I really like the design, apart from the Microsoft logo on the back which spoils it a bit. Its too large. Put a smaller one in a corner or something. The other thing that really bother me is the lack of any sort of USB on one side.
Everything from packaging to the device itself, the option for colors, even the labeling at the bottom, the way the logo is milled and polished into the lid… they all obviously want to be a MacBook.
@@RovexHD Asus laptops are for heavy-duty, hence the metallic texture. They associate good-looking to minimalist, pastel, and symmetrical. Too bad I can't afford that. XPS13 is the best looking windows laptop for me.
@@mabbah4396 Funny how Apple fanboys fail to understand that nothing Apple does is originated from Apple. They have copied so much from Braun and Dieter Rams that they should give him percentages. It's so obvious that one of Apples chief product designers even made an open homage to him as Apple's main "source of inspiration". Anything less would be ridiculous. Kids buying Apple stuff have no clue whatsoever. There's zero historical knowledge, it's just plain indoctrination on autopilot. You are so owned 😂😂
Iconic Font Adaptation based on the video. Here’s no different. Microsoft font on this Surface video. Apple font on Apple videos and Pixel font on the Pixel videos. Love it ❤
MacOS, Trackpad and ecosystem are the main reasons why I'd like to keep that shit away and go with the more established brand who don't take a naive approach with AI like Copilot + pc 🤡 I wonder who in the marketing team did it lmaoo
For windows users this maybe giant leap for battery and all those AI shit but in ARM race I'm not sure of gaming, which was the major usp of windows machine.
I got this 2 days ago...yeap its been good, actually great!. MS has done a great job at tuning this thing. No fan issues nor heat problems. Battery has been great for its size.
Excels at nothing. It is for MS fans who love having a Surface device. That includes affiliated Windows business and Enterprise, though the latter is more likely to buy the Intel versions.
I did my research on this laptop for a while and this is the first time I've heard that its 120hz. Is this actually true? I cant find a specsheet that shows the refresh rate
Great first look, thanks! The webcam looks great and the sound is almost indistinguishable from your professional mic! Are you sure you switched to the mic of the webcam?
Not really as I feel like AI isn’t a must have for daily computer tasks and on a downside it makes you more lazy than ever. But on the positive note, Recall isn’t here (yet) because of the massive controversy.
As Aaron was showing the different colors for the Surface, I kept thinking it would be cool if Apple offered those same colors for the MacBook Air because they sure look like them! But yes, it’s difficult not to see an “Apple vibe” in these Surface laptops. Even the unboxing is eerily similar. I’m impressed to be honest but nothing from Microsoft will cause me to stray from Apple.
If Lunar Lake is anywhere close to this in battery life and what Intel is saying, then I'm getting Lunar Lake instead for complete app compatibility. These Snapdragons are hardly setting the world alight.
@@wilko8225 Yep. What gets me is, why in the hell are their multiple versions of the X ELITE? Should be just the higher 84-watt version and of course the standard ELITE version but with higher wattage version of that one. Perhaps after some FIRMWARE updates the performance will be better, but from what I am seeing so far, I am not impressed. LUNAR LAKE definitely won't have any compatibility issues and the battery life more than likely won't be as good, but this time around I believe INTEL will focus a lot on that. Can't wait to see later this year.
@@wilko8225 No. It's Intel. I've learned my lesson in the past decade. Hot overheating heap of trash. When you an Intel laptop, you're buying desktop because you'll always be plugged in.
I mean … mix feelings about this but competition is always good, maybe this will motivate Apple to do a better job on their entry level devices or maybe they won’t 😅
I think soldered 16GB RAM in 2024 is a disgrace in a Windows laptop. Few weeks ago bought retail 32GB DDR5 RAM, and it was maybe 90 euros. Probably it would cost like 30 dollar for the manufacturer to double the RAM and ensure a much longer useful life for this electronic device.
@Shadowolf1230 but there are certain programs that don't run on mac. If you use a program for work that doesn't run on mac then a mac is not best in every way
Hello , I love your videos and I need your advice , I am planning to buy a laptop to help me with my education “data analytics” . What do u recommend? MacBook Air m3 13 inch / surface laptop 7 13 inch
Microsoft Surface with Snapdragon come ONLY with Windows HOME edition which has severe limited capabilities with it comes to networking and even setting up automated back up One Drive which is a MS product/service. How is this software compared with MacOS which has more features which are important like encryption, ..etc. I did not expect this kind of review from this channel. MS Surface is a subpar product offering as compared to MacBook hardware and software.
