows as OS sucks.
It has 74% market share.