First Snapdragon X Elite laptop leaks
Thin and fanless – these are the key takeaways from the images of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14 2024 Snapdragon Edition. This laptop will be powered by the Snapdragon X Elite, as the name suggests.
Okay, we don’t actually know that it will be fanless as the leaked images (posted by X user WalkingCat) came with no specs attached. But they do offer a good look from all sides and we don’t see any vents.
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14 2024 Snapdragon Edition
All we know is that it will have a 14.5” display, just like the other Yoga Slip 7 14. Battery capacity and endurance are unknown, but Qualcomm is making big promises about efficiency – it says its chipset can match an Intel 13th gen CPU while using 68% less power.
Anyway, you can see the Microsoft Copilot featured in a couple of the images. Microsoft requires 16GB of RAM and 40 TOPS processing power to certify a computer as an “AI PC”. The Hexagon NPU inside Snapdragon X Elite can deliver 45 TOPS, so it should qualify. The Ryzen Pro 8000 series from AMD will not, however, as even the desktop variants top out at 39 TOPS (and mobile ones only get 16 TOPS).
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14 2024 Snapdragon Edition
The powerful NPU will allow the laptop to run a variety of AI tasks locally, instead of relying on the cloud - if we"re stuck with AI as a key selling point, it"s better to have it local than in the cloud.
Samsung is also working on a 14” laptop with the Snapdragon X Elite, rumor has it that it will be called the Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge. Other brands are too, Microsoft itself will be launching Snapdragon-powered Surface tablets and laptops.