Hey great video man, you should try comparing it to Samsung galaxy book 4 pro, I think it’s a pretty good match ! And I’m kind of hesitant between getting a surface laptop 7 or a Samsung galaxy book 4 pro. If you could help me out that would great!
Hey great video man, you should try comparing it to Samsung galaxy book 4 pro, I think it’s a pretty good match ! And I’m kind of hesitant between getting a surface laptop 7 or a Samsung galaxy book 4 pro. If you could help me out that would great!
Wow, it reminds me a lot of the MacBook Air M1 and earlier. Like even down to how the keyboard is seated in the body looks similar. It's at the point where you could probably fool most people that it's an Apple device if there was an apple logo instead of the Windows logo. Apple should have kept the wedge shape, it just look better in my opinion. I hope Microsoft eventually find their own design language to make their products recognisable. But it looks like a pretty laptop even if it's mostly copying the Macbook Design
Ok competition is good but.. why is a laptop with a fan being compared to a fan less laptop. There is literally an M3 MacBook Pro with a fan. (Yes that’s more expensive but we either compare spec for spec or price range) Also the multi core doesn’t stack up as I’m sure the M3 has a lower core count, I’m also sure the X chip has a higher TDP. Microsoft and Qualcomm have such a narrow focus of comparison we need reviewers to push that open and see who these chips really stack up.
so the copilot button literally launches a website? really? couldn't take the effort of implementing a specific ui animation/widget for a new key since the 20 century?
Very disappointing that the speakers are tinny. Wearing headphones makes my ears hurt. Why waste all the resources on those stupid gimmick A.I. features, when they can't even get the speakers right?
looks like a macbook.... turns on when you open it like a macbook.... touch pad like a macbook.... hmmmm i think they are trying to be a macbook but with shity windows
Lux presentation - looks cool! Considering buying the Surface Pro Snapdragon X elite for work. Would love to know if ON1 Photo RAW 2024.5 will even run in emulation on this thing. The Software support cant/will not answer this
It would be better to wait a couple of months. Most games and apps are not updated yet for ARM on Windows. And Qualcomm might announce the next generation of Snapdragon X Elite at the end of this year (since this one got announced 2 years ago).
@@ibraheem1224 it is by no means safe to assume it ever will made for ARM - and it is relying on specific videodrivers. So i want to know if it runs as intended under x86 emulation. Its make og break i for my schools decision on microsoft surface investments.
@@thermoyt Who cares being not upgradeable think if the Chips was no longer upgradeable because the parts are no longer being made as the part easy can be stopped or even a year be-hide to be made
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When he says take a listen to the fans.....I could only hear the fans on my laptop while watching this video lol 😂😭
buy a macbook
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@@keithframe3489😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@keithframe3489Lol 😂😂😂😂😂
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I used mine for 7 hours today and left the office with 80% battery life
wow!!!
Thank you, great vid!
I really like the design, apart from the Microsoft logo on the back which spoils it a bit. Its too large. Put a smaller one in a corner or something. The other thing that really bother me is the lack of any sort of USB on one side.
Everything from packaging to the device itself, the option for colors, even the labeling at the bottom, the way the logo is milled and polished into the lid… they all obviously want to be a MacBook.
Other than Microsoft, is Huawei the only OEM who can make good and premium looking windows laptop? (gaming laptops not included)
Asus ?
@@RovexHD Asus laptops are for heavy-duty, hence the metallic texture.
They associate good-looking to minimalist, pastel, and symmetrical. Too bad I can't afford that.
XPS13 is the best looking windows laptop for me.
I wish Windows OEM's would put more focus on speakers, mics and the touchpad.
Surface is having great touchpads, Asus is having great speakers, but no laptop with both yet.
@@houssamalucad753 Exactly!
this. No love for front facing speakers.
Same. This was a large reason I went back to apple for a 16" m1 pro and a 7700x/7900xtx for the desktop.
Howmuchitcostsinrs
now that is what packages should look like damn. that colour is sick
Black is better
That box is sick !
The box is better than the computer 😂
And the colour too. You can argue it’s better than the computer too.
The Surface Laptop 7th Gen looks like a MacBook Air competitor. I like how the unboxing experience is different from other products
If a person is a Windows user it looks like an awesome device.
