Superfluous and too expensive? - Microsoft Surface Laptop 13 with the Snapdragon X Plus review

[Redaktion]

Microsoft has brought out a new Surface Laptop with a 13-inch display. The problem, however, is that it is worse in almost every respect—and it costs more than the well-known Surface Laptop 13.8.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Superfluous-and-too-expensive-Microsoft-Surface-Laptop-13-with-the-Snapdragon-X-Plus-review.1031698.0.html

[iGPU way too weak]

Good:
+ RAM read speed of 127174 MB/s (LPDDR5X-8448, dual-channel).
+ glossy screen

gg:
- 60 Hz
- only 16GB RAM: can't self-host a nice AI/LLM, like Qwen3-32B-Q6_K.gguf (26.9 GB) or Qwen3-30B-A3B-Q6_K.gguf (25.1 GB)
- the iGPU is way too weak

[Observing]

All snapdragon-based x86 emulated laptops are worth <$500. Period.

Bake them in the oven a few more years.