Thanks for covering this laptop. Nice color. Blessings on your day.
You have a great presentation voice.
I notice that too😅
Just got the surface laptop 7 it is definitely more impressive than I thought it would be
Got mine today too. Very impressed!
how is it for high consuming games
Not a gaming laptop but when more triple A titles come out it’ll do well
@@anthony8890how much did you get yours friend
This has to be one of the prettiest laptops I have even seen.
Yes copy paste design of Mac’s 😂 welcome to our league
@@mabbah4396 Besides the smaller bezels and curved edges, this generations Surface is pretty much identical to the Surface Laptop 1.
@@mabbah4396 Funny how Apple fanboys fail to understand that nothing Apple does is originated from Apple. They have copied so much from Braun and Dieter Rams that they should give him percentages. It's so obvious that one of Apples chief product designers even made an open homage to him as Apple's main "source of inspiration". Anything less would be ridiculous. Kids buying Apple stuff have no clue whatsoever. There's zero historical knowledge, it's just plain indoctrination on autopilot. You are so owned 😂😂
@@mabbah4396 Don't worry at least they never gain access to Mac own OS
The box looks incredible
I agree. Incan’t believe there’s not many comment on that.
Nice hardware. Pity about the operating system.
The color looks nice
It is
Hope that doesn’t fade as my MacBook Air lol
The area where I rest my palm for touchpad has faded unfortunately for the rose gold colour.
There's no denying Surface laptops have an appealing design.
Who’s still waiting for their pre-order🙋♂️
This color is the best color in the line. Love the way MS make all rounded corners.
I really like the color coordinated boxing. Refined experience.
Holy.... That microphone sounds so good damn!
surface was the first brand to come up with studio mics on laptop, apple copied that later
Iconic Font Adaptation based on the video. Here’s no different. Microsoft font on this Surface video. Apple font on Apple videos and Pixel font on the Pixel videos. Love it ❤
MacOS, Trackpad and ecosystem are the main reasons why I'd like to keep that shit away and go with the more established brand who don't take a naive approach with AI like Copilot + pc 🤡 I wonder who in the marketing team did it lmaoo
More of these AI chipped laptops coming out, not sure how much more information I want to feed the beast.
Can't believe this dude did us a windows 11 set up walkthrough lol
Windows 11 ARM
For windows users this maybe giant leap for battery and all those AI shit but in ARM race I'm not sure of gaming, which was the major usp of windows machine.
surface has amazing mics for calls & recordings
Thanks for that. Please have a review for battery life.
I got this 2 days ago...yeap its been good, actually great!. MS has done a great job at tuning this thing. No fan issues nor heat problems. Battery has been great for its size.
So this is like Microsoft's answer to the macbook? Who is this for and what does it excel at?
Excels at nothing. It is for MS fans who love having a Surface device. That includes affiliated Windows business and Enterprise, though the latter is more likely to buy the Intel versions.
thoughts about the trackpad? I watched a livestream today about this laptop and the guy complained a lot about this hahaha
The camera is on next level 😮 best camera I’ve seen so far on a laptop 13:26
The screen looks so spacious. I love that aspect ratio
I did my research on this laptop for a while and this is the first time I've heard that its 120hz. Is this actually true? I cant find a specsheet that shows the refresh rate
Yes, it is true.
Great first look, thanks! The webcam looks great and the sound is almost indistinguishable from your professional mic! Are you sure you switched to the mic of the webcam?
i think your geekbench overlay for M3 air is mistake, audio says 2993 but the overlay show 2093
Your single core GeekBench score for the M3 MBA is odd, it benches around 3,000 not 2,000.
At the beginning of the video, I thought what he was holding was the actual laptop. I was like “Damn, that looks boxy af” 🤦🏽♂️
Can you run Power BI software?
I bought a surface pro 11th gen. It's on the way, do you think it's worth it?
A windows computer that lasts a day. Its perfect
Not really as I feel like AI isn’t a must have for daily computer tasks and on a downside it makes you more lazy than ever. But on the positive note, Recall isn’t here (yet) because of the massive controversy.
Microsoft’s laptops are more expensive than they should be
Hi Aaron, thanks for the early review. Would like to know more about battery life (especially when it runs emulated apps).
Looks like a macbook air M1
Looks like Microsoft "borrowed" quite a bit of the design from the Apple Macbook Air...
fr Macbooks are just better in every way
@@Gatesmellyok. We heard you the first time
@@Gatesmellyhow
What exactly did they "borrow"?
As Aaron was showing the different colors for the Surface, I kept thinking it would be cool if Apple offered those same colors for the MacBook Air because they sure look like them!
But yes, it’s difficult not to see an “Apple vibe” in these Surface laptops. Even the unboxing is eerily similar. I’m impressed to be honest but nothing from Microsoft will cause me to stray from Apple.
Think I will wait until the new LUNAR LAKE comes out before upgrading my laptop.
If Lunar Lake is anywhere close to this in battery life and what Intel is saying, then I'm getting Lunar Lake instead for complete app compatibility. These Snapdragons are hardly setting the world alight.
@@wilko8225 Yep. What gets me is, why in the hell are their multiple versions of the X ELITE? Should be just the higher 84-watt version and of course the standard ELITE version but with higher wattage version of that one. Perhaps after some FIRMWARE updates the performance will be better, but from what I am seeing so far, I am not impressed. LUNAR LAKE definitely won't have any compatibility issues and the battery life more than likely won't be as good, but this time around I believe INTEL will focus a lot on that. Can't wait to see later this year.
I'm waiting for lunar lake too.@@wilko8225
@@wilko8225 No. It's Intel. I've learned my lesson in the past decade. Hot overheating heap of trash. When you an Intel laptop, you're buying desktop because you'll always be plugged in.
It looks much better than MacBooks with the horrendous NOTCH 🤮
I mean … mix feelings about this but competition is always good, maybe this will motivate Apple to do a better job on their entry level devices or maybe they won’t 😅
That Sapphire is so clean.
Qualcomm is much faster than Intel and AMD.
Macbook Air M3 has a SC Geekbench result of cca 3000 points, not 2000 what you state. That is a 50% difference.
Honestly this might be the macbook air killer. Same price but more compatible OS
the color is so pretty
I think soldered 16GB RAM in 2024 is a disgrace in a Windows laptop. Few weeks ago bought retail 32GB DDR5 RAM, and it was maybe 90 euros. Probably it would cost like 30 dollar for the manufacturer to double the RAM and ensure a much longer useful life for this electronic device.
I'm really tempted!
Of what? XD MacBooks are better in literally every way
@@Shadowolf1230stop glazing
@Shadowolf1230 but there are certain programs that don't run on mac. If you use a program for work that doesn't run on mac then a mac is not best in every way
@@EnzoTheMenace facts hurt your bumhole huh? Not my problem though, brokie.
@@Shadowolf1230 he said he got tempted, and you mind your own business
Hello , I love your videos and I need your advice , I am planning to buy a laptop to help me with my education “data analytics” . What do u recommend? MacBook Air m3 13 inch / surface laptop 7 13 inch
Does it support a stylus like previous generations of Surface Laptop have
Great video, Aaron 👌
Microsoft Surface with Snapdragon come ONLY with Windows HOME edition which has severe limited capabilities with it comes to networking and even setting up automated back up One Drive which is a MS product/service. How is this software compared with MacOS which has more features which are important like encryption, ..etc.
I did not expect this kind of review from this channel.
MS Surface is a subpar product offering as compared to MacBook hardware and software.
Looks like someone liked the M1 MacBook Air design.
a little too much...
Hey great video man, you should try comparing it to Samsung galaxy book 4 pro, I think it’s a pretty good match ! And I’m kind of hesitant between getting a surface laptop 7 or a Samsung galaxy book 4 pro. If you could help me out that would great!
Hey great video man, you should try comparing it to Samsung galaxy book 4 pro, I think it’s a pretty good match ! And I’m kind of hesitant between getting a surface laptop 7 or a Samsung galaxy book 4 pro. If you could help me out that would great!
Wow, it reminds me a lot of the MacBook Air M1 and earlier. Like even down to how the keyboard is seated in the body looks similar.
It's at the point where you could probably fool most people that it's an Apple device if there was an apple logo instead of the Windows logo.
Apple should have kept the wedge shape, it just look better in my opinion.
I hope Microsoft eventually find their own design language to make their products recognisable.
But it looks like a pretty laptop even if it's mostly copying the Macbook Design
Ok competition is good but.. why is a laptop with a fan being compared to a fan less laptop. There is literally an M3 MacBook Pro with a fan. (Yes that’s more expensive but we either compare spec for spec or price range) Also the multi core doesn’t stack up as I’m sure the M3 has a lower core count, I’m also sure the X chip has a higher TDP. Microsoft and Qualcomm have such a narrow focus of comparison we need reviewers to push that open and see who these chips really stack up.
That’s a beautiful spy machine.
Oh please if you are comparing to Apple they know everything about you
Is it faster than the Surface Laptop 4? My brother told me not to buy this one b/c of SD/ARM. Said it would be slower. I use mine for business.
I'm baffled how easy people donate MS access to be machine learning their PC and how they activate OneDrive and face recognition on autopilot 😲
Can you review the surface pro 11?
so the copilot button literally launches a website? really? couldn't take the effort of implementing a specific ui animation/widget for a new key since the 20 century?
Very disappointing that the speakers are tinny. Wearing headphones makes my ears hurt. Why waste all the resources on those stupid gimmick A.I. features, when they can't even get the speakers right?
Finally, moving on from Apple! This laptop looks amazing! Look, no notch and a 1080p and OLED screen lol!
Why do speakers always get neglected when it comes to Windows laptops???? That speaker quality is just not acceptable.
Terrible SOUND of this laptop. Also not worth using. If MacBook is getting a chatgpt app already
Where is the fan intake and from where the air comes out? I am planning to use it mainly in the bed. Would this affect the airflow?
You're awesome dude!
looks like a macbook.... turns on when you open it like a macbook.... touch pad like a macbook.... hmmmm i think they are trying to be a macbook but with shity windows
I'd really love buying this over a macbook air but it's even more expensive than a macbook air rofl
Microsoft delivers an Apple unboxing... No windows stickers?
Thanks for quoting in metric too. All reviewers should be quoting in both.
Where is the supposed cool AI that can talk to you live??? Why is nobody talking about it??
The the only negative I have found is the display is not at least mini led
Why no hdmi. I was thinking about choosing the surface. Bur without hdmi it is useless to me.
What an interesting aspect ratio.
1:40 You need to remove the rubber feet to open the bottom plate.
I figured, but I didn’t want to rip them off if they’re glued
Lux presentation - looks cool!
Considering buying the Surface Pro Snapdragon X elite for work. Would love to know if ON1 Photo RAW 2024.5 will even run in emulation on this thing. The Software support cant/will not answer this
It would be better to wait a couple of months. Most games and apps are not updated yet for ARM on Windows.
And Qualcomm might announce the next generation of Snapdragon X Elite at the end of this year (since this one got announced 2 years ago).
@@ibraheem1224 it is by no means safe to assume it ever will made for ARM - and it is relying on specific videodrivers. So i want to know if it runs as intended under x86 emulation. Its make og break i for my schools decision on microsoft surface investments.
Thank you for showing this video was an awesome video and I just purchased one with the same specs and it’s a pretty good tablet versus laptop
Crappy copy of an Apple's MacBook with poor performance. Piece out ✌
Macbook, Windows 11 Edition
Not even close.
@@gaiustacitus4242 right cause windows sucks rn. (im a windows user)
@@gaiustacitus4242It literally looks identical to a MacBook Air…
M3 air geekbench scores slightly higher running on MacOS 15 beta compared to MacOS 14. This holds true for me on iPadOS and iOS 18 betas as well.
so?
@@zero-lpds nothing 😁
That bigass ac adapter thing has only 39watt😂
its those LITTLE things that make a big difference from Apple
I have the Galaxy Book4 Edge and I've yet to hear the fans come on...
That just looks like a MacBook Air 2020 that runs windows
Looks like they haven't fixed that super reflective screen!
At least Windows still updates the Open GL drivers unlike Apple.
Zollotech looking at non-Apple products....This is the first I've seen of it anyway....
can someone enlighten me? since its running on ARM architecture, can it run all the programs just like what apps can be installed don intel?
I'm an Apple guy and I'm drooling
Apple M chips are still quite faster.
@@thermoyt
Who cares being not upgradeable
think if the Chips was no longer upgradeable because the parts are no longer being made
as the part easy can be stopped or even a year be-hide to be made
That's one nice laptop. Love the colour.
“Can’t innovate my ass”
Oh sorry. Wrong company.
What a gorgeous device